[HPforGrownups] Re: Minerva the Cat

[Meredith Wilson]

No: HPFGUIDX 18003

Speaking of ties into the outside world...
Has anyone read the Redwall books by Brian Jacques?  I decided to give them
a try so I could try to read something not Harry-related for once, and I
have a few comments.  First of all, These books are critically acclaimed and
said to be 'good for children.'  I would agree with that, but I want to know
how HP gets a bad rap for being violent, or using drugs, etc. and this book
doesn't.  So far, half-way through the first book, several people have been
killed without remorse by a 'bad guy' (who happens to be a rat) who is happy
to kill anyone who stands in his way, even those close to him.  The same bad
guy's been healed using potions (made up by a vixen).  I don't see how this
is any better than HP, and in fact is much more graphic and violent.  Hmm.
 
The other thing I found interesting is the bad rat has a henchman named
Wormtail who lost his hand. Any ideas?
 
Mer

-----Original Message-----
From: meboriqua at aol.com [mailto:meboriqua at aol.com]
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 5:40 PM
To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Minerva the Cat


--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Dave Hardenbrook <DaveH47 at m...> wrote:
> The movie _Our Miss Brookes_ is on right now.
> In it is a cat named Minerva.  Have I discovered
> an ulterior motive for McGonnegal's first name?  :)
> 
> 
>                                                  -- Dave

Good one!  Could be.  I always thought she was just named after the 
Goddess of Wisdom, but the fact that she is a cat, too...

Aren't we all so academic here?  :-)

--jenny from ravenclaw******************************************



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