Harry Potter

[Shadeus]

Heya:

I seem to recall that the World Quidditch Cup (in the 3rd book?) was lost by the team that got the Snitch.

Take care,
Dreeble

It was the 4th-book, that's right. And I'm pretty sure the Seeker was Viktor Krum, Hermione's "friend."

My parents got me the 4th-book for a birthday present...for my 28th birthday. I had never heard of them before but was immediately captivated by them. I really could see some potential dnd campaign being based on a school of wizardry like that. As for KnowTheToe's points:

1. I think its only students that are monitored. Remember in the beginning of the first book, Hagrid used magic to light a fire. He didn't get in trouble. And Mr. Weasley department partly deals with fixing jinxes wizards do on Muggles. That's a part of the 5th-book. So clearly not all magic is monitored.

2. The wizards spend all their time hiding their world from the Muggles. In doing so, they pretty much remove themselves from our world. Why have elevators when you can fly? Or dishwashers when magic can do all that for you?

3. Yeah, Quidditch is a mystery to me too. I think its the whole inter-house rivalry thing that makes it interesting. And they don't have too many matches.

In general, I liked the 4th-book by far the best. The last one was good, but very, very dark. I got tired of Harry's "woe-is-me" pity-party he threw for himself. The best part that came out of that was Harry teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts. Maybe by his 7th-year, he'll actually teach it. That could be cool. But back to Order of the Phoenix, it wasn't nearly as captivating for me. I didn't like the political aspect of this last one. The whole "government" involvement in the school just bothered me. Which is what it was supposed to do, but it wasn't as interesting. I mean, the enemy was more red-tape and rules and a troll or Lord V. Well, at least until the end.

Of course, the wizard duel at the end of the book was very, very cool.

I wonder how a dnd campaign could translate to harry potter's world. Maybe a level per school year? I don't know...

 

[Uzumaki]

Heya:

I seem to recall that the World Quidditch Cup (in the 3rd book?) was lost by the team that got the Snitch.

Take care,
Dreeble

It was. THe Snitch is worth 150 points, and the game ends if anybody catches it. Krum's team was down by 160 points when he caught the Snitch, ending the game on his terms, but losing overall.

 

[kingpaul]

*edit* post deleted. Didn't read the entire thread and saw that question was already answered.

 

[kengar]

Rumor has it that the sixth Harry Potter book will be over 700-1000 pages. Since the next movie will not be released until November 2004, we may hear about the next book after that. We might find out that Dumbledore is Harry's grandfather.

I greatly enjoyed the books even though I waited until the third one was released to start reading them.

I had heard -though I don't really keep up with the rumor mill- that the remaining 2 books will be shorter. Rowling used books 4 & 5 as "transition pieces" and will go back just telling the rest of the story in 6 & 7.

Of course, she might find they grow bigger than she anticipates as she writes them.

 

[KnowTheToe]

It was the 4th-book, that's right. And I'm pretty sure the Seeker was Viktor Krum, Hermione's "friend."

My parents got me the 4th-book for a birthday present...for my 28th birthday. I had never heard of them before but was immediately captivated by them. I really could see some potential dnd campaign being based on a school of wizardry like that. As for KnowTheToe's points:

1. I think its only students that are monitored. Remember in the beginning of the first book, Hagrid used magic to light a fire. He didn't get in trouble. And Mr. Weasley department partly deals with fixing jinxes wizards do on Muggles. That's a part of the 5th-book. So clearly not all magic is monitored.

That is my point. Why not use the same spells to try and locate wizards like the Death Eaters & Lord V that are casting illegal spells. It is not a huge issue, but it annoyed me, it pulled me out of the story, which is always a bad thing.

2. The wizards spend all their time hiding their world from the Muggles. In doing so, they pretty much remove themselves from our world. Why have elevators when you can fly? Or dishwashers when magic can do all that for you?

I would think wizards would have a basic understanding, say of the subway because they use the Hogwarts Express or at least know of the Hogwarts train. It again is a minor point and is used for humor in the book so I don't really mind, but it pulled me out of the story a few times, especially when Mr. Weasley intergrates with the Muggle world as part of his job.

 

[KnowTheToe]

I would really be surprised if they split a book into two movies. Do they really think they will get 7 or 8 movies out of this. If so, it would be unpresidented. People's interest is hard to keep for that period of time and the actor playing Harry would be 30 by the time they finished.

I assume there are at least 2 more books which translates to 4 years before both are published. How long until the movies catch up?

 

[Datt]

According to imdb.com Order of the Phoenix is set for release in 2007. So you can just guess when/if they make the last two when they would come out.

As far as keeping people's intereset think about how many James Bond movies there have been.

 

[KnowTheToe]

According to imdb.com Order of the Phoenix is set for release in 2007. So you can just guess when/if they make the last two when they would come out.

As far as keeping people's intereset think about how many James Bond movies there have been.

But James Bond films are unrelated. They could do it because each story wraps up at the end of each book, but it is hard to tell what people will be thinking in 2007. Kids taste might change. Remember how big Goosebumps were? And then there were the fantasy books with animals as the main characters. The risk is Pop culture changes quickly.

 

[Stormfalcon]

That is my point. Why not use the same spells to try and locate wizards like the Death Eaters & Lord V that are casting illegal spells. It is not a huge issue, but it annoyed me, it pulled me out of the story, which is always a bad thing.

There are a couple of possible reasons:

1) Lord Voldemort & his cohorts have most likely become more adept at evading such spells. Remember, Harry and his friends are still wizards in training, whereas Voldemort and his followers have a lot more experience and knowledge, probably including the know-how for remaining undetected by the Ministry.

2) The Death Eaters that are still around these days enjoy positions of prestige and power, and most likely use their social/political power to steer the Ministry away from seriously investigating any Death Eaters that have escaped the trials of the past, as well as investigating any possibility of Voldemort's return. Lord Malfoy is a very good example of how powerful and manipulative the Death Eaters have become while in hiding.

 

[Shadeus]

That's a good point. Aurors do nothing but look for dark art magic and they can't find Lord V or the death eaters. So there must be counterspells. Although, it wouldn't surprise me if that was a later topic in one of the books: HOW they can evade the aurors.