Harry Potter

[she]

For those who have read Harry Potter, what did you think of it? Did you like it?

[harley quinn]

Loved it! I've finished The Sorcerer's Stone and I just started The Chamber of Secrets. Like I mentioned in a previous post, Harry Potter's world is magical and the books chronicle it in a very witty and imaginative manner. It was fascinating to be introduced to this new world of wizards and witches and unicorns and ghosts. The sharp humor and spirited adventures make for an entertaining and engrossing read. Little Harry's bravery is inspiring---so much heart in a scrawny little child. His relationship with his muggle family is a caricature of sorts but then again, this is also children's literature, where no stepmother is kind.

[Misa Hayase]

I've read the first Harry Potter book and it's quite good. The humor is quite witty. It reminds me of that Roald Dahl book, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (which I highly recommend =Þ).

[Calypso]

I liked The Sorcerer's Stone as well!! Although sometimes I couldn't help but wonder how 11-year olds could have so much wit and courage as Harry, Ron and Hermione... pero towards the end, natakot talaga ako, ha! For about ten minutes I had to keep the lights on before sleeping.

[she]

I've only read the first one, The Sorcerer's Stone and I really, really enjoyed it! I can't wait to read the next one...meron na bang soft cover nung ibang Harry Potter?

[harley quinn]

Sorry, I don't know if they're already out in paperback. My copies are hardbound.

[Kath]

I've just finished reading Harry Potter. I loved being in Hogwarts...I was actually dreaming of going there myself (if there was such a place) that was how great the author did in carrying me away in her fantasy land. Harry Potter is a nice book not just for kids but those who'd want to be a kid once in a while. :)

[emilie]

I'm almost done with the first book and am enjoying it tremendously. Can't wait to read the next book!

[rasec]

i've finished reading the first book and it was raelly good.
i couldn't think just how it could have been a childrens book.
anyway it was really good, all the hype it got from the critics were really true.
are soft covers already available for the next two boks???

[emilie]

I heard that the second book is in softcover, but the third is still in hard cover. My friend told me that the fourth book will be out in July. Not sure if this will be also in the Philippines.

[planetary]

I asked around in Powerbooks Alabang and the girl there told me that the paperback copies of the 2nd and 3rd of the series were due during the 1st week of April--and I went there on the 3rd week of April.

She probably meant the first week of May but it's not yet there :( I enjoyed the book but not so much that I'm willing to shell out P600+ for a hardback :)

[moonberry]

really?? the chamber of secrets is out on paperback already? COOL! harley quinn! lend me your hardbounds naman! :D

[celeb]

i really enjoyed the harry potter series (all 3 books)! there's a 4th one that will be released this summer yata in the U.S. and you can pre-order your copies from the 'net (like amazon.com)

when i was a kid i also enjoyed books such as these: i remember reading "the lion the witch and the wardrobe", and also the enid blyton books (anyone remember those)? i particularly liked the fact that these books didn't treat the reader like a "kid" and instead trusted the reader to comprehend the story despite the vocabulary, plot twists, and issues involved. :)

[weye]

well, i've read the 1st and 3rd book. the fourth book was just released yesterday and the orders were overwhelming. Harry Potter might be classified under children's literature but there's just something in it (probably the magic :) ) that makes me want to read on. Rowling's imagination is impressive. my favorite is the game called quidiche (spell check please). so does anybody here share this interest?

[jean!e]

i havent finished reading teh harry potter book i like but i heard great reviews about it. im reading harry potter and the prisoner of azkhaban.
p.s
do you like roald dahl too? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/boom.gif

[Margarita]

Oo nga, Harry Potter is really expensive!

[Bostsip]

naiintriga ako sa Harry Potter..since Im a teacher and kids are really into it i want to know more about it..

I like Ronald Dahl...

[FarOutFreak]

I want the 2nd, 3rd and 4th ones. Kaya lang wala akong pera.

Not just for kids, everyone. It's a really fun book to read.

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[harley quinn]

Just for info, check out this older thread:
http://www.pinoyexchange.com/Forum16/HTML/000070.html

[weye]

harely quinn, thanks for the info. it's nice to know that i certainly am not the only who reads Harry Potter :) have u gotten hold of the 4th book yet?

[juve_grrrl10]

I've only read the first book but I'm hooked! I heard on FOX na 3.8 mil copies ang first printing nitong no.4:The Goblet of Fire, but they've already sold 3.5 mil+ already! There was also a review recently in the Inquirer. is it available locally already?

weye, the game is Quidditch, and that was brilliant of J.K. Rowling! It's like a hyper-combo version of football/basketball/et.al.

Rowling's style is similar to Roald Dahl, pero sa palagay ko mas magaling pa rin yung style ni Dahl.

[LUIS BUCOY]

People here in Chicago lined up early last Sat. to purchase his newest book. Lines started as early as seven in the morning 3hrs before opening. I'm not much of a reader but are his books good?

[NoisyCricket]

Just got the 4th book today: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! It's huge! At least double the size of the previous 3 books. My favorite was Prisoner of Azkaban! Cho-chan rules! hehehe!

tRuLy I aM tHe NoIsY CrIcKeT! ! ! :D :D :D

[weye]

noisy cricket, so is it any good? i most certainly hope it is otherwise it would be a major disappointment for all the harry potter readers.

juve_grrrl10, thanks for the correction. i agree with, i still prefer dahl's writing style but harry potter is still, well, magical.

[ChaRoJ]

:D i love the books!!! ive read the 1st, the 2nd, and the 3rd books!!! and im itching to read the 4th one! i really LOVE reading them...im such a Harry Potter fan now...its really cool!

[KamiyaKaoru]

Of course, I love Harry Potetr(the book, not the boy ) I read a review on Newsweek and was amazed that older ppl liked it so I bought a copy. I have read book 1-3 and on chapter 16 of the fourth(which I bought Monday, thanks to my aunt)
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Anyway, to explain the subject i typed, I knew it!!!! Ron likes Hermione. I sniffed it when i was reading BOOK 2. I told my friend and she wouldn't believe it! Ron is incredibily jeaolous and Hermione is just tut-tutting his insane behavior.


IP:

[weye]

sigh. i just wish i had a copy of the fouth book AND the time to read it. guess i'll just have to wait. another sigh.

[Ira]

Originally posted by juve_grrrl10:
meron na pala sa NBS...pero bakit ang mahal?!? 859 for the hardbound! may softbound kaya?



There probably is. I was with Caramba last night and she was carrying the paperback version of Harry Potter (4th book).

[juve_grrrl10]

meron na pala sa NBS...pero bakit ang mahal?!? 859 for the hardbound! may softbound kaya?

weye, siguro ang pareho nga style nina dahl and rowling sa pagsulat pero ang tema nila ang iba, kay dahl may pagka-fantastic, kay rowling naman eh magic, di ba? :)

[KamiyaKaoru]

Its P773 kasi 10% discount

:)

[davanita]

Pero dito sa Pinas ang softbound pa lang is the first book! waaaah! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crying.gif

[CaRaMBa]

Ira, first book po yun.

[harley quinn]

The Goblet of Fire

This installment was probably the most intense of all four books perhaps because there was just so much conflict. The suspense was heart-stopping and came not only from the dark Lord's pursuit of Harry but also from the peculiar international competition. It was quite emotional when a rift developed between two main characters. But,despite all the drama, humorous lines were definitely not neglected; it'll still be able to draw a laugh or two out of you.

[KamiyaKaoru]

Also, Book 4 focuses on the 3 main characters growing up, experiencing typical adolescent problems added with a twist of magic....

The Harry Potter phenomena was also featured in the latest issues of TIME and Newsweek. There was an interview of JK Rowling there...

[Ira]

Nyaaak! sorry, my mistake! I guess I had too much tea. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif

[Calypso]

Read the 1st book, and tried ordering the 2nd book from Barnes & Noble, kaso ang mahal yata ng shipping!!! :( I also asked my mom to get me the paperback from the US kaso ngayon-ngayon lang yata na-release!

[misanthrope]

Gotta love Harry Potter. It's not your conventional fairy tale. I saw the (seemingly bottled blonde) J.K. Rowling on TV just this afternoon. As a promotional gimmick, she arrived at her book signing session in a marvelous old-fashioned train (like the one Harry Potter has to ride to go to the other realm).

[VaMpeEh]

Harry Potter Mania! not that i blame you guys, the story really is interesting, yun nga lang I'm still on book one (at least almost at the end already), Can't wait to read the other three! :)

[hermione]

hi :) sorry for the nick, i'm just really a HP fanatic. just wanted to share good (or maybe bad) news to all you guys... there's gonna be a Harry Potter movie and it's gonna come out November 2001. the casting isn't done yet, i think the auditions are still going on... and they prefer to have actors/actresses who aren't really known, or not known at all!

moreover, that kid from 6TH SENSE auditioned for the role of Harry and he was so good, so
they might make an exception :)

hope you guys like my news! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/girl.gif

[VaMpeEh]

ooooh ang cute ng kid na yun, he's eerie (diba in 6th sense?) and yet, innocent enough to become Harry Potter. :)

another one auditioning for the role is Liam Aiken, Susan Sarandon's son in the movie "Stepmom"

[supreme goddess]

hey hey :)

i just read harry potter one..oh GOD!!!!super sobra!!! :)galing :).....

i cant wait to read 2,3,4...i hope my best friend in the states sends na agad to me..

btw, where can i get books of roald dahl? what are the titles? :)

[leelayce]

can somebody please tell me what the book is about? please? and why everybody's crzy over Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

it's a children's book right? eh bakit super ganda?

[sampaguita]

I just picked up "Harry Potter and the Sorcerre's Stone" because I wanted to see what all the hype was about. I think I'm hooked already and I'm just barely on the sixth chapter! I had it in my hands as I walking up to campus today. Good thing the cars didn't crash into me as I was crossing the street. :D

Folks, isn't it interesting to note that Rowling was a struggling mother when she first started writing Harry Potter? (And on a napkin at some fast food joint, mind you!) Now her HP books are everywhere!

For those who don't want, or can't afford to, purchase the Potter series, why not borrow from the library? It's free! :D

leelayce: Harry Potter is categorized under children's books, yes. I think most adults find it as a good escape to some magical reverie. (I just found out that my new boss in on the second novel! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif )It's a book that can help you unwind from the toil and troubles of the day and become Harry Potter himself, meeting wonderful people, going to magical places, and being special. I think we could all relate to the hero one way or another. He was a simple boy who lived with an aunt and uncle who didn't appreciate, and cousin who beat him up every chance he got. Then one magical day, on his birthday actually, he realizes that he's more special than anyone, including him, ever gave him credit for. The novels, I believe, are about his magical adventures. Pick it up some day when you get the chance. :)

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[sampaguita]

hermione: Really? Well now, I guess I'll be excited to see how Hollywood turns this novel around! Who knows? Maybe they might stay true to the original story. Do you know if JK Rowling herself is involved with the movie? And the 6th Sense kid! Whoa. I think he's a little cutie!

