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Archive through January 23, 2003

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Wargod

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Making note to buy gift card for hubby at Waldens, LOL.

Thanks Calamity. I checked barnesandnoble.com and they say the same thing. Amazon.com has no release date yet, but I don't have alot of faith in Amazon since they've been reporting that one book I've been waiting on has been due out for about four years now. They've taken advance orders and the book isn't even written yet. The last time I checked on it, it said the realease date was August, 1969, LOL.

Neko

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 6:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wooo hoo!!
Saturday, June 21, 2003

That means, since at the libary, I'm 256 out of 702 or someting..
So I should be getting it in July hopefully NOT while I'm away at the Camp.

Hermione69

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 6:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Is it June 21st yet??

I am going to create a thread for this in The Library and copy your post Calamity. Hope that's okay. :)

Fluffybbw

Monday, January 20, 2003 - 3:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ok, I'm sneaking in here while it's quiet and I just have to say I LOVE all the Potter books, I have the books and the audio tapes. I've seen the first movie several times and fully intend to also see the Chamber of Secrets several times. And now here's my shameful confession. . .in the movie, Lucius Malfroy, Draco's father is HOT! My friends and I even have a nickname for him: Lucious Lucius! I do freely admit that the character is thoroughly rotten, haughty and evil. .but I just can't help myself. There, I feel much better, thanks so much for letting me get that off my chest!

Crazydog

Monday, January 20, 2003 - 3:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Fluffy, if you like Lucius, rent The Patriot. (The Mel Gibson one, not the Steven Seagal movie.) The actor looks a lot better without that ridiculous wig. Although it's hard to say in which movie he's more of a jerk.

Hermione69

Monday, January 20, 2003 - 3:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Fluffy! First of all, you will never be able to sneak into a Harry Potter thread while I'm lurking. I haunt the Harry Potter threads ceaselessly. It's a little frightening, actually. I'm a Harry Potter thread stalker.

Second of all, you are not alone in thinking Lucius is luscious (love the nickname)! Check my post on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 @ 11:42 a.m. and you'll see I confessed to the same thing!! Imbewitched also admits to finding him quite attractive :) Maybe we should start our own fan club? The LLL or Triple L - Luscious Lucius Lovers. I'm cracking myself up here.

I've seen Cos 3 times. I saw it opening night and then when it finally came to my area for three days in the open caption format, I watched it two days in a row!

Come on over to The Library-- we already have a thread for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix!

Hermione69

Monday, January 20, 2003 - 3:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ummm, Crazydog, I can't speak for Fluffy, but that long, blonde hair Isaacs wears for the part is part of why I found Lucius so hot. Should I be ashamed?

Fluffybbw

Monday, January 20, 2003 - 3:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh yeah!! I totally agree Hermione69 the hair is a definate plus for me, thanks everyone for showing me I am not alone in this guilty pleasure.
Crazydog, I did see the Mel Gibson movie, which I think is a great movie by the way, but I hated his character so much in that one I didn't even realize it was the same actor!

Imbewitched

Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 12:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, Fluffy and Hermione!! The fan club is a fabulous idea. Triple L is just perfect. And I am soooo with you both about that long white hair. He is just yum, yum, yummmmmy!!

Pamy

Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 12:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
They hav Harry Potter jellybeans and here are some of the flavors...vomit, grass, black pepper, and boogers!!
What were they thinking??!!

Crazydog

Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 12:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL about the Lucius hair. Well, I suppose some of you like it! :)

I've always wondered about those Harry Potter jelly beans, I would have to think those flavors are not real flavors. Right? I know that they appear in the books, but I can't imagine actually making a vomit flavored bean. Or is that part of the fun, not getting stuck with the vomit bean? Has anyone tried them?

Imbewitched

Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 12:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Crazydog, as horrible as it sounds, yes the Berti Botts Beans are as described. I have had several pouches and thank goodness for the insert that shows a picture of the beans and the flavor. There are however a few in the bag that are called "mystery beans". Those I avoid at all costs. LOL!

Hermione69

Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 1:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've never tried the Bernie Botts Every Flavor Beans because I figured they would be just like the real thing. I think that is hilarious, LOL! I keep meaning to get a chocolate frog, but they are EXPENSIVE. (I'd rather spend my money on the Lego sets!) Anyone every tried a chocolate frog? Do they come with wizard cards the way they do in the books?

Neko

Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 1:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've seen the Bertie Botts Every Flavor bean and I want to try them all..

"Alas, earwax."

I havn't seen the chocolate frogs though, if I do I'll buy one or two..

Hermione69

Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 1:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Neko, I crack up at "Alas, earwax." every time!

I saw the chocolate frogs at a Borders bookstore awhile back, like in early 2002. Not sure if they still stock them, but they were something like $6.95 each, which I thought was ridiculous at the time. Of course now I'm wishing I had gotten one since I haven't seen them in awhile and I bet they do have wizard cards!!

Wargod

Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 3:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Heh, I was volunteering in my sons class this morning when one little boy was telling his teacher about the jelly beans. They had quite the lively discussion about them..both like grass, he likes dirt, LOL. I didn't realize they really were weird flavors, just thought they were jelly beans, LOL.

I'm going to have to go to the candy store and pick some up.

Neko

Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL me too GAL.
I think that Thursday I might go to the CandyBowl and see if they have the Bertie Botts verey flavour beans.
I don't think they did but I might as well look again.

