[Nerid]

who likes harry potter? I just like the books although they could do better on the movies.....dose anyone know about the 6th book thats comming out????
And plus whos your fave character?
(I know some people do and don't like harry potter but i just made this topic for everyones opinion...)

[Colonel Tycho]

All of the movies were let downs compared to the books. Although, they have made J.K. Rowling go from rags to riches, lucky woman...
she has like 10 billion dollars (dunno how many pounds).

[Julian]

harry potter and the order of the phoenix...
sucked.
movies...
sucks.
but i still like it overall.

[Nemphtis]

I've liked all the books so far, still reading through ORder of the Phoenix, half way through and so far so good too, but yeah, the films should've been better, I find books to usually be better than the movies of stuff anyway...

[Nick Presta]

I liked all books and movies so far. I mean, it is what it is. You can't really say the movies sucked compared to the books, because if you would've seen the movies first, I'm sure you would be saying the books sucked.

Anyways, I like the series very much.

[Nemphtis]

Yeah, maybe you're right, if I played Halo the game first, then read the book, I'd be thinking "Book...LMAO deffinately the game!" but if I read the book, I'd probably be expecting a ridiculous ammount from the game.

[Julian]

wow, it's crazy over here in japan...
Emma and Rupert got here
Daniel is currently filming a scene from Goblet of Fire (probably in the end)
anyways, everyone's been going CRAZY because the movie just released a few days ago and it's all over TV... commercials,interviews, more interviews... etc.

[Dullahan]

I've only watched the prisoner of Azkaban and it was still suprisingly good, still can't be arsed reading the books though.

[Julian]

i hope i can finish reading the next book... they are getting longer and longer... notice that order of the pheonix's font is smaller than goblet of fire...

[Eugine]

The longer the better!

I read Harry Potter even before it was popular, The Prisoner of Askaban (movie), was good (I guess the new director is better!), of course the book was better but its ok.

With the 6th book, J.K.R. says it will be the darkest book in the series, no information on the name yet, but sites are saying "Harry Potter and the Green Flamed Torch" but I doubt it will be that.

BTW, I'm waiting for the 4th book movie, I think it will be awesome because Mr. Dark Lord & Moody will be revealed! :(... *Wonders how they look*

[Elliott]

I've read all the books like 2-7 times each and seen all the movies
except the third one, darn it!
I love it, i'm like the biggest harry potter geek ever! and I love it!

[Nick Presta]

Quote

With the 6th book, J.K.R. says it will be the darkest book in the series, no information on the name yet, but sites are saying "Harry Potter and the Green Flamed Torch" but I doubt it will be that.

It's actually Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Visit her website for official info.

www.jkrowling.com

[Nerid]

[quote name='nick1presta' date='Jun 29 2004, 03:59 PM'] q[uote]With the 6th book, J.K.R. says it will be the darkest book in the series, no information on the name yet, but sites are saying "Harry Potter and the Green Flamed Torch" but I doubt it will be that.[/quote]

It's actually Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Visit her website for official info.

www.jkrowling.com [/quote]
Well really I just went onto the site and its saying that the tittle is "the Truth"But I don't know if shes joking or not so I'm going to wait to see what the tittle is when the book comes out....

[Julian]

i checked out the site too, she's a joker (JKR) but that's a good thing... cause then she's funny... right? anywho, it said that the Half Blood Prince isn't harry or voldemort... you guys think u know who it is? i think it could be black.. but who knows...

[Nemphtis]

What if it's like a totally new character all together? But that wouldn't make it a interesting as if it was a character we've known for a few books, now, would it? ^_^

[TheOnlyJaz]

The Green Flame Torch is soem dodgy rumour made up by some random kid because of Harry's green eyes which have some apparent importance....

[Nick Presta]

If a new character was introduced as the "Half Blood Prince" it would be all right, but I assume if it were a character already known, JKR would've had to have a lot of foreshadowing in her books to make it believeable.

Oh well. I hope it's as good as the fourth book (my favourite, followed by the 5th).

[MysticWarrior]

Voldemort is half-blooded. And people call him "lord"...

[TheOnlyJaz]

Mystic, JKR clearly says on the website that it is NOT Harry or Voldemort. There are a few rumours about it being Neville...

Apparentley, Half Blood Prince was the title she was going to use for Chamber of Secrets but changed it. She has also openly said that Chamber of Secrets has HUGE hints about what happens in Book 6 and onwards.

[Nick Presta]

Possibly Ginny?

SHe had a large role in the Chamber of Secrets. As did Hagrid, although I don't think he could be a "Half Blood Prince".

[Nerid]

maybe because he is half giant, and half human, but, my cuz, told me the next book had to do with snape or something like that...
Edit: Oh I found out if you go to barns and noble .com you can find out what the tittle is for the next book but theres no release date yet...

[Eugine]

But um, its Prince not Princess... It can't be Neville cause Neville is a pure-blood, neither ginny. I think half-blood means have muggle + wizzard born, or something. I doubt it will be Neville or Ginny because J.K. never makes her books predictable.

[MysticWarrior]

Think it'll be Harry? ^_^ :D :joy: I doubt it. Maybe the "half blood prince" is the new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher?

[Kingdom_Hearts]

perhaps but why would jk rowling put a prince in the book? and as a teacher??? I think that would ruin it...it would be like putting another ****y lockhart as the defences against the dark arts teacher..again, nope that would ruin it...plus I read somewhere that snape falls in love or something like that and that he dies....though I forgot the site...

[Elliott]

AWESOME AVATAR KINGDOM HEARTS!!!

It will be a new character (half blood prince) if that is the real title...

[Kingdom_Hearts]

thanks Agatio, but I hope the new teacher in the upcomming book isn't a bad guy or anything, because I hated the dark arts teacher from the 5th book... she was just some crazy toad lady...

