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A Very Harry Ending
New York Post ^ | February 20, 2007 | ANGELA MONTEFINISE

Posted on 02/20/2007 2:08:05 PM PST by CholeraJoe

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To: TChris
We had some people in our church that got their underwear in a bunch over the Harry Potter series. It seems to be in the same genre as the Narnia series, good triumphing over evil.

Our family read the series. I loved the idea that we as a family could have discussions about the books.
41 posted on 02/20/2007 2:29:05 PM PST by Kimmers
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To: CholeraJoe
More murder, torture, kidnapping, theft, voyeurism, child abuse, animal cruelty, and interracial dating from J.K. Rowling.

Umm . . . please tell me we're playing "one of these things is not like the others."

42 posted on 02/20/2007 2:29:31 PM PST by ahayes (On the internet no one can hear you scream.)
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To: TChris

I'd forgotten about the basilisk. That's not my favorite movie.

See y'all, time to take my kids to church.


43 posted on 02/20/2007 2:29:33 PM PST by Tax-chick (Every "choice" has a direct object.)
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To: CholeraJoe
Professor Quirrel

Hey, Quirrel was self defense. But you missed Cedric Diggory and Ol' Frank the groundskeeper of the Riddle house, and Barty Crouch Sr.

Theft, boomslang skin and lacewing flies.

Dozens of rare acromantulas were crushed beneath the wheels of a 1960 Ford Anglia

The horror, the horror!

Interracial dating- And Bill's marrying that Frenchy!

44 posted on 02/20/2007 2:29:47 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: CholeraJoe

You sure have studied the stories for someone that doesn't seem to like them.

None of that was even retained by me.

Except for the poisonous snake. I would kill something that was trying to kill me too. That isn't torture, it is self defense.


45 posted on 02/20/2007 2:30:49 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Tax-chick

In the two movies (Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire) in which Jennifer Smith has appeared as Lavender Brown, she's a tall girl with long brown hair and blue eyes.


46 posted on 02/20/2007 2:30:59 PM PST by CholeraJoe ("The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord shall be born as the seventh month dies.")
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To: Tax-chick

Have some of Sybil's cooking sherry... :)


47 posted on 02/20/2007 2:31:17 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Junior
Since when is interracial dating a crime?

The same as always, when her father catches you "compromised"...

48 posted on 02/20/2007 2:33:37 PM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Calpernia

Where did you get the impression that I don't like them? I've read every book at least 3 times and watched the movies repeatedly. I was baiting the Potter haters


49 posted on 02/20/2007 2:36:18 PM PST by CholeraJoe ("The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord shall be born as the seventh month dies.")
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To: CholeraJoe
interracial dating

I personally dated a black woman. Do you have a problem with that?

50 posted on 02/20/2007 2:37:14 PM PST by RadioAstronomer (Senior and Founding Member of Darwin Central)
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To: CholeraJoe

Interracial dating????????


51 posted on 02/20/2007 2:37:47 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Tax-chick
IIRC correctly it was either on www.fanfiction.net under TV crossovers, Buffy the Vampire slayer crossovers. Or at Twisting the Hellmouth www.tthfanfic.com.

I'm a Stagate SG1 fan fiction fan and found it by accident.

Warning, with Fan Fiction, Sturgeon's Law (90% of everything is crap) applies. But the remaing 10% has some very well written amateur fiction.

By the way, there are about 285,649 Harry Potter stories in the Harry Potter section of fanfiction.net...
52 posted on 02/20/2007 2:38:05 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps (Hi, I'm the DREAD PIRATE ROBERTS! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

I didn't list all the murders on purpose. I also omitted Dumbledore and Igor Karkoroff among others.


53 posted on 02/20/2007 2:38:25 PM PST by CholeraJoe ("The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord shall be born as the seventh month dies.")
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To: CholeraJoe
Where did you get the impression that I don't like them? I've read every book at least 3 times and watched the movies repeatedly. I was baiting the Potter haters

Sorry.

Note to self: Read the whole thread before commenting. Sigh.

54 posted on 02/20/2007 2:38:27 PM PST by RadioAstronomer (Senior and Founding Member of Darwin Central)
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To: CholeraJoe
Dude- have you even acrually read the book? That kind of ignorant, foaming-at-the-mouth rant gives us fundemental Christians a bad name. Try to find the facts before you pop off on your minister's favorite soapbox, will ya?
55 posted on 02/20/2007 2:38:37 PM PST by mikeus_maximus (Liberals want America to fail so the world can evolve.)
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To: CholeraJoe

Oh pardon. I'm not usually on the Harry Potter threads and didn't know your take. You fooled me though. I took the bait. I actually thought you were upset with the snake being killed :)


56 posted on 02/20/2007 2:39:41 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: RadioAstronomer; AppyPappy

So have I, RA. I was baiting the Potter haters.


57 posted on 02/20/2007 2:39:49 PM PST by CholeraJoe ("The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord shall be born as the seventh month dies.")
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To: CholeraJoe
1. HARRY Potter is not going to die.

2. But Professor Snape will.

3. Harry Potter will not hook up with Hermione. But his best friend will.

4. And Harry Potter will never see Dumbledore alive again. But Dumbledore will still manage to help him.
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1,3 and 4 are almost obvious.

1. The central message of Harry Potter is that talent (Harry), loyalty (Ron) and hard work (Hermiuone) are not enough to defeat evil - in the end it takes love. To make that point Harry must eventually defeat Voldemort with the help of love.

3. They have been setting up Ron and Hermionefrom the beginning.

4. All the lesser former heads of Hogwarts live on and help their successors. Dumbledore as the greatest wizard ever will, of course, live on.

As for Snape, if he betrayed Dumbledore then he will likely die. If he worked with Dumbledore to the end, then as the only Deatheater to renounce evil he will likely live to make a point.
58 posted on 02/20/2007 2:40:03 PM PST by gondramB (It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.)
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To: CholeraJoe

Hmmm...it sounds like they have lost interest


59 posted on 02/20/2007 2:40:27 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: RadioAstronomer

You CHEATED ON ME!!! After you ate my steamed fish!

Oh the humanity!


::gasps::


60 posted on 02/20/2007 2:40:37 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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