A Look Back was Re: 'Clue to his vulnerability' (Coming to a conclusion )

[fhmaneely]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
>  
> > Carolyn wrote:
> > I'd personally prefer some of these sorts of more complex 
messages, 
> > though (naturally) ignoring their religious connotations. 
However, 
> > they seem at odds with WYSIWYG approach advocated by Neri and 
Nora.
> > 
> > Carolyn
> > Thinking what a satisfying word 'codswallop' is..
> 
snippy bit.
> 
> What I hear several of you saying (yeah, I studied a bit of 
> psychiatry) is that "the books are beginning to lose some of their 
> sparkle; things aren't going quite the way you had expected; is 
that 
> all there is?"
> 
> Clarify something for me though, what first brought you into the 
> books? Not, why did you start reading them, but what captured you 
and 
> started you on this time consuming hobby of Harry Potter and the...
> What about the story really got your attention? And then, what 
> changed? 
> 
> Before I go off on my experience, I'll wait to see what others say.
> 
> As for Codswallop...I don't dare utter it. Quite by accident I 
> said "Bloody wicked!" the other day and my entire family walked 
away 
> from me. I'm pretty sure no adult anywhere ever says, "Bloody 
> wicked"...but oh well...
> Kathy W.

someone I worked with told me the books were good.  So I bit, and 
starting reading them.  I am a sucker for underdogs, so pretty much 
right off the bat I hooked by an abused orphan. It wasn't until OOTP 
that I looked for a message board online for adult fans of HP. That 
book seemed so much more intense and dangerous thanthe previous ones.

It's been great fun reading posts and arguments between posters; not 
so much fun when things got a little nasty sometimes. What has 
changed for me is that the series is coming to an end which is kinda 
sad. I will miss the trio, the twins, Molly and Arthur; all the 
characters really. I hope the last book is a big fat one!

As for codswallop and bloody wicked, better than the F*** patois used 
in the USA. It's used as a noun, verb and adjective as well as the 
usual expletive. My ex is from Boston and they say wicked up there 
alot, as a matter of fact I think its wicked bad. 

My question is what is the similarity amoungst us? Adults dissecting 
a so called childrens books.  From the introductions I have read, 
most of us are from different areas of the world with varying 
backgrounds. Is it that we are all kids at heart? This probably will 
not be answered but I thought I would throw it out anyway :o)

Fran
still lurking....