[HPforGrownups] Re: Sportsmanship in Harry Potter

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 151808


On May 2, 2006, at 11:06 PM, Magpie wrote:

> Karen:
> > 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.
>
> Magpie:
> You mean like all those kids who see the movie and come out saying,  
> "Hey
> KEWL!  Let's play Harry Potter right now!  And see the movie AGAIN!  
> And then
> read the book!"  Funny how heroes in stories get that sort of thing.

kchuplis:

Once again, reading and seeing a movie is a much different thing that  
showing Hogwart's students that *live in that reality*. I believe  
that several times I've pointed out that *students at Hogwarts* would  
not be so excited. They don't know it's just a book.