[Sea of Time]

I searched and found nothing about this. Well, which one was your favorite? I liked the 5th book just because of the detail and the way it pulls you into the book more than the other 4 did.

[Elliott]

Already a topic on harry potter, plus one on the 6th book, plus one on books in general.
Oh well.
I would say Goblet of Fire, closely followed by chamber of secrets.

[Someone Else]

Prisoner of Askaban was best IMO. I dunno, it just had a special charm to it.

[Luna]

I liked Goblet of Fire best...I think it was because of the twists or all of the stuff that happened in the contest thing o.o;

[Somia]

I think order of phoenix is pretty good..

[Crystal_Ryu]

I like both The Goblet of Fire and The Order of Phoenix.

[Zxor]

IMO the prisoner of askaban is the best, although the move was bad.

[Elliott]

The first 2 are really just setting up the story. Not a whole lot happens in them that is majorly important. Then in book 3 it introduces Sirius Black, and more on Cornelius Fudge. Book 4 is twice as long, and tells much more of Voldemort's past and future plans, as well as telling about the death eaters. And book five is even bigger, and has more important things like Sirius's death, Voldemort coming back etc. etc. So really the first 2 are really just introducing the series, and the other 3 have more focus on the big picture. Anyway, thats my daily rant :D .

[Ganon]

I voted the order of the pheonix! In my opinion, the longer the better if its already good!

[Someone Else]

Agatio, on Jan 18 2005, 03:57 PM, said:

The first 2 are really just setting up the story. Not a whole lot happens in them that is majorly important. Then in book 3 it introduces Sirius Black, and more on Cornelius Fudge. Book 4 is twice as long, and tells much more of Voldemort's past and future plans, as well as telling about the death eaters. And book five is even bigger, and has more important things like Sirius's death, Voldemort coming back etc. etc. So really the first 2 are really just introducing the series, and the other 3 have more focus on the big picture. Anyway, thats my daily rant :P .

I agree. When I really think about it, I probably liked Prizoner of Askaban because of the introduction of Sirius. Sirius is the coolest character, IMO. Too bad JK killed him off...

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IMO the prisoner of askaban is the best, although the move was bad.

Now, how was the movie bad? I thought it was pretty dang good; the first two put me to sleep. Kudos for the new director. (too bad he won't be directing number 4...)

[Kikuichimonji]

Prisoner of azkaban, why? Two of the coolest characters are introduced in that book (sirius and lupin).

[Elliott]

None of the movies are that good. You really need to read the books to understand everything.

[Kikuichimonji]

That's so true, and I did not like how they laid out the movies either and I dunno, lets tae the third film, most of the time they were wearing normal clothes which was a bit weird

[Elliott]

I know, in the books they are almost always in robes. And in the movies, it's too jumpy, it goes from scene to scene without explaining all the in between stuff.

[Somia]

yes it's confusing..

[Elliott]

Don't want to be a nag, but strictly speaking, posts outside the spam forum have to be 5 words or over, sorry.

[Sea of Time]

There's already a topic about Harry Potter, but is there a poll asking you your favorite book? No, I didn't think so.

[Elliott]

I'm not having a stad d00d, the more harry potter topics the better IMO.

[Sol.Warrior]

hahaha

at wot point did Harry Potter become a novel?

Anywayz, have it your way.

Goblet of fire is teh best!!!111

[My Best Wishes]

i like the third one the best, even though the movies SUCK

[Elliott]

I wouldn't go that far. They were not a patch on the books, but I found they gave good visual insight.

[Someone Else]

Kikuichimonji, on Jan 18 2005, 05:54 PM, said:

That's so true, and I did not like how they laid out the movies either and I dunno, lets tae the third film, most of the time they were wearing normal clothes which was a bit weird

Well, in the kind of school that they go where they LIVE there (dunno the word for it) you don't HAVE to wear robes on holidays or weekends, or after school hours. See what I mean?

[Mewt]

My favourite novel is the second one, "The Chamber of Secrets". Not many people seem to rate that one very highly ... but I love it! It may have something to do with Gilderoy Lockheart ... he's so funny.

[l3lueMage]

my favourite was the first, but isnt it called: Harry potter and the scorcerers stone?

[Mewt]

The British/original version of the first novel is called 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'. It was changed for its American release.

