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richterca

Is this the real life...

Nov 17, 2005 11:45

So I watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire last night. You will note that this movie does not open until tomorrow. But I digress. I decoded to see this mostly because of a comment of Brandon's that it "looks like the chuunin exam for wizards." That and the fact that cute little Hermione is growing up fast, and the girl playing Fleur is 22 ( Read more... )

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aeoconnor November 17 2005, 20:22:39 UTC

OK.....I'll forgive you because you haven't read book 4 (I'm assuming anyway) and the movie is never as good as the book. At any rate, the premise of rigging the triwizard cup etc....is to reveal more about the wizarding community. Rowling is careful to expose things in her books because she doesn't want to give away the ending to 7. A brief answer to a complex question. Sorry Vic, I love this series and I had to respond.

sierralad November 18 2005, 08:51:37 UTC

The entire point of rigging the Triwizard Tournament is because as long as Harry's at either the Dursleys' or at Hogwarts, he's nigh untouchable. The Triwizard Cup is turned into a portkey to whisk Harry away from Hogwarts, where he's vulnerable to Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

Here you have a kid whose parents died before he could remember them, and he's stuck living with relatives who are idiots and treat him poorly.

It wasn't stupid when Charles Dickens did something similar with Oliver Twist. Or when Roald Dahl did it with James and the Giant Peach. I could go on, but I think you get my point.

"You know, I bet my real parents were great. I bet they were the best people ever. In fact, they probably died to save my life, 'cause they were the best parents ever. And I bet they were rich too. Yeah, they were rich and they left all the money just for me, and they hid it so my stupid aunt and uncle can't get any of it. And... and they were WIZARDS! Yeah, wizards! And they were the BEST wizards EVER, and so I'M a wizard too. Yeah, I ( ... )

aeoconnor November 18 2005, 17:19:34 UTC

Nice response.....which book is more important 3 or 4?

richterca November 19 2005, 01:21:26 UTC

Tom, you totally didn't get any of my post at all ( ... )

mitzusan November 18 2005, 18:44:44 UTC

4 is the more important book. Mainly because of the ending. That is all I will say.