[Primal]

Yeah she was a pretty crappy bad guy/girl.
I like harry potter, got all the books, seen all the movies save the third one. It's good, solid series that is popular for a justified reason.

[Death's Reaper]

The books and the movies were great!!!
Man that teach what's her name? Oh yah Umbridge was one weird toad/lady person.
What would she look like in the movie. . .
*stares into the sky. deep in thought. . . moment later, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!*

[xeroth_of_ice]

Books are awsome, Movies are worth less than trash, that's all I have to say!

[Elliott]

!!! What have you got agains movies? They give a better idea of what everything looks like? Plus all the cool audio and visula effects.

[Nemphtis]

xeroth_of_ice, on Jul 16 2004, 04:23 AM, said:

Books are awsome, Movies are worth less than trash, that's all I have to say!

Hehe, I'd just like to point out this guy's signature:

"People say I'm a noob... What the heck is a noob?

And Just call me XEROTH..."

Need I say anymore?

[freez_deathliver]

THEY RUINED NUMBER 3!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS ALOT WORSE THAN THE OTHERS!!!!!!!!! 1 + 2 WHERE AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT 3 IS..................... BAD!!!!! ~cough~

[freez_deathliver]

xeroth_of_ice, on Jul 15 2004, 11:23 PM, said:

Books are awsome, Movies are worth less than trash, that's all I have to say!

I agree..... They never add EVERYTHING that makes the book.... SOOOOOOOO Kewl!!!! 4 Is going to be hell for them to make........

[Someone Else]

Quote

THEY RUINED NUMBER 3!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS ALOT WORSE THAN THE OTHERS!!!!!!!!! 1 + 2 WHERE AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT 3 IS..................... BAD!!!!! ~cough~

Well, I actually enjoyed the third HP movie. It was ALOT better than the first two movies. The first two just put me to sleep too easily :( .

[Elliott]

Don't double post, the edit button is there for a reason.

I have yet to see the third but I assume it is awesome.

[Gattaca]

they cut out SOOOOO much from the movies... like peeves.... WAS NEVER THERE..... :P and i could do a long list of things but.... that would be long... so i'm not going to.... but when they make the fourth and fifth into movies... that's going to blow even more... especially considering that the fourth and fifth books were ALOT bigger than the other ones.... and out of the movies... i think the cut the most out of the first one... but they didn't even show the firebolt in the third one until about the very end (if i rem correctly)... grrr,,,,

[Elliott]

Things wrong with the movies:

Dudleys and aunt (forgot name)'s hair was supposed to be blonde
No peeves
No deathday party (second book)

And some more, but I always get mental blanks, lol.

[kate]

there's a ton more. they left so many things out, the books were great but the movies sucked! except the third, it was decent. and yah, their gonna die when trying to make the 4th, it's huge. anyone else notice how j.k rowling makes the books increasingly depressing???

[Tellus]

._.;
I hated the 3rd movie, it butchered the book...

[Eugine]

Here are the differences:

1. In the beginning of the book, harry uses a flashlight to read the book, but in the movie he uses his wand.

2. They left out when Percy was named Head-Boy.

3. In the movie, some choir sings this song "Double, double, toil & trouble" but in the book um... Harry arrived late so he missed the sorting...

4. In the movie, harry got his firebolt in the freaking end, in the book he got it like 1/2 through the book christmas present from Serius (not know it was him).

5. In the Film, Granger threw a stone at Harry, but in the book that wasn't even there...!

6. Harry saw Peter on the Map in the movie, but Lunpin saw him in the book.

7. Cho was never to be seen in the movie...

8. Granger and Ron was never so close in the book...

[Izar]

I saw the first movie, sucked so bad. I hate harry potter so much. But that's just me.

Anyways, Witches? Warlocks? Ok, whatever, you go ahead and read it. I for one think it's crap.

[kate]

they didn't even have them win the quiditch (spelling?) cup, and that was pretty big. yah they missed a ton.

[Elliott]

They missed the quiditch cup? hahah! Idiot producers, lol!

In the third book, Ron and Hermione were worst enemies for a large part of it.

[Golden Legacy]

*raises eyebrow*

But that's a sign of passion, Agatio, PASSION! I think Rowling was leaning towards that.

[Julian]

i wish they included Griffindor winning the Quidditch Cup
and they didn't give a bit about adding then winning House Cup either ^_^

[Neon]

I was tihnking, why did they make him use his wand in the movie to read when he's not meant to use magic out of school :).

The 4th book will NOT make a good movie. There is no way at all that it will be good. I just hope they make Moody look cool, i like him :).

The 5th book would make a great movie, if done right. I'm picturing right now the awsome parts where Dumbledor does stuff.

The first movie was dreadfull. It's like, completely just a show off of JK Rowlings imagination, making things that fall into normality in the first 1/4 of the book the bulk of the movie.
Oh no! we don't need plot in the HP movie! We just need dodgey special effects and poor actors! Yeah!

From what i've seen, the aim of the third movie is just to make everything as comical as possible. I havn't actually seen it yet, i'm waiting for it to come out on dvd...

[Eugine]

Well, just to let you know, it's the worst of the three movies... I actually enjoyed the first movie and the second one rocked! I think the 4th book will make a good movie because the 4th book really unfolds the series etc.

I would like to see ______ in the 4th movie:

Moody!! Fake and real!!

Voldemorth!

Quidditch Worldcup!

Three parts of the tri-tournament (especially the last task, and were Harry and Voldie had those scenes, would be the best part of the movie!!)

Any part with Snape!!!
Any part with dumbledore!!!

MUCH MORE! I'm looking forward to that movie!

