BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: GUEST,myl
Date: 07 Aug 07 - 12:08 AM

correct me if im wrong, there are two invisiivility cloack that was mentioned in the book, first was the one given by doumbledore and the other one was used by barty crouch sr. to hide his son during the worldcup in book 4.the thing that bothers me was, how can harry be so sure that his invisivility cloack was the part of the deathly hallows?

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 07 Aug 07 - 12:34 AM

Yes, there is more than one Invisibility Cloak, but there are other things about Harrys that make him suspicious that it's the Hallow - the fact that Dumbledore was so interested in it, it has repelled spells in the past and no matter how tall the three get, it seems to always cover them (apart from odd moments with their feet, but that never appears to be a problem).

Of course, it may not have been an invisibility cloak - there are all manner of spells to make one 'unseen'... Dumbledore refers to them when he says he has no need of a cloak to become invisible.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: John O'L
Date: 07 Aug 07 - 05:38 AM

Apparently other invisibility cloaks are not as efficient, long lasting or resistant to magical attack as the hallow. Also, it seems to have been handed down directly through the generations from Peverell to Harry.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 07 Aug 07 - 07:10 AM

Finished the book last night. I think that it is a masterful achievement that can stand shoulder to shoulder with all the great books of fantasy. I think that Rowling is a marvel. On top of that, she introduced hundreds of thousands of kids to the joy of reading.

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Cluin
Date: 07 Aug 07 - 04:55 PM

There's no disputing that fact, Jerry. I know at least 6 kids personally that learned the joys of escaping into a book because of that series.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: HouseCat
Date: 07 Aug 07 - 05:11 PM

Just finished the book. Bawled like a baby over certains bits of it. I really loved it and I'm probably going to reread it immediately, as I tend to do with books I really love and am loathe to let go.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Rowan
Date: 07 Aug 07 - 06:26 PM

Liz, your point about the 'real' invisibility cloak repelling spells reminded me that, in the scene leading to his death in book 6, Dumbledore spelled Harry into immobility while Harry was wearing it.

Curious.

Cheers, Rowan

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Cluin
Date: 07 Aug 07 - 06:26 PM

So did Malfoy.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 12:52 AM

I just repeated what JK wrote....

Maybe Malfoy and Dumbledore were able to stupefy Harry under the cloak because they knew he was there. Remember, Malfoy saw Harry's foot sticking out - which is what lead him to cast the stupefy spell in the first place.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Cluin
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 01:21 PM

Specious. Why would a wizard cast a hex like "Stupify" on an empty space unless he knew or suspected someone was there.

I don't recall anywhere in the books where it was suggested Harry's cloak repelled spells.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Amos
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 03:09 PM

He knew it to be the cloak of legend because it was in perfect shape, unfrayed and of very fine construction. Lesser cloaks of this kind tend to wear out, give spotty results, experience battery failures, lose pixels, and so on.


A

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Grab
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 06:29 PM

Rowan, I think the point was that it's the cloak that's unaffected, not the wearer. If you know there's someone there, it isn't going to help them.

As far as "Harry and the Bum Haircut", does it bug anyone else how bad the artwork is on the kids' cover version of Deathly Hallows? Harry looks like he's about 25, and his face is nothing at all like the face from previous books (for starters, he's grown a Jimmy Hill chin). And the other two look like, ahem, "inflatable friends" - the ones with "realistic mouths". All that money and hype, and they couldn't even get a half-decent artist to do the cover...?

Graham.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 06:51 PM

Magic, Schmagic. I've seen plenty of people who are under the Stupify spell.

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 06:59 PM

I thought along similar lines about the artwork... Harry Potter and the Rushed Artwork.

He looks vaguely familiar though I can't put my finger on who it is he reminds me of...

