[Red Badger]

I missed nothing.
They were originally written for children.
That ought to tell you something..........

[sit-rep]

lol... my man... all my kids watched the movies several times and they all grew up and stayed Catholics. not all kids are that easily brainwashed...

[Svartalfiar]

I missed nothing. They were originally written for children. That ought to tell you something..........

Um, that the quality of writing is at an elementary-school level?
If you're trying to imply something sinister, then where's the outrage from the last several years? SciFi and Fantasy have been putting out similar stuff for decades, HP just happened to become more popular than most. Sure, I've seen a bit of complaint on Narnia or Lord of the Rings, but that's not much and nothing on any other major (or minor) books!