[Julian]

actually, AT the time (when i was smaller) i DID enjoy the first movie a LOT, basically because the special effects were still new to me (well, that was like when my mom first allowed me to go to the movies alone... and like that was when i was like... 10? 11?) anyways, i think the second one was pretty good, suspensful and everything! but i just thought the *use a normal snake and magnify it by a few million* thing, it felt like a trick from some old school movie effect guide... CG would have been better (like dobby!) I actually think that the cast improved in acting by the time of the 3rd movie (they were kids before... duh right?) but ya, I enjoyed it. ^^

[Nerid]

I heard that they are going to make the next hp movie into two parts...which I think will ruin it...but I still don't know if it is true... ^_^

[Chaos Legion]

I like the books, but the movies arent as great, to much scenes from the books were cut out...........Wouldnt it be weird if Voldemort was harrys farther or some stupid twist like that......and james potter was his step dad lol....

[kate]

and then they could all get lightsabers and harry could cut off voldemorts hand :!: lol, srry yur post made me immedietely think of star wars...and if they made the next movie into two parts, i think that would be good, cuz then they could actually get all of the story (hopefully :) )

[Eugine]

Chaos Legion, on Aug 6 2004, 06:14 AM, said:

I like the books, but the movies arent as great, to much scenes from the books were cut out...........Wouldnt it be weird if Voldemort was harrys farther or some stupid twist like that......and james potter was his step dad lol....

That would be impossible since the Profacy (sp?) would be REALLY weird and the whole story line would have to change.

[Eugine]

ITS RELEASED GET YOUR COPIES NOW THOSE WHO LIVE IN EUROPE, OCEANIA AND NORTH AMERICA (MAYBE ASIA AND AFRICA?) PEOPLE LIKE ME HAVE TO WAIT TWO WEEKS.

Anyways, NO SPOILERS.

What's your opinion on the book so far (THOSE WHO READ IT).

IM SO EXCITED.

[My Best Wishes]

I've got a copy, $8 cheaper then Target and K-mart, go me.

Its alright, its been ages since i read any of the previous ones. She has an exceptional writing style and some disturbing stuff happens. Fred and Georges joke shop is so funny.

Where do you live?

[Golden Djinn13]

Neon, on Jul 30 2004, 06:32 AM, said:

I was tihnking, why did they make him use his wand in the movie to read when he's not meant to use magic out of school :lol:.

He's allowed to use it outside of school, so long as he doesn't do it in front of muggles. Anyway, im mad, because im here in Maryland at my cousins house ( I live in New Jersey) and I reserved the book in Jersey, and I can't read it till next sunday ( the suspense is KILLING me!!!!) I cant wait to start it.

[Someone Else]

I got it today in the mail. I have it on my comp desk right now, in front of me.

Why am I not reading it? Truth be told I'm not sure. I've been looking to this day for a while. ;) I'll probably end up reading it at midnight today. I'm a nocturnal reader. :lol:

[Venus dude 21]

I just finished the Half blood prince. It is amazing. I won't spoil anything, but if u pm me i'll tell u.

[I'm Always BROKE]

I never ever readed a Harry Potter book because it takes alot of time.
But I did saw the 3 movies of them, or 2... How many were there? :lol:

Oh and Harry Potter looks alot like our president Jan-Peter Balkenende.
Lemme post a pic of him.

http://www.ad.nl/images/balkenende316,0.jpg

[Venus dude 21]

lol, he does look a bit like him.
and the half blood prince is amazing.

[My Best Wishes]

It was good, went too fast and the ending sucked so much.

And i realised after reading it, they casted the wrong actors for the movies. Replace: Dumbledore,Harry,Ron,Herminoe,Malfoy,Sirius,Percy,Crabbe,Goyle. Pretty much everyone.

[Eugine]

Why so?

I didn't read the 6th book anyways, so I don't know.

[Someone Else]

Aww, Dumbledore, Harry, Ron, Hermione (they got a cute girl for her so I'm not complaining), Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle were well casted IMO. I've only read half of the book so maybe I'm missing something.

Although, I agree that Sirius was poorly casted. He wasn't supposed to be a crazy looking guy, he's too cool for that. :P (and my older sister complains that he's supposed to be hot :smile: )

Also, keep in mind that if the cast was poorly constructed JK Rowling would've complained.

[My Best Wishes]

Wind Dude, on Jul 21 2005, 01:26 PM, said:

Aww, Dumbledore, Harry, Ron, Hermione (they got a cute girl for her so I'm not complaining), Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle were well casted IMO. I've only read half of the book so maybe I'm missing something.

Although, I agree that Sirius was poorly casted. He wasn't supposed to be a crazy looking guy, he's too cool for that. :P (and my older sister complains that he's supposed to be hot :smile: )

Also, keep in mind that if the cast was poorly constructed JK Rowling would've complained.

Malfoy looks to soft to do what Vodlemort tells him to do, Dumbledore was well casted in the 1st and 2nd but the actor died, Harrys too.......just not what i thought, Rons too big mouthed and thick and crabbe and goyle look like pansies instead of these big bully type kids.

[Golden Djinn13]

I agree. They made Malfoy seem like a wimp and Dumbledore doesn't take stuff seriously, but I have no complaints about anyone else.

[Someone Else]

Well, Malfoy is kind of a wimp. Even in the book. :o

I just finished number 6 yesterday. Really good, and I'm reading the first book again now. And reading it again I can say...

The series has really changed. I mean, dramatically.

Golden Djinn13, on Jul 23 2005, 10:26 AM, said:

Dumbledore doesn't take stuff seriously,

Dumbledore didn't take stuff seriously in the first book or second book at all. JK kinda weirded around with his personality once she got to the 3rd book. =/

[Golden Djinn13]

I'm finally gonna get to read the 6th book today. :D and I really wanna see how harry's life changed since the events of the last book ( you know, with the dursleys and at hogwarts.) I don't wanna put in any spoilers for those who haven't yet finished the 5th book.

[Eugine]

You mean the 6th book? Cause the 5th one is so old you could put spoilers anywhere.

[Golden Djinn13]

Yep I mean the 5th book. I know alot of people still haven't finished it, and I just finished it last month. I would always start it then leave it for months and then forget everything and start it over.

