Why Some People Don't like HP

[danielle dassero]

I have a new theory (new to me anyways)von why people don't like HP. While there are many books that have good and evil sides and have those that skirt the lines, like Umbridge, there are few books that are mass marketed to children that teach it. HP in a way are tooo similiar to the real world. In Harry's world he learns that not everyone is classified as good or DE. He learns that even those on the side of good can be evil and vice versa. Take Snape, he was a fould, loathsome, smelly, greasy git, but that wasn't the only side to Snape. He was also on the side of good for many reasons. I am thinking there are a lot of people out there that only want to believe there is good and there is evil ie God vs the Devil. They don't like the idea that there is much gray area in the world and they certaintly don't want their kids learning that or thinking that. Of course I have always believed in the  gray areas of the world. I learned a long time ago not
 everything fits neatly into a box. The world of HP doesn't fit into a box in so many ways. When I first heard of HP, I thought oh a childrens book and that it didn't sound like anything I would be interested in, but it did make my blood boil at the thought of people wanting to ban it. Then in 2001 I finally succumbed lol. There was sooooooo much talk about I had to read it and see what the fuss was all about. I checked out books 1,3 and 4 and placed 2 on hold at my local library. I read chapter 1 and was just hooked in, for that reason book 1 will always be my favorite as it is the introduction to a new world. I was mad too cause I ended up waiting a week to get book 2 after finishing book 1 and I have to read a series in order, at least the 1st time around. Now 7 yrs later, its one of my favorite series to read, I think I have read it as much as the Little House in the Woods Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder and possibly maybe more, I had that series in
 paperback and in less than a year i had to tape the bindings because I read them so much. I still have those books too, wow more than 20 yrs they have graced my bookshelf. HP is like that, they will grace my shelf 20 or yrs too. I can't wait to have children, can't wait till they are old enough to read the books for themselves. I just wish people would keep their noses out of my books, while I respect their rights to not want to read a book, why can't they respect mine to want to read a book and talk to other people about.

Danielle


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