Marsupial Mention in Harry Potter! May Contain Spoilers.....

[DisneyMom]

Did anyone else see or hear of it yet? :D: :wallaby:

I saw the film today with my Family, was pretty exciting and funny ;)

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Read the book!!!

[DisneyMom]

Read the book!!!

What is that Book thing you speak of?

Just Kidding, I read the book a looooooooong time ago, now I need to re-read everything again before the final two films. :)

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

that should have said "I Read the book!"

I got DW the hardbound set for Christmas (I know, Ironic!) but that was BK (before kindle!)

[ktulu]

Proud to say I have not seen the movies or read the books :D:

[DisneyMom]

If it against your beliefs,i respect that.

[BRWombat]

Proud to say I have not seen the movies or read the books :D:

I can certainly respect that as well. If it's not belief-related, though, I highly recommend them.

I naturally resist pop-culture trends -- if the masses like it, generally it's not going to be something I'll enjoy. So I came late to the HP series, but when I did, I found them to be very intelligent and enjoyable -- some of the best-written "children's books" I've ever read. They really are a joy to read (and, just as rarely, the movies do the books justice).

[ktulu]

Nope, not against my religious beliefs. I mean, I am a proud Christian, however the HP books/movies just never peaked my interest. When they first came out I was like, eh, whatever. It just stuck after that.

I also have not seen the Lord of the Rings movies, but that is only because I didn't get the chance to catch them in the theater, I do own the trilogy on the really cool box set that came out a few years ago, and once my wife and I can get time to settle into a marathon, cause one of those movies alone is a marathon, we'll watch them. Having two young kids does not help things :D:

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Funny, but DW and I started reading the HP books, because we were considering getting them for grandkid at the time. There was a bit of controversy about teaching them "witchcraft" which was the same argument brought out when D&D first started to become popular many years before that.

I found them to be well researched and well written. And all the "magic" aside, it does show how a young person can overcome great adversity, and make some tough choices! A plus in any "childrens" book.

[DisneyMom]

I see many parallels between Rowling's characters and real life situations......we've all encountered someone who is similar to Malfoy, Umbridge, Hermoine, Ron or Luna......Rowling's Harry seems to have a huge cast of personalities surrounding him, and like most of us, Harry sometimes makes wrong assumptions. There are forces of evil that seem overwhelming, but his group of friends of all ages band together to try to fight it. By the time you get to the 7th book, I would doubt that many would still consider the series just for kids Certainly not for very young children.
Maybe someday when the kids are much older you can all read it together :)