Comments on Padfoot and Prongs: Prong's Re-Reads: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's ...

Whooopss great catch!! Thanks for the notice!

2011-04-05T12:06:16.294-04:00

Whooopss great catch!! Thanks for the notice!

I believe it was his 11th birthday...not his 12th....

2011-04-04T16:34:21.310-04:00

I believe it was his 11th birthday...not his 12th. Just sayin.

I love the series collectively, from SS to DH. The...

2011-02-06T09:57:16.836-05:00

I love the series collectively, from SS to DH. The Sorcerer's Stone was the beginning though. and there has to be a beginning. I think for a first in such an amazing series, it's pretty damn good. I agree that her writing evolved with each book and that's what's so amazing about JK. She went from damn good with SS to hell yes, and eventually to WHOA!

I haven't read HPSS in YEARS. I have re-read ...

2011-02-05T19:48:49.441-05:00

I haven't read HPSS in YEARS. I have re-read several of the later novels in the past year, but haven't revisited the early novels. Hummmm...interesting. JKR is a natural story teller, but I differ with your opinion that HPSS was an incredibly well written novel on the basis of syntax and style. It is clear JKR's writing has improved dramatically during the series. Don't get me wrong; I was hooked the second I entered HP's world, but I think I'm more attracted to the later novels because the writing is so much richer.
Remember how disjointed many of us felt the epilogue was? If I'm not mistaken; JKR wrote it when she began the series. The style and syntax are so very different between the epilogue and HPDH; the incongruity was bothersome. Okay...I'm rambling, which is something I do frequently.
Have a fabulous weekend, and cheers!
Mystic

I love that you opened your post by giving your re...

2011-02-05T12:34:10.651-05:00

I love that you opened your post by giving your rendition, in words, of the HP music:) It made me smile, just thought I would share.

So very glad you're rereading!!

2011-02-04T17:08:09.362-05:00

So very glad you're rereading!!