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Author Topic: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows  (Read 12040 times)

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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #30 on: January 06, 2007, 01:08:16 PM »
Quote from: Gabriel on January 02, 2007, 05:01:27 AM
I hope she publishes the lost sex scenes with Hermione and Jenny. Kind of a Harry Potter companion type of thing. ;)
dang
I was gonna mention that
oh and dont forget Cho, Cho has to be in there somewhere
and maybe the Patel twins
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speaking of fan fic
I guess i should first state that I do like the books
however
one HUGE glaring bit of irony about the HP books that has always bothered me is this. According to the (albeit sketchy) definition of the "Mary Sue" phenomenon in fan fiction, is that by the definition, Harry himself is a Mary Sue character.

atleast IMHO
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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #31 on: January 06, 2007, 02:11:57 PM »
Wait... what? Who the hell is Mary Sue?

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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #32 on: January 06, 2007, 02:20:30 PM »
Quote from: Kid_Vid on January 06, 2007, 02:11:57 PM
Wait... what? Who the hell is Mary Sue?

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ah
here
and here
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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #33 on: January 06, 2007, 03:45:45 PM »
Actually, according to those definitions, Mary Sue is the fan fic character- someone who comes in and steals the story (as per Lt. Mary Sue- the youngest lieutenant in starfleet! where the name apparently originated.)

The main character in a story can't really be critisized for... stealing thier own story. If they were, Drizzt from R.A. Salvatore's writings would totally and completely qualify.

Of course, maybe that's just because I hate Drizzt.

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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #34 on: January 06, 2007, 05:37:38 PM »
my point is, he fits the description, even though he is the "main character"
I think the books might be better with less focus on Harry
but thats just my opinion
and yeah I stopped reading the Salvatore stuff a long time ago
read the first two series, and they were okay but that was enough for me
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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #35 on: January 08, 2007, 04:54:12 AM »
I stopped reading Salvatore when Drizz't put the bracers of speed (doubles the number of attacks per round) on his ankles instead of his wrists because he thought he footwork was suffering. I just had to shake my head a leave.

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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #36 on: January 08, 2007, 01:19:06 PM »
I... really didn't need to know that...
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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #37 on: January 08, 2007, 08:33:18 PM »
Well, it's the same time I finally said "Uhhh... what? How did he get his feet in there?"

I mean, suspension of disbelief is my thing, and even I had to stop at that.

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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #38 on: January 12, 2007, 10:29:02 AM »
Quote from: Kid_Vid on January 08, 2007, 08:33:18 PM
Well, it's the same time I finally said "Uhhh... what? How did he get his feet in there?"

I mean, suspension of disbelief is my thing, and even I had to stop at that.

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well most groups i'd played AD&D with had the understanding that magical equipment since it was magical would change to fit the wearer. Hence a halfling and a dragon could potentially wear the same magic ring.

or it could be that since they are bracers they strap on and could then be put on a drow if he didnt have beefy calves
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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #39 on: January 12, 2007, 07:30:45 PM »
Yeah, but does it make sense that the item would change itself so that it could be worn wrong?

I mean, if I already have a set of bracers, can I just put this second set on my legs? If not, why not? I mean, they change shape to fit me and everything, I can just slip them on.

Mostly I think it was bad writing, and ol Bob Salvatore saying that footwork was more important than armspeed when it came to fighting. I don't know if that is the truth- most of my fights have involved actually hitting people. The more you hit them, the shorter the fight gets. But what do I know?

This does raise an interesting question for me, though. If you can force magic items onto places on your body that they weren't designed for, how many rings can you really wear? D&D canon says only two, but if you could wear them as braclets, anklets, armbands, headbands, and the like, how many could you really cram on your body?

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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #40 on: January 12, 2007, 09:17:22 PM »
Not to mention those other eight fingers and ten toes.
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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #41 on: January 13, 2007, 06:24:19 AM »
I think the Al-Quadeem (sp?) setting actually allowed you to use 2 extra rings - in the ears.
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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #42 on: January 13, 2007, 09:59:39 AM »
Well, can't one wear two rings; one set of gloves OR bracers; one amulet; one girdle/belt; one hat/headband; and one set of shoes/boots.  And then there is the whole purchase of magic device slots - like creating a magical device brooch or something?
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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #43 on: January 13, 2007, 10:57:40 AM »
Yup- brooches and earrings aren't covered, and are considered a "free" slot. So you can wear 15 brooches like an old lady- or fill up those ears with peircings!

 Yeah, are three rules about magical toerings?

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Re:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
« Reply #44 on: January 13, 2007, 10:58:20 AM »
Exactly.
I prefer the SR version to be honest.
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