Moved from Main - the Dark is rising series and movie

[dumbledore11214]

> marion11111:
> I just finished a very fast reread of these for the first time in 
probably twenty-five years.  It 
> was very interesting to do this following all the discussion about 
right and wrong and 
> good and evil in the Harry Potter books.  
> 
> I know in earlier readings I felt terrible about the Walker's 
betrayal, but I never really 
> considered the depth of Merriman's coldness.  To know that someone 
is gambling with 
> your life, not their own, but yours.  How could Merriman even 
think that the Walker would 
> remain loyal?  It's so much darker than anything JKR wrote about 
Dumbledore and Snape 
> and I wonder if it's just beyond the comprehension of most kids.  
I certainly was so caught 
> up in the idea of kindly, protective Gumerry that I didn't see the 
real motivation behind the 
> Walker's switch.  

Alla:

Agreed. Dumbledore is a baby in comparison, me thinks :)

And when Merriman for all his sadness does not even flinch when he 
tells Will that I was prepared to let him die...

Just like that. Although again, maybe Dumbledore is a worthy student 
if he was indeed okay with Harry's death for greater good. I prefer 
to think that he highly suspected that Harry will survive.

But I mean for all Dumbledore ordering Snape around, Snape **came to 
him** and offered.

Walker was as far as I concerned just used and abused over and over 
and over.

And love Will as I am, I wanted to slap him badly when he showed the 
signs in the Walker's face.

Did you still like Will after the reread? I am rereading Greenwitch 
now and so far am liking Will still, we shall see how I feel after 
the end.

But as I said, even if I will end up dissapointed in the characters, 
the language OMG the language. LOVE. This is one area so far where I 
think Susan Cooper beats JKR and beats her **good**. It flows soooo 
effortlessly.

I thoroughly enjoy JKR powers of storytelling, but her language 
sometimes I do find not a bit clumsy. But listen, this is someone 
for whom English is a second language talking, so if I could ever 
write even one eighth as well as JKR does, I will be jumping with 
joy.

Just as a reader, I like Cooper style better.



marion11111: 
<SNIP>
 Several people - teachers and kids at school 
> who all know what a HP fan I am - have mentioned seeing the 
trailer and have called it a 
> "Harry Potter rip-off" or Harry Potter Lite.  How very frustrating 
that it's going to come 
> across that way and not as the earlier and potentially deeper 
story that it is.
>


Alla:

If somebody tells me that this is HP rip off one more time, I will 
just say READ the books - now, now now :)