[SkaRLa]

Wow sikat na pala sa Pilipinas si Harry Potter! It's a good thing that it's picking up now here. I'm a real bookworm and I ordered the first 3 Harry Potter books at Barnes and Noble early this year out of curiosity cuz I kept reading about it online, and was hooked! Never thought a children's book could be this interesting. I still have to get the 4th one, but my favorite is the 3rd - The Prisoner of Azkaban. Yun 2nd - Chamber of Secrets - is kinda slow paced for me compared to the 1st and 3rd. JK Rowling indeed has a wonderful imagination and a good writer, for a plain housewife. The Harry Potter series will definitely be a classic, like those Dr. Seuss books!

I suggest you get the hardbound copy - the paper's nice and all, lalo na yun cover. It'll last you longer. And you can let your kid read it in the future, hehehe. Medyo mahal nga, pero it's definitely worth it. Pareho lang naman ang price nya sa US eh.

And for those who havent read it, do it chronologically para hindi nakakalito magbasa.

[leelayce]

sampaguita: thank you so much for that brief, i really appreciate it. coz sometimes i'm so curious about books that are so much hyped and i dunno what the book is all about. at least i know if i'll purchase one or not.

thanks! :)

[rasec]

i read all four books already and i can't wait for the next one to come. too bad rowling is just gonna do seven, para sa years sa hogwarts, pero ang galing pa rin.
from someone who has read the first books, go and buy yourself one, sulit talaga and ang ganda ng story nya. lalo na yung fourth, your'e gonna ask for more.
by the way, when's the fifth book coming out?

[fashionzealot]

HArry Potter is the best! I read 1, 2 and am halfway through the prisoner of azkaban! It's really cool! Truly a page turner! J. K. Rowling definitely has magic with words....

[KamiyaKaoru]

For those who read up to the 4th book, are you seeing a potential love triangle emerging? Harry-hermione-Ron.

fanfiction.net has quite a lot of HP fanfiction. There are H & H fans and there are H&R fans, oh boy.

Personally, I think Hermione just adores Harry and has a lot of respect for him. I think she's too unconventional a girl, to be just hoodwinked in a typical girl-boy relationship.

[jackmcph]

What is it about these Harry Potter books? I've hear and read great reviews about it. But can someone really tell me what it is about? Aside from telling me that I should get one for myself to know how good the book it is, how woul done convince me to get a copy of the book?

[bugsbunny]

ive read the 1st and 2nd books and i am so hooked! we have the 4th one already pero i dont want to read it yet kasi wala pa kami nung third one. is it good? where did you guys get a copy here in the Philippines?


jack: i do not know how to convince you pero ako kasi my sister told me that it was really good and na-curious ako so i read it. and i must say i didnt regret it kasi nakaka-hook talaga siya!

although i must say i dont think its for kids coz its hard to understand din eh baka di maintindihan ng kids or baka naman kasi sobrang talino na ng kids today.

anyway, for those who havent read harry potter yet, try it! its a really good read! :D

[zero]

pinaka-fave kong book is *** 3 PRISONER OF AZKABAN!!!! as in im not the type who would like read books and stuff for fun pero when my sister bought the books i was hooked!!! sobra talaga! i was still reading yung book 3 at 4am! i even heard our maid's alarm clock na! eh i have to get up pa at 6:30 coz early yung class ko! pero syempre tinapos ko! hehehe! cant wait for book 5!!! :) :) :)

[pamela]

ako din nagbabasa harry potter...hehe...3 weeks ago ko nga nalaman yun eh. my sis likes it too kaya ayun, sya yung bumibili ng books namin. fave ko yung 3rd book (hp & the prisoner of azkaban) ... grabe haba nung 4th book, nagsimula ako magbasa ng mga 11 or 12 pm natapos ako ng 6 am...hehehe.. yung 5th book nxt yr pa ilalabas, ***** by july, *cant wait*... tapos meron ding movie na ilalabas din next yr ng november (sabi nga ni hermione) sana sana sana yun nlang kid sa the 6th sense ang kunin nila...... wala lang...

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[piggy]

i'll ask again..how old are all of you?? coz i'm 21..and it was such an enjoyable read... bought all the 4 books... and the 5th one is next year pa...the torture...anyway..jave you heard that J.K.R. is being sued...some lady wrote about a LARRY POTTER and a band of MUGGLES about ten years ago.. and she's suing for intelectual property rights or sumting...weird...but the book is way too excellent. for thos who havent read it...why should you?? because it will bring you back to the times when you always thought of casting magic and living in a fantasy world... it tickles your imagination so much that you can imagine living in the place and time...and PROFESSOR DUMBLEDORE IS JUST WAY TOO COOL AS A MENTOR..kinda like professor X or some really great father figure. hehe... and hermione is pronounced as HER-MI-O-NEE pala. not HER-MI-YON. sa fourth book ko lang nalaman...hehe

[NoisyCricket]

DUMBLEDORE RULES!!!! HE IS SOOOO COOL!

And I want to hear more about Cho-Chan!!!

I'm 25, and just finished the fourth book today.. It really breaks the mold of the first 3 books.. if you think you can predict what happens in the 4th book, you're wrong!! Get ready for some MAJOR StoryLine changes!!

Let's get ready to RUMBLE!!!

[bing2x]

i'll start book 1 (sorcerer's stone) today.

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[hermione]

stoping myself from reading the 4th book, though my boyfriend keeps insisting that i should read it already. the thing is, i don't wanna wait for soooo long to get to read the 5th book! baka when i finish the 4th book i'd be craving for the 5th!!! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crazy.gif

and yeah "hermione" is pronounced as "her-maa-yo-nee". there's this website you can go to, there are quizzes and trivia on HP. it's really cool, and this website where you can get to hear the real pronounciation of words like "quidditch", "gringotts", etc.
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[NoisyCricket]

Originally posted by hermione:
stoping myself from reading the 4th book, though my boyfriend keeps insisting that i should read it already. the thing is, i don't wanna wait for soooo long to get to read the 5th book! baka when i finish the 4th book i'd be craving for the 5th!!! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crazy.gif


I want to read the 5th book na!!!!


and yeah "hermione" is pronounced as "her-maa-yo-nee". there's this website you can go to, there are quizzes and trivia on HP. it's really cool, and this website where you can get to hear the real pronounciation of words like "quidditch", "gringotts", etc.
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weird... I really thot it was Her Me Yone, and not Her Mi Own Knee.. oh well..

Cho CHAN!!

[Margarita]

I'm on the 4th book na, I love Professor Moody and Dudley Taba! Oh yeah and Fleur's accent too!

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[nikolai]

Originally posted by piggy:
i'll ask again..how old are all of you?? coz i'm 21..and it was such an enjoyable read...

I guess the books aren't just for kids! :D I know kids (mga age 11-14) who love the series, but imagine even my 33-year-old brother is now reading them? :eek: Sad to say, I'm still waiting for my turn! Nakapila pa kaming lahat! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/IIworry.gif Dati pa ako naintriga dyan kaso I thought din for kids siya...I should've gotten them before when I saw them in Powerbooks! Now I wanna get my own copies na rin so I can read them na! (Kakahiya I'm the only one nalang yata who hasn't read them...) :D

[SkaRLa]

i just read the 4th book, but i still love the 3rd one! rowling just made a few subplots in the 4th. anyway, here's some news on the upcoming harry potter movie:

Daniel Radcliffe has been selected to play the title role in Warner Bros. Pictures' upcoming movie adaptation of ``Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,'' the studio said on Monday. In addition, newcomers Emma Watson, 10, and Rupert Grint, 11, whose acting experience to date consists only of parts in school plays, will join the cast as Harry's two best friends at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry -- Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. Britain's Alan Rickman and Irish actor Richard Harris reportedly have been in talks to play the roles of Professor Snape and headmaster Dumbledore, respectively. Dame Maggie Smith has emerged in media reports in connection with Harry's art teacher, Professor McGonagall, and Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane as been linked to the role of Hagrid, the school's groundsman who befriends the young wizard.



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[bugsbunny]

NO SPOILERS PLEASE! I havent read the third book yet and im not reading the fourth one until i read the third one! so please! pero i love Harry Potter!

[amiornael]

I've just finished reading harry potter and the goblet of fire a week ago and i loved everything about it, from the new characters and the amazingly yet scary adventures to Dumbledore's great words of wisdom. Every page is totally worth reading for.

[arete]

Bumili ako ng isang copy kasi nakakaintriga. Maraming nagsasabing maganda eh, is it?

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/cyclops.gif :D

I heard na gagawing movie daw ang first novel ni Harry Potter sa infobeat news. Whaddya think? Para sa akin, I think I'd rather read it than seeing it visually. Iba-iba naman kasi ang imagination ng tao. Baka mangyari eh "shattered illusion."

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[neth_row]

oo nga naman, no spoilers please....

presenting hermione, harry and ron....

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diba ron was supposed to be taller than harry?!?!

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[potter]

The 2nd book just came out on paperback this august, so you could expect to get it very soon from the local bookstore. The "Prisoner of Azkaban" 'll probably come out next year, as the paperback copy of the 1st book came out just last year. Just hope that some libraries will carry them...

[hermione]

yah guys!!! don't put spoilers here!!!
everytime i read your posts kinakabahan ako!
baka ill find out sumthin from book 4... and also for the others since they have just started reading the 1st book http://www.pinoyexchange.com/girl.gif

if ever you wanna post anything that could be considered as a spoiler, warn us nalang please http://www.pinoyexchange.com/girl.gif or better, don't put any at all coz im too curious, sometimes can't stop reading the posts when i feel like there's something written bout the 4th book!!! :D

[hermione]

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[nikolai]

Folow-up lang to my previous post...

Well I was able to get all four Harry Potter books na. http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/wacky.gif Book 4 is so thick! I started Book 1 a few days ago (Wednesday) and I finished Book 2 last night. Now I'm reading Book 3. I just can't put them down! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net7/biggthumpup.gif

I can't wait to find out what happens next! I bet after finishing Book 4 I'll be so bitin coz wala pang Book 5! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net/ukliam2.gif

[hermione]

Originally posted by nikolai:
Folow-up lang to my previous post...

Well I was able to get all four Harry Potter books na. http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/wacky.gif Book 4 is so thick! I started Book 1 a few days ago (Wednesday) and I finished Book 2 last night. Now I'm reading Book 3. I just can't put them down! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net7/biggthumpup.gif

I can't wait to find out what happens next! I bet after finishing Book 4 I'll be so bitin coz wala pang Book 5! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net/ukliam2.gif

gayahin mo nlang ako :) stopping myself from reading book 4 para won't be waiting that long for book 5! :D

[bluestar]

i think Harry Potter is a bit overrated. just a thought. :D:

[hermione]

Originally posted by bluestar:
i think Harry Potter is a bit overrated. just a thought. :D:

which books have you read?

[potter]

Well, I've gone to amazon.com and I found out that on the british site amazon.co.uk, they've already got a paperback copy of the 3rd book. In the british site the paperback copy of teh 4th book is due on july 2001. The local bookstore should just get copies from UK then... for sake of some of the readers, eh?

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[Holier than thou]

I had read the book "the sorcerer's stone", and I love it!!!

The story, the style of writing... Perfect!!!

Long live J.K.Rowling!!!

[stay]

the books were sooo amazing. ive only read one and two and it just keeps getting better. i'm usually able to predict endings but in #2 i had nooo idea. but you know what the writing's really good that the scary parts are too scary and i was thinking 3-yr olds read this???