And I do see that I'm alone in my love of the second book. ^^

[Sea of Time]

The second was my fave until the 5th came out.

[Ivan is my name]

My mum will hurrt me for this but, I didnt think they were all that great. Sure, they had good points, but they get repetitive. They always go like this...
1. Harry goes to durslys
2. Harry goes to hogwarts.
3. They do a few lessons
4. Problem occurs
5. Tension builds
6. Quiditch
7. Find mystery solve mystery
8. Goes back to dursleys
and it starts again. See what I mean by repetetive?

[Sea of Time]

No, in the 4th one, they went to the Quidditch World Cup in between 1 and 2. So there!

[Ivan is my name]

But that was just a basic structure. It doesnt have every detail. Everything in each book happens in my structure. That is why it gets repetitive

[l3lueMage]

What is the best movie that has come out?! I mean I watched the first one a few days ago and they look like 9 year olds, then in the third they look like their 18 its just wierd for me...

[Sol.Warrior]

Number 3 is definitely the best film. The first two are just plain crap, but the third has the Jamaican bus driver's head....ah the comedy...

[l3lueMage]

I havent seen it, I just didnt like how they were like 10 years older than from the first one...I may rent it when its on dvd.

[Elliott]

Second film is probably my favourite. The first was good, but too kiddy I think, and number 3 left out too much and you really needed the book for it.

[Ivan is my name]

Some films were funny but I did prefer the books. And even then I prefered other books.....

[Mewt]

Agatio, on Jan 21 2005, 11:11 PM, said:

Second film is probably my favourite. The first was good, but too kiddy I think, and number 3 left out too much and you really needed the book for it.

I agree - the second film managed to include most of the detail within the story. The books are now just getting too big to fit everything in one little film. There are rumours that the next ones are gonna be split into two films for each book ... it's getting excessive.

[Elliott]

I heard about GoF being split ages ago. There is no way you could fit that mammoth into a single movie.

[Kikuichimonji]

Wind Dude, on Jan 21 2005, 03:37 PM, said:

Well, in the kind of school that they go where they LIVE there (dunno the word for it) you don't HAVE to wear robes on holidays or weekends, or after school hours. See what I mean?

Yes but it loses the whole feel of the books, because it's meant to be like a whole other world right, get what I mean?

Oh yeah, the second one was the best, first one was alittle bit too kid like and also what was up with the part where Harry STANDS on the broomstick during the quidditch match?

[Elliott]

I'm pretty sure in the books they always wore the robes. They never mentioned normal (muggle) clothes in them that I can remember. So to stay true to the books, they should not have worn normal clothes as much.

The movies messed around a bit. In the quidditch lesson in the first film, neville flies all around the school and end up hanging off a gargoyle or something, but in th books all he did was float up in the air then fall back down again.

By the way, it's a boarding school.

[Isaac13]

I think I am definately going to like the fourth movie the best. I really liked the fourth book, but the fifth was a lot better. Too long, though. Just imagine: The next few books, surpassing 1000 pages.

[Elliott]

Apparantly number 6 will be shorter than number 5. A shame really, they should keep getting bigger IMO.

[Julian]

Agatio, on Jan 22 2005, 10:44 PM, said:

Apparantly number 6 will be shorter than number 5. A shame really, they should keep getting bigger IMO.

XDDD yeah, if they didn't it's sorta killing off their erm.. "thang" i suppose :)

[Sol.Warrior]

I'm sure I read somewhere that the next two will not be longer than 5.

[Sea of Time]

The third movie was the best just because it was unique. The shrunken head thing killed what would have been a great movie, however.

[l3lueMage]

The first movie left out the fight with Voldemort, and The second I think brought in almost every detail...like I said before never saw the 3rd.

[Sea of Time]

The second movie was pretty good. I liked the book better than the movie,though.

[Nerid]

mer to me the movies arn't as good as the books...even the harry potter ones could have been better...my fave book though was number 3 I thought it was funny

[Sea of Time]

I think the movies do a good job of rendering the books but they just aren't the same thing.

[Elliott]

They give a good rendition of what everything actually looks like. And you can be pretty sure it's accurate as J.K Rowling herself helps out with it.
Only 5 months til book Six is out! I'm up to number 5 again after reading through books 1-4 for about the third time. Can;t get enough of this series now.

