Harry Potter

[kateri05]

me too!!! which is loserish and slothish since i should be doing grad class

[homeschoolmom]

[quote name='Terra Firma' post='1337707' date='Jul 22 2007, 05:58 PM']My plan is to read all seven in a row in August.[/quote]
I thought you were going to learn Latin in August.

[url="http://www.cornedrue.com/latingallois.htm"]http://www.cornedrue.com/latingallois.htm[/url]

[Sojourner]

[quote name='kateri05' post='1337710' date='Jul 22 2007, 04:59 PM']me too!!! which is loserish and slothish since i should be doing grad class [/quote]


me too ... although I am done this week. However yesterday I read while I should have been working on my paper ... I foresee .... late nights this week!

[Sojourner]

[quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1337711' date='Jul 22 2007, 05:00 PM']I thought you were going to learn Latin in August.[/quote]
These don't take that long to read. I promise.

For you, longer, since you have a few more distractions than I do. But I should be able to make good headway on a simple Latin curriculum and read the books.

[jmjtina]

I finished it Saturday morning as well!

I must admit though, I read that last chapter first.

It was a good read. I admit though, I was a bit disappointed in it, but oh well, the movie should make up for it! That's going to be one heck of a movie!

I did think it was brilliant to [spoiler]name one of his sons Albus Servus after Dumbledore and Snape! And the fact that Ginny and Harry marry and Ron and Hermonie marry! AWWWWWW. [/spoiler]

[kateri05]

[quote name='jmjtina' post='1337738' date='Jul 22 2007, 04:47 PM']I did think it was brilliant to [spoiler]name one of his sons Albus Servus after Dumbledore and Snape! And the fact that Ginny and Harry marry and Ron and Hermonie marry! AWWWWWW. [/spoiler][/quote]

me too!! [spoiler] i really love how snape came full circle with the whole lily potter thing. what a in the trenches hero! [/spoiler]

[Sojourner]

[spoiler]I totally was happy about Snape ... it's very cool that he did what was right even though everyone hated him so much. I also like how Dumbledore was so careful to not help Draco be worse than his upbringing had taught him to be, and took care to be sure his soul wouldn't be overly harmed by the events overall. That was so wonderful ... sometimes it's easy to assume people will act a certain way because they're "bad" or "good." This really illustrated the idea that we all have both capabilities in us, but that we choose whether to do the good or the bad. I love that ... [/spoiler]

[Jaime]

I was so shocked when Dumbledore came back to life and helped Harry fight the Orcs. That will look pretty cool when it becomes a movie. But man I was not expecting that!


Oh and I found a typo.

[Resurrexi]

what page and what line?

[Sojourner]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='1337852' date='Jul 22 2007, 08:04 PM']what page and what line?[/quote]
He's joking.


He hasn't read it. (note the orc reference)


I did find a grammar error though, at the start of one of the chapters. I didn't highlight it though.

[Socrates]

I found the work to be grammatically flawless and linguistically brilliant, arguably the greatest literary achievement in the English Language since [i]King Lear [/i]or the King James Bible.

<WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD!!!>
[spoiler]However, there were certain highly problematic elements for the Christian Reader. Particularly troublesome was the "surprise" homosexual union between Potter and DumbleDee, which I thought indicated the series' liberal anti-Christian undertones.
And the scenes of Hermione's black mass/Satanic sex orgy I found innapropriate for young readers, as was her official instigation as Satanic High Priestess, and the scene of the ritual rape/murder of the Pope.
However, I think the Chief Exorcist's concerns are somewhat overstated, as all the characters are justly punished in Hell at the end for their demonic misdeeds, being forced to burn in a cell with SpongeBob Sqarepants for eternity, thus beautifully illustrating the principle of Divine Justice in a way not seen in literature since Dante's [i]Divine Comedy[/i].[/spoiler]
</SPOILERS>

[Sojourner]

Ok that was hilarious. :

[Jaime]

She spells succeed wrong early on in the book

I didn't mark it




All is well

[jeffpugh]

[quote name='kateri05' post='1337306' date='Jul 22 2007, 05:37 AM'] it was amazing. everything i hoped and more.

and i LOVED the last section. BRILLIANT!

its bittersweet tho, i'm really sad its over.

and in spite of the all threads about the evil of harry potter, the gospel themes of selfish love, constant forgiveness (i love ron's brilliant line right before he punches draco in the face ), and redemption SCREAM throughout the novel.

fantastic! :[/quote]
Ron punches Draco in the face? AWESOME!!

Anywho, don't hint too much about the book. Glad people put spoiler fields up... you people are fast readers!!

Edit: Almost forgot

Edited July 23, 2007 by Sacred Music Man

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='Socrates' post='1337930' date='Jul 22 2007, 08:32 PM']I found the work to be grammatically flawless and linguistically brilliant, arguably the greatest literary achievement in the English Language since [i]King Lear [/i]or the King James Bible.

<WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD!!!>
[spoiler]However, there were certain highly problematic elements for the Christian Reader. Particularly troublesome was the "surprise" homosexual union between Potter and DumbleDee, which I thought indicated the series' liberal anti-Christian undertones.
And the scenes of Hermione's black mass/Satanic sex orgy I found innapropriate for young readers, as was her official instigation as Satanic High Priestess, and the scene of the ritual rape/murder of the Pope.
However, I think the Chief Exorcist's concerns are somewhat overstated, as all the characters are justly punished in Hell at the end for their demonic misdeeds, being forced to burn in a cell with SpongeBob Sqarepants for eternity, thus beautifully illustrating the principle of Divine Justice in a way not seen in literature since Dante's [i]Divine Comedy[/i].[/spoiler]
</SPOILERS>[/quote]

LOL!

[clg01]

Well, even though I haven't read any of the books YET, I did watch the movie last night and really didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I have to get started on the books though because I've had a number of ppl tell me that they are sooooo much better than the movies. One can only put so much on the big screen and for such a limited amount of time.

I hope to start the books soon.

[Sojourner]

[quote name='Christ_like' post='1338197' date='Jul 22 2007, 10:15 PM']Well, even though I haven't read any of the books YET, I did watch the movie last night and really didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I have to get started on the books though because I've had a number of ppl tell me that they are sooooo much better than the movies. One can only put so much on the big screen and for such a limited amount of time.

I hope to start the books soon.[/quote]
Yes the books are better than the movies.


I have to say I just re-organized my bookshelves and I like how pretty all 7 of them look in a row ...


but aside from aesthetics they are a good read. A solid diet of these types of books, though, will rot your brain ...

[Resurrexi]

I think fiction itself will ruin your brain unless it is epic poetry. I prefer to stick to catechisms and theology books.

[Sojourner]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='1338296' date='Jul 22 2007, 10:57 PM']I think fiction itself will ruin your brain unless it is epic poetry. I prefer to stick to catechisms and theology books.[/quote]
Nah really good fiction enhances your brain.

Helps expand your vocabulary, see and experience other worlds, etc.

But it helps if it's written higher than an 8th grade level.

Theology and catechisms alone create problems of a different sort ... theology without context is worthless. For theology to have real value it must be lived, implemented in real life. Otherwise it is just words on a page ...

[Resurrexi]

I agree with that latter part. Imitation of Christ says something like that.