Comments on: You might be a muggle if… http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Annie Kate http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-804827 Annie Kate Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:14:29 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=46505#comment-804827 I love Harry Potter books - I just wish the 7th one wasn't the last one. I have the whole collection and have read it several times. In our family we each have our own copy of the set - it made things easier that way when they first came out and no one wanted to wait for someone else to finish the book before they got to read it. So....separate copies for separate children plus a copy for Mum. I think you know when Harry Potter has a hold on you when you take a test to see what house the Sorter hat would put you in!! I love Harry Potter books – I just wish the 7th one wasn't the last one. I have the whole collection and have read it several times. In our family we each have our own copy of the set – it made things easier that way when they first came out and no one wanted to wait for someone else to finish the book before they got to read it. So....separate copies for separate children plus a copy for Mum. I think you know when Harry Potter has a hold on you when you take a test to see what house the Sorter hat would put you in!!

]]> By: Camille http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-804728 Camille Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:43:19 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=46505#comment-804728 There is a place in the world for a computer loving wizard I'm sure of it. Has to be. There is a place in the world for a computer loving wizard I'm sure of it. Has to be.

]]> By: Tammy, Houma, LA http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-804332 Tammy, Houma, LA Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:25:34 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=46505#comment-804332 And would CNN (a Time Warner company that is a sister to the giants who own and make gobs of money off Potter) have allowed you to do anything but gush about this and hope for its long-life in the literary world? I know a lot of people are into the Potter series (my stepbrother, nephew, and best friend being some of them). I personally don't get the hype about a teen wizard who through book six needed the adult wizards to save him. These characters are a far cry from Arthur, Vivienne, Morgana, and Merlin (where true castles, wizardry, and British love and fidelity will never really die). Will Potter be a children's read for a couple of generations? Probably. Will it be a classic for hundreds of years? Wouldn't hold my breath. And would CNN (a Time Warner company that is a sister to the giants who own and make gobs of money off Potter) have allowed you to do anything but gush about this and hope for its long-life in the literary world? I know a lot of people are into the Potter series (my stepbrother, nephew, and best friend being some of them). I personally don't get the hype about a teen wizard who through book six needed the adult wizards to save him. These characters are a far cry from Arthur, Vivienne, Morgana, and Merlin (where true castles, wizardry, and British love and fidelity will never really die). Will Potter be a children's read for a couple of generations? Probably. Will it be a classic for hundreds of years? Wouldn't hold my breath.

]]> By: Sharon,Daniel Island, South Carolina http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-804314 Sharon,Daniel Island, South Carolina Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:56:22 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=46505#comment-804314 Haven't read a book, but I seem glued to the TV when its on disney or family channel. I am sure I've viewed them all at least three,four times each. Haven't read a book, but I seem glued to the TV when its on disney or family channel. I am sure I've viewed them all at least three,four times each.

]]> By: Donna Wood, Lil' Tennessee http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-804287 Donna Wood, Lil' Tennessee Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:44:29 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=46505#comment-804287 Absolutely right Katie! Once you've been there, there is no turning back. I have all the books and am up to date on the movies. I am 52 years old and I love anything Harry Potter and I am not ashamed to say so. I could love worse things right? Donna Wood Lexington, Tennessee p.s. I have not seen the new movie yet, but can hardly wait to do so. Absolutely right Katie! Once you've been there, there is no turning back. I have all the books and am up to date on the movies. I am 52 years old and I love anything Harry Potter and I am not ashamed to say so. I could love worse things right?

Donna Wood
Lexington, Tennessee

p.s. I have not seen the new movie yet, but can hardly wait to do so.

]]> By: Holly Maness, NC http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-804283 Holly Maness, NC Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:26:24 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=46505#comment-804283 Not to be a great, big Potter nerd, but I think according to the seventh book Harry was born in 1980. His parents died in October 1981; Harry was one year old. Oh, goodness. I am great, big Potter nerd! Not to be a great, big Potter nerd, but I think according to the seventh book Harry was born in 1980. His parents died in October 1981; Harry was one year old. Oh, goodness. I am great, big Potter nerd!

]]> By: KateKintail http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-804281 KateKintail Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:21:07 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=46505#comment-804281 Good article. I'm as non-muggle as you can get i think, but this is still a great topic/perspective to see. Though I'm pretty sure Harry's date of birth is supposed to be July 31, 1980 (the year I was born, incidentally) not 1979. And you are right about iPod, Twitter, etc. But in a letter Harry does mention a Playstation his cousin owns, so that does date the technology slightly. I certainly hope the series lives on from generation to generation. If I ever have kids, you can bet I'll shove the Harry Potter books at them when I think they're old enough. It's interesting to see the comeback of things I enjoyed as a kid (My Little Ponies, Transformers, Care Bears). The people who originally loved those things as kids are now having kids of their own so the marketing departments market them knowing kids will like them and parents will nostalgically buy them. Good article. I'm as non-muggle as you can get i think, but this is still a great topic/perspective to see. Though I'm pretty sure Harry's date of birth is supposed to be July 31, 1980 (the year I was born, incidentally) not 1979. And you are right about iPod, Twitter, etc. But in a letter Harry does mention a Playstation his cousin owns, so that does date the technology slightly.

I certainly hope the series lives on from generation to generation. If I ever have kids, you can bet I'll shove the Harry Potter books at them when I think they're old enough. It's interesting to see the comeback of things I enjoyed as a kid (My Little Ponies, Transformers, Care Bears). The people who originally loved those things as kids are now having kids of their own so the marketing departments market them knowing kids will like them and parents will nostalgically buy them.

]]> By: Alecia http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-804278 Alecia Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:19:38 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=46505#comment-804278 great post Anderson. you are so entertaining. Shout out from Minneapolis! great post Anderson. you are so entertaining.

Shout out from Minneapolis!

]]> By: Shilpee Shrestha http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-804277 Shilpee Shrestha Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:16:09 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=46505#comment-804277 I am a total hard core Harry Potter fan! :o) The movie is incredible, but it never does justice to the book. I am already waiting for Part one of the Seventh movie. Shilpee Austin, TX I am a total hard core Harry Potter fan! :o )

The movie is incredible, but it never does justice to the book. I am already waiting for Part one of the Seventh movie.

Shilpee
Austin, TX

]]> By: Jo http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-804273 Jo Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:05:28 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=46505#comment-804273 I have read all 7 books and I'm 28! They are timeless and I know my kids will love the books as well. I have read all 7 books and I'm 28! They are timeless and I know my kids will love the books as well.

]]> By: Melissa http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-804272 Melissa Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:01:33 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=46505#comment-804272 Harry Potter is one of the great reads of history. Simply wonderful. Pity that children don't know what parchment is, but maybe it will make them curious to find out. Harry Potter is one of the great reads of history. Simply wonderful. Pity that children don't know what parchment is, but maybe it will make them curious to find out.

]]> By: bryan bonner http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/16/you-might-be-a-muggle-if%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-804269 bryan bonner Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:52:50 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=46505#comment-804269 You might be a muggle if you liked Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince... You might be a muggle if you liked Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince...

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