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DCNTUA · Post by **DCNTUA** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:24 pm

I love OOTP because I love angsty Harry.

cricketlove00 · Post by **cricketlove00** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:25 pm

DCNTUA wrote:I love OOTP because I love angsty Harry.

Poor Harry. He's magical and it's too much to handle. Wahhhhh.

Give me a break, Potter. Hermione is best.

barrelofmonkeys · Post by **barrelofmonkeys** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:27 pm

DCNTUA wrote:I love OOTP because I love angsty Harry.

Harry: My parents are dead, my life sucks, I can’t hold down a girlfriend, and I’m surrounded by *** goblins and *** all the time, I mean what the ***!

Ron: But its magic Harry; the goblins are magical!

drevo · Post by **drevo** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:31 pm

Goblet of Fire easily. I'm not sure if it was because the age I was at the time of first reading GoF or what, but that book stood out as the turning point for me. I had never been so enthralled by any work of literature the way I was by Harry Potter post-GoF. Probably a lot of nostalgia speaking, but damn do I look back on the Goblet of Fire with the fondest of memories.

Fiero85 · Post by **Fiero85** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:32 pm

DCNTUA wrote:I love OOTP because I love angsty Harry.

This is the root of our differences.

FluffMonster · Post by **FluffMonster** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:44 pm

Had to jump on that poll. #potterheadfolife

DCNTUA · Post by **DCNTUA** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:46 pm

Angsty Harry likes to speak IN ALL CAPS WITH LOTS OF EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

lawschool22 · Post by **lawschool22** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:17 pm

drevo wrote:Goblet of Fire easily. I'm not sure if it was because the age I was at the time of first reading GoF or what, but that book stood out as the turning point for me. I had never been so enthralled by any work of literature the way I was by Harry Potter post-GoF. Probably a lot of nostalgia speaking, but damn do I look back on the Goblet of Fire with the fondest of memories.

Same. It was also a major turning point in the tone and direction of the series.

emu42 · Post by **emu42** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:02 pm

I want to say two things:
First, put me down for HLS.
Second, the ordering of he HP books poll results is exactly the order in which I prefer them: 3>4>6>5>7>1>2
So good job, guys

drevo · Post by **drevo** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:14 pm

lawschool22 wrote:
drevo wrote:Goblet of Fire easily. I'm not sure if it was because the age I was at the time of first reading GoF or what, but that book stood out as the turning point for me. I had never been so enthralled by any work of literature the way I was by Harry Potter post-GoF. Probably a lot of nostalgia speaking, but damn do I look back on the Goblet of Fire with the fondest of memories.
Same. It was also a major turning point in the tone and direction of the series.

Yeah I think that is probably the underlying factor for my feelings towards Goblet of Fire. The change of feeling like books that are children's fantasy, into something deeper. The sheer page count of Goblet of Fire compared to the first 3 also added to that.

Serett · Post by **Serett** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:21 pm

drevo wrote:
lawschool22 wrote:
drevo wrote:Goblet of Fire easily. I'm not sure if it was because the age I was at the time of first reading GoF or what, but that book stood out as the turning point for me. I had never been so enthralled by any work of literature the way I was by Harry Potter post-GoF. Probably a lot of nostalgia speaking, but damn do I look back on the Goblet of Fire with the fondest of memories.
Same. It was also a major turning point in the tone and direction of the series.
Yeah I think that is probably the underlying factor for my feelings towards Goblet of Fire. The change of feeling like books that are children's fantasy, into something deeper. The sheer page count of Goblet of Fire compared to the first 3 also added to that.

+1

Diggory wasn't a major character, but it was with him that Rowling pulled away the curtain to reveal, "hey you, 10-year old. Enjoying your child fantasy? ...have I mentioned people can die?!" Dementors were creepy and the series always hinted at its darkness (hello, Basilisk paralysis, and Quirrell, who was a villain and hardly a person at the point of his demise), but before this, it would always pull away from harsh conclusions for its protagonists. Voldemort was pushed back, everyone recovers, not even Buckbeak can really die, and that's our narrative, right? Then Goblet of Fire laughed and shook its head. It was glorious.

Arrow4Christ · Post by **Arrow4Christ** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:45 pm

Committed to Harvard today! Very excited

KatyMarie · Post by **KatyMarie** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:48 pm

Arrow4Christ wrote:Committed to Harvard today! Very excited

Congrats!

FOM · Post by **FOM** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:54 pm

Just got my last financial aid offer today, and I'll be taking my talents to South Bea- Columbia next year!

edit: Goblet of Fire all day

PourMeTea · Post by **PourMeTea** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:24 pm

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PourMeTea · Post by **PourMeTea** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:25 pm

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CyanIdes Of March · Post by **CyanIdes Of March** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:35 pm

I'll be at HLS this coming fall.

EDIT: How is it possible that I don't even have 1k post yet? I must lurk way more than I think I do.

checkers · Post by **checkers** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:50 pm

Put me in with the NYU peeps!

Also, Prisoner of Azkaban was the best, both for the books and the movies.

cricketlove00 · Post by **cricketlove00** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:42 pm

Congrats everyone.

chuckbass · Post by **chuckbass** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:47 pm

Sorry I have been slow I will update the OP for all of you soon! Congrats

thechancellor · Post by **thechancellor** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:57 pm

lawschool22 wrote:
DCNTUA wrote:
lawschool22 wrote:
Chekhov'sGun wrote:Sorcerer's Stone may not have been the best but it's my favorite. That feeling of, dare I say, enchantment with a book. It wasn't the first book I enjoyed, but it was the first one that I could not put down and spent every second possible reading it. That special feeling makes it #1 in my book.
There is something really powerful about the simple nostalgia of reading that book. It takes me back to a very fond time in my childhood.
Our leader is feeling life deeply right meow.
He does that from time to time

He's probably drunk

Ricky-Bobby · Post by **Ricky-Bobby** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:59 pm

PourMeTea wrote:Someone lounge this trainwreck

Sorry I can't hear you way up there on your horse.

Where do you fall on the beach volleyball spectrum? Yea? Nay?

thechancellor · Post by **thechancellor** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:00 pm

Ricky-Bobby wrote:
PourMeTea wrote:Someone lounge this trainwreck
Sorry I can't hear you way up there on your horse.

Where do you fall on the beach volleyball spectrum? Yea? Nay?

The men should wear as little as the women do

Ricky-Bobby · Post by **Ricky-Bobby** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:04 pm

alex.cm wrote:
Ricky-Bobby wrote:
PourMeTea wrote:Someone lounge this trainwreck
Sorry I can't hear you way up there on your horse.

Where do you fall on the beach volleyball spectrum? Yea? Nay?
The men should wear ~~as little as~~ less than the women do

FTFY. Don't downplay the magic of the Speedo for aerodynamics and maneuverability.

thechancellor · Post by **thechancellor** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:06 pm

Ricky-Bobby wrote:
alex.cm wrote:
Ricky-Bobby wrote:
PourMeTea wrote:Someone lounge this trainwreck
Sorry I can't hear you way up there on your horse.

Where do you fall on the beach volleyball spectrum? Yea? Nay?
The men should wear ~~as little as~~ less than the women do
FTFY. Don't downplay the magic of the Speedo for aerodynamics and maneuverability.

As hilarious as it would be to see a bunch of ripped men in weird sport bra style bikini tops, I can get behind this. Gotta show of the pecs.