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Anyone else here read those books? A lot of people I know (in college) have read them, I was meaning to read them and thus I started. Read the first 3 of the series in a total of about 4 days and am 1/2 way through the 4th.

For a kids book, these are really entertaining...


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Dave, you've found my guilty pleasure.

The Harry Potter series is really great. The 4th book is the best in my opinion, especially the ending (which I will NOT give away, but it's truly worthy).

You can see the trailers for the next movie at http://www.apple.com/trailers/ under the Warner Brothers section.

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Dave, you are not alone, my friend. My wife got me to read them and they were very entertaining. My wife is a Harry Potter FREAK! She has HP everything: socks, bookbags, pic frames, CD holders, mousepad, watch, pens/pencils, magazine articles, post-it notes, magnets, pillow shams, ect... Yes there is even more. I live with this GEEK but then again she lives with a SKYDIVER.
But she's crazy about kids' books in general, not just HP.

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i too have read all 4 books....was against them at first cuz i thought they were for kids...but then i had a freind tell me about them and i bought all 4 and read em...my pre second set of hardcover books ever.... worth the reading cuz there is a story for kids as well as adults..alot of little things kids wouldn't pick up on are there for the adults.....

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Ok, so . . . now that we've all admitted we've read them, how about some relationship predictions?

Who does Hermione end up with, Ron or Harry?

I think Harry (hero get's the girl theory), but B^2 has predicted it's Ron with Harry ending up with Ron's sister Ginny (big giant Weasley family theory). BTW, there are other theories floating out there . . . Hermione and Draco (opposites attract) for instance.

Or has this slipped into the realm of the wacko fan?
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It's so obviously going to be Hermione and Ron.



Exactly why I hope it's not. It would be far more interesting to teach kids that at 15 or 16 you'll probably end up with a different person than everyone -thinks- you ought to be with.

This is just a little children's lit fantasy of mine though. So far though, JKR has been pretty satisfying in teaching some little lessons along the way -- so, there's still hope. :)
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Exactly why I hope it's not. It would be far more interesting to teach kids that at 15 or 16 you'll probably end up with a different person than everyone -thinks- you ought to be with.



Well, that's a good point, though it didn't occur to me until the 4th book that there might end up being something between them. So perhaps it's also a good lesson in someone you find annoying suddenly turning out to be hot 'n sexy.

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So far though, JKR has been pretty satisfying in teaching some little lessons along the way -- so, there's still hope.



I agree. I think they're great literature for kids and in general -- sophisticated and real, despite the fantastic subject matter.

I think it's gonna be funny to watch Harry and Ron increasingly ruled by their hormones. :)
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I think it's gonna be funny to watch Harry and Ron increasingly ruled by their hormones.



Started in year three when Harry "noticed" Cho. It's a little more pronounced in year four with all the party invites and turn downs. Year five ought to be a real hoot.
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Ya the series rocks - i read all 4 in a week while i was bedded up last fall. i don't remember all of the particulars of the books, but i do remember Harry really catching onto Cho. I hope the author keeps the future romantics and inuendo at a minimal/tolerable level - otherwise you could just go get some supermarket smut! ;) HP teaches birds and the bees? who knows...

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Harry is awesome! I devoured the first 2 books in a day each, the 3rd in two days, and the 4th in three. Then I reread them!

I agree that his love interest hasn't appeared yet. I don't think that Rawlings will make it that predictable. Hermione and Ron won't be an item either, at least not long term. They are a good trio of friends, and I hope Rawlings keeps them that way.

That woman is such a great writer, and I wish I had her creative vision. She has alot up her sleeve; I watched an interview with her, and she made it very clear that she will write it true to her vision, not as the critics/editors think it should be. No 'Hollywood' predictable plot twists. She also hinted that an important character will be killed.[:/]

I can't wait for the next book!


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No no no no no ...
You folks have it all wrong.
If you are up against the forces of evil, you don't want a pimply prebuscent wee boy between you and total destruction.

Gandalf rocks.....
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I´ve read them to... You will love the last 100 pages! And you will be wanting to read the next book soon!

One of the best cliffhangers ever?

About the relationships: How´s Harry and Hermione and Ron and Draco? "Openminded theory" ;)

I´d like a flying broom stick...

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"Yeah?? And is it any better to send a whiny farmboy against the Evil Empire?"

Yeah, I've often wondered about that, but Luke has Yoda on his side....And I for one wouldn't pick a fight with the little green guy, or any other moderator for that matter.;)

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He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

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