• Harry Potter
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No not the film's The Books!! [release][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b8/Harry_Potter_Books.png[/img] 1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [/release] [release] [b]The Secret[/b] Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's quandary involving the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents in his quest to conquer the wizarding world and subjugate non-magical people (Muggles). Since the June 30, 1997 release of the first novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, (retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide. The series has also had some share of criticism, including concern for the increasingly dark tone. As of June 2008, the book series has sold more than 400 million copies and has been translated into 67 languages,and the last four books have consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history. A series of many genres, including fantasy and coming of age, it has many cultural meanings and references. According to Rowling, the main theme is death, although it is primarily considered to be a work of children's literature. There are also many other themes in the series, such as love and prejudice. English-language versions of the books are published by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic Press in the United States, Allen & Unwin in Australia, and Raincoast Books in Canada. Through 2010, the first six books have been made into films by Warner Brothers; it is the highest grossing film series of all time. The seventh book is being made into two movies which are currently scheduled to be released nearly eight months apart: Part I on November 19, 2010 and the series finale on July 15, 2011. The series also originated much tie-in merchandise, making the Harry Potter brand worth $24 billion. [b]Other[/b] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8d/Fantastic_beasts.JPG[/img] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2001 book written by British author J. K. Rowling about the magical creatures in the Harry Potter universe. It purports to be Harry Potter's copy of the textbook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first novel of the Harry Potter series. In a 2001 interview with publisher Scholastic, Rowling stated that she chose the subject of magical creatures because it was a fun topic for which she had already developed a lot of information in earlier books. Rowling's name does not appear on the cover of the book, the work being credited under the pseudonym "Newt Scamander". The book benefits the charity Comic Relief. Over 80% of the cover price of each book sold goes directly to poor children in various places around the world. According to Comic Relief, sales from this book and its companion Quidditch Through the Ages have raised £15.7 million. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/Quidditchthroughtheages.jpg[/img] Quidditch Through the Ages is a 2001 book written by British author J. K. Rowling about Quidditch in the Harry Potter universe. It purports to be the Hogwarts library's copy of the non-fiction book of the same name mentioned in several novels of the Harry Potter series. Rowling's name does not appear on the cover of the book, the work being credited under the pseudonym "Kennilworthy Whisp". The book benefits the charity Comic Relief. Over 80% of the cover price of each book sold goes directly to poor children in various places around the world. According to Comic Relief, sales from this book and its companion Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them have raised £15.7 million. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/Beedle_St_UK.jpg[/img] The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a book of children's stories by British author J. K. Rowling. It purports to be the storybook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last book of the Harry Potter series. The book was originally produced in a limited edition of only seven copies, each handwritten and illustrated by J. K. Rowling. One of them was offered for auction in late 2007 and was expected to sell for £50,000 ($103,000, €80,000); ultimately it was bought for £1.95 million ($3.98 million, €2.28 million) by Amazon.com, making the selling price the highest achieved at auction for a modern literary manuscript. The money earned at the auction of the book was donated to The Children's Voice charity campaign. The book was published for the general public on 4 December 2008, with the proceeds going to the Children's High Level Group. [/release] [release][b]J. K. Rowling[/b] [img]http://s4.daemonsbooks.com/up/2009/08/jk-rowling.jpg[/img] [b]This Hot Bitch[/b] In 1990, J. K. Rowling was on a crowded train from Manchester to London when the idea for Harry suddenly "fell into her head". Rowling gives an account of the experience on her website saying: "I had been writing almost continuously since the age of six but I had never been so excited about an idea before. I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, and all the details bubbled up in my brain, and this scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who did not know he was a wizard became more and more real to me." Rowling completed Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1995 and the manuscript was sent off to several prospective agents. The second agent she tried, Christopher Little, offered to represent her and sent the manuscript to Bloomsbury. After eight other publishers had rejected Philosopher's Stone, Bloomsbury offered Rowling a £2,500 advance for its publication. Despite Rowling's statement that she did not have any particular age group in mind when beginning to write the Harry Potter books, the publishers initially targeted children aged nine to eleven. On the eve of publishing, Rowling was asked by her publishers to adopt a more gender-neutral pen name in order to appeal to the male members of this age group, fearing that they would not be interested in reading a novel they knew to be written by a woman. She elected to use J. K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen Rowling), using her grandmother's name as her second name because she has no middle name.[/release] [release][b]Games[/b] There are eight Harry Potter video games which correspond with the films and books. The games are produced by Electronic Arts, with the game version of the first entry in the series, Philosopher's Stone, being released in November 2001. The video games are released to coincide with the films, containing scenery and details from the films as well as the tone and spirit of the books. Objectives usually occur in and around Hogwarts, along with various other magical areas. The story and design of the games follows the selected film's characterisation and plot; EA worked closely with Warner Brothers to include scenes from the films. The last game in the series, Deathly Hallows, was split with Part I released in November 2010 and Part II debuting on consoles in July 2011. The two-part game forms the first entry to convey an intense theme of action and violence, with the gameplay revolving around a third-person shooter style format. A number of other non-EA Harry Potter games have been released, including DVD and board games such as Cluedo: Harry Potter Edition, Scene It? Harry Potter and Lego Harry Potter which are influenced by the themes of both the novels and films. [b]I correct myself, Order of the phoenix and up all suck.[/b] [/release] OP's Note's: Just Read the last book, Fucking Awesome [sp]Harry is a dick head for throwing away The Elder Wand[/sp]
I only read the last two books, after seeing the first 5 movies. I wish I'd read them all though
I stopped reading halfway through the Half-Blood prince a long time ago since I began to found it relatively boring. I've lost all interest in Harry Potter since then sadly. My relative is a fanatic for the movies though. I read through the 4th book when I was around 10, and from what I remember I think it was the best one out of the lot.
