Re OoP-Naughty words? and spoiler

[joanna barra]

>
>Message: 3
>    Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 13:24:50 -0000
>    From: "melissaworcester" <beelissa at nycap.rr.com>
>Subject: Oop--naughty words?
>
>Hi everyone. I'm a relatively new member to the HPforGrownups list,
>but the list elves won't let me post this question on that list. I'm
>on "no mail" here, I will read responses at the web site since I am
>already overwhelmed with too much mail, AND I'm only 1/3 of the way
>thru Oop, so I don't have time to chat with you all, though I'm sure
>your topics are highly interesting. So, if you respond to this,
>please leave the subject line the same so I can find it :-)
>
>There are very, very minor spoilers in this note, but nothing that
>gives anything important away.
>
>I'm a mom and am reading Oop to my children. I'm reading ahead, or
>trying to. I'm trying to forewarn myself about swear words. I
>noticed a few of what I would consider the milder swear words in GoF
>and also in the part of Oop that I've read so far (I'm up to the
>first Hogsmeade weekend). I was a bit alarmed, though, when I read
>Uncle Vernon's words in chapter 2:
>
>"Enough -- effing -- [name of magical item that was particularly
>annoying him, deleted in case anyone is worried about spoilers]!"
>
>Does that 2nd word there mean what I think it means, or does it mean
>something different in the UK?
>
..............


very small Spoilers in this message
Hi,

I have 2 kids, my son who is 4 and the oldest loves Harry Potter, but I 
decided before the book was published that I wasn't going to read it to him. 
I thought that the naughty words weren't that harsh for me to read, but I 
think they would have been harsh for my son to hear. Another thing that got 
to me was the amount of blood in the story, And how angry Harry was, which 
is of course justified, but this would upset many small kids....Professor 
Umbridge is another reason why I wouldn't read this book to my child...The 
woman gave me chills more that Voldemort himself.

As for the word effing...Yes it means exactly what you think it means


Much Love


Joanna
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