[hermione]

Originally posted by stay:
the books were sooo amazing. ive only read one and two and it just keeps getting better. i'm usually able to predict endings but in #2 i had nooo idea. but you know what the writing's really good that the scary parts are too scary and i was thinking 3-yr olds read this???

wait till you get to read the 3rd book... you'll never ever guess the ending of that! ;)

[bugsbunny]

i finished reading the 3rd book...at grabe...ganda...im getting ready to read the 4th one...****...ang cool ng harry potter...did you guys see the article on harry potter the movie na?

[Miracle]

I've read all four books!!! Ang galing! Grabeh! I can't wait to read the fifth installment kaya lang next year pa raw labas nun eh. Oh well... :)

[katzmeeow]

Hey Miracle! I just finished reading the 4th book last night, grabe I was so engrossed, I slept na at 1am just to finish it. I was a bit sad though coz I knew I wouldn't be able to read the 5th book yet kasi wala pa!!

Have you all seen the latest on the Harry Potter movie? Here are some of the highlights :)
http://movies.warnerbros.com/harrypotter/cmp/newsflash-fr.html
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/harrypotter.html

[nikolai]

I started reading the Harry Potter books almost 2 weeks ago, and I finished all 4 of them in less than a week! :eek: They were so good I couldn't put them down! :D Siempre bitin ako coz next year pa lalabas Book 5! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crying.gif

More on the movie:

Here's a pic of Harry (Dan Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson)...

http://www.harrypotter.ws/movie/mdf102492.jpg

Hogwarts will probobly be shot at Gloucester Cathedral, and studio shoots will be in Leaversdon Studio in England (the same place where Star Wars: Episode One was filmed).

A pic of Gloucester Cathedral:

http://www.britannia.com/church/studies/glosoprnt.jpg

The rights to make Harry Potter into a movie were purchased by Warner Brothers for English producer David Heyman and Heyday Films. The movie will be directed by Chris Colombus and John Williams will be writing the score. Not bad... http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/wacky.gif

The movie (based on Book 1) is expected November 2001. Hope we won't be disappointed! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net3/pinkie.gif

[micahbabe]

Hi! I haven't read the first book yet but I already have a copy. Actually, I wanted to buy it ever since I read an article about it in the inquirer. Sinabi ko binili ko sya para sa sister ko (who's 11)...when in fact i wanted to buy it for myself! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif

and after reading all your enthusiastic reviews, i can't wait to start reading! :)

[Miracle]

katzmeeow: Ang galing noh?!? When I read the first book, sobrang natakot ako. I couldn't put it down and talagang after reading that, hinanap kaagad namin yung 3 other parts kse I can't wait to see how the story would progress. Sayang nga lang din coz next year pa nga yung labas nung 5th installment.

nikolai: Pareho tayo, I finished all four in less than a week. Exciting kse story kaya sarap basahin. :)

For more info on Harry Potter, you can visit this site: The Harry Potter Network (http://www.hpnetwork.f2s.com/)

[crook_shanks]

LOVE THE BOOKS TALAGA CAN'T ** FOR THE 5TH BOOK NEXT YEAR jULY PA :(

[crook_shanks]

last month kolang nabasa harry potter nun pa pa lang summer meron na anyway *** masyadong gusto harry potter- cho chang love team i think mas ok kung harry-ginny but according to Rowling(we're not worthy!) they will fall in love with the wrong person in book 4.


have to edit madami pa d nakatapos book 4

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[nikolai]

Originally posted by Miracle:
nikolai: Pareho tayo, I finished all four in less than a week. Exciting kse story kaya sarap basahin. :)

Miracle: I let my sister read Book 1 and she really liked it. Now she's borrowing the other 3 books. I want to get the audio tapes or CDs nga so I can listen to them in the car! :D

crook_shanks: Hey marami pa yatang di pa nakakabasa ng Book 4, binuking mo na! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif Di kaya sila ni Hermione? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/evilgrin.gif

micahbabe: Don't worry, even my 33-year-old brother reads Harry Potter! :eek: My dad was asking me nga what makes it so popular...I bet he'll want to read them too! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/wacky.gif You only have Book 1 right now? I'm sure you'll want to start reading the other books right away once you're finished with that! :D

[*]

Originally posted by novalee:
Reading your reviews got me so excited about reading the series. How much does it cost? My sis is arriving from the States, u guys have clue if it's cheaper there? TY :)

novalee, I think its cheaper here, compared to prices from Amazon.com,... lalo na may sale (20% off 'ata)ang Powerbooks and Goodwill Bookstore ngayon. Paperbacks for books 1 & 2 are already available.

I've read books 1-3 and am still waiting for my turn to read book 4... if you plan to collect them though, might as well invest on the hardbounds. :D

[davanita]

when i read the first book nga nanghinayang ako eh! dapat ang binili ko na lang yung hardbound! gusto ko na tuloy i-collect ngayon ang Harry Potter in hardbound! :D

[novalee]

Reading your reviews got me so excited about reading the series. How much does it cost? My sis is arriving from the States, u guys have clue if it's cheaper there? TY :)

[crook_shanks]

crook_shanks: Hey marami pa yatang di pa nakakabasa ng Book 4, binuking mo na! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif Di kaya sila ni Hermione? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/evilgrin.gif


oo nga na realize ko na bka madami pa d nakatapos bumasa nung na send ko na pero madami dim may gusto kay harry-hermione pero pano c ron

[crook_shanks]

Originally posted by davanita:
when i read the first book nga nanghinayang ako eh! dapat ang binili ko na lang yung hardbound! gusto ko na tuloy i-collect ngayon ang Harry Potter in hardbound! :D

yeah its worth it naman!

[Miracle]

Originally posted by nikolai:
Miracle: I let my sister read Book 1 and she really liked it. Now she's borrowing the other 3 books. I want to get the audio tapes or CDs nga so I can listen to them in the car! :D

nikolai: My sister downloaded the MP3 of book 1. Kaya lang sabi nya super haba daw nun kaya nadismaya ang loka. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif Oh well, I hope mabili ko rin yung mga audio tapes ng Harry Potter. :)

[crook_shanks]

i really envy those who are reading harry potter for the first time :( i wish someone would cast a memory charm on me so my memory of harry would be deleted so i can read it again for the first time :)

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[cleo]

Yeah! i love it.... m done reading the first and the second book...i can't wait to finish all four!

[nikolai]

Originally posted by davanita:
when i read the first book nga nanghinayang ako eh! dapat ang binili ko na lang yung hardbound! gusto ko na tuloy i-collect ngayon ang Harry Potter in hardbound! :D

I bought all 4 of the hardcover books right away coz I thought it would be worth it in the end. I was right! :D They're really nice books to keep so you won't be wasting your money. Plus Books 1 and 2 palang ang available here in paperback... :(

Originally posted by novalee:
Reading your reviews got me so excited about reading the series. How much does it cost? My sis is arriving from the States, u guys have clue if it's cheaper there? TY :)

Books 1, 2 and 3 are PhP 659 (regular price) and Book 4 is PhP 859 (regular price). Powerbooks has an ongoing sale though, and you can get them at 20% off. :D

If you check out Amazon's website the books are around $12 (Books 1, 2 and 3) and around $15 (Book 4), but you'd have to add shipping charges pa. Plus they're here na so it's convenient to just get them here. :D No need to wait! :p

Originally posted by Miracle:
nikolai: My sister downloaded the MP3 of book 1. Kaya lang sabi nya super haba daw nun kaya nadismaya ang loka. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif Oh well, I hope mabili ko rin yung mga audio tapes ng Harry Potter. :)

Miracle: Nadismaya siya dahil ang tagal mag download or dahil ang haba pakinggan ng story? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif So narinig na nga ba niya? Hindi naman daw boring? Sana hindi... Pina reserve ko na kasi yung audio tapes eh! :D

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[nikolai]

Originally posted by crook_shanks:
i really envy those who are reading harry potter for the first time :( i wish someone would cast a memory charm on me so my memory of harry would be deleted so i can read it again for the first time :)

Okay...if you say so... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/evilgrin.gif

*nikolai takes out her wand and points it at crook_shanks*

Obliviate!

http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/stormzap1.gif

Memory erased! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif

[firebolt_2000]

this is cool people here now are performing spells!!! :)

[crook_shanks]

Originally posted by nikolai:
*nikolai takes out her wand and points it at crook_shanks*

Obliviate!

http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/stormzap1.gif

Memory erased! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif [/B]

too bad it didn't work perhaps its too advance for you good try though :)

[nikolai]

Originally posted by crook_shanks:
too bad it didn't work perhaps its too advance for you good try though :)

Baka naman damaged na yung memory mo? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crazy.gif Alam ko na! Bang your head on the nearest wall...make sure it's concrete. That oughta work! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif

Peace! :p

[rors]

lunos!

hmmm, i see a lot of harry potter fans here.... :D

[nuss]

What's in it that made it popular?

[bing2x]

when i read the first book nga nanghinayang ako eh! dapat ang binili ko na lang yung hardbound! gusto ko na tuloy i-collect ngayon ang Harry Potter in hardbound!

Originally posted by crook_shanks:
yeah its worth it naman!

definitely worth it to invest on the hardbounds..
for 2 reasons -

 In-case, maging collector’s item sila
 Para ipamana sa next generation or sa future kids mo :D

i've read and loved books 1 & 2.
book 3, i've ordered, but is currently
on backorder at amazon.com (5 weeks wait!)

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/thinker.gif at least, by the time i'm finished reading 3 & 4 (HUGE!),
i won't have to wait long for book 5.
*wonder how big book 5 will be...* :confused:

http://www.geocities.com/adashki/hearts.gif



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[Miracle]

Originally posted by nikolai:
Miracle: Nadismaya siya dahil ang tagal mag download or dahil ang haba pakinggan ng story? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif So narinig na nga ba niya? Hindi naman daw boring? Sana hindi... Pina reserve ko na kasi yung audio tapes eh! :D

nikolai: Nadismaya sya coz ang tagal daw i-download. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif Kaya nga rin hindi na nya na-complete yung buong book 1 eh. Ayun! Bili na lang din siguro kme ng audio tapes! :D BTW, where ka nagpa-reserve?

[hermione]

hey!!!! ano ba kayo?!?! no spoilers please! not everyone here has read all books yet...

be considerate naman please...

[nikolai]

Originally posted by hermione:
hey!!!! ano ba kayo?!?! no spoilers please! not everyone here has read all books yet...

be considerate naman please...

What did we say??? http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/IIworry.gif Basta kami ni Miracle audio tapes ang pinag-uusapan... :D

By the way Miracle, I just picked them up today! I got them at Powerbooks... http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/wacky.gif

[Jacob]

Oo nga. Nagtataka ako kung bakit hit na hit ang Harry Potter.

Isn't it a copy of DC's "Books of Magic"? Magkamukha pa si Harry Potter at Timothy-something (bida ng Books of Magic).

