Week 9, Post 1: Harry Potter Part 1

I’m very impressed with J. K. Rowling, the book is pretty good. I almost feel as though the book is for pleasure instead of for school, but that might just be because of the type of story it is. I also have a feeling that I might have seen the movie of this one or maybe the start of the movie. I kind of remember some of the things happening, like him living in the cupboard and Dudley being fat. I am kind of anxious to see the movie now after reading some of the book. I have never been able to say the line “the book is so much better than the movie,” but that’s mainly because I never read, and anything I do read isn’t made into a movie. Although I’m about 10 years behind my generation, I’m starting to like the book. Rowling does a great job at telling the story, and giving each character their own personalities through how they talk. I also think that the thought of the movie in the back of my mind really helps to see the story and the characters. When I read, I think of the characters played in the movie and it helps me to understand what is going on in the book. I couldn’t imagine living a life like Harry has thus far. A family that doesn’t want you and lies to you about your parents and how they died, I just wouldn’t want to grow up like that. I can understand if they were trying to protect Harry from something absolutely horrible, but really he is coming to an age when he needs to be told to understand his past. I don’t think it was right for the Dursley’s to keep Harry’s past from him. I’m glad Hagrid came through to tell Harry and save him from the Dursley’s. I’m interested to see how the story plays out at Hogwarts, the first guy Harry met while he was getting fit for his wardrobe he wasn’t too crazy about so I hope he finds friends fast. If the Dursleys would have told Harry everything he is now hearing might not have been such a shock, but it makes for a good story line! I’d be interested to see what Rowling was thinking when she decided to write a book about wizards. Like, was she trippin on some other sh*t, did she have a kid that had this crazy imagination, or did she just think this all up on her own! Either way, it seems like a great story and many people have loved it! It was ironic that she said something in the first chapter about every kid in the world will know Harry Potter’s name, and now, 17 years later, just about every kid in the world knows his name. Impressive J. K. Rowling, impressive.