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: John O'L
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 07:07 PM

I always found the artwork amusing. It was as if the artist was reading a completely different story.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 07:13 PM

I agree - I think it's a dreadful cover. It's by the same bloke who did the covers for the previous three books, Jason Cockcroft - each one worse than the one before, and not a patch on the first three books. Strange - it's clear from here that he has the ability to come up with pretty good artwork.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Amos
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 07:18 PM

He looks like the Where's Waldo guy. But the book was a fine read.


A

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: The Walrus
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 07:51 PM

Liz,

It looks like the artist was trying to copy the style of the chap who did the artwork for some of the Terry Pratchett paperbacks (Josh Kidby or Kirby?).

Tom

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 09 Aug 07 - 02:03 AM

WALDO!!! That's it... it's Waldo!! (Wally to the UKers...)

Terry Pratchett Thread Creep Alert!

Josh Kirby is the artist you're thinking of. He died in 2001 and Pratchett had a hard job coming up with an equally talented artist who actually reads the books they're illustrating. He succeeded with Paul Kidby - that's why you're getting the name confused! (New TP/PK book 'Making Money' due out in September and filming has started on 'The Colour of Magic' with Christopher Lee back as Death, due to the unfortunate death (ironic or what?!) of Ian Richardson...whoo hoo!!!)

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: harpmolly
Date: 09 Aug 07 - 02:58 AM

Ouch, I didn't know Josh Kirby died! *sniffle* how sad...

Just to add to thread creep, I pre-ordered "Making Money" today. But it's from the same bookstore where I got "Deathly Hallows", so the thread creep isn't too egregious...;)

M

Yay Pterry!

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: GUEST,Squeaky at work
Date: 09 Aug 07 - 06:36 AM

It's frightening - you look at Josh Kirby's work and think it's that of much younger man...

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Cluin
Date: 09 Aug 07 - 08:30 PM

Ned Flanders reads Harry Potter.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: harpmolly
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 04:55 PM

Hee hee! :D

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: John O'L
Date: 11 Aug 07 - 02:18 AM

Be Prepared

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Cluin
Date: 11 Aug 07 - 10:17 AM

That was really nice editing on that piece, John O'L. It's too bad the audio got knocked slightly out of synch with the video during MPEG encoding. That often happens. Encoding as an AVI and then converting to WMV gets around that glitch.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Cluin
Date: 11 Aug 07 - 12:40 PM

The Mysterious Ticking Noise.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: jacqui.c
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 09:07 PM

I just finished reading it. Loved it, and what an ending! Got very sniffy at certain parts - she really knows how to pile on the emotion. She's also k=ont afraid of killing off fairly central characters and she got rid of quite a few this time.

This is definitely a set of books that I'll be making sure my grandchildren get to read.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: harpmolly
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 10:12 PM

Cluin...ROFLMAO!!!

"Oh Voldy voldy voldy..."

:D

M

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Cluin
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 12:16 AM

The return of Sirius Black?

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: GUEST,Crazy Man Michael
Date: 17 Aug 07 - 02:03 PM

coming soon an overview of the whole Harry Potter phenomenon
Harry Potter and The Humungous Money Maker

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Cluin
Date: 17 Aug 07 - 02:19 PM

I can't fault JKR for making it big on her creation. As a matter of fact, I cheer it on. At least it's for creating a story that captivates and encourages reading, especially among the young who would probably spend their time on a video game or watching the trashovision otherwise.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 20 Oct 07 - 03:10 AM

Since I'm not really a great fan, I haven't tracked the buzz on HP, but this thread seems to be about the last one that was active.

MSN reports a news flash of interest(?).

Rowling Says Dumbledore Is Gay

The Harry Potter author breaks big news in New York.

By Tara Weingarten
Newsweek Web Exclusive
Updated: 2:19 PM ET Oct 16, 2007

Editor's Note: Story Updated at 9 p.m. ET, Oct. 19

J. K. Rowling, author of the worldwide best-selling Harry Potter series, met some of her American fans Friday night and provided some surprising revelations about the fictional characters who a generation of children have come to regard as close friends.