[Miracle]

Originally posted by nikolai:
What did we say??? http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/IIworry.gif Basta kami ni Miracle audio tapes ang pinag-uusapan... :D

By the way Miracle, I just picked them up today! I got them at Powerbooks... http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/wacky.gif

Oo nga naman po! Kami ni nikolai hanggang audio tapes lang ang pinagchichikahan dito. Pati na rin yung pagkadismaya ng lokang sister ko. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif Wala po kmeng kinalaman sa mga spoilers sa thread na 'to. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/angel.gif :D

Hey nikolai, how much yung audio tapes? And sabi mo may CD rin nun, diba? Alam mo kung magkano yon? Thanks! :)

[nikolai]

Originally posted by Miracle:
Hey nikolai, how much yung audio tapes? And sabi mo may CD rin nun, diba? Alam mo kung magkano yon? Thanks! :)

Yun nga lang Miracle, may kamahalan yung audio tapes... http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/IIworry.gif They're about PhP 1,300 on the average...at hindi available Book 4. (Actually I'm not even sure if they still have copies of the other books or last na ba yung nabili ko...) Pero I started Book 1 last night, and the guy is quite good! :D Hindi siya boring magbasa. May voices pa siya, and he really tries to say everything with feeling. I felt like a child being read to sleep! :p

I would prefer the audio CDs so I can listen to them not only in the car but even when I'm on the computer (and I'm sure they'll last longer) but they're more expensive than the tapes and they're not available here. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crying.gif If you check Amazon, the tapes cost around $30-$35 while the CDs cost around $45-$55! :eek: Oh well... siguro pag-iisipan ko muna if I should order them in the future. Y'know...to keep as a collection... Heehee... HP addict ba? http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/wacky.gif

By the way, no wonder ang tagal i-download ng MP3... There are 6 tapes to a book! They're about 8-9 hours long! Book 3 has 7 tapes and is 12 hours long! Good luck sa sister mo... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif

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[Miracle]

nikolai: Hello there! Thanks for the info regarding the audio tapes. Huwag mo ng i-good luck sis ko coz nag-give up na talaga sa pag-download ng MP3 eh. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif I guess bibili na nga lang kme nung audio tapes. Are the CD's available na ba here? Parang mas okay kse kung yung CD's na nga lang yung mabili namin eh. Thanks ulit. :)

[hermione]

Originally posted by bing2x:
*wonder how big book 5 will be...* :confused:
http://www.geocities.com/adashki/hearts.gif


i heard that the next 3 books (books 5-7)will be bigger than the 4th book... and they might make it 2 volumes each book daw. tipong Volumes I & II for book 6 http://www.pinoyexchange.com/girl.gif

i don't care if they're really long! they're all good anyway! :D

[she]

Wow, dami na talaga ng Harry Potter fans!

Ako rin nanghihinayang kasi paper back lang binili ko. Ang tagal tagal pa naman lumabas ng paperback. I want to read #3 already!!!

Ang cute ng cast! I just hope the movie won't be a disappointment. :)

[snowcrash]

Off the top of your head, what are your favorite spells? (And no Unforgivables...unless you're a Slytherin!)

I like Ridikkulus.

And the jelly-legs spell. I wish I knew what you're supposed to say for that one.

Have a good day, Potterheads!

[nikolai]

Originally posted by Miracle:
nikolai: Hello there! Thanks for the info regarding the audio tapes. Huwag mo ng i-good luck sis ko coz nag-give up na talaga sa pag-download ng MP3 eh. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif I guess bibili na nga lang kme nung audio tapes. Are the CD's available na ba here? Parang mas okay kse kung yung CD's na nga lang yung mabili namin eh. Thanks ulit. :)

Miracle: Kainis! I can't seem to get into PEx using my ISP! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/grrr.gif Nakigamit lang ako now sa brother ko... Anyway the Audio CDs are not available here kasi daw medyo mahal. So you'll have to order them in the US. That's what I'll probably do... :D

[walangdila]

i've just read the first... grabe ang ganda!!!!!!!!! ang galing...

harry potter rules!!!

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/smokin.gif

[Miracle]

Originally posted by nikolai:
Miracle: Kainis! I can't seem to get into PEx using my ISP! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/grrr.gif Nakigamit lang ako now sa brother ko... Anyway the Audio CDs are not available here kasi daw medyo mahal. So you'll have to order them in the US. That's what I'll probably do... :D

Ngye!!! Pareho tayo, nikolai!!! Di ko rin ma-open ang PEx using my ISP kanina eh. Grabeh!!! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/angry.gif

Oh well, thanks again for the info. I really appreciate it alot. :) Until what part na have you listened to? Saan pa kaya ako makabili nyan? Kse ayoko namang pahirapan na sis ko kaka-download noh kaya bibili na nga lang din kami! :D

[BODACIOUS]

Originally posted by novalee:
Reading your reviews got me so excited about reading the series. How much does it cost? My sis is arriving from the States, u guys have clue if it's cheaper there? TY :)

I received a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone from a relatve in the U.S. just last weekend.

I think its a lot cheaper if bought in the U.S.

[she]

Shucks may no. 5 na?!??!?!!! :D :D :D

[nikolai]

Originally posted by Miracle:
Oh well, thanks again for the info. I really appreciate it alot. :) Until what part na have you listened to? Saan pa kaya ako makabili nyan? Kse ayoko namang pahirapan na sis ko kaka-download noh kaya bibili na nga lang din kami! :D

Miracle: Nabitin ako kasi I haven't been home yet and I left the tapes at home. Anyway sorry I don't know where else to get the tapes... http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/IIworry.gif

she: Next year pa daw lalabas Book 5... I wanna read it na nga eh! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net7/bawling.gif

[Miracle]

nikolai: Sayang naman and nabitin ka pa. Sana dinala mo na lang din yung tapes. Wait! Nasaan ka ba? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif

Anyway, okay lang yun if you don't know where else to buy the tapes. Bahala na ang sister kong maghanap nun. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif Thanks again for the info. I appreciate it alot. :)

[crook_shanks]

i hope they don't screw up with the movie kasi if not lagot *** sa lahat ng hp fans and have you noticed na parang mas matangkad c harry kesa kay ron(the actors) e dba dapat mas matangkad c ron

[crook_shanks]

one more thing pano nag make love yung parents ni hagrid parang hindi pwede kung giant mom nya walang malisya ha pero parang ndi talaga pwede

[cho chang]

Originally posted by crook_shanks:
one more thing pano nag make love yung parents ni hagrid parang hindi pwede kung giant mom nya walang malisya ha pero parang ndi talaga pwede

bka by artificial insemination? :P

[uptowngirl]

I just finished the first book thanks to CaRaMBa! I couldn't put it down. The sudden craze on Harry Potter got me real curious. Now I know why! It is a good read. CaRaMBa has to lend me the next one.

I forgot to mention that there were parts that really got me laughing out loud! People at my tambayan found it weird! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif
They don't know what they're missing!

[nikolai]

Originally posted by nuss:
What's in it that made it popular?

Originally posted by Jacob:
Oo nga. Nagtataka ako kung bakit hit na hit ang Harry Potter.

nuss & Jacob: Harry Potter is not just for kids! It's fantasy, adventure, suspense, and all these other things all rolled into one story. :D And it's the type of book that you just can't seem to put down. It just captures you. J.K. Rowling really has a way with words. Try reading the first book and you'll see what I'm talking about. My sister was also wondering what all the fuss was about. After reading the first book she was hooked. http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/wacky.gif Anyway mabilis lang naman basahin yung first book. If you find that you don't like it, no biggie... http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/IIworry.gif But if you end up liking it, nako you'll want to read the next one, and the next one, and the next one, and the next... Lahat kami ngayon nag-aantay pa rin for Book 5! (It's supposed to be until Book 7!) http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net7/bawling.gif

Originally posted by uptowngirl:
I forgot to mention that there were parts that really got me laughing out loud! People at my tambayan found it weird! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif
They don't know what they're missing!

uptowngirl: Totoo yan! :D Ako rin I found myself laughing out loud at some parts! Akala yata ng ibang tao nasisiraan na ako... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crazy.gif

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[tsadi]

i should get myself one of those nimbus two thousand :D

[rasec]

people, any idea kung kelan lalabas book five?

[nikolai]

Originally posted by rasec:
people, any idea kung kelan lalabas book five?

rasec: May nagsasabi July 2001 daw. But I also read na it'll come out sabay with the movie, which is around November 2001. So ewan ko lang! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/IIworry.gif Waaaahhh! Either way ang tagal pa!!! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net7/bawling.gif Don't mind me, bitin lang ako sobra... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crying.gif

[Miracle]

Woweeeeee!!! May Harry Potter Mania na talaga dito sa Philippines ha! Ang dami ng na-addict sa HP which means dami na ring naaatat for the 5th book to be released. *sigh* Nakakabitin nga lang din since next year pa nga ang labas nun. :(

[norch]

i suggest you guys take ur time. do not read all 4 books in a week (an irresistable temptation though). that's what i'm doing, i'm enjoying, relishing book 2 right now, making sure that before i get to book 4, out na ang book 5. 7 books pa raw kasi yon eh.

what say you to these narrowheads who proclaim harry potter promotes satanism? si jk rowling daw satanista?

[norch]

i suggest you guys take ur time. do not read all 4 books in a week (an irresistable temptation though). that's what i'm doing, i'm enjoying, relishing book 2 right now, making sure that before i get to book 4, out na ang book 5. 7 books pa raw kasi yon eh.

what say you to these narrowheads who proclaim harry potter promotes satanism? si jk rowling daw satanista?

[blackblade21]

Originally posted by nikolai:
Miracle: Kainis! I can't seem to get into PEx using my ISP! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/grrr.gif Nakigamit lang ako now sa brother ko... Anyway the Audio CDs are not available here kasi daw medyo mahal. So you'll have to order them in the US. That's what I'll probably do... :D

Sa i manila din eh ang hirap mag access ng pex... grabe addick na ako sobra kahit sa bahay inaaccess ko

btw i was going to ask sana what this book on harry potter was all about coz when i was on an interview, meron akong kasabay na nagbabasa nun... It got me interested to read it too.

Best pwen nikolai san makakabili ng hardbound niyan, tsaka how much?

[nikolai]

Originally posted by blackblade21:
btw i was going to ask sana what this book on harry potter was all about coz when i was on an interview, meron akong kasabay na nagbabasa nun... It got me interested to read it too.

Best pwen nikolai san makakabili ng hardbound niyan, tsaka how much?

Bespwen blackblade21! Sayang ka naman! Kakatapos lang ng sale ng Powerbooks today! :eek: 20% off ang Harry Potter! Books 1, 2 and 3 are Php 659 and Book 4 is Php 859 (it's double the size of Book 1 kasi!) pag regular price. Laki rin sana ng na-save mo if you bought it on sale. http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/IIworry.gif Anyway, alam ko available din siya sa mga NBS. For me mas sulit yung hardcover. Besides, if you buy the paperback mabibitin ka lang kasi Books 1 and 2 palang ang available here in paperback. :D

If you want to have an idea what the books are about, try these links:

http://www.homestead.com/harrypotterbymegz/summary.html
http://www.wcsu.k12.vt.us/~newfane/classrooms/library/harry_potter.htm
http://www.fdale.com/harrypotter/hppreview.htm

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[neth_row]

NBS still has a 20% discount on HP books upto october yata.....

