"Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, too, is as seductive as ever. Just to hear his voice for me is easily worth the price of a movie ticket; really he could read the phone book aloud, for all I care."
You do realize Snape is only a Half-Blood, who rose from disgrace, to save Harry (and thereby the rest of the wizarding world) all for the sake of loving Harry's mother? He in no way embodies some elitist person, and Harry is further humbled (because Harry is always humble) when he learns that this man who grew up in poverty and was tormented by his peers gave his life to save him, all in the name of love.
The Weasley's couldn't give a damn about being pure blood, as is frequently made clear by the whole family, and neither could any of the good wizards. Even Draco, who is a "pure-blood" realizes that the people his family has been associating with have it wrong, in the very end.
Furthermore, Albus Dumbledore pointedly shelters Harry from his "chosenness" as long as possible, making him grow up with the Dursleys and literally zero knowledge of how important he is. Hermione may be a bit full of herself when she's younger, but as somebody who was very like that as a young age, and as Jo has said in multiple interviews, that confidence is really just covering up for a deep-seated insecurity. In what way exactly does Ron "keep Harry on the straight and narrow"? Ron is the one encouraging Harry to break the rules, half the time. There is no "keeping to being noble" with Ron, and Harry clearly eschews the "chosenness" from his first minutes at Hogwarts when he snubs Draco's offer to associate with wizarding families that are "better than others."
Harry's story is one of an average kid who has fame and the limelight thrust upon him simply for being born. Ron is a loyal friend, regardless of his family background, which had nothing to do with Harry befriending him. Hermione is far from a "chosen" one, being the geeky nerd that nobody befriends for the first 2 months at school.
Before you freak out on me, I have also read Philip Pullman's trilogy as well. It was good, but nowhere near as richly written as the Harry Potter universe. Do you realize that JKR has boxes and boxes full of background information on every character and location in her series? And, what, exactly, about Pullman's series "threaten[ing] the establishment view of religion and institutionalized coercion" makes it a superior series?
Sorry you're jealous of JKR, and that the best you could do for your 15 minutes of fame was wait until you knew Harry was back in the spotlight, and write a poor criticism of the series to gain some attention. We'll let the bestseller lists (and the fact that the Times had to create an entirely separate list to give other authors a chance, even though the Potter books clearly qualify also as adult literature, as evidenced by their adult covers in the UK) do the talking. You have fun trying to become successful by tearing down the most successful author of a generation.
On Harry Potter and the Incredibly Conservative Aristocratic Children's Club
"Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, too, is as seductive as ever. Just to hear his voice for me is easily worth the price of a movie ticket; really he could read the phone book aloud, for all I care."
You do realize Snape is only a Half-Blood, who rose from disgrace, to save Harry (and thereby the rest of the wizarding world) all for the sake of loving Harry's mother? He in no way embodies some elitist person, and Harry is further humbled (because Harry is always humble) when he learns that this man who grew up in poverty and was tormented by his peers gave his life to save him, all in the name of love.
The Weasley's couldn't give a damn about being pure blood, as is frequently made clear by the whole family, and neither could any of the good wizards. Even Draco, who is a "pure-blood" realizes that the people his family has been associating with have it wrong, in the very end.
Furthermore, Albus Dumbledore pointedly shelters Harry from his "chosenness" as long as possible, making him grow up with the Dursleys and literally zero knowledge of how important he is. Hermione may be a bit full of herself when she's younger, but as somebody who was very like that as a young age, and as Jo has said in multiple interviews, that confidence is really just covering up for a deep-seated insecurity. In what way exactly does Ron "keep Harry on the straight and narrow"? Ron is the one encouraging Harry to break the rules, half the time. There is no "keeping to being noble" with Ron, and Harry clearly eschews the "chosenness" from his first minutes at Hogwarts when he snubs Draco's offer to associate with wizarding families that are "better than others."
Harry's story is one of an average kid who has fame and the limelight thrust upon him simply for being born. Ron is a loyal friend, regardless of his family background, which had nothing to do with Harry befriending him. Hermione is far from a "chosen" one, being the geeky nerd that nobody befriends for the first 2 months at school.
Before you freak out on me, I have also read Philip Pullman's trilogy as well. It was good, but nowhere near as richly written as the Harry Potter universe. Do you realize that JKR has boxes and boxes full of background information on every character and location in her series? And, what, exactly, about Pullman's series "threaten[ing] the establishment view of religion and institutionalized coercion" makes it a superior series?
Sorry you're jealous of JKR, and that the best you could do for your 15 minutes of fame was wait until you knew Harry was back in the spotlight, and write a poor criticism of the series to gain some attention. We'll let the bestseller lists (and the fact that the Times had to create an entirely separate list to give other authors a chance, even though the Potter books clearly qualify also as adult literature, as evidenced by their adult covers in the UK) do the talking. You have fun trying to become successful by tearing down the most successful author of a generation.