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<blockquote data-quote="Shadeus" data-source="post: 1184686" data-attributes="member: 1795">It was the 4th-book, that's right.&nbsp; And I'm pretty sure the Seeker was Viktor Krum, Hermione's &quot;friend.&quot;My parents got me the 4th-book for a birthday present...for my 28th birthday.&nbsp; I had never heard of them before but was immediately captivated by them.&nbsp; I really could see some potential dnd campaign being based on a school of wizardry like that.&nbsp; As for KnowTheToe's points:1. I think its only students that are monitored.&nbsp; Remember in the beginning of the first book, Hagrid used magic to light a fire.&nbsp; He didn't get in trouble.&nbsp; And Mr. Weasley department partly deals with fixing jinxes wizards do on Muggles.&nbsp; That's a part of the 5th-book.&nbsp; So clearly not all magic is monitored.2. The wizards spend all their time hiding their world from the Muggles.&nbsp; In doing so, they pretty much remove themselves from our world.&nbsp; Why have elevators when you can fly?&nbsp; Or dishwashers when magic can do all that for you?3. Yeah, Quidditch is a mystery to me too.&nbsp; I think its the whole inter-house rivalry thing that makes it interesting.&nbsp; And they don't have too many matches.In general, I liked the 4th-book by far the best.&nbsp; The last one was good, but very, very dark.&nbsp; I got tired of Harry's &quot;woe-is-me&quot; pity-party he threw for himself.&nbsp; The best part that came out of that was Harry teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts.&nbsp; Maybe by his 7th-year, he'll actually teach it.&nbsp; That could be cool.&nbsp; But back to Order of the Phoenix, it wasn't nearly as captivating for me.&nbsp; I didn't like the political aspect of this last one.&nbsp; The whole &quot;government&quot; involvement in the school just bothered me.&nbsp; Which is what it was supposed to do, but it wasn't as interesting.&nbsp; I mean, the enemy was more red-tape and rules and a troll or Lord V.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Maybe a level per school year?&nbsp; I don't know...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadeus, post: 1184686, member: 1795"] 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... [/QUOTE]

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