[Miracle]

Originally posted by blackblade21:
Sa i manila din eh ang hirap mag access ng pex... grabe addick na ako sobra kahit sa bahay inaaccess ko

btw i was going to ask sana what this book on harry potter was all about coz when i was on an interview, meron akong kasabay na nagbabasa nun... It got me interested to read it too.

Best pwen nikolai san makakabili ng hardbound niyan, tsaka how much?

Ngye!!! Eh pareho pala tayong i-manila!!! Sows!!! Kaya naman pala pareho tayong hindi makapasok ng PEx nung isang araw! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif

Anyway, you really should read Harry Potter, blackblade21! Tumulad ka sa amin ni bespwen nikolai mo, mga addict na sa HP! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crazy.gif :D

[nuss]

Ate Nikolai, thank you po sa info.

Now /me have to borrow my friends' Harry Potter...

[uptowngirl]

Originally posted by tsadi:
i should get myself one of those nimbus two thousand :D

Me too! Where can I get one? :p

[norch]

there's a very cool harry potter screen saver at the scholastic website www.scholastic.com (http://www.scholastic.com)

atsaka a friend sent me this sorting hat program...input some details about yourself to find out whether you're a pure blooded muggle / wizard or mixed and which house u belong (griffyndor, ravenclaw, hufflepuff, slytherin). pwede bang mag-attach ng file dito? pano?

ako, half-muggle half wizard pero taga griffyndor!

[nikolai]

No problem nuss! :D

Originally posted by norch:
pwede bang mag-attach ng file dito? pano?

norch: Wala yatang way unless you post the link to the page you can download it from... http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/IIworry.gif Email it to me naman! Puede? Please? Click on the http://www.pinoyexchange.com/email.gif icon above my post. :D Or click on the http://www.pinoyexchange.com/profile.gif icon to view my email address. Thanks! :)

[Kurama]

nikolai: that boy makes a nice harry potter. the girl's pretty too, though hermione never struck me as pretty. :p

tsadi: correction! it's now the nimbus two thousand & one! :D

when i first heard about the harry potter craze, i didn't pay too much attention, passing it off as something akin to pokemon. but curiousity got the better of me, though sorcerer's stone didn't particularly impress me that much. then i read chamber of secrets. now, i'm a big fan. :)

when's the 3rd coming? i can't wait!

[red_door8]

I've just finished reading Harry Potter Book 3 - Prisoner of Azkaban. I can't wait to get my hands on Book 4 - Goblet of Fire.
Well, my sudden curiosity on why Harry Potter is so popular made me read the book. I admire J.K. Rowling on her choice of words and on how she graphically described the events that you already feel its intensity. Harry Potter is indeed a must read!

[nikolai]

Originally posted by Kurama:
nikolai: that boy makes a nice harry potter. the girl's pretty too, though hermione never struck me as pretty. :p

when's the 3rd coming? i can't wait!

Kurama: Hermione... Well...you have to read Book 4 first! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/evilgrin.gif Books 3 and 4 are already out in hardcover! But if you're waiting for the paperback version, well... I'm not sure when they'll be available here. :D

[blimp]

hehehe... oo nga kurama, wait till the 4th book, you might be surprised. ;) nakakainis lang, natapos ko na yung hp4, i have nothing to read na tuloy. na-excite kasi ako when i got ahold of it http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crying.gif anyone who has read the fourth one, umiyak ba kayo sa bandang end? i was up until the wee hours of the morning and i was crying so loud that my brother woke up. he thought i'd gone crazy.(melodramatic ba?) when is the fifth one coming?!? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/grrr.gif

[Miracle]

Naku blimp! Hindi ka nag-iisa! I also cried while reading the last part of HP4! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crying.gif Grabeh! I never really expected that since very surprising talaga yung mga events that took place sa book 4 na yan. *sigh* HP5 is gonna come out I think mid-2001 or isasabay nila sa release date ng HP movie. Either way, long wait pa rin yon para sa akin. :(

[Kurama]

nikolai & blimp: aughh! u guys cried?? ...that does not bode well....unless u shed the happy sort of tears. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/wonder.gif

i hope, hope nobody important died.. :eek:

:o actually, i *am* waiting for the paperback.. i'm *so* behind..

there's also news of a harry potter videogame.

[This message has been edited by Kurama (edited 09-23-2000).]

[nikolai]

Kurama: Aahhhh...uhhh... kasi... ganito yon... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/evilgrin.gif Wag nalang nga! Just read the books! :D Man you are soooo behind! :eek: How can you stand it??? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif Ako nga bitin na! I wanna read Book 5 already! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crying.gif

*nikolai shuts up* :p

[Kurama]

Originally posted by nikolai:
Kurama: Aahhhh...uhhh... kasi... ganito yon... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/evilgrin.gif Wag nalang nga! Just read the books! :D Man you are soooo behind! :eek: How can you stand it??? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif Ako nga bitin na! I wanna read Book 5 already! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crying.gif

*nikolai shuts up* :p



http://www.pinoyexchange.com/bop.gif s nikolai

on 2nd thought, best u not tell me. i wanna be surprised. :)

i look at it this way, i still have 2 more books to go, so it makes waiting for book 5 more bearable! :D (that & i've got FFIX)

who's ur fave char?

[This message has been edited by Kurama (edited 09-24-2000).]

[fashionzealot]

hey blimp and miracle!
I know why you cried! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/evil.gif Bitin talaga ang HP4! Sobrang frustrated ako when I finished it kasi hanging talaga! Can't bear the suspense! I just hope that whatever we, Harry Potter fanatics are waiting for will really be worth it! bad trip kasi kung disappointment iyung movie and 5th book! Argggh That'll really break my heart! Everyone! Post your updates ha! Para lahat masaya!

[blimp]

miracle, nikolai, fashionzealot, we're so mean to kurama. maybe we should tell what happened.....not! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/evil.gif hay naku! next year pa ang labas ng hp5? that's waaaaaay too long. wala na 'kong mabasa!!!(whining voice)why don't they publish it sooner? :confused:

[girlontv]

i love harry potter
i like hermione and ron to be a couple
and ron's sis will be w/ harry
di ba hanggang book 7 na yun?
di raw maganda yung last.

[jean!e]

I've only gone through the first few pages but I'm already hooked. My roommate has finished all four and she's rereading it.whew.That's how good we found Harry Potter to be.:ahh:

[jean!e]

http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net3/pinkie.gifHarryPotter is simply enchanting.//smilecwm.tripod.com/net3/pinkie.gif

[blimp]

Originally posted by jean!e
http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net3/pinkie.gifHarryPotter is simply enchanting.//smilecwm.tripod.com/net3/pinkie.gif




you're right about that jean!e:) harry potter is an enchanting book. have you read the 4th one na?

[blimp]

Originally posted by girlontv
i love harry potter
i like hermione and ron to be a couple
and ron's sis will be w/ harry
di ba hanggang book 7 na yun?
di raw maganda yung last.


hermione and ron:ahh:, hmmmm, posible, pero parang may kaagaw eh. and harry doesn't seem to be noticing ginny. ;) maybe on hp5......

[blimp]

Originally posted by girlontv
i love harry potter
i like hermione and ron to be a couple
and ron's sis will be w/ harry
di ba hanggang book 7 na yun?
di raw maganda yung last.

and who said na hindi maganda yung last book? :grrr: gegerahin ko nga!!! ( loko lang :angel: ) hp4 is the turning point of the harry potter series, so if you're really into harry potter,you'd better hurry and buy a copy right now! :D

[Kurama]

Originally posted by blimp
miracle, nikolai, fashionzealot, we're so mean to kurama. maybe we should tell what happened.....not! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/evil.gif hay naku! next year pa ang labas ng hp5? that's waaaaaay too long. wala na 'kong mabasa!!!(whining voice)why don't they publish it sooner? :confused:

Now WHO's mean? :lol:

hp4 must been one whopper of a book! i hope the 3rd one comes out real soon, as i might forget the details of the stories, and i'm already on hp2 for the second time.

as for nothing to read...why doncha try dragonlance, if u haven't already? :)

[GigaWho]

Kurama: i must agree, read Dragonlance while you're waiting for the next Harry Potter installment, or maybe some Madeleine L'Engle... J.K. Rowling's writing is much more tongue-in-cheek though, adding to the enjoyment...

well, the four Harry Potter books were all great reads, my favorite was the prisoner of azkaban. i admit i must have a girly crush on Sirius Black!
:*)

Harry Potter really isn't just for kids... and fie on those who say it's satanic... oh c'mon!!! :grrr:

[hermione]

Originally posted by tsadi
i should get myself one of those nimbus two thousand :D

i'd rather have a FIREBOLT :D

[hermione]

i heard that in U.K. they're selling quidditch jerseys! i don't know exactly how they look... maybe kinda like bball jerseys. it's really cool, i wish i could get one! :~( but they would probly cost around US$100-200!

[Kid Rock 18]

super love ko harry potter! though i'm already 17, feel ko parang nagiging bata ako when i read the books. sobrang wild pa naman imagination ko. sana witch na lang ako! dream ko talaga yon. sana the place hogwarts really exists! damn, i'll make sure i'll study there! :) crush ko si harry, sobra! i have to watch the film!!! i have read books 1,2,3 eh, 4 na lang. can't wait for the film to come out! :)

[Limerick]

quiditch jersey? hindi ba parang sutana yun? =P
ang ganda ng book 3!!!!

[Squatter]

I once watched a Hollywood movie before that's a bit similar to Harry Potter. It's a school for young witches where they also learn spells and potions, how to fly, and they were each given cats to assist them in their flying.

The main character is a struggling student who cannot seem to cut it as a witch. She has friends and enemies also, like Harry Potter, and she has to test her ability by fighting off bad witches. I just can't remember the name of the movie, but I swear, it's almost the same as Harry Potter.

[PINK LEMONADE]

ako, i've only read books 1 and 2 so far. i'm waiting for the 2 others (hp3 and 4) to be released in paperback. mahal kasi ng hardbound eh! i can't begin to imagine how thick book 4 will be when it comes out in paperback.

kaya lang, i felt disappointed this morning - i just received an email saying that harry potter is somehow linked to satanism - totoo kaya yun? sabagay, witchcraft naman talaga is not condoned by the church e. whadyathink?

[neth_row]

don't worry pink lemonade, what they're saying is nonsense....

i'm gonna bet my life that those who're saying that HP is a form is satanism haven't even read the series yet....the TV show "charmed" is all about witchcraft, but who's saying it's a form of satanism?? nobody......

good battles evil, good wins....what's satanic about that??

[BlaDe012]

The Harry Potter series is really sumthin! It had me nightmares though :~( Some says its demonic:devil: but I don't believe it... They are just sayin that coz those people know that the book is earning much profit... I've finished reading all 4 and I want the other 4 i think....

[Holier than thou]

I have read the first two books of Harry Potter: The sorcerer's stone and the chamber of secrets. The book 2 is scarier than the book 1 because the situation was so scary: There was this creature that killed one muggle-born student when she was in a bathroom. Hagrid was put to Azkhaban, Dumbledore was suspended by authorities, and the person responsible for the deaths of the students remains a mystery.