Hermione69

Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
http://www.hpwizardstore.com/

has a candy section with the chocolate frogs and every flavor beans.

:)

Tashakinz

Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 1:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I bought Hubby a little box of the Bertie Bott beans for x-mas 2001. If you ever find them - avoid the white ones. Those are the ones with the funky flavors. He got one that he swears tasted like rotten fish. I took his word for it. lol

Webkitty

Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Is this were newbies to the books can discuss the difference between the films and the books?

I am halfway through the first book, and I have seen both films.
I have to say that the potterheads are more gracious when it comes to film adaptation than LOTR fans are. I wish more ringnuts were this gracious!

With that said, I'm glad I saw the movies first. I think I would have been very disapointed in Richard Harris portrayal of Dumbledore. I understand he was sick and it showed. I'm sorry he passed away, but they should have gotten someone else. I want to see twinkling eyes! I got the impession from the book that Dumbledore has a quirky and witty personality. I hope whoever they get to replace him can inject some of this into his character.
This is my only real complaint so far, the rest is just observation.

I didn't realize how frightened and unsure Harry felt most of the time from the movie. I didn't realize just how horrible his life was with the Dursley's. I liked the movie Snape better than the book Snape. (but I'm still glad Alan Rickman played him, love him and his portrayal)
I liked the movie Hagrid better than the book Hagrid, probably because of the way Rowling writes his dialog with that accent, it disrupts the flow for me.

That's it for now, I started the book yesterday and will probably finish it up today. I have the Chamber sitting here all ready to go after that.
I'm already a ringnut, and now I suspect I will become a potterhead too, not a giant leap

Hermione69

Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 12:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Webkitty, We would love to have you join the ranks of the Potterheads! Maybe we should create a thread in The Library for the earlier HP books? I think one thread for all of them would actually work because after a while it is like one long story.

I'm glad you liked both the first book and the movies! As far as book versus movie, as much as I love the movies, I will always love the books more. They have so much more depth. There is a lot of flash in the movies that can be overdone, I think. For example, Harry falling out of the car in CoS still kinda bugs me because it didn't happen, and that is 5 minutes they could have used for character development, such as with Ginny Weasly whose character was very underexplored for such a pivotal part in CoS.

In the movies, the focus has very much been on the three kids, and the relationships and roles of their classmates and the adults in the school is often glossed over. I understand that's necessary for time purposes, but it is part of why I will always love the books best. George and Fred are hilarious. The whole Weasley family is fascinating. The adult characters are compelling. You don't get as much of a sense of that in the movies. They did do a good job with that yummy Lucius Malfoy in CoS! They gave pretty good insight into his character in a short amount of time.

I loved Harris as Dumbledore, but I agree that he seemed "faded" particularly in the 2nd movie. I'm interested in seeing who will be next and what kind of personality he will bring to the role. It seemed all but official that it would be Sir Ian and now everyone is saying that Michael Gambon guy.

I was very pleased with all the casting. The only one that gave me pause, at first, was actually Hermione. She is not supposed to be that cute!! She is supposed to be in a very bad ugly duckling stage! But I think Emma Watson carried it off with panache.

(BTW, LOTR:TTT is FINALLY coming in OC, but not until March. I can make it, I can make it, I can make it....)

Wargod

Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 12:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was so used to seeing good books turned into semi-bad movies that I didn't hold out a whole lot of hope for Harry Potter. I was pleasantly suprised by it. The books are still much better, IMO, but they didn't did a good job on it.

I still say Patrick Stewart for Dumbledore.

Hermione69

Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 12:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Patrick Stewart would be awesome. I don't know this Gambon guy from Adam, but his picture at IMDB has him looking like a godfather!!

Calamity

Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love the idea of a Library thread for the first four HP books. Especially since I plan to re-read 'em before OotP is released. I realized the other day that I haven't read any of the books since 2001 - no wonder I get tripped up on details (like calling Rita Skeeter "Rita Skeezer", lol, I know I'm a lousy speller but that's really bad!).

Everyone's absolutely right...there's so much more to the books than what the movies have been able to touch upon. Like I wrote in my CoS film review, Prof. Lockhart and Lucius Malfoy are the only two adult characters who've really lived up to my imagination. It's funny, when I first read CoS, I actually worried that Harry might really have a dark side! I do have to thank the movies for at least one thing though...I never could quite picture Quidditch robes but the movie ones look great.

I don't expect movie adaptions to be exact duplicates of books (sometimes I even prefer the movie version over the books), but more often than not I think "oh why did they do that!" :) . I've watched the trailer for the 'Wrinkle in Time' miniseries and it just makes me whimper. And I can see 'The Polar Express' either becoming a classic film or a complete disaster.

Webkitty

Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ok! I just finished the first book.
The ending where Harry faces Quirrell/Voldemort was much better/scarier/intense reading it than watching the movie, loved it.

I think the film captured the magic of Hogwarts beautifully. The grandness of it all. It made me want to read the books.

One thing I noticed from reading the book was the repeated reference to homework and studies. I didn't realize from just watching the movie how much the kids have to learn, and how seriously this is taken. I don't know what I thought they were doing at the SCHOOL of Hogwarts! lol.

I'll try to have this second book done by tomorrow, its an easy read.