[HPforGrownups] Expanded Potter stories

[Sandra Lynn]

No: HPFGUIDX 193315

I don't dislike any of the books, but I don't think of them as full-length
features like the 7-book series. They are very short and don't cover the
material in the movies–at least not much of it. In fact, I liked Quidditch
Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them–but was quite
disappointed that they were so short.

And screenplays aren't the same as stories. In fact, they seem to be
evidence that she didn't write the story before it became a play/movie.
Which is certainly her choice as author/owner of the series, but not as
satisfying to me personally.

Crescent

On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 5:54 PM Karen Lewellen klewellen at shellworld.net
[HPforGrownups] <HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> Rowling wrote the book fantastic beast and where to find them, with an
> introduction by albus Dumbledore long before the films.
> In fact some editions of the book, have notes from Harry Ron etc,. in
> them.
> The screenplays are themselves books. published to indeed enhance the
> story she is telling. Both have Rowling's name on them, in paper form,
> like the books themselves. I am unsure what you are expressing here.
> I suppose you likewise dislike Quidditch through the ages and the tales
> book as well?
> <hopes she spelled quidditch correctly laughs!>
>
> Karen
>
> On Wed, 1 May 2019, jcutroni at yahoo.com [HPforGrownups] wrote:
>
> > I understand that Jo is writing the Fantastic Beast screenplays, and
> maybe I shouldn't have phrased things as not feeling nearly as part of the
> story...what I probably should have said was that I wish she had written a
> book or a series of books about Fantastic Beasts before writing the
> screenplay for movies...doing movies based on a very short story within the
> HP story just feels forced...the Cursed Child script also felt forced and
> quite honestly, unnecessary IMO.
> >
> >
> >
> 
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