What really fascinates me about J.K. Rowling's style is her choice of words. Her writing style also makes the book suitable not only for children but also for adults!!!

I'm sure that everybody says that Harry Potter is only for kids. It is also for teenagers, adults, and even senior citizens!!!

That's J.K. Rowling's style.

[uptowngirl]

Yeah me too! I'm still finishing the 4th book but I can't help looking forward to the 5th book. *sigh*

[Kurama]

Originally posted by PINK LEMONADE
ako, i've only read books 1 and 2 so far. i'm waiting for the 2 others (hp3 and 4) to be released in paperback. mahal kasi ng hardbound eh!
exactly! :)


kaya lang, i felt disappointed this morning - i just received an email saying that harry potter is somehow linked to satanism - totoo kaya yun? sabagay, witchcraft naman talaga is not condoned by the church e. whadyathink?
for me, it's very unsatanic. maybe those saying things like that is really just jealous of the fame harry potter achieved, within & without the book. ;)

it doesn't teach anything remotely satanic anyway, and actually provides good lessons about life, consequences of your actions, true courage, priorities, real friendship, etc.. i esp. liked that part in chamber of secrets when dumbledore was making harry see that his fears about slytherin & riddle are unfounded & said, "it is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." i tell you, it gave me a wonderful, warm feeling. :)

[Virtual_Ry]

I've read books 1-4 and it's great!! Book 4 is very exciting because things start to really pick up(too bad harry and ron didnt ask hermoine out for the ball...uh oops spoiler ehehe). Books 3 is also nice. Book 2 is really funny and 1 is just as amazing.

The way the story twists and turns in all 4 books makes it really exciting and makes you want to read some more. Im looking forward to book 5. You might want to check out some harry potter sites on the net. They have a lot of rumors/stuff about the series and the remaing books. Snape to fall inlove? heh =)

I would also suggest getting the hardbound copies. It's worth it! =)

[kaye19]

one of the best books ive ever read... awesome!

i think ive fallen in love with harry potter. :D

[Limerick]

nakakapagod basahin yung book 4, mabigat na yung book, sobrang convoluted pa yung story. no doubt, ron and hermow-ninny ;) will become a pair, nagseselosan yung dalawa eh :D agree ako, ang bitin ng story, napaka-anticlimatic ng ending. i cant wait for book 5 though

[*happy*phantom*]

Although there's another thread on Harry Potter already, I'm leaving this one open so that the discussions can continue.

Visit the other thread:

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php3?threadid=23406

Thanks.

[hermione]

Originally posted by Limerick
nakakapagod basahin yung book 4, mabigat na yung book, sobrang convoluted pa yung story. no doubt, ron and hermow-ninny ;) will become a pair, nagseselosan yung dalawa eh :D agree ako, ang bitin ng story, napaka-anticlimatic ng ending. i cant wait for book 5 though

sshhhhh!!! watch it! don't forget that not everyone has read the 4th book... don't mention any spoilers here, let's try to be considerate to those who hasn't finished all 4 books yet...

[walangdila]

i've read the 3rd book. damn! ang ganda!!! galing-galing. of the first 3 books, the 3rd is my most favorite, followed by the 1st. d ko masyadong type yung 2nd kase masyadong dynamic and action-packed - mejo kakaunti yung 'spectacles' and other mysteries...

yeah, please don't reveal what's in hp4... :D

[~moon_sabine]

wow, nabasa nyo na yung 3rd? ako, kakatapos ko palang nung 2nd eh... kelan kaya magkakaroon ng 3rd in paperback??? :D

[PINK LEMONADE]

guess what!!! i was able to borrow a friend's paperback copy of hp3! imagine, meron palang paperback un! meron din siyang hp4 in paperback. k lang kahit hindi scholastic ang nag-print, same lang naman ang story e, di ba? the books are available in thailand - 350bahts each - printed by bloomsbury of great britain - actually, medyo corny nga ang cover eh, the colors are not as attractive as the ones published by scholastic. i still havén't checked out bloomsbury's site - http://www.bloomsbury.com - baka you guys want to check it out

syempre, i'm still waiting for scholastic to publish hp3 and 4 in paperback so that i can complete my collection. in the meantime, i can start curling up with hp3!!!

[Edited by PINK LEMONADE on 10-18-2000 at 02:26 AM]

[PINK LEMONADE]

Originally posted by neth_row
don't worry pink lemonade, what they're saying is nonsense....

thanks for your reassurance, neth_row

[blimp]

Now WHO's mean? :lol:

hp4 must been one whopper of a book! i hope the 3rd one comes out real soon, as i might forget the details of the stories, and i'm already on hp2 for the second time. [/QUOTE]


Kurama i hear the third one is out on paperback na. have you gotten ahold of it? Why not buy the hardbound one? it's really worth it, you know. and yes, hp4 IS one whopper of a book! :)



as for nothing to read...why doncha try dragonlance, if u haven't already? :) [/QUOTE]



actually, i followed your advice and picked up a copy of dragons in autumn twilight, (my god, ang daming dragonlance books. kelan 'to nag-start, nung 1892?) and it's really unreadable, at least to me. maybe because i don't know the story line or whatever :rolleyes: i think i'll stick to harry potter at this time;)

[blue snow]

You know what's good with Harry Potter? It makes you feel as if you're right there and then where the action is. It makes cry one moment and laugh at the next scene. JK is really one such great writer! *sigh*

[Limerick]

i didn't say anything ;)
but prisoner of azkaban is still my fave among the four. the plot of the fourth is really really thick, can't imagine kids reading this one

[wrenz]

since i am a child at heart, i am very curious about this widespread of Harry Potter books, i mean.. what's it all about...

Sorry for the ignorance... but really, i could really use a hand.

[bluviolet]

Grabeh, I can't wait for the next Harry Potter pero it's going to be released pa on July 2001. Hay, pero you know what some parts of the books get kinda repetitive especially yung part na tuwing harry will have a duel with Voldemort Dumbledore will go and comfort and answer Harry's questions. Pero I guess kailangan din yun para may common thing among the books (after all they are sequels) ....I don't know if you guys are interested pero I have some rumors here about the things that will happen sa mga susunod na books.....

Rumors & Predictions
Remember, these are just rumors and predictions, not facts!

From Lauren

Hermione made Prefect, and then head girl, possibly?

Neville becomes a teacher at Hogwarts after graduation

Lupin is said to return in future books

We wont be seeing Harry's parents coming back to life

We will find more about Lily Potters background
A few predictions for Books Five, Six, and Seven:
1. Lord Voldemort will find a way to get to Harry at the Dursleys; this will happen before Harry is of age to use magic outside Hogwarts.
2. Fred and George will open their joke shop, conveniently located next door to the Leaky Cauldron.
3. Theyll make lots of money, but will be willing to share the wealth.
4. Ron and Hermione will become romantically involved.
5. Hagrid will serve as interim Headmaster to Hogwarts until Sirius Black can assume the post. This will infuriate Snape, who will leave to serve as Headmaster at Durmstrang.
6. Hagrid, broken-hearted to discover Maxime is an evil giantess, will ultimately fall in love with Winky the house elf.
7. Bill Weasley will take over Snapes post at Hogwarts.
8. Hermione will ultimately die at the hands of the Dark Lord.
9. Viktor Krum will be hired as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and will remain there until he is killed by Lord Voldemort. Which will leave the post open to Ron Weasley.
10. Cho and Harry will have a serious relationship, but she will become an Auror and leave him.

13. Ron will assume the post as the permanent Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and faculty advisor to the Gryffindor House. It takes him awhile to accept that he will not be an Auror, but he was only accepted into the Auror program on probation and suffered a bad injury during training, after all.
14. McGonagall and Dumbledore will retire from Hogwarts and travel together.
15. Ron will end up marrying Fleur, who will replace Trelawney, once Trelawney is unmasked as a Dark Lord sympathizer.
16. Neville Longbottom will be hired to teach Herbology. Together with Bill Weasley, they will concoct a potion that releases Nevilles parents from their internal prisons.
17. Arthur Weasley will be rewarded for capturing the remaining Death Eaters by becoming head of the Ministry. This appointment will lead to his reorganizing the Ministry and opening a Muggle Artifacts Museum.
18. Young Crabbe and Goyle will have their souls sucked by dementors.
19. Draco Malfoy, having escaped from Azkaban, will ultimately replace Snape as Headmaster at Durmstrang under an assumed identity, thus providing a plot for an anniversary edition many years from now.
20. Harry will marry the long-suffering Ginny Weasley, and finally he will be an official member of his favorite family.
21. Ultimately, Harry will shun a career as an Auror and replace Sirius as Hogwarts Headmaster; he will fulfill Dumbledores dream of an open-door policy to exceptional Muggles, in the form of the Hermione Granger Memorial Scholarship. Sirius will remain in an ex-officio, advisory capacity

[supakate]

i feel like the purpose why i learned to read was for harry potter...

man...

[blimp]

blueviolet: where did you get these stuff? its so out of this world!

supakate: i know how you feel.

[moiraine03]

grabe, sobrang daming hp fans!!!

ako i've read only up to hp3 pa lang kasi i am taking my time. frustrating kasi if i have to wait for a long time before i could read hp5. parang sa wheel of time, hanggang ngayon, la pa rin kasunod yung last book.

pero, ang galing! ang dami kong info na nakukuha!

long live harry potter and jk rowling!

[bluviolet]

blimp: got them from the harry potter pages.......they are just rumors!!

[Deeyanne]

what's so great about harry potter books is that it just keeps getting better! grabe, sometimes, i can just say that i would love to study at hogwarts instead .. and i want to be a witch! hehe (kahit muggleborn lang). anyway, i'm still on book 4... rowling is good at picking the details from the previous books and giving more meaning to them. She's so good at creating a new world... i love the little things from the floo powder to the images moving in pictures to the spells to Quidditch!! gusto kong maglaro!!! i want a firebolt! hehehe! but the best part for me is when albus dumbledore talks to harry potter in the end.. tapos he explains to harry potter why things happened, etc. etc.
naalala ko ngayon.. what he said to harry.. in book 2, that "it's the choices we made that makes us who we are.." something like that.. tapos sa book 3 i really like what dumbledore said na since our actions are very complicated we odn't know the consequences until long after.. (it's like the moral of the story.. ) galing..! i luvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv harry potter!!!!!!

[polgoso]

book 5 is entitled harry potter and the order of the phoenix

it might not be out by july 2001. rowling is making two supplementary books (one about quidditch through the ages) which might be released first before the next installment.

[TrueNorth]

loyal pa rin ako kay ROALD DAHL. but this doesn't mean i don't enjoy harry potter. i actually love it.

medyo mabagal ako, finished book 1 in 2 days kasi i waited for the paperback. got the paperback eds of books 2 & 3, the UK versions that don't have the american ed's cute illustrations. got those from singapore kasi i was afraid matatagalang makarating ang paperback dito. i'm still reading book 2. honestly, i'm a little distracted by the not-so-cute cover of my copy. inggit ako dun sa US ed. but a friend visited me this morning and suggested that i sell my copies via e-bay kasi the UK editions daw are being auctioned at steep prices! hmmm. nice idea yata yon.