[Eugine]

OK. People like me: Once I get my hands on the book I don't do anything until I finished.

[Golden Djinn13]

I just finished the book yesterday, and the ending is really really sad, and JK just ruined the whole series ( in my oppinion), I thought that harry's life would get better, but I was wrong.

[Karst]

i agree with you. what i think about is how the little kids that just watch the movies will react. they'll be like I didn't see that coming. I must say the 4th book was my favorite. They leave alot out in the movies. that's why i didn't the the stag thing in the 3rd movie. cause at that time i hadn't read the books.

Anyone have AR at their school? (Accelerated Reader) That's how i got started on the books because they are worth like 36 pts. for the 4th book. For those that have no idea what i'm talking about AR is a reading program. You read books that are worth a number of points then take a test on them. At the end of year or every quarter you get to spend points on prizes. Prizes aren't that bad sometimes containing Video Games. (usually cheap)

yay! 25 posts. :o

[Golden Djinn13]

I agree, the 4th book was my favorite, and I don't think that the 6th book is really for young kids ( neither the 5th ). Its not that its really bad, its just that I don't think they would be old enough to understand "certain" things in them.

[Eugine]

Congrats!

I already finished the book a while ago. The book was a bit dragged in the beginning but the ending changed it ALOT. Great ending, my favorite in all 6 books. :o

[Golden Djinn13]

Your kidding right?

I really think she could have done much better with the ending. The beggining was okay ( I thought the world would be in much more chaos), and harry's girlfriend ( for those who finished the book, will know). What was he thinking?!

[Eugine]

Th ending was perfect IMO, everything fitted in. I think ... was a perfect match for Harry.

I'm still a Harry/Luna shipper :o!!

[Golden Djinn13]

I can see why she made harry go out with "her", but still I didn't really see it happening after certain events in the last book.

[Karst]

i was watching some show called Biography and it was on J.K. Rowling. She talked about her life and how she used to be poor. And she said that she is already done with the last chapter of the 7th book. Though I think that she hasn't written the rest. You know how writers plan it all out on sheets of paper and then look through it all and write it again.

i hope she has something big planned in the 7th book to make up for the 6th. but no matter the ending i'll have to go with it since she is the writer.

[Golden Djinn13]

I hope it's the longest book. Half-blood prince was crap. I was expecting big things from it.

[Eothain]

Golden Djinn13, on Aug 6 2005, 10:10 AM, said:

I can see why she made harry go out with "her", but still I didn't really see it happening after certain events in the last book.

i dunno, i haven't read the book...but i always hate it when a friggin love story/triangle/square/dodecagon(ROFL!) gets in the way. Specially if the book has a good story, and the "love" part just doesn't seem to fit in context.

[Mallick]

That whole part is fine, because, like I've heard someone say (And I agree on.), it doesn't get in the way of the story line, nor is it out of place. It's just there.

[Golden Djinn13]

Your right, it doesn't get in the way, but I just never saw it happening.

[Someone Else]

The love bits made it more interesting for me. I agree, like PDM said, someone (:P) said that being in a boarding school and being the age that they were, a little bit of romance amongst them would have been inevitable.

And Golden Djinn13, big things DID happen in the book.

[Golden Djinn13]

I know, I know. But It wasn't as I expected. I thought you-know-who :P , would be more active. The book was okay, but the ending wasn't all that great.

[Eothain]

Piers diamondberg master, on Aug 6 2005, 02:16 PM, said:

That whole part is fine, because, like I've heard someone say (And I agree on.), it doesn't get in the way of the story line, nor is it out of place. It's just there.

Well, in that case i guess it's alright...it's just that in general don't like to see hookups in books i consider good :P

[Eugine]

The hookups were OK. It didn't spoil the book at all.

Like G Djinn said I thought Voldy would of been more active too after all there's only 7 book!

Also, Rowling said this book would of been the darkest yet. I still thought OOTP was darker than this one...

[Someone Else]

OotP was quite a bit darker; I think Siruis's death helped it.

Anyhow, this book had an amount of darked-ness to it too, but it almost seems like not as much happened in it. =/

[Golden Djinn13]

This book was sort of dark, but not really that much. Half the chapters are about You-know-whos life.

[Karst]

yeah, there was a bit more romance in the 6th book. I seem to recall alot of it with Ron and that other girl. Wonder if that will be some of the many parts they cut out in the movie. It sorta got boring for me to read those parts. I'm not much of a...love person i guess. haha

[Golden Djinn13]

I doubt they'll cut the whole thing out, but maybe just some of it. It is ( sort of) a main part in the book, and I guess it has to be in the movie.

[Eugine]

Yeah they can't cut it out. Cause the relationships affects Harry, Rons and Hermy relationship and you do know they are one of the most vital part in the movie.

[Someone Else]

^ True on that, bruthas.

But did you hear they're cutting Cho Chang from the movie? I think it's a good idea, I just can't really see it happening in the movie.

[Golden Djinn13]

Wow, so there was no point for her to be in the book. ( I hated her anyway).

[Eugine]

No she is not being cut from the movie. Here are some info. of her infact:

http://mugglenet.com...atieleung.shtml

[Golden Djinn13]

I still don't like her after what happened in the 5th book. Poor harry :P

[Someone Else]

I'm indifferent to Cho really. I suppose (looking back) that Cho would have to be in the 4th book at least. It wouldn't have the same shock-factor when Cerdric died if Cho hadn't been his girlfriend.

Anyway, can someone tell me who the Director is for the 4th movie? I'm too lazy too look it up myself.

[Eugine]

Mike Newell is the director of Goblet of Fire

Picture:
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.co...newell/tin2.jpg

[Golden Djinn13]

I just saw the trailer for it, at yahoo. The goblet looks expensive, and the dragons for the tournament look cool.

