Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (possible spoilers)

Stonecutter · 06-30-2003, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Rndm_Perfection

I dare not read those books...

I mean, talk about movie spoilers

LOL, yeah it's like they want to ruin it for you

Personally, I'll stick to my Harry Turtledove stuff. They don't make movies out of his books.

Jason1 · 06-30-2003, 01:43 PM

I think Harry Potter's on Pot

But seirously, My brother got the book like a week ago, but he is finishing up another book, so he hasnt even started on it yet...I read through the first 2 chapters in one sitting...that was a week ago, havent read anymore since. Im having a little problem where, its been so long since I read the 4th one, I cant remember a thing that happened in it. All I really remember is the quidditch world cup thing, and even that is pretty vague. Maybe I should go read chapter 3 now...*shrugs*

I thought the first one was pure genius, but after that they kinda wore out their welcome it seemed to me...the second one was garbage, the third one I liked quite a bit, not as much as the first one, but I liked it. And the 4th one I wasnt crazy about. Thats how I remember them...but I do forget a lot of stuff from them...

Kitana85 · 06-30-2003, 02:10 PM

I finished the book the day after it was released. I thought it was great, don't get me wrong, but it really ISN'T a 800+ page book. There are huge spaces between the lines, and very large margins, I understand this is for younger children, but it is quite misleading. Indeed, shorter books such as Jane Eyre and Crime and Punishment have taken me much longer to read.

I love Harry Potter, I agree this book was not as good, and I could see no plausable reason to kill off the character she did... it was a useful character, in fact, the only one that really gave Potter a personality. Dumbledore has become more of a father figure though.

Truth be told, this book was "slightly" to long and combersome to serve as a "bridge" between the last book and the next, which is, for all intents and purposes, all that it did.

It was good, I'm glad I bought it, but it certainly could have been better... can't wait for the next one though!

Bond · 07-01-2003, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Kitana85

I love Harry Potter, I agree this book was not as good, and I could see no plausable reason to kill off the character she did... it was a useful character, in fact, the only one that really gave Potter a personality. Dumbledore has become more of a father figure though.

Just because he is dead doesn't mean he is gone.

thatmariolover · 07-01-2003, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitana85

Dumbledore has become more of a father figure though.

See now, I always think of him as the grandfatherly adopter.

Seth · 07-01-2003, 05:38 PM

Ya, I'm going to be soo shocked when Michael Jackson comes back.

Bond · 07-01-2003, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bouncer_agb

Ya, I'm going to be soo shocked when Michael Jackson comes back.

Er...

I never said he would ever come back. I just said he was not gone.

One Winged Angel · 07-01-2003, 06:10 PM

Yeah... I'm not going to be surprised when I see that happen.

Jason1 · 07-01-2003, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bouncer_agb

Ya, I'm going to be soo shocked when sirius comes back.

Thanks for the advanced spoiler Warning.

But really, I dont care. Im not like a huge fan or anything anyways.

Mushlafa · 07-01-2003, 09:02 PM

you know... there are kinda some spoilers in this thread... thought maybe you guys should warn people.. i dunno

i dont really care tho

Seth · 06-30-2003, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason1

Im having a little problem where, its been so long since I read the 4th one, I cant remember a thing that happened in it. All I really remember is the quidditch world cup thing, and even that is pretty vague.

I thought the first one was pure genius, but after that they kinda wore out their welcome it seemed to me...the second one was garbage, the third one I liked quite a bit, not as much as the first one, but I liked it. And the 4th one I wasnt crazy about. Thats how I remember them...but I do forget a lot of stuff from them...

Ya, It's been 3 years since i read the 4th book too. I think i'll read the 4th over again. I disagree with you about which books are the best in the series.

My favorite to least favortie is as follows

1. The Goblet of Fire(4th book)
2. The Order of the Phoenix(5th book)
3. The Prisoner of Azkaban(3rd book)
4. The Philosopher's Stone(1st book)
5. The Chamber of Secrets(2nd book)

It's hard choosing between the order of the phoenix and the prisoner of azkaban. Azkaban brought out a lot more maturity in the series it seemed. Just wasn't long enought though.

Jason1 · 06-30-2003, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bouncer_agb

Ya, It's been 3 years since i read the 4th book too. I think i'll read the 4th over again. I disagree with you about which books are the best in the series.

My favorite to least favortie is as follows

1. The Goblet of Fire(4th book)
2. The Order of the Phoenix(5th book)
3. The Prisoner of Azkaban(3rd book)
4. The Philosopher's Stone(1st book)
5. The Chamber of Secrets(2nd book)

It's hard choosing between the order of the phoenix and the prisoner of azkaban. Azkaban brought out a lot more maturity in the series it seemed. Just wasn't long enought though.

Well, you dont disagree entirely. We both didnt like the second book.

Dragon-Fly · 07-07-2003, 09:53 PM

i really liked the third one best of all, more suspence and action. i really liked sirius black. anyway going back to the order of the phoenix, i heard someone dies in this book. who is it? i heard it's black. is it? if you don't want to spoil it, you can just send me a private message. whatever.

ZebraRampage · 07-07-2003, 10:08 PM

The person who dies is mentioned in this thread already. Just look a few posts up.

GameMaster · 07-10-2003, 01:49 AM

***spoilers***

I just finished the book.

I agree with Ginkasa and some other's regarding Harry's behavior. Pretty much through the whole book Harry is an arrogant jackass in my opinion. Like others have mentioned, if I were Ron or Hermione, I would have just bailed on Harry, I don't need to take that from some outcast who had no friends in the beginning. And I think Harry has forgotten this. While the rest of the students have been a part of the magical world their whole lives, Harry only learned of it when he was eleven, and now he walks around like he knows everything, and thinks so much more of himself. And he gets angry at too many people who should be the ones exploding at him. This was main thing that bothered me. Let's hope Rowling uses a spell to level his hormones in Year 6.

Sirius' death came as a surprise to me. Before this book was released we were already told that in Year 5 someone significant in Harry's life was going to die and I thought it was going to be Ron or Hermione for sure. I think it's okay though, somehow, I believe Harry will be able to contact Sirius or something.

Another disappointment was the leaving of George and Fred Weasly. These two were on my favorite character list and now that they've dropped out of Hogwarts, I don't see how Rowling will be able to include them much in the next two books, maybe something will happen, but I'm going to miss their presence in Hogwarts.

I guess that's it. Other than that, I really enjoyed reading it, and I already long for the next one.

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