[blimp]

polgoso(erratic) how did you find out about the title? why is it not coming out next year? what supplementary novels?
share information naman oh! :|

TrueNorth okay ka lang? ba't mo ibebenta?!? baka maging collector's item yan balang araw. do you know that UK versions sell at $800!!! (sa bagay, signed, pero kahit na!). pwede mo ipamana sa mga anak mo or something......
pero if you really want it out of your hands, sa akin mo na lang ipasa.....:D

[blimp]

Originally posted by bluviolet
blimp: got them from the harry potter pages.......they are just rumors!!

i'm sorry if i offended you.........:(

[bluviolet]

blimp: no!! you didn't offend me at all!!! i was just rereading your post to make sure and i didn't see anything offensive there!! anyways is just wrote that reply to answer your question and i had to emphasize the fact tat they were rumors, kase baka umasa yung mga tao.....;p

[bluviolet]

oops.....sorry may mga wrong grammar sa sinulat ko...

[moiraine03]

POLGOSO: Oo nga, where did you find out the title of book 5 at saan mo rin nalaman na di siya lalabas ng July 2001?

[PinaTigaS]

tagal lumabas ng paperback ng 3 dito sa pinas grr. kung may pera lang ako binili ko na eh. ang takaw kasi naming dalawa ng gf ko sa lunch kaya di ako makapag-ipon peste =P

[sPiNaCh]

i think rowling has a real gift for spinning tales... after i read the sorceror's stone, i couldn't wait to get my hands on the chamber of secrets... and sames goes for the 3rd and 4th book...btw, does anyone of you know that the 5th book's title is harry potter and the order of the phoenix? must have something to do with fawkes...can't wait for the movie... let's see how good you are with the wizard trivia thingy-- log in to http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/trivia.. i tink...

[blimp]

thanks for the confirmation blueviolet! medyo nafi-feel bad na kasi ako :(

kawawa ka naman PinaTigas zero balance ka na! pero nagsasabi ka ba ng totoo at yung gf mo matakaw at nde ikaw?:lol:

uuuuyyyysPiNaCh and other people...... where did you get the information about hp5 ba....... me and lots of other peeps are dying to know......

[PINK LEMONADE]

totoo ba ang rumor na may hp 3 and 4 in paperback sa goodwill bookstore? haven't had the chance to check it out eh.

[nikolai]

Originally posted by blimp
uuuuyyyy sPiNaCh and other people...... where did you get the information about hp5 ba....... me and lots of other peeps are dying to know......

blimp: Ang dami sa internet! Mag search ka lang ng mga Harry Potter sites. Maraming news updates doon! :D

Some news updates...

BOOK 5 TITLE: During her appearance on the Today Show (10/20/00) JKR announced a possible title for Book 5 might be "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". She says this is one of at least two (and possibly more) titles she is considering!

MORE JK ROWLING BOOKS! Reuters reports that J.K. Rowling agreed Monday to write two short books to raise money for Comic Relief, a charity for Third World causes. "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them'' and "Quidditch Through The Ages'' are scheduled to be published in March 2001.

PLAYSTATION NEWS! Dakota tells us: "There will be a Harry Potter video game on the Playstation 2 system. It is going to come out in Spring 2001, and developers are considering making it so that you don't play Harry, but create a character (could be yourself), and put him through Hogwarts, facing some of the same kind of challenges Harry does, but not exactly the same. There are also talks of an interactive Quidditch game in the game, but it wouldn't be the central part of it. This is all in The Official U.S. Playstation Magazine."



http://smilecwm.tripod.com/som/phanna.gif niks

[nikolai]

Can I just say something? Warning... Sorry kung spoiler sa mga hindi pa nakakatapos ng Book 4. http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/iiworry.gif

I have a feeling Mrs. Figg (the lady who watches Harry when the Dursleys go off somewhere and leaves Harry behind) is a witch! :eek:

Kasi sa may ending ng Book 4, Professor Dumbledore asked Sirius Black to "alert Remus Lupin, Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletcher -- the old crowd." I have a feeling that's the same person! Siguro she was supposed to help look out for Harry while he was growing up at the Dursleys. Remember her? The lady who loves cats? Actually, di kaya siya si Crookshanks? :crazy:

Guess ko lang... :D


http://smilecwm.tripod.com/som/phanna.gif niks

[nikolai]

Wow I just saw the Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone - COLLECTOR'S EDITION at Amazon (it came out November 1, 2000)! :eek: A leather bound edition of the first book in the best-selling Harry Potter series with original art work from J.K. Rowling (includes a previously unpublished sketch of Harry by Rowling herself) and gold foil stamping. An opportunity to collect a beautiful version of a modern classic indeed! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net7/biggthumpup.gif

Meron din Harry Potter Special! Collector's editions of the first three books - all 1st edition early printings! I think these are the British versions.

Sobra akong HP collector! I wanna buy!!! Kainis ang taas taas pa naman ng dollar ngayon! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net7/bawling.gif


From the Harry Potter Network. For anyone who's interested... :D

[QUOTE]The Fifth Book

The title might be "Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix"!
It is supposed to be due November 2001 along with the movie.
Professor Lupin makes a return!
We will learn more about the background of Lily Potter!
Hermione will be made a Prefect. So what else is new?
Mrs. Figg may be a witch!

Joe, at the Literature board, said:

I have added my twenty cents on the Mrs. Figg theory. Yes, I am almost 100% sure Mrs. Figg is THE Arabella Figg Dumbledore mentions. Since Jo loves Latin, I decided to drag out my handy-dandy Latin book and look up "Arabella Figg". Then I came to these conclusions (and these definitions):

Arabella Figg means...
ara : refuge, protection.
bellator : [adj] courageous, brave, warlike.
bellator : fighting man, warrior.
bellatorius : warlike, martial, pugnacious.
infigo : to fix, fasten /to imprint, impress.

So ara(refuge)+bella(war)+infigo[fig](fix)=
...Fixed War Refuge?

...Maybe she fixes and runs a refuge for war victims, or a portable home for wizards up against Voldemort.

...Or...she repairs tents for the fighters! THAT'S why Mr. Weasley's tent smelled like cats! Because the person he borrowed it from still had his tent from when he fought Voldemort!

Sara also writes in to say:

In book one, Figg constantly showed Harry pictures of cats at her house. That was my first clue, but in the fourth book, it seems as if it has to be her. Voldemort, when speaking to the Death Eaters (P.657, American) he states, "Dumbledore invoked an ancient magic, to ensure the boy's protection as long as he is in his relations' care." Who was that acient magic, that witch he was talking about? Figg!!

There has been spectulation for awhile that Crookshanks is in fact an Animagus, and because Mrs. Figg likes cats so much, she might be Crookshanks!



Hindi pala ako nag-iisa sa guess ko about Mrs. Figg... http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/wacky.gif


http://smilecwm.tripod.com/som/phanna.gif niks

edited by *happy*phantom* due to long quote. Just left the ones related to your post. Thanks.

[Edited by *happy*phantom* on 11-20-2000 at 07:14 AM]

[Wicca]

bought the first book yesterday afternoon,
finished reading it last night,
am reading the second one today...
what can i say?

i love it!!! :D

[sPiNaCh]

uyy nikolai, sobrang juicy ng info mooooo!!! san mo kinuha?
blimp, i got my info sa yahoo news dati pa...=) hmmmm, think you guys are right bout arabella figg... how did u ever think of that? ang galinggggg!!! =)

just some food for thought... (so sorry to the peeps who haven't read the 4th book yet)... but in goblet of fire, there's this instance that harry's telling dumbledore bout how voldemort got his blood for you know what and he says he thinks dumbledore was actually pleased or something...what do you guys think about that? my friends were talking bout it and i honestly don't know if there's a meaning to that or not...what's your opinion?

[red_door8]

I already finished book 4, atlast!!! Now, I just have to wait for the release of the next 3 books! :)

[blimp]

uuuuuyyyyy, ang galing ni nikolai ah! oo nga noh, ba't di ko napansin yo'n? at ang dami mo pang balita! galing-galing talaga! pero ang daya, na-move sa november yung labas. that's one whole year! (i don't know if i can wait that long:()

*spoiler alert* in the third book, it was said that crookshanks and the dog (sirius) were friends. and the cat was also the one who led them to the house. so, hindi nga malayong maging si mrs. figg (the watcher) si crookshanks (or some other good wizard:)) anyway, does anyone have news (or rumors) of who's going to be the new Hufflepuff Prefect? might it be justin finch-fletchley? let us know, pllleeaaseee......:)

[twisted_hate]

I know why that Book's so damn special! it's because those americans created the book pages with real Marijuana! that's why you're all addicted to it!

[bing2x]

A BIG revelation is made about Lily Potter.

Voldemort turns out to be Harry's father?!:eek:

http://www.geocities.com/adashki/hearts.gif




[Edited by bing2x on 11-17-2000 at 12:56 AM]

[nikolai]

Originally posted by sPiNaCh
uyy nikolai, sobrang juicy ng info mooooo!!! san mo kinuha?
hmmmm, think you guys are right bout arabella figg... how did u ever think of that? ang galinggggg!!! =)

Originally posted by blimp
uuuuuyyyyy, ang galing ni nikolai ah! oo nga noh, ba't di ko napansin yo'n? at ang dami mo pang balita! galing-galing talaga!

sPiNaCh & blimp: Ahem ahem! Thank you thank you... :crazy: Ewan ko basta napansin ko lang agad when Arabella Figg was mentioned in Book 4... :D Yung ibang news (or rumors? :|) galing sa Harry Potter Network. Kung may bagong news I'll post them here.

Hey baka naman puedeng mag advertise for Christmas... http://www.bestanimations.com/Cartoons/HumanToons/Santa-01.gif

I have an extra set of Harry Potter Audio Tapes (Books 1-3) for sale! Great gift for Christmas! http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net7/biggthumpup.gif For the kid in all of us! Email me for details if you're interested...


http://smilecwm.tripod.com/som/phanna.gif niks

[The Rock]

nikolai, you are one obsessed equestrienne.:D Well, can't say The Rock blames you. It took him a little over a week to finish all four Harry Potter books (book three and four borrowed from nang or Ines as you know her.;) )and they are indeed amazing. Although the first three are pretty light and almost superficial, SPOILER ALERT, the fourth ends quite dark. The way The Rock sees it, if we view all 7 Harry Potter books like a movie trilogy, "Goblet of Fire" is its "Empire Strikes Back". A bit darker, more evil, someone actually dying, etc. Maybe that's why The Rock likes the 4th book the best so far.

As for all of those rumors and theories regarding future editions, they're quite interesting and intriguing. It goes to show how completely devoted some Potter fans really are. Oh, and someone mentioned that screensaver from the scholastic website, right? Well The Rock got it and it's pretty cool. Too bad it only covered the first three books though.

And The Rock wants to make a demand on merchandisers involved with the Potter movies, make lost of Firebolts! The Rock doesn't know how they'll be operational, but just having a powerhouse broomstick would be cool.:cool:

If you smell what The Rock is cookin!:cool:

[crab_sushi]

haay, kakabitin yung 4th book at ang tagal pa bago ma-release yung 5th. parang hindi na ko magiging at peace sa kaiisip kung anong mangyayari kay Harry and the rest of the gang. sana dumating na ang July 2001!!