[Eugine]

Well, now that theres hardly any good movies out and LoTR and Star Wars (I think) is over in production. Spider Man 3 aint out until... next year? I think fellow Potter fans will make them reach 100 million in one weekend :P

[Golden Djinn13]

I hope it does well. It comes out sometime in November ( like the first 2 movies).

[Eugine]

The release date for it in America is the 18th of November 2005. Where I'm at it takes a week to reach down here.

I'm still waiting for them to post a picture of Lord Voldemorth, I really need to see if they did a good job at recreating him.

[Golden Djinn13]

I bet you won't even get to get a good look at his face, because hell be wearing a mask, or if they don't then he'll look like a walking lizard. :)

[Eugine]

I bet they gonna ruin him.

They did bad recreations for: Fudge, Sirius, Lupin (well he was allitle OK), Moody (check the net for his picture).

I think Voldemorth is next...

[Golden Djinn13]

I never saw moodys pic, but I bet they will mess him up. Sirius wasn't that great, and I can't remember fudge. Lupin was the only perfect fit. On the trailer, Danielle Radcliff is now the perfect person to be harry ( he looks like harry on the cover of half-blood prince), while hermoine still looks young, and ron grew more hair.

[Eugine]

Here's a picture of Moody:
http://www.mugglenet.com/viewer/?image_loc.../8-2/madeye.jpg

The eye is noway how I imagined it. He's fat, didn't imagine that either.

[Golden Djinn13]

:) That was not how I pictured his eye either... Is that the best they could do?

[Eugine]

I'm really annoyed with them. They are doing a terrible job with the movie.

http://www.mugglenet.com/viewer/?image_loc...005/ewscan1.jpg

This was one big error with the movie, remember the ending ok GOF. The graveyard. WB thought that Voldemorth father middle name was Marvolo when infact it was Voldemorth mother's father (I think) who has the name!

[Someone Else]

Lemme check HBF...

Yeah, you're right. It was Voldermort's grandfather.

Anyways, yeah, that was a pretty dumb mistake... every Harry Potter fan knows that TOM is Voldermort's dad, and that Voldermort's real name is Tom too... :)

This post has been edited by Wind Dude: 09 August 2005 - 11:20 AM

[Golden Djinn13]

The whole mother part had me confused for a few minutes, but now I get it. :( , anyway, I really loved the 4th book ( so far, my favorite out of them all), and they better not mess up the movie ( they already screwed up moody :) )

[Eugine]

The 4th book was my second favourite, the 5th being my favourite here's the list:

1. Book 5
2. Book 4
3. Book 3
4. Book 6
5. Book 2
6. Book 1

Hmm, it would of been that the latest book my my favourite, but book 6 screwed it up.

[Golden Djinn13]

Heres mine

1. 4th book
2. 5th book
3. 6th book
4. 3rd book
5. 2nd book
6. 1st book

[Eugine]

Everyone loves the 4th book ^^

I think movie 4 will make the most money yet. POA didn't diserve all that money at all IMO.

[Golden Djinn13]

I think the POA, was okay, but I don't think it will be the best (of course). The 4th movie better be long. I like long movies :)

[Karst]

1. 4th
2. 3rd
3. 2nd
4. 1st
5. 5th
6. 6th

also, if any one has a link to what moody looks like in the movie. you know with the makeup and stuff on could you post it?

[Eugine]

Karst, I posted a picture of Moody a while ago.

http://www.mugglenet.com/viewer/?image_loc.../8-2/madeye.jpg

Yes, I know he does look idiotic.

[Karst]

ahhh! i imagined him completly different? how many of the makeup artists actually have read the book to at least get an idea of how he's supposed to look like. well, it's always easier describing in books than to try and make it in real like.

[Someone Else]

Edited my post up there. Made a mistake and didn't quite get what Eugine said.

Anyway, Mad Eye looks just like I thought he would (especially with the clothes), except they made him just a bit less messy than I'd imagine.

My order of favorite books:

1. 3rd
2. 4th
3. 6th }
4. 5th }---These two are tied.
5. 1st
6. 2nd

[Eugine]

I don't know why but I can't imagine fat characters, I think all the characters are thin.

Also, to add to the list here are some pictures of the new characters:

Karkaroff
Barty Crouch
Cho
Cedric

[Golden Djinn13]

Can someone please refresh my memory on who kakaroff is, and I pictured cedric as a blond-haired jerk.

[Eugine]

Karkaroff is the headmaster of um... Drumstrang I think. Remember the school where Viktor Krum goes?

He was also a death eater.

[Golden Djinn13]

HE WAS!!!!!!!!!!! ( I remember him, except for the death eater part), and is Hermoine going out with victor. they kept bringing it up in the last 2 books, and I couldn't remember. All I do remember is that he likes hermoine.

[Eugine]

Remember in the 6th book.

HIGHLIGHT SPACE IN BOTTOM FOR BOOK 6 SPOILER
they mentioned that he was found dead, killed by Lord Voldemort. He deserved it, no one can run away from the Dark Lord!

[Golden Djinn13]

Oh, I remember. Another question is why does Dumbledore trust snape so much


How do you make that white color, for spoilers?

[Eugine]

No one knows why Dumbledore trusts snape so much. We will find out in book 7.

To make the white text, I used the [color=white] BBC

[Golden Djinn13]

I hope the 7th book answers all of the un-answered questions ( at least it should).


Testing white color..... Okay, I tried but it didn't work. :)

[Eugine]

Uh... You also need to enter the [/color] end tag after your post, so that it will be like
[ wcolor=white]Text[/color]

JK Rowling said everything will be answered in the 7th book, so yes we will find out.

[Golden Djinn13]

I hope so, but she just better not give it a crappy ending, like the half-blood prince.


Testing text again: [ wcolor=white] hi everyone [/color]. Is this how its supposed to look like? :)

[Eugine]

lol, I just put the w in front of color just for it to display. remove the w and the space before the w.