I've read them all, began to read the first book at age... 7 or 8 I think. I think the first 4 are the best ones, especially the 4th! After book 4.. well, then they kinda went from an adventurous, magic fantasy story to a cheesy teenage drama... Though I still enjoyed the whole series through.
[QUOTE=Zeb Brown;27455263] OP's Note's: Just Read the last book, Fucking Awesome [sp]Harry is a dick head for throwing away The Elder Wand[/sp][/QUOTE] He didn't. [sp]He just didn't use it because he wanted it's power to die, and it was a wand that people died over. Smart move in my opinion [/sp] Such a good series.
Snape kills dumbledore.
The first one is very nostalgic for me. I remember reading it and thinking I was a genius or something in grade 2.
I'm not sure how well this thread is going to do, but I hope it doesn't get too derailed. I recently read through the books from January-August in 2010. I'd actually look forward to reading them every day - it was a highlight in my life when I was going through a crappy year. I never had read the last book, when I got each book as a kid I'd loose interest after a few chapters, because I was like 10-14 when they were coming out. I know they aren't flawless books but damn, I really got sucked into them this time, I enjoyed them all so much. I read the last book while I was moving, and it actually made moving across the country enjoyable. I almost shed a man-tear when I finished the last page of the Deathly Hallows.
[QUOTE=Andaeeee;27455326]Snape kills dumbledore.[/QUOTE] fjkghdghkg I'm not done with them! [sp]yes I am[/sp]
[QUOTE=mrryanchisholm;27455331]The first one is very nostalgic for me. I remember reading it and thinking I was a genius or something in grade 2.[/QUOTE] My mum read the first one to me. I could never sleep because I wanted her to keep reading it to me.
This thread is making me want to read them again.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0hUeyiJdM0#t=2m45s[/url] Also, the portable games in the series weren't that bad. I could never get into the series though - too busy reading nonfiction books as a kid.
I enjoyed reading Prisoner of Azkaben the most.
[QUOTE=Eluveitie;27455362]My mum read the first one to me. I could never sleep because I wanted her to keep reading it to me.[/QUOTE] My mom read the first and second one for me when I was like 6, but then a year or two later I decided I would read them myself.
Harry potter was my childhood after rugrats
I could never get into the books when I was younger. Don't know why they didn't appeal to me.
[QUOTE=Zeb Brown;27455263][release] [B]And they are all horrible[/B][/release][/QUOTE] The Chamber of Secrets video game wasn't horrible.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;27455545]Chamber of Secrets for Gamecube wasn't horrible[/QUOTE] I thought the same for the PS2 version. I enjoyed it. Now GOBLET OF FIRE on the other hand...
[QUOTE=MrJazzy;27455310]I've read them all, began to read the first book at age... 7 or 8 I think. I think the first 4 are the best ones, especially the 4th! After book 4.. well, then they kinda went from an adventurous, magic fantasy story to a cheesy teenage drama... Though I still enjoyed the whole series through.[/QUOTE] Rowling failed at writing puberty, I think. Made a huge deal out of it and started humping Caps Lock whenever Harry was being a wrist-warrior. IMO they peaked at book three, before any of that started.
[QUOTE=mrryanchisholm;27455709]Now GOBLET OF FIRE on the other hand...[/QUOTE] was a failure
I <3 the Harry Potter franchise I can't wait for the second part to the last movie to be made, even though I know how it ends due to the book but still.
Goblet of Fire was great man I don't get why people are saying 3 was better. 4 had the best balance between the lighter first books and the darkest ones at the end.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;27455545]Chamber of Secrets for Gamecube wasn't horrible[/QUOTE] Chamber of Secrets was awesome on both the PC and the PS1, I loved them.
Stopped watching harry potter movies after the 5th one, they simply don't do the book justice, they scip important parts of the book and add extra unnecessary romance scenes. Also, the movies jump all of over the place. One second you're in a romance scene *BAM* WIZARD FIGHT! Overrated movie series is overrated.
I enjoyed reading the first book.
Got bored on the first page of the first book, then never read/watched anything Harry Potter related again.
[QUOTE=Dlaor-guy;27456038]Got bored on the first page of the first book, then never read/watched anything Harry Potter related again.[/QUOTE] Crates. I liked the last book the most, but I was a bit confused about why [sp]didn't the wand belong to the evil guy[/sp] [editline]16th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Dlaor-guy;27456038]Got bored on the first page of the first book, then never read/watched anything Harry Potter related again.[/QUOTE] Crates. I liked the last book the most, but I was a bit confused about why [sp]didn't the wand belong to the evil guy[/sp]
[QUOTE=Dlaor-guy;27456038]Got bored on the first page of the first book, then never read/watched anything Harry Potter related again.[/QUOTE] lol, judging the whole series after page 1 :frog:
The first three were better to read. After that the writing quality went down in favour of mass appeal and wordcount.
[QUOTE=pogothemunty;27456113]The first three were better to read. After that the writing quality went down in favour of mass appeal and wordcount.[/QUOTE] The fourth one was still good though.
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