[jean!e]

Originally posted by blimp
you're right about that jean!e:) harry potter is an enchanting book. have you read the 4th one na?

:inluv::inluv::inluv:YES books 1-4....read it once and reread it twice....and would have read it again had my aunt not borrowed my copies..grabe, i was reading like i had a test on it or something...my friend's kid brother and i had a Harry Potter Trivial Pursuit nga eh...tinalo ako ng batang yun,tsk,tsk..siguro nga i have to read it again...well,there's always Christmas break....:inluv::inluv::inluv:

[jean!e]

ADDITIONAL HARRY POTTER INFO
Here's a really cool site with a list of spells,charms,Hogwarts words and even the origin of the names of the characters,plus other Harry Potter trivia..
Here's a preview of what's in the website....
What`s in a name?
J.K. Rowling is a collector of stange names, (she has whole notebooks of them) but what do the names in the Harry Potter books really mean? Some of them are from saints, place-names, war memorials, gravestones, and more!
Author: Kate Cheney
Date: 6/9/00

Remember, a lot of these are just guesses, and could be totally different from what Ms. Rowling thought.

Albus Dumbledore: Dumbledore means bumblebee! J.K. Rowling says that it "seemed to suit the headmaster, because one of his passions is music and I imagined him walking around humming to himself." Norfolkman says that Albus means "white" (maybe as opposed the "Dark"), but is also used proverbially to indicate a triumphant general (from the white horse "equus albus" which he would ride in victory procession). Also, thanks to Betsy for telling us that Albus can mean wisdom...

Aragog: the giant spider in the woods, now here`s a complicated one: Arachnid is a spider, right? Well, Gog is the name of a legendary giant. Shorten Arachnid to Ara and add Gog, what do you get? Ara-Gog, Spider Giant. . . I think that`s stretching it a bit, but you never know ;)

Argus Filch: the nosy caretaker who all the students try to avoid, now here`s a good one: Argus was a creature in Greek Mythology who had a hundred eyes and was ever watchful (isn`t that perfect for him?) Also, "filch" means "to steal" or "purloin" in modern British English. Stephanie says she found out that "filch" means "dirty"

Beauxbaton: Beaux Baton means "Beautiful Stick" (or maybe wand!) in French!

Draco Malfoy: Thanks to Betsy for this one: Athenian lawgiver whose harsh legal code punished both trivial and serious crimes in Athens with death -- hence the continued use of the word draconian to describe repressive legal measures. Draco is also Latin for "dragon" (like in Hogwarts school motto, Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus) - remember that a Dragon is also referred to as a "worm" or a "snake", says Norfolkman.


Malfoy is old/middle French for "Bad Faith" - modern French would have it as "mal foi".


Fleur Delacour: Fleur de la Cour means "Flower of the court" in French!


Gilderoy Lockhart: the self-centered idiot who teaches "Defense of the Dark Arts" , did you know that Gilderoy was also the name of a famous highwayman of ballad fame who was reputedly handsome(that part sounds like our guy) and Lockhart is an Austrailan town near Wagga Wagga (remember, "Compose a poem about my defeat of the Wagga Wagga Werewolf"?)

Hermes: Percy`s owl, Hermes is also the name of the speedy Greek messenger of the Gods!

Hermione: Ms. Rowling says that she wanted Hermione (Her-my-uh-nee) to have an odd name so that real-life little girls wouldn`t be teased because they were know-it-alls like Hermione and shared the name (You know the type, heck I`m a muted version of Hermione, myself)

Hogwarts: JK made Hogwarts up, and then found out that Gogwart is a flower... she says it made her "chortle" (Thanks, Robin)

Lord Voldemort: Voldemort could be derived from the little-known evil wizard named Voldermortist. In another language, Voldermortist means "Lord of Evil" or in the simple form of Voldemort means "Dark Lord". The legend is that Voldermortist once tried to destroy Merlin before the time of King Arthur, by bewitching good people, and simply bribing those who already were evil. Legend has it that Merlin destroyed Voldermortist by using a simple paralyzing charm (or should we say full body bind?), fed him to the many headed beast (sounds like our Fluffy) of the lake, the Lady of the Lake`s pet, freed the bewitched people, and destroyed the evil men. That was maybe twelve, thirteen years before Arthur (Isn`t that about how long it was from Voldemort`s destruction until Harry started Hogwarts?).

Also, Robin says that Vol De Mort is (in French) "Flight of Death"

New flash: Ms. Rowling says she made the name up!

Lucius Malfoy: Lucius might be connected to Lucifer, the devil. Thanks to both Suzanne and Betsy for submitting this one!

Minerva McGonagall: the strict transfiguration professor, Minerva is also the name of the Roman goddess of Wisdom. McGonagall was also the name of a "bad poet" in the words of Ms. Rowling

Mr. Mason: the Masons were visitors of Vernon Dursley and Mr. Mason was described as a "rich builder". Did you know that a mason is "a person whose work is building with stone, brick, etc."? Cool, huh?

Mrs. Norris: a character from one of Jane Austen`s books

Peeves: to peeve is to irritate or annoy, and a peeve is a particular grievance or source of aggravation (doesn`t that fit our favorite poltergeist?!)

Professor Sprout: herbology professor, in her class plants "sprout"

Remus Lupin: Remus is the name of the brother of the founder of Rome, nursed by a she-wolf and Lupin means wolf-like (A wolf is Canis Lupis)

Ron Weasley: Ron Weasley, in another language, is called "Running Weasel." Running Weasel was a warlord in the 6th Dynasty. He was a brilliant statigist, and he never lost a game of chess (hmm. . .wasn`t it Ron who defeated McGonagall`s giant chess game?) Unfortunately, he died when a rat that had been dyed yellow (Scabbers!!) by his soldiers for fun earlier that day (that sounds like Fred and George), knocked over a lamp in his palace, burning it to the ground, and killing Running Weasel.

Rubeus Hagrid: One of the early Greek gods was the giant of jewels, or in Greek, Hagrid Rubeus, with Hagrid meaning giant and Rubeus meaning rubul, or jewel. This god was said to be the kindest of the gods, but Hades framed him for the death of Perseus`s - the killer of Medusa - son. He was therefore banned from Olympus, but Zeus took pity on the poor giant and gave him a job as the keeper of any godly beasts on Olympus. (is that not Hagrid in a nutshell?)

Ms. Rowling says that if you were "Hagrid" in old English you were having a bad night. She says that Hagrid is a big drinker and often has his own bad nights.

Severus Snape: Sever can mean to cut off someones head. Sever-us, hmm, I wonder if there is a connection? Or maybe it`s because he`s so "Severe." Norfolkman says, in Latin, severus means stern, severe, harsh, serious, rigid, austere and grim! The Severus family in Rome was a Patrician ("pure-blood") family amongst whose notables were Lucius Septimus Severus (Emperor AD 193-211) and Aurelius Alexander Severus (Emperor, AD AD222-234).

Sirius Black: Sirius, also called the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the sky! Stephanie says Sirius can mean "father"

Tom Marvolo Riddle: this is the best one yet (and the most obvious) Tom Marvolo Riddle is an anagram for "I am Lord Voldemort"

The URL is http://www.fandom.com/harrypotter/.html

[riCannabis]

Originally posted by twisted_hate
I know why that Book's so damn special! it's because those americans created the book pages with real Marijuana! that's why you're all addicted to it!


hindi naman nakaka-addict ang pot ah . . . baka per page may kasamang shabu! heheheh

[*happy*phantom*]

jean!e

Thanks for that post about the names. It was cool.

[uptowngirl]

Yeah jean!e! Thanks for the info! :)

[blue snow]

if mrs. figg is a real witch who looks after harry, how come harry detests being with her???

also in bk 4, what do you think Dumbeldore asked Snape to do (only if he is ready). Kainis 'no coz we have to wait for the answers in the succeeding books...

[Ice Burn]

I just finished all 4 books...(Read them in 4 days! :D )
Anyway, I agree, they're great books.

I just have a question. My book one is called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone while the back of my book 4 states that it was called Harry Potter and the Sorcerors's Stone. What is the title anyway?

I want to add another question, pero spoiler...Sige wag na lang. Anyone I can email regarding a question on Wormtail and Voldemort? Dapat yung nakabasa na ng Book 3 & 4.

Oh yeah, I heard that Book 5 & 6 will talk about Lily Potter but it is just a rumor. And there's going to be a book on Quidditch and spells.

Damn, now I'll have to wait till 2001 for Book 5. This adds to the list of books I am waiting for in 2001. :(

[Wicca]

I just finished the fourth book. I can't wait to read the next one. I kinda got depressed at the ending of the last book... parang why did that have to happen? :~( Nakakaiyak yun... oh well, I hope the other books aren't as tragic as the fourth one! Still, I absolutely LOVE this series! The best books I've read in years! :D

Ice Burn the British version is "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". They changed the title in the US version and made it "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"

[northstar]

I LOVE HARRY!!!!!!!!!! i've finished all four books and i must say i love the 2nd book the best! kasi it's the scariest...can't stop readin once i started! i even skipped school just to finish the 4th book! i started readin mga 10am and didnt stop (just to eat lang) until mga 2am! fulfilling pagka-after mabasa! and i don't think it's a form of devilish doing! i'm so excited about the movie next year!!!
and na-excite din ako nung nagpunta sa dance sina harry in the fourth book and may crush pa sya, si Cho Chang! and feeling ko ang pretty pretty ni Hermione that night with Viktor Krum! =) =) =)

[*happy*phantom*]

Iceburn, the concept of the Philosopher's Stone and the Sorcerer's Stone is the same. They changed the title for the US version like Wicca said. I prefer philosopher's stone, though.

[Ice Burn]

Albus [Albus Dumbledore] - "white" in Latin

Argus [Argus Filch] - Argus was a Greek God who had a hundred eyes, and was therefore always on the lookout, since he never closed more than half his eyes while he slept.

Bagman [Ludo Bagman] - someone who collects money from illegal activities

Beauxbatons - French for 'handsome wands'

Cho [Cho Chang] - Japanese name meaning "butterfly"

Crookshanks - an old-fashioned way of saying 'bent legs'

Dementor - a play on the word "demented", or crazy. Thus a Dementor is one who makes you demented.

diagonal [Diagon Ally] - from angle to angle (thus, Diagon Ally means Crooked Alley)

Dobby - a "dobby" is a very old English name for a benevolent elf who would anonymously perform household tasks in the night, like the elves and the shoemaker.

Draco [Draco Malfoy] - Latin for "dragon"; also a constellation

Dudley [Dudley Dursley] - a play on 'dud', or broing person

Dumbledore [Albus Dumbledore] - 'Dumbledore' is an old English name for a bumblebee; the French word 'dore' means 'golden'.

Dursley - a small town in Britain

Expecto Patronum - similar words in Latin for "release protector"

Fawkes - named after Guy Fawkes, a Catholic terrorist who, about 400 years ago, attempted to blow up the English Houses of Parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder. Although he did this in retaliation for the vicious anti-Catholic policies of James I, his name has lived in infamy ever since. Every year on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, children burn an effigy of him on a bonfire, chanting charming ditties like, "Guy, Guy, Guy, Stick him in the eye, put him