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Harry Potter: 3 More Things I Learned
ExileStreet ^ | 8/1/07 | John Mark Reynolds

Posted on 08/01/2007 6:59:32 AM PDT by ParsifalCA

I am warning those who have not finished the series . . . and there must be still a few of them by now. . . that there are spoilers ahead. I have just finished the last book . . . having spent an enjoyable evening with it thanks to Sam’s Club and an indulgent wife.

I am done with Harry Potter and enjoying the literary aftertaste the way one enjoys a fine meal almost as much after it is done as when it is being consumed . . . though it is a bit sad that the series is finished.

And it is really finished . . .

Will one be able to re-read the books with pleasure?

I think the answer is only a tentative “yes.” If one knows the “puzzles” and “the secrets” of the book, it will not take away the charm of the characters or the fun of a good Quidditch match, but the first read will always be the best.

The strength of these books is in the plot and the second read, when everything is known, will be satisfying for finding all the clues to what happens . . . but I am hard pressed to know if I will want to re-read them a third or fourth time.

A really great book is as good on the fourth read . . . and some children’s books (Little White Horse) are better.

I deeply enjoyed the last book and thought the ending satisfying. For those who found them quite Christian, they will find much in this last book to give strength to their idea.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
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To: jude24

We tried that yesterday.


961 posted on 08/03/2007 12:18:00 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (I drink coffee for your protection.)
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To: PetroniusMaximus
“Children often, often ask me how much of the magic is in inverted commas “real” in the books in the sense that did anyone ever believe in this? I would say - a rough proportion - about a third of the stuff that crops up is stuff that people genuinely used to believe in Britain.
962 posted on 08/03/2007 12:18:40 PM PDT by discostu (indecision may or may not be my biggest problem)
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To: Corin Stormhands
“It’s a further continuation of your twisting the author’s words in Post #912.”

I quoted her exact words.

“As we’ve said repeatedly, we don’t care if you read the books. But you are not qualified to judge them OR J.K. Rowling”

I don’t need to judge her - I have her exact words on the matter - she used real beliefs and practices.

“What’s disingenuous...”

First I was “lying”, now I’m “disingenuous”. Make up your mind! Where’s my lie???

963 posted on 08/03/2007 12:21:46 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: Corin Stormhands

I’m trying the P-M approach - sheer repetition.


964 posted on 08/03/2007 12:21:54 PM PDT by jude24 (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: jude24

Thanks for that article. Kind of puts in perspective, doesn’t it?


965 posted on 08/03/2007 12:21:55 PM PDT by Cymbaline (I repeat myself when under stress I repeat myself when under stress I repeat myself when under stres)
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To: PetroniusMaximus

She didn’t say it was occult belief and practice, she said it was folkloric belief and practice. A lot of British folklore actually comes from after Christianity got to the islands, you know Robin Hood, Arthur, stuff like that.


966 posted on 08/03/2007 12:24:29 PM PDT by discostu (indecision may or may not be my biggest problem)
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To: PetroniusMaximus

Oh good grief, you can’t even follow the conversation.


967 posted on 08/03/2007 12:25:41 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (I drink coffee for your protection.)
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To: jude24

“Maybe you should read this:”

I have read it. I prefer the comments of the author as posted in #912


968 posted on 08/03/2007 12:25:52 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: Corin Stormhands

“Oh good grief, you can’t even follow the conversation.”

Yeah, I guess I’m “really, really stupid”. So help me out.

Where did I lie?


969 posted on 08/03/2007 12:27:44 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: PetroniusMaximus

912...924...927...931...936...942...963...


970 posted on 08/03/2007 12:32:28 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (I drink coffee for your protection.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

“912...924...927...931...936...942...963...”

So basically you cant find one.


971 posted on 08/03/2007 12:34:37 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: PetroniusMaximus
So basically you cant find one.

Basically you can't count. I found several. And that's just on this page.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I have no doubt that you actually believe what you've been posting. But the reality is, you have twisted the author's words, and that's the lie.

She has been consistent in her interviews and comments about the magic in the books. You've cut and pasted a single quote and given it your own emphasis and interpretation and distorted the original meaning.

972 posted on 08/03/2007 12:38:47 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (I drink coffee for your protection.)
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To: discostu; Corin Stormhands
Don't let P-M ever get a hold of Mozart's Requiem. The allusion in Dies Irae to the Sibyl is rooted in Greek mythology, not Christian apocalypticism.
973 posted on 08/03/2007 12:39:35 PM PDT by jude24 (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Corin Stormhands

” Basically you can’t count. I found several. And that’s just on this page.”

Please give me a quote that I have twisted or show me a specific lie.


974 posted on 08/03/2007 12:41:02 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: PetroniusMaximus

Do you apply your standards to The Wizard of Oz, Lord of the Rings, and the Narnia stories?


975 posted on 08/03/2007 12:41:57 PM PDT by js1138
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To: PetroniusMaximus

I’ve given you that, more than once.

Find something else to be hysterical about.


976 posted on 08/03/2007 12:42:00 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (I drink coffee for your protection.)
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To: wagglebee
If I were to hand you a Bible right now, could you find one of these stories in under 30 seconds? (Be honest).

Yes. And I like the Potter movies as well. Imagine that. I may have to give the books a go, although the last time I tried reading them I fell asleep. As a Christian, I don't see anything all that wrong with them.

977 posted on 08/03/2007 12:43:56 PM PDT by billbears (Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. --Santayana)
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To: Corin Stormhands

“I’ve given you that, more than once.”

You have not pointed out any specific comment that you believe to be a lie. If you can’t do so then we can let it drop.


978 posted on 08/03/2007 12:46:55 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: PetroniusMaximus

The specific lie is that when the questioner says “mythology” and the answerer says “folklore” you scream “OCCULT”. Neither of them said any about the occult, that’s YOUR insertion that YOU insist is proven by that quote but is in fact not there at all. They’re different things, somewhat related sometimes but in general separate.


979 posted on 08/03/2007 12:48:06 PM PDT by discostu (indecision may or may not be my biggest problem)
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To: PetroniusMaximus
If you can’t do so then we can let it drop.

How can I miss you if you won't go away?

980 posted on 08/03/2007 12:48:52 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (I drink coffee for your protection.)
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