She wouldn't, she already said she is going to take atleast 2 years to write the book so that everything will be perfect. (but you know they all say that)

[Golden Djinn13]

2 freakin years!!!!!!!!!!! I should have taken my time to read half-blood prince.

Spoiler: Why doesn't snape like being called a coward. It's like it opened up his rage on harry.

[Eugine]

I have no idea why Snape was furious. I assume because James, Sirius & Lupid used to call him that when he was going to Hogwarts so he just picked up a hatred for the name.

^ Was only an assumption.

[Someone Else]

Snape seems somewhat insecure. Insecure people let all the insults and such they receive build up into them until they explode. Literally, they just explode with emotion and either shout like hell or break down crying. I'd know... I used to be mighty insecure. :) Anyway, this might explain him not liking being called a coward.

Dumbledore liked seeing good in people, right? He probably wanted to believe that Snape was a good person, which apparently, was indeed his greatest weakness that he thought he could change people.

It's a shame that he was so drained and couldn't own those Death Eater's azz. <_< Crime fighting old dude. :(

[Golden Djinn13]

Spoiler: But it got him killed, and I thought it was a very sad loss, but anyway does anyone think that harry will return to hogwarts for his last year, because I think he will.

[Eugine]

Well, I think he will. After all that's the place where practically everyone he knows are. I'm sure alot of other parents will remove their students from Hogwarts. Its really tough, maybe he might just stay in The Borrow.

[Golden Djinn13]

I think he will at least go for half the book then start looking for the you-know-whats. ( maybe at christmas break he will look for them)

[Kwesi]

I'm reading the half blooded prince right now i only just started it so i'm on the second chapter. In harry potter books the first chapter is always boring.

[Eugine]

I enjoyed the first chapter for HBP. The second, third, fourth was alittle boring for me though.

Also, the first chapter for OOTP was really good too.

[Golden Djinn13]

That chapter confused me a bit, but I read it over and it all made sense.

[Someone Else]

Golden Djinn13, on Aug 9 2005, 09:06 PM, said:

but anyway does anyone think that harry will return to hogwarts for his last year, because I think he will.

I don't think so. Unless some rad miracle convinces all those parents to let their kids go to Hogwarts for the next year, I don't that Harry will want to go back. Besides, undoubtedly, it will take Harry a while to find the remaining Horcruxes, so if Harry goes back to school for half of the book (unless the book is very long) it would be likely that they'd have to make an 8th book...

Anyways, I enjoyed the first two chapters of HBP very much, they explained so much in such a small amount of pages it was amazing. :blink:

[Eugine]

I doubt Harry, Ron and Hermione could get the horcruxes on their own they will need help from someone, so he'll have to get some help, don't know who know...

Though I assume someone who knew R.A.B. or R.A.B. himself (although he did indicate he would be dead.)

[Someone Else]

Yes, probably R. A. B. would have to help them.

R. A. B. is very likely to be some relative of Siruis Black. Didn't Siruis have some cousin or something?

Eugine, on Aug 12 2005, 05:06 PM, said:

Though I assume someone who knew R.A.B. or R.A.B. himself (although he did indicate he would be dead.)

Who would be dead? The person who knew him? If that's the case this R. A. B. is definetly a relative of Siruis.

This post has been edited by Wind Dude: 12 August 2005 - 06:56 PM

[Eugine]

Serius had a a brother remember Regulus Black. There's alot of theories on who is R.A.B, all convincing yet usually they say different persons.

http://www.mugglenet.com/editorials/editor...bjtexan01.shtml
http://www.mugglenet.com/editorials/editor...t-erika01.shtml
http://www.mugglenet.com/editorials/editor...rstieer01.shtml

[Someone Else]

I don't have the patience to read all those, but I'm convinced somewhat over the arguements that R.A.B. isn't a Death Eater. :blink: I'm not gonna reasearch this, but was Regulus Black a Death Eater?

[Golden Djinn13]

Yes, he was, and when he wanted to leave them, Voldemort killed him.

[Eugine]

Yep. I don't think it's him though for some reason. JK Rowling book are never predictable.

It's either a name she just mentioned or a brand new character. (Which is pretty obvious)...

Read the links I posted, they make you speculate alot.

[Golden Djinn13]

Spoiler Was that locket that dumbledore had, the one that was in the green potion, and did he know that it was a fake?, and I never understood that whole part about Tonks and her being in love with Lupin, so can someone explain that .

[Eugine]

Um... Don't know -_-

Did anyone see the trailer for the 4th movie. A HQ one is now available:
http://www.mugglenet.com/download.php?f=go...gofhigh.wmv.zip

My, oh my... This trailer ROCKS so much. I'm telling you, it would be the best movie yet. Check it out. DAMN IT'S SO AWESOME.

[Golden Djinn13]

I saw one at yahoo.com, and it does look like a really good movie ( it will probably be the best out of all of them.....the ones made so far)

[Eugine]

Really, download the one I posted. It's HQ and the music just really rocks. I watched it for a good 15 minutes over and over before I decided to do something else.

Things that look sick from the trailer: The mermaids, The carriage that brought fleur and the others. Alot of other stuff. This was the best HP trailer I ever saw.

[Golden Djinn13]

Im gonna save it onto my psp, Is it a long trailer?

[Someone Else]

Eugine, on Aug 23 2005, 01:00 PM, said:

Really, download the one I posted. It's HQ and the music just really rocks. I watched it for a good 15 minutes over and over before I decided to do something else.

Things that look sick from the trailer: The mermaids, The carriage that brought fleur and the others. Alot of other stuff. This was the best HP trailer I ever saw.

...Oh my God.

That ROCKED! They should remake the previous movies with that music and that director. This director obviously knows what he's doing. -_-

Although the director for the 3rd movie did well too. The director for the first two movies sucked in my opinion...

