We've finally finished reading the entire Harry Potter saga aloud to the boys. So here are some things that I want to know (spoilers ahead, but if you haven't read it by now you probably won't care):
- Is Voldemort just stupid? He hides a Horcrux in the Room of Requirement, and assumes he's the only person to have ever hidden anything there? Despite centuries' worth of junk filling the place?
- Hermione manages to pack everything they need for their extended camping trip into her bag -- tent, cloaks, portrait of Nigellus Black, etc. Yet somehow she forgets to bring food, and she and Harry and Ron end up scrounging for mushrooms. I know that you can't magically make food, but couldn't she have just thrown a bunch of cans and a can opener in there?
- The plan to get Harry out of the Dursley's house seemed stupid enough when we're told it was Mundungus' plan. But this was the best that Dumbledore could come up with -- put the entire Order at risk, and give the Death Eaters the right date? I admit that the "seven Potters" is dramatic and all. But couldn't they have FedExed a Portkey to Harry? Or have him leave in a Muggle cab or something?
- Fiend fire? Really? Crabbe conveniently uses this spell we've never heard of before, and which just so happens to have Horcrux-destroying capabilities?
OK, I'm done with the picking of nits. We're still figuring out what series to read next; in the meantime we're in the middle of James and the Giant Peach. Did Roald Dahl write any
bad books?
M E-L posted this on November 10, 2009 1:08 AM
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greatgazoo wrote:
I'm resisting (or trying to) reading your spoilers, although I already fear that I've fallen hopelessly behind.
I started reading Harry Potter to Mark, but we've been transitioning in a way that's good for him as a reader, but bad for me as a person who is curious but not willing to read these to myself just to find out what happens. I read the first one to him in its entirety and probably half of the second one, then he started reading to me, and then finally, he just read to himself. He's now just finished the third one in a week by reading exclusively to himself. I'm excited that he's finally getting the reading bug and developing the skill and attention span to tackle such long books, but miss reading to him.
I like that you guys did this as a family all the way through. Did your kids get scared as you went through? I've been cautioned to stop him after the fourth book until he's a bit older (Mark is pretty sensitive about stuff he thinks is scary - he's not ready for our Slasher Flick Friday nights yet :). Hope you guys are doing well!
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