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balmainbugg · 12-02-2002, 08:55 AM

hi all

don't really have much to say but have just registered and figured i may as well post something to see how this forum software works

haven't seen HP2 yet but was pretty disappointed with HP1 - they seemed to miss all the humour of the book - all the quirky characteristics, idiosyncracies and so on.

i disagree that jk rowling was heavy handed with the morality/underpinning themes - kids tend to love those - all stories have them, from alice in wonderland to enid blyton books to the lord of the rings etc etc etc - it's basically the 'hero's journey' once again (and we never seem to tire of that one)

the harry potter series has given me (and other potterphiles i know) a whole new language of metaphor/symbols/whatever. my favourite is the idea of boggarts being pesky imaginary beings that morph into that which you most fear, and that the way to deal with them is to laugh at them. dementors are also very well described - had no trouble whatsoever understanding those

anyway - have rattled on enough - will press "submit" and see what happens...

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12-02-2002, 08:55 AM	#20
balmainbugg Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 3	hi all don't really have much to say but have just registered and figured i may as well post something to see how this forum software works haven't seen HP2 yet but was pretty disappointed with HP1 - they seemed to miss all the humour of the book - all the quirky characteristics, idiosyncracies and so on. i disagree that jk rowling was heavy handed with the morality/underpinning themes - kids tend to love those - all stories have them, from alice in wonderland to enid blyton books to the lord of the rings etc etc etc - it's basically the 'hero's journey' once again (and we never seem to tire of that one) the harry potter series has given me (and other potterphiles i know) a whole new language of metaphor/symbols/whatever. my favourite is the idea of boggarts being pesky imaginary beings that morph into that which you most fear, and that the way to deal with them is to laugh at them. dementors are also very well described - had no trouble whatsoever understanding those anyway - have rattled on enough - will press "submit" and see what happens...