New Topic: Reading HP books to chilldren

[Randy]

No: HPFGUIDX 154157


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> Thebookandtherose:
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> It's refreshing to find someone who actually acknowledges that the
> Harry Potter books have a positive effect on children.
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> They are too many people who claim the books are 'too scary' or 
have
> become 'too adult'. Although I appreciate people want to protect
> their children I personally don't have much patience for them.
> I grew up reading Harry Potter. Only once in that time have I been
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RANDY replies. 

I agree with your assessment.  All three of my sons enjoy the movies 
and the books.  They are not scared, but they ask intelligient 
questions about the stories.  My youngest is seven, my middle son is 
almost 10 and my oldest is almost 13.  They each take something 
different from the stories. 

> Harry's social status in books 2-5 also made me feel a lot better 
at
> being a bit of an outcast. I aspire to Lilly, take Hermione's SPEW
> side as a dire warning, and strive to avoid becoming a young Peter
> Pettigrew.
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> I think people will find what they're looking for in books. It was 
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Randy replies...

I agree again with your assessment. I think that is why some people 
are inspired by the books.  Some people see links to their religious 
heritage.  Others see characters that they can identify with.  I am 
learning new things by looking for clues by searching the internet 
and reading posts.  If there was not much depth to these books, most 
of us would have stopped posting long ago.  I have never done this 
for any other books that I have read. 

JKR has done a great job in my opinion even if I end up not liking 
the ending of the series.  The ride is much more fun than getting 
off the train at the final destination!



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> After answering the question I'd like to add one of my own. How 
many
> people here either checked the post for a Hogwarts letter on their
> 11th birthday or caught their children/siblings etc doing the same?
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> BookishRose.....who answers 'No Comment' to her own question.
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BRose,

So sorry to hear that you did not receive the letter.  My son, Brian 
will start his third year at Hogwarts next fall.  Steven is looking 
forward to getting a letter next year! ;0)

Honestly, when my wife and I tease our kids about such fancy, they 
always yell "It's not real! It's just a story!" and they laugh.  But 
what do they know!  They're just kids.  Of course, it is real.;0)

Now if you want to get into fantasy, try watching a presidential 
newconference or a political debate.

Randy