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Post by ravenwood on Aug 21, 2014 11:10:12 GMT -5
Ok, I know what you're thinking. That I'm just a fanboy or something. Wrong. I love the books (hate the movies), but that doesn't mean there is nothing wrong with the story. This thread is to say anything you want about the series. For example, I liked the characters and their backstory, but the magic system makes no sense (where does it come from, how is it "bettered", and if all you need to perform magic is have a magic stick and a magic word, why go to school?)
See?
It'll be fun to work out the kinks in this series, and admiring it for its good parts. Anybody read the books? (movies don't count. If you talk about the movies here, a thousand Cruxiatus curses upon you)
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Post by Bobbyjoeangus43 on Aug 21, 2014 15:14:37 GMT -5
I read all the books a few years ago. I always thought some of the stuff to be pretty stupid. Like why would you not be allowed to use the death spell thing, even when they are about to kill people anyways. Harry easily could have killed Volimort countless times. Hell, ANYONE could have.
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Post by urbanknight4 on Aug 22, 2014 7:15:43 GMT -5
When I was in AP Lit and they taught us what Deus Ex Machina is, do you know what they used as a glaring example? Harry Potter.
It can be argued that Harry didnt do a single thing. His victory came from his mother's sacrifice, Ollivander's skill in making twin wands, Voldemort's folly, Dumbledore's wisdom, and Snape. I thought Neville and Snape were better characters than Harry simply because the world wasn't handed to them and yet they still did far better things for the world than simply relying on their dead mothers.
But!
I still like Harry. I like the series, and it was really fun to read them.
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Post by ravenwood on Aug 27, 2014 17:22:01 GMT -5
Well, Voldemort was unkillable because of his Horcruxes, so that part is explained. What I don't get is the magic system. Like, in Eragon, magic comes from your own physical energy, and can be drawn from gems (storage) or other beings (leeching).That makes sense, and imposes logical limits on casters so you can tell who is stronger and WHY. In HP, Voldemort is simple explained as being "really powerful because of dark magic" and it's left at that. It leaves me wondering how people even get better at magic in that world. Do they swish and flick their wand a hundred times or something?
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