[Eugine]

Yep. The director of the first two sucked badly, the third one wasn't bad, but he can't be praised neither.

This one seems to be changing it all, the music is tremendous, they chose the right scene, they did Harry's swimming excellent. I can't find anything to diss in that trailer! I hope the movie don't turn out a failure.

[Golden Djinn13]

We all hope that the movie doesnt fail -_-

[Someone Else]

The music is much more epic. Maybe a little TOO epic, makes me think of LOTR a bit. But it fits the part well anyway.

[Eugine]

I was about to point that out also, I found it very similiar to LoTR, I found that a good thing though, I think they are aiming for all the awards LoTR won.

[Golden Djinn13]

Im still trying to get the trailer to work ( my damn windows media isn't working, so im trying it on my playstation)

[Tachyon360]

The music is epic? Naw, it's not anywhere near grand enough. But it's a start. As the story gets deeper and darker with the books, I'm sure the music will follow.

The 4th movie is shaping up to be awesome. The first two were total crap, since they followed the books almost religiously, leading to a pair of very bland movies, especially to someone that's already read the books. After all, only so much can be described in text before the text becomes boring, and that's never anywhere near enough to make a video interpretation interesting. The third movie was infinitely better than the first two. Thus far, it's been the only Harry Potter movie I've liked, though I have seen better movies. So, I'll just have to wait and see the 4th movie.

As for the books... well, the 6th one fell short of expectations. The story was quite predictable in relation to the previous books, and let's say that certain relationships between characters and certain tragic events were like a stab through the heart.

I mean, I know Rowling said she was going to kill off another well-liked character in the 6th book, but of all characters, did it have to be Dumbledore!?

And then there's Ron getting closer to Hermione towards the end, which although I'd much rather it be Harry & Hermione, it's not unexpected. What is unexpected is Ron being a dipsh*t and getting himself a whore just to show off and Harry going with Ginny! Ghaaa!

[Someone Else]

I didn't really get Harry and Ginny either. When you read on it it makes sense, but when you're thinking about it, it just seems a little awkward. To me anyway.

As for Ron and his old whore, let's just call it anghst. -_-

Hey Eugine, maybe you could make a spoiler warning in the description so people can know to steer clear of this topic if they haven't read all the books.

[Golden Djinn13]

I really didnt get that whole, harry and Ginny thing either, and as for ron, he only used that girl.

[Eugine]

Me also, I also think he used the girl. I don't mind them though, but it was a bit weird reading about them. It would be very weird for me reading about Harry or Ron/ Hermione relationships. Will be very weird.

[Golden Djinn13]

I thought for a minute, that harry was gonna go out with hermione. I guess I was wrong...again. -_-

[Someone Else]

I thought so too. Harry alone with a girl he's known for 6 years? Whoo. -_-

[Golden Djinn13]

I'm glad im not the only one that thought that.

[Tachyon360]

IMO, putting Harry with Hermione is not only very fitting, but very natural as well. For a while, I was turning a blind eye to the not-so-subtle hints Rowling was shoving in our faces to support Ron and Hermione, all the while trying hard to pick up subtle hints that Rowling really meant for Harry and Hermione to go together. Of course, such delusion leads to great disappointment, as the 6th book has shown me.

Rowling made it clear very early on that she was going to put Hermione and Ron together. It doesn't make a whole hell of a lot of sense to me, as with Rowling putting Harry with Ginny, but she's the artist and the books are her work. No point in trying to argue.

[Someone Else]

Well, who knows, maybe Rowling supports the whole "opposites attract" thing. ^_^

I don't know what else to say on it. Like I said, when you "see" Ginny and Harry together it makes sense, but when thinking about it I just think, "what the heck?"

[Golden Djinn13]

Thats exactly how I feel. Anyways, what happened with Tonks and Lupin?

[Saturos S.]

I thought the 6th book was quite good but i thought the ending was lame... dumbledore shouldn't have died, well at least not that patheticly
Snape should have died in my opinion, never did like that double-crossing save the Queen and like most of you i didn't get the ginny - harry bit and that was the other lame thing, the guy's finally gotta girl and he's dumps here for "noble" reasons.... o well... :)

[Eugine]

The ending was indeed lame (not in terms of writing). It was EXCELLENT writing, its just the book was too damn sad, usually HP books leave you wanting another one, this one simply made you want to put it down and go do something else because of what happened.

[Golden Djinn13]

Eugine, on Sep 8 2005, 07:55 PM, said:

The ending was indeed lame (not in terms of writing). It was EXCELLENT writing, its just the book was too damn sad, usually HP books leave you wanting another one, this one simply made you want to put it down and go do something else because of what happened.

Thats how I felt, exactly. I still wonder what the next book is gonna be like.

[Sea of Time]

It leaves open way too many doors for the seventh book. I felt like ^^that because it was too sad at the end. Harry's not going to school next year? What's going to happen? We're going to have to wait a long time for the next one too, J.K. wants to spend a year with her baby.

[Eugine]

She said the book will take two years to write, she also said she will start once her next baby is born. So I'd give it about 3 years.

[Golden Djinn13]

Eugine, on Sep 9 2005, 05:18 PM, said:

She said the book will take two years to write, she also said she will start once her next baby is born. So I'd give it about 3 years.

3 DAMN YEARS!!!!!

Im practically gonna be going to college by then. ;_;

This book better be good for that kind of wait.

[Sea of Time]

I respect her family wishes and all, but I wish this could all wait until she writes the last book! I don't know if I can wait 3 years!

[Someone Else]

lawl I'll be 17 by then.

I don't mind the wait since I've been pressured for reading time anyway. Meaning that I'm pressured for time to do most of my prior hobbies which keeps me from reading, one of my lower priorities. o.o;

[Luna]

o.o I hope she takes all the time she needs and makes it REALLY good without over-thinking things. That's the impression that the last one gave me. She thought too much about stuff and it seemed like she added the soap opera qualities just to please fans e.e;

[Someone Else]

Again. She did the romance just right for me. It's not the main part, but it's there. I doubt that Harry or any other guy could avoid some romance in a Boarding School, so if it wasn't there it'd be unrealistic.

