Harry Potter Thread: Warner Brothers and the Cash Grab Series

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  1. coffee

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    People seem to be loving The Cursed Child. Color me surprised.
     
  2. broken internet

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    This is die-hard fan material, but a fantastic idea nonetheless.

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    Done in blacklight ink.
     
  3. CF3234

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    easily the best HP tattoo I have seen.
     
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  4. tjosu

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    Luna :lovelove:
     
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  5. DelapThrows

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    I'd like to Love her good... if you know what I mean.
     
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  6. Celemo

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    Kids finished HP7-1 last night, Dobby dying flat out destroyed Meatball. Put him to bed after the movie and 15-20 minutes later poor guy was crying his heart out
     
  7. DelapThrows

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    my wife yelled at me for letting our son watch it... because of the sorta naked Hermione/Harry makeout scene.
     
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  8. broken internet

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    Not gonna lie, it moved when I first saw that scene.
     
  9. Nostradumass

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    Been reading the first book to my 9 year old. Tonight we're reading the final chapter. He's convinced Snape is evil. At the end of the last chapter it says that Harry entered the room with the stone and saw someone there "only it wasn't Snape, and it wasn't Voldemort..."

    He stayed up all night racking his brain over who it could be. His best guess is that it's Dumbledore come to tell Harry that everything is okay now.

    He loves Quirrel because Snape bullies him and he hates bullies. His little heart is going to break.

    I can't wait.
     
  10. IanBoyd

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    I'm genuinely excited as fuck for your kid that he gets to relive that magic and excitement we've grown up with.
     
  11. CF3234

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    I want a video of this reveal bigpig
     
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  12. Celemo

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    It's truly awesome...Meatball and his buddy have been running around the neighborhood with sticks in their hands charming/hexing their little hearts out
     
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  14. DelapThrows

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    I can't wait until one of them reads book 6 and learns sectumsempra
     
  15. Celemo

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    he keeps asking me how to pronounce Avada Kedavra...and he still butchers it every damn time.
     
  16. CF3234

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    Really is a complicated story along with a pretty overused story arc. Surprised at how "mature" the content of the story was.
     
  17. coffee

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  18. WC

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    Whoops go Harry fuck voldy
     
  19. VaxRule

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    Honestly, it's probably for the best that he can't say it properly.
     
  20. Celemo

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    The first time he tried expelliarmus on me, I dropped my beer like he disarmed me. Mrs. Celemo was kinda pissed but it was totally worth it
     
  21. The Blackfish

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    I'm expecting my first child (son) in September and my wife always asks me what I'm most excited about and my answer every time is reading to him. These last couple posts have me so excited.
     
  22. Celemo

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    My kids have finally realized that there are some really awesome books out there and just because the movie isn't animated, that doesn't mean the movie is going to suck
     
  23. The Blackfish

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    My goal in life is to pass on my love of books to my children
     
  24. Celemo

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    My wife isn't a reader, I've been pushing the reading in my house. Patience is the key
     
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  26. CF3234

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    It wasn't bad. The story itself was pretty good. The arc that drove the story has been done numerous times already. It was very lazy of her and read like a very well written fanfic because of it
     
  27. Spontaneous Cumbustion

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    I just don't care about the kids. If you're going to write more in that world write about the characters we already know and care about.
     
  28. jrmy

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    Harry Potter: The Butterfly Effect
     
  29. Nostradumass

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    Didn't get a video because we were reading it on my phone. He was shocked but played it cool.

    He still thinks Snape is evil just pretending. So needless to say he's eating out of JKR's palms right now.
     
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  30. RoyalShocker

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    I still think he sucks (Snape, not your son)
     
  31. coffee

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    WHAT
     
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  33. CF3234

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    I mean, the snape arc is one of the best arcs for a supporting character I have ever read. If I was having a discussion on best storytellers, snape would be my example for Rowling.
     
  34. prerecordedlive

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  35. tjosu

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    Still on my first read and just finished Goblet of Fire. The writing at the end when Harry is dueling Voldemort was just incredible and so vivid. Really looking forward to getting into Order of the Phoenix since shit is really going now
     
  36. CF3234

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    if she hadn't gone with the butterfly effect trope it could/would have been great
     
  37. 49ers169

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    Curious to hear your thoughts.
     
  38. NCHusker

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    Snape redeemed himself but he was still an asshole for years for no good reason. Shit teacher too
     
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  39. RoyalShocker

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    It's a great story, he's a complete prick in the books, though. Treats Harry like shit as an 11 year old orphan, which happens to be Snape's fault. And that was before the Dark Lord returned, so he treats him like shit because he's pissed about being friend zoned by Lily.

    He abuses Neville throughout the entire series. Why? Because he's upset that Neville and his family wasn't killed instead of Lily and hers, which again was his fault.

    Snape's story is a beautiful one, and I agree it stands as a testament to Rowling's story telling talents, but the character himself was still unlikable all things considered. Harry's dad also sucks, IMO.
     
  40. RoyalShocker

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    He was also always really mean to Hermione, which is strange as she's probably the closest character to Lily in that generation.

    You don't get to be mean to my favorite Hermione and not earn my rage.
     
  41. IanBoyd

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    I think in some ways, Snape thought Hermione was way too full of herself for having none of the lateral thinking talents that wizards like Snape/Dumbledore etc had.
     
  42. coffee

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    Offspring of his most hated peer, who got to have loads of sex with the love of his life. That's reason enough to explain his assholery.
     
  43. RoyalShocker

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    And, his treatment or Neville/Hermione?
     
  44. tjosu

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    Just in general? I actually started reading because the gf got me to watch the movies and I wasn't really interested but towards the end when the Dark Magic got involved I could see how it would be good. As a result, I know the major plot points but I really don't recall details. So like with Goblet of Fire, I knew there was something weird with Moody the whole time but couldn't really remember what, and I very much enjoyed the build up and reveal of the younger Crouch having him cursed and prisoner.

    The first two books were good, and I appreciated knowing the end game of Voldemort and the horcruxes (don't remember if that's right?) because I could pick up on subtleties like when Dumbledore told Harry something like "I suspected he left a piece of himself with you," or something along those lines in one of those books.

    It was really the end of the third book where I got to fully appreciate the writing because I couldn't put the book down towards the end. Same with the end of Goblet. It's such a complex story yet the writing is so vivid and thought out that it's so easy to enjoy
     
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  45. NCHusker

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    Not really. Maybe for someone with the maturity of a ten year old. It's not Harry's fault Lily married and banged James.
     
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  46. coffee

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    Neville was weak and Hermione showed him up. Snape wasn't emotionally mature by any stretch. He was a douche. But a fantastic character, literarily speaking.
     
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    Hermione didn't show him up, Hermione to Snape was a try hard overachiever who needed to be knocked down a few pegs.
     
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    Snape was damaged goods from a young age, then went through all that shit with Voldemort and having Lily die fucking up his world outlook even more. That's he's not exactly the nicest dude in the world is hardly surprising, but it makes his sacrifice more impactful as he stayed true despite everything shitting on him for years.
     
  49. coffee

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    Potato potahto.