[Sea of Time]

Lots of ppl think it's geeky but it's really good once you try it.

[Elliott]

Goblet of Fire is apparantly coming out in December. I've seen a photo of Harry and Ron is dress robes, so I would assume it goes up to the yule ball at least.

[Celestial Paladin]

The movies by themselves are quite good, but if compared to the books, the movies events have all been messed up, so it sort of spoiled it a little...the movies are still brilliant, though!

[Elliott]

At the start of the fourth book. does anyone know whats going on? It says all three Riddles were killed 50 years ago, and that a teenager had been seen outside the house that day. Was it Voldemort that killed them, or was it Voldemort that got killed? This has never made sense to me.

[Sea of Time]

Tom Riddle is Voldemort, right? So it wasn't him that killed them. I never got this either.

[cyberRoll]

Um here its called the sorcerers stone but thays just in THe US I think.

[Sea of Time]

Yeah, the original title is the Philosophers Stone, not the Sorcerers Stone.

[Nonsensical]

Voldemort's dad is named Tom Riddle too. Voldemort was the teenager that killed them. Voldemort = alive. Voldemort's dad, mom, and grandfather(?) are dead.

I personally like the third book. It brings some interesting characters into the story(fangirl worthy too) and gives you a look at Harry's dad's life. And Harry's constant dark mood in the later books starts to annoy me. Really bad.

Can't wait for the sixth book. I have to wonder though. After the seventh and final book, how fast will the Harry Potter crazy die?

[Golden Djinn13]

I hear that one of Harry's friends is supposed to die in the sixth book. I'm not sure if it is Ron or Hermoine or another one of his friends from Grfyndor.

[Elliott]

The only source you can EVER trust when it comes to Harry Potter is JKRowling.com. Please don't assist in spreading silly rumors GD13.

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Voldemort's dad is named Tom Riddle too. Voldemort was the teenager that killed them. Voldemort = alive. Voldemort's dad, mom, and grandfather(?) are dead.

So Voldemort the teenager, 50 years ago, killed his father, grandfather and mother. So how old would they have been?
Voldemort - 16
Voldemorts Mum - 50ish
Voldemorts dad (also called Tom Riddle) - 50ish
Voldemorts Grandfather - Old
So then why was Voldermorts mum, dad, and grandpa together? Where was his grandmother? I just hope it fully explains all this in book 6.

[Nonsensical]

I think Voldemort had graduated. So he'd be around 18.

Oh damn. Well obviously I can't remember much. Voldemort's mom is already dead. She was a witch. Daddy didn't like that. She died. Thus the reason Voldy was in the orphanage that spawned all his muggle hatred.

So uh, Voldy's dad, GRANDMOTHER, Grandfather. The reason they were all together is because Voldy's dad is a loser and couldn't buy his own house. No, kidding. No idea why he was living with his parents, but he was. I think it has something to do with how people's families stuck together more fifty years ago then they do today.

[Elliott]

Oh, that seems to make sense. So Voldemorts mother died. Voldmorts dad was a failure, so he lives with his parents, and Voldemorts Grandparents. Then voldemort comes back after graduating, and kills his remaining family. That sounds about right, thanks Nonsensical!

[Nonsensical]

Yup, no problem.

And I'd just like to remind everyone that this is a perfect example of how messed up our dear Voldemort really is. Please don't go off an kill your relatives. It's not nice.

[Golden Legacy]

My favorite book will remain Prisoner of Azkaban. I loved the background given on James, and Sirius would become the most appealing character to me. Not to mention, Gryffindor winning the House Cup in Quidditch, etc. all added to a very pleasing experience.

(heh, sorry if my spelling is off... it's literally been a year since I've held a Harry Potter book in my hands)

[Golden Djinn13]

The Prisoner of Azkaban was boring to me, only because there wasn't enough action involving Voldemort.

In my oppinion, the best book was The Goblet of Fire. It was very long and had a good plot twist at the end. It gave me something to do for about a week or two. :)

[Nyktos]

Prisoner of Azkaban by far.

In order from best to worst, I'd say:
Prisoner of Azkaban
Philosopher's Stone
Half-Blood Prince
Goblet of Fire
Chamber of Secrets
Order of the Phoenix