Harry Potter and the Endless Camping Trip (a new perspective)

[meg_lsu]

No: HPFGUIDX 173335

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wrote:
>
> I had a really hard time struggling through the first 500 pages.
> The endless camping trip dawned on me how really lacking and not-
> interesting-enough Trio as characters on their own. It made me
> realize what made this series extraordinary fun to read were trio's
> reaction and interaction with the school and other endearing/more
> interesting supporting characters.  Yeah I know it's nature of the
> story and plot requirement or realism of waiting-in-war of whatever,
> still doesn't make all those camping trips and trio-alone not
> boring. Maybe JKR as a mediocre fantasy/adventure stories writer
> contribute much of it feeling lackluster.  When the story got back
> to Hogwarts and Neville fill them in what happened in the school, I
> was thinking "geez I wished the camera was with Neville all these
> times instead."


meg_lsu:

I kind of felt this part of the book was a bit too "Lord of the
Rings".  Them walking through the woods like Frodo and Sam on the
never ending walk to Mordor.  The Order of Phoenix saying they'd
know if Harry were alive or not like the Fellowship sensing Frodo
was still alive.  The locket when around their necks making them
feel anger like when the ring starts pulling Frodo.  When Sam leaves
Frodo and returns the hero (film version of LOTR anyway) like Ron
leaving and coming coming back helping to get the sword.  I just
kept thinking LOTR when I was reading this part.  I was ready for
them to get back to school to see what was happening!!