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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 8, 2011 11:54:14 GMT -5
Non-fan spammin' the fan-thread... I love Harry Potter, but more than the stories, I love noticing the way the world falls down when you analyse it closely. The economics of the thing is all wrong. This makes me chortle. |
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Post by moosethemoose on Jun 9, 2011 8:54:32 GMT -5
Chortling is what I aim for. But really - the community size, employment, and education system don't make much sense when you put them next to each other.
The other thing that gets my goat [that is, the thing other than Aberforth] is the idea of a 'powerful' magician. There's never any explanation of the magic system and it seems to be more or less random, including power levels, the words/actions, and particularly potions, which in the first book are made out by Snape to be somewhat scientific.
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Post by Marina on Jun 9, 2011 10:49:27 GMT -5
Chortling is what I aim for. But really - the community size, employment, and education system don't make much sense when you put them next to each other. The other thing that gets my goat [that is, the thing other than Aberforth] is the idea of a 'powerful' magician. There's never any explanation of the magic system and it seems to be more or less random, including power levels, the words/actions, and particularly potions, which in the first book are made out by Snape to be somewhat scientific. Dan Radcliffe himself said that he finds it funny that they, the heroes, who barely have any training or experience, always manage to defeat those wizards who at first appeared very powerful, but then turn out completely incompetent. |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 9, 2011 14:21:02 GMT -5
The other thing that gets my goat [that is, the thing other than Aberforth] is the idea of a 'powerful' magician. There's never any explanation of the magic system and it seems to be more or less random, including power levels, the words/actions, and particularly potions, which in the first book are made out by Snape to be somewhat scientific. This essay on magic systems: brandonsanderson.com/article/40/Sandersons-First-Law is a thing you should read. READ IT NOW. |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 10, 2011 2:48:40 GMT -5
For an anti-Potter, I sure do post here a lot... Just have to show you lovely folks this, because even I found it hilarious, so I'm betting you will too: tumblr.com/xp12x1f6if |
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 10, 2011 3:50:34 GMT -5
Bwah ha ha -- I saw that earlier and laughed me arse off.
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Post by moosethemoose on Jun 10, 2011 21:43:17 GMT -5
For an anti-Potter, I sure do post here a lot... Just have to show you lovely folks this, because even I found it hilarious, so I'm betting you will too: tumblr.com/xp12x1f6ifFantastic. I'm enjoying the essay about magic you posted too, though I haven't finished yet. |
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Post by moosethemoose on Jun 10, 2011 21:51:32 GMT -5
Dan Radcliffe himself said that he finds it funny that they, the heroes, who barely have any training or experience, always manage to defeat those wizards who at first appeared very powerful, but then turn out completely incompetent. Yeah! I know! Strange stuff. I never know what to think of Daniel Radcliffe as an authority on Harry Potter, though I guess he would have spent far, far longer thinking about the world and Harry's relationship with it than I have. onlyaworkingtitle: I just finished that essay. It was quite good - I think he made his point very well. And a good point it was, too. As I say, the 'softness' of the Harry Potter magic is very irritating for me. I like ones where you can sit and think about what implications your knowledge of the laws of magic have for the plot. [Though I can't think of any examples of such a thing just at this moment.] |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 11, 2011 20:33:50 GMT -5
onlyaworkingtitle: I just finished that essay. It was quite good - I think he made his point very well. And a good point it was, too. As I say, the 'softness' of the Harry Potter magic is very irritating for me. I like ones where you can sit and think about what implications your knowledge of the laws of magic have for the plot. [Though I can't think of any examples of such a thing just at this moment.] If you like "harder" magic systems, you might try the works of Brandon Sanderson (the author of that essay). His Mistborn series, for example, has very well-explained magic, and the loopholes are all logical but surprising. A very enjoyable read. Plus, it's post-apocalyptic, and who doesn't love some post-apocalyptic fantasy? |
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Post by oaki on Jun 12, 2011 14:21:56 GMT -5
Hi! My name is Laura and I've been a Harry Potter fan since I was 9. As someone said before, my mom bought me the first book and I refused to read it, with no particular reason in mind. Since then, I've reread the first 5 books over 40 times each, and the last two books over 10 times. Favourite book: Philosopher's Stone Favourite movie: Prisoner of Azkaban Favourite character: Hermione Granger Favourite ship: Harry/Hermione [just because I don't care about Ron] Favourite wrock band: Ministry of Magic My patronus: Phoenix bird As for my participation in this fandom, here: 1. We used to role-play Harry Potter in front of my block, as we were a gang of 3 boys and a girl [yours truely]. 2. I was part of a Harry Potter club in fourth grade. 3. I just finished high-school, and as the final paper for my english class , I wrote a 374 pages paper on The World of Harry Potter, with a 50 pages brochure on the International Quidditch Association's rulebook. Supported by a 23 slide powerpoint. I practiced to present the powerpoint in under 10 minutes, the time we had, but they took some points because the paper was supposed to be between 10-20 pages. Nevertheless, they couldn't take more, because I knew my thesis perfectly, and I had fluency, and structure. They thought I just used copy-paste on the entire paper, but I argued that it was information about the phenomenon that was true, I couldn't invent something like that, I just managed to patch them all together to get to a point, that Harry Potter is an extraordinary work of literature. So I got 95.
Also, add me on Mugglespace: www.mugglespace.com/profile/HermioneGrangerr. |
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Post by Annie Ozone on Jun 12, 2011 23:08:10 GMT -5
WOOOOO Harry Potter! Started reading just before PoA came out ('98, I guess?), and have been in love with the series since. I am definitely a Hufflepuff. My favorite characters trade off a lot--Sirius, Tonks, Luna, Snape--but they remain my favorites (and I just now noticed I have one from each house!)
And yes, the whole wizarding world doesn't make much sense at all, but since I grew up on Roald Dahl and Eva Ibbotson before HP, the ridiculousness just adds to the story for me. The savior of the wizarding world is basically clueless about it! The destroyer is obsessed with it! It is fitting, I feel.
Off-topic: just saw a rerun of Rupert Grint on Top Gear, and he out-adorabled the Hamster. How is this possible?
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Post by Eternal Lobster on Jun 16, 2011 9:02:48 GMT -5
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 23, 2011 6:07:31 GMT -5
I just watched the video announcing Pottermore. I'm...still not quite sure what it is. And apparently I can't find out till October? Because that's when it's being released to everyone? (A special few get it now, but gods know who they are or how they're chosen.) Got through to the overloaded Leaky Cauldron and read the press release. Makes a lot more sense than her video. I understand now! |
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Post by Eternal Lobster on Jun 23, 2011 10:24:13 GMT -5
Her video was so vague and almost pointless! (Though I did like how appreciative she was towards her fans; I got teary). I just feel like the whole thing is anti-climatic because it is what everyone had been expecting. No lie, I am excited to read unpublished Harry Potter material but that is about it. I used to be involved in the online HP community a lot but I don't see the point now  |
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Post by Mary Sandals on Jun 23, 2011 15:12:20 GMT -5
I'm not even sure what it is yet? I'm excited to read the unpublished material too but what exactly is "an online reading experience"? bof. My friends all think it's a fanfiction site
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I love Harry Potter, but more than the stories, I love noticing the way the world falls down when you analyse it closely. The economics of the thing is all wrong. 
