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JK Rowling is a genius - not only because of the many intricate sub-plots she's managed to uphold but also because of stuff not many would notice, like the 'seven'-issue that was discussed here a while ago, how well the names relate to character's personalities and the simple fact that something as simple as love was the basis for the whole series. amirite?

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There are so many life lessons to be learned from the books--all of Dumbledore's words of wisdom, and the subtle themes running through all of them, like courage and trust.

This post itself is sheer awesomeness. I cannot believe just how intricate J.K. Rowling's entire world is - literary genius if I ever saw it.

@awesomegerbzy This post itself is sheer awesomeness. I cannot believe just how intricate J.K. Rowling's entire world is -...

I do thank you for the compliment, and also agree with you totally. now there's a sentence that makes no sense.

you totally made a post about why i love this series, all of the little secrets you figure out each time you read the books. i love it!

Took the words right out of my mouth

@lecornergirl I tend to do that.

Especially the love aspect...there are too many books centered around just romance, and not the power of friendship

i absolutely love the books, but at times I did find it hard to believe that one person could come up with such a vast amazing world. Most people get help on there books now-a-days though, amirite?

Love is not a somple thing in any way.

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@Love is not a somple thing in any way.

(No one): I was just thinking that. tries to high five through the computer screen. knocks the computer down and breaks it. Haha no.

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@Love is not a somple thing in any way.

(no one): ah, I suppose it depends on how you think about it.

i'm glad there's another potterhead out here that feels exactly how i feel. :)

@lecornergirl I should think there's more :) I mean, 78 people agreed :D

haha, true, but some people base it on the movies and not actually read the series. breaks my heart. :(

fascinating...

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"as simple as love"... really? is that how we view it now?

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She totally is. Smartest person ever! But the name thing I dont get

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@She totally is. Smartest person ever! But the name thing I dont get

cause, like, lupin comes from the latin lupine (wolf-like), severus means harsh, remus was one of the two wolf-twins in roman legdend (his twin romulus founded rome), vol de mort means flight of death, minerva is the roman goddess of wisdom, percy's owl hermes is named after the greek messenger god, luna's named after the roman goddess of the moon, hedwig's named after some random saint, and so on.

@She totally is. Smartest person ever! But the name thing I dont get

I interpreted the name comment to mean that j.K.specifically chose the character's name to match the personality of the character. The best example I can think of right now is like Gilderoy Lockhart. It just sounds (italicised) like a pompous name. Yeah and malloy's comment, because she got to it first. And sybil was an oracle in the Ancient Greek stories for Sybill trelawney.=]

@bookfreak I interpreted the name comment to mean that j.K.specifically chose the character's name to match the personality of...

yeah I forgot that one :D and also, albus dumbledore means white bumblebee...

and hermione was the daughter of helen of troy.

@lecornergirl yeah I forgot that one :D and also, albus dumbledore means white bumblebee... and hermione was the daughter of...

lol you'd think that Hermione's namesake would make her drop-dead gorgeous, not bushy-haired and buck teethed=P (Rowlings words, not mine! and I'm not saying Hermiones not pretty at all, btw)

Love isn't simple.

You came from MLIA. GTFO

@TheMachanga You came from MLIA. GTFO

actually, I didn't :P
and basically, you have no right to tell me where to go, seeing as, well, there's nothing you can do about it.

I love Harry Potter ridiculously, I've gone to 5 midnight parties for it, but I always thought the whole "love" thing was a bit silly.

@bdeshibeast I love Harry Potter ridiculously, I've gone to 5 midnight parties for it, but I always thought the whole "love"...

It's not just silly love, it's the overwhelming power of the purest love of being willing to lay down your life for your friends and to create a better world for everyone to have life worth living. Real love isn't "silly", fake love is.

@danicaxgrace It's not just silly love, it's the overwhelming power of the purest love of being willing to lay down your life for...

Why it bothered me is that the concept of "love", which really is simply affection, was used as lolhax power. It's possibly the most cliched path an author can walk down and JK Rowling, who is one of the most creative authors in the world, can definitely do better.

@bdeshibeast Why it bothered me is that the concept of "love", which really is simply affection, was used as lolhax power. It's...

It's not really cliche because it's not the normal romance-i'll-love-you-forever type love. It's like a love of humanity and all that is good in the world.

@bdeshibeast I love Harry Potter ridiculously, I've gone to 5 midnight parties for it, but I always thought the whole "love"...

honestly? I think it's the mark of a great author. It could have been silly... but it just isn't.

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