[HPforGrownups] Re: Sportsmanship in Harry Potter

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 151802


On May 2, 2006, at 9:52 PM, Magpie wrote:

> Magpie:
> Exactly--and I agree that this is one of the themes of GoF, the  
> difference
> between fantasy glory and real glory, and fantasy danger and real  
> danger.
> But as you said, you don't really know until you've been there, so  
> I do
> still think that there are probably many kids who'd see the glory  
> of Harry
> defeating Voldemort before they saw how awful it was.  Naturally  
> the kid
> would assume that, being Harry Potter, he'd have the same success.
>

Maybe, if you left out all the torturing and murder stuff. You really  
believe if you showed or described the graveyard scene to Hogwart's  
students they'd say "Hey KEWL! I want to do that!"? I think even the  
dimmest student would see the difference if they knew about the  
graveyard.