A general thread for discussion of the Harry Potter books. Any new books set in the same world are also on-topic.
Games, films and other adaptations may be more appropriate for other threads if they're being discussed in isolation.
The HBO tv series has its own thread
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Mod Notes:
- Media threads are primarily for fans of the works they cover. Not everyone will like everything, of course, and that's especially true in a franchise like Harry Potter. It's fine to say a particular story within the franchise doesn't work for you, or to talk about why it doesn't work for you. But please try not to dwell on the negativity for too long. Complaints shouldn't take up too much space on a thread that's intended for fans.
- This is a thread to talk about Harry Potter and the content of the stories, not a place to talk about J. K. Rowling's more controversial views. If there's something newsworthy where Rowling's activities become relevant (e.g. it affects her relationship to new Potter works and adaptations), that's fair enough. Otherwise it's all been said already and we don't need to repeat it.
there doesn't seem to be a general HP topic...
Edited by Mrph1 on May 27th 2025 at 9:17:24 AM
The answer is "ranging from perfectly nice and well adjusted, to having some baggage, to being completely fucked up, to dead". Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
I just realized some of the potential tropes we can add are Draco in Leather Pants and Ron the Death Eater.
The Protomen enhanced my life.
I dunno, Cedric just doesn't have the same ring to it.
edited 15th Jun '16 4:35:33 PM by lalalei2001
The Protomen enhanced my life.Spoilers are confirmed to be real.
http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/harry-potter-cursed-child-learned/
http://heathermcnamara.tumblr.com/post/146150913443/cursed-child
You may now resume screaming.
edited 21st Jun '16 11:12:18 PM by lalalei2001
The Protomen enhanced my life.Rowling is a genius. What better way to Torch the Franchise and Run and put a permanent end to the demand for continuation franchises and sequel series?
No one will adapt Cursed Child into a film or TV show now...
I found the best reaction image
to the spoilers, featuring Marik from Yu-Gi-Oh. The perfect mix of betrayal, disgust, and pain XD He looks like he just read awful internet spoilers that turned out to be true.
(I think the whole thing's hilarious though.)
edited 21st Jun '16 11:41:33 PM by lalalei2001
The Protomen enhanced my life.Well the thing is theatre productions tend to be on plot-levels a good deal more contrived and arch by definition. It has to do with the medium.
Most realistic plays (i.e. non-magical) tend to be chamber pieces in rooms and the like and set over a course of days.
So you can't judge Cursed Child by the same standards you used for the book. It's not the same medium.
Reminds me of a letter written in to Nintendo Power about whether graphics or story were better for a game.
"Yes, it’s important to have good graphics, but it’s even more vital to have a good story. I mean, who cares about a game with awesome graphics if the main character is a pear that you have to get to the top of a staircase? I wouldn’t. -Jimmy Haight, Via Snail Mail
NP: Hey, we were really looking forward to Pear Stair 64."
The Protomen enhanced my life.Producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have announced that the embargo on press reviews will now lift at 00:01 on Tuesday 26 July, five days earlier than originally planned.
The announcement means reviews will be published five days before the official script book which is currently due to be released at 00:01 on 31 July.
The Protomen enhanced my life.I love that a fucking Hidebehind is an integral part of the backstory here. Nice to see a muggle play an important role in it, too.
edited 28th Jun '16 9:40:44 PM by rikalous
Has this been posted?
In summary:
Vernon was a dick to James and James was a dick to Vernon and Harry looks like James, and the rest, as they say, is history.

I just read the spoilers and ... is JK trolling us? It sounds like she is? What?
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