In front of a full house of hardcore Potter fans at Carnegie Hall in New York, Rowling, sitting on the stage on a red velvet and carved wood throne, read from her seventh and final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," then took questions.

One fan asked whether Albus Dumbledore, the head of the famed Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, had ever loved anyone. Rowling smiled. "Dumbledore is gay, actually," replied Rowling as the audience erupted in surprise. She added that, in her mind, Dumbledore had an unrequited love affair with Gellert Grindelwald, Voldemort's predecessor who appears in the seventh book.

After several minutes of prolonged shouting and clapping from astonished fans, Rowling added. "I would have told you earlier if I knew it would make you so happy."

In answer to the question "Did Hagrid marry?" Rowling replied that sadly, no. The half-giant had a flirtation with a giantess but she found him "a tad unsophisticated" and the relationship never went forward.

In response to the audience's groans of dismay, Rowling said, jokingly, "OK, I'll write another book." And when the audience continued to express disapproval added, "at least I didn't kill him."

Other minor characters, according to Rowling, came to happier ends. Neville Longbottom, Harry's meek and hapless classmate, married Hannah Abbott, another classmate.

The above note is actually an "update" to a somewhat longer article on the "Reading" in Los Angeles and New Orleans. See the link.

John

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Mrrzy
Date: 20 Oct 07 - 01:01 PM

Cool! So glad to hear he's out of the closet, albeit posthumously - at least we have his picture at Hogwarts to watch. Wonder how he'll get on with Sir Cadogan...

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: harpmolly
Date: 20 Oct 07 - 01:20 PM

LOL!! Ooooh, this is sooooooo NOT going to go over well with the Moral Majority.

But the world of slash fanfic will never be the same *evilgrin*

M

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 20 Oct 07 - 01:24 PM

JK Rowling loves teasing fans. (And American fans - well, Americans - are remarkably easy to tease...)

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Wesley S
Date: 13 Mar 08 - 11:39 AM

It sounds like the plans are to turn the last Harry Potter book into two movies. Same plan in store for "The Hobbit" which starts filming next year.


Movie News

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 13 Mar 08 - 11:48 AM

The last Harry Potter book will be split into 2 movies for "Artistic" reasons.
It couldn't just be that the backers want to make twice the cash, could it?
Let's face it, the book just dragged along with bugger all happening and then had a crap battle at the end.
About the only things that have made the films watchable is that they cut out all the crud that bogged the books down.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 13 Mar 08 - 12:22 PM

The last 2 books ARE being made into 2 films, they were shooting them back to back as of last October.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Wesley S
Date: 13 Mar 08 - 12:25 PM

Right. So now we're talking about three more movies to cover two books.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: Mrrzy
Date: 13 Mar 08 - 01:38 PM

It's only the last one being split, right? Not the Half-Blood Prince?

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: MMario
Date: 13 Mar 08 - 01:41 PM

The *LAST* book is being split into two movies; Movie six has been shooting since last september.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Mar 08 - 01:45 PM

Seems to be, with the Halfblood Prince is out this November, and the two-movie Deathly Hallows in November 2010 and May 201. That's according to here.

It makes sense, and not just commercially. It'd be a bit indigestible trying to cram it all into one movie.

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's unplugged Apprentice
Date: 13 Mar 08 - 03:50 PM

" Daniel Radcliffe told the Los Angeles Times the split was necessary to maintain the essence of the concluding chapter in the series"

Really? It strikes me more like an instant cash grab, wring as much money out of the punters as possible, as this the last film.......

Charlotte (the view from Ma and Pa's piano stool)

Subject: RE: BS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
From: keberoxu
Date: 03 Aug 24 - 01:23 PM

'Tis Harry Potter's birthday, which means television broadcasting
on cable channels like SyFy.

Just tuned in last night to Deathly Hallows I and II.
Some good performances, but sadly,
the movies themselves are not very likeable.
I know there's supposed to be darkness and horror, but ... darn.
And too many of the "set-pieces" recall video games.