[Elliott]

Sheba, on Sep 12 2005, 12:58 PM, said:

o.o I hope she takes all the time she needs and makes it REALLY good without over-thinking things. That's the impression that the last one gave me. She thought too much about stuff and it seemed like she added the soap opera qualities just to please fans e.e;

It added a realistic touch. Do you really think a castle full of teenagers wouldn't attract some kind of romance?

[Golden Djinn13]

Wind Dude, on Sep 11 2005, 09:01 PM, said:

Again. She did the romance just right for me. It's not the main part, but it's there. I doubt that Harry or any other guy could avoid some romance in a Boarding School, so if it wasn't there it'd be unrealistic.

True. Im glad it wasn't really a main part, it was basically just there to make the book longer. ;)

[Sea of Time]

The book was fine with or without the romance. But it wasn't there just to make the book longer, that's for sure. We see a side of Harry that we didn't see in the first couple books, that's why it's there.

[Aquamarine]

Yeah, it was an excelent book, but still too much soap opera...
I think the ending was awesome! For some strange reason I like sad endings ;). I mean, when TLA finshed with none of their parents dying I was quite dissapointed.
Anyway, I can't wait for number seven!

[Sea of Time]

At the end of TLA, how could you be sad that nobody died. It did seem a bit too picture perfect, though, but this is getting off topic. I think the seventh book will be better without Dumbledore because now it focuses on only Harry because he's the only one that can defeat Voldemort, it will be a very cool book to say the least.

[Someone Else]

Yeah, Dumbledore really had to go. It would seem far more interesting for Harry to try to find things out on his own, even though he'll have help in the end, for sure.

And on a note about the ending of TLA, it wasn't actually a happy ending, Vale gets destroyed, remember? ;) There was plenty of loss.

[Eugine]

We all knew Dumbledore had to die one way or the other, natural, unnatural, however you name it. Dumbledore protected Harry too much so obviously for the 7th book to totally surround Harry, he had to go.

[Sea of Time]

I actually guessed halfway through the book that Dumbledore will die, just based on how much time he was spending with Harry. It seems whenever someone spends a majority of time with Harry and you see the other side of their personality (a la Sirius Black) they get killed off, how unfair is that!

[TheEnglishman]

I remember how suprised everyone at school was when I told how quickly I had finished the latest book. It took me around about the Saturday and part of the Sunday to finish it. It didn't seem like such a short amount of time for me.
I can read a book I'm interested in pretty quickly. I have a fair interest in Harry Potter so it didn't take me long at all.

[Golden Djinn13]

It took me about a week. It was a busy week so I couldn't get much time to read.

[TheEnglishman]

I remember how angry somebody got when I told them Dumbledore died :)
They were only half way through it!

[Sea of Time]

It took me eighteen hours. It was the middle of summer and I had nothing better to do, so it came to my house, I read it for six hours, went to bed, woke up early and read all day.

[Aquamarine]

I would have read it in 2 or 3 days, like number 5, but I made myself read it longer, so it took me 6 days.

[Someone Else]

BUMP'D

Well, the new HP Movie is going to be rated PG-13 for us U.S. doods.

It seems like everything is getting more mature these days. XD

I don't know if I'll watch it right away, though.

[Golden Djinn13]

I bet it's because Cedric dies at the end of the movie. (Even though I think he had it coming ;) )

[Eugine]

I would watch it ASAP. If anyone enjoyed any HP movie out already I think they'd enjoy this the most, after all GOF was the most action packed and plot twisting book (excluding the 5th and 6th).

[Someone Else]

Yeah of course, exluding the last two non-kiddy books. ;)

I dunno, I'm really just not a movie person. By the way, how long is the movie?

2 hours 30 minutes as usual.

This post has been edited by Wind Dude: 16 November 2005 - 05:27 PM

[Golden Djinn13]

I bet its 5 hours :)

Btw, they already started shooting the 5th movie. Those poor guys dont get any rest. ;)

[Sea of Time]

They probably don't care! They're billionares at 17! Anyway, the movie looks good but I would be embarassed to walk into the theatre to watch this movie.

[Golden Djinn13]

Sea_of_Time, on Nov 16 2005, 08:46 PM, said:

They probably don't care! They're billionares at 17! Anyway, the movie looks good but I would be embarassed to walk into the theatre to watch this movie.

You shouldnt be embarassed. A lot of Seniors and Juniors are going to see it. Even my cousin in college is going. ;)

[Someone Else]

Sea_of_Time, on Nov 16 2005, 07:46 PM, said:

Anyway, the movie looks good but I would be embarassed to walk into the theatre to watch this movie.

It's frikkin PG-13. Why would you be embarrassed?

[Sea of Time]

It's PG here, not PG-13. I'm going to see it tomorrow, embarassed or not, cause Harry Potter's worth it. God, this movie looks sweet.

[My Best Wishes]

Coming out M here, Recommended for mature audiences over 15.

It's fully booked out at the movies for the first few days, my sis works at the movies so she gets free movies so i'll wait for it to die down before i see it. I must say it looks much better then the others.

[Someone Else]

Oooh. New color sceme for ya, watch. It's good because I often confused it with SOT's.

Anyway, same here. I'm going to wait for it to die down a bit since I don't want to wait an hour in the theatre just to get good seats.

[Sea of Time]

How can you confuse him with me?!? I'm insulted! Shame, WD, shame.

Anyways, we're waiting too, it'll die down by Christmas probably.

[Eugine]

HP: GOF has made 101mil. Thus making more than all the other HP films on opening weekend... I think POA made 94... Not sure.

This post has been edited by Eugine: 20 November 2005 - 03:38 PM