Monday, August 01, 2005
Rawling along
I just finished reading Harry Potter number 6. All I can say is WOW. Lots to think about and those who think Rawlings is not a good writer are wrong. Is she Shakespeare, no but she is a good story teller (there is little enough of that to be found sometimes it seems times). She is also more complex then she often gets credit for. I know there are probably some reading this who think that these books and their magical aspects are inappropriate or dangerous for a Christian. I respectfully disagree and refer you to articles such as these if you want a more articulate explanation then I can probably give of why I feel that way. (I especially like one by Amy Sturgis)
Anyway, I really liked it. Don't want to do any spoilers here and I need to think about it some more but I want to thank Sacradoctrina and Lone Xylophone for lending it to me, I can't wait to talk about it more with you.
Anyway, I really liked it. Don't want to do any spoilers here and I need to think about it some more but I want to thank Sacradoctrina and Lone Xylophone for lending it to me, I can't wait to talk about it more with you.
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Some things to consider:
1) The Avada Kedavra curse does not normally leave any physical signs of damage. Recall how Harry wiped the blood from the mouth of Half-Blood-Prince's victim -- not something you would expect as a result of the Avada Kedavra.
2) Recall the name of Sirus' brother (and some of his history) as divulged in the OOTP, when considering who R.A.B. might be.
3) Consider Snape's words to Harry at the end about keeping both his mouth and his mind shut. Harry will need to master both the art of the nonverbal spell casting and become a master occlumens in order to deal with the HBP (a master legilimens).
4) When they make the movie of the HBP, I think it would provide some nice comedy if they used the Beatles' "All You Need is Love" when Dumbledore explains more fully what the power that Harry has that the Dark Lord does not...
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1) The Avada Kedavra curse does not normally leave any physical signs of damage. Recall how Harry wiped the blood from the mouth of Half-Blood-Prince's victim -- not something you would expect as a result of the Avada Kedavra.
2) Recall the name of Sirus' brother (and some of his history) as divulged in the OOTP, when considering who R.A.B. might be.
3) Consider Snape's words to Harry at the end about keeping both his mouth and his mind shut. Harry will need to master both the art of the nonverbal spell casting and become a master occlumens in order to deal with the HBP (a master legilimens).
4) When they make the movie of the HBP, I think it would provide some nice comedy if they used the Beatles' "All You Need is Love" when Dumbledore explains more fully what the power that Harry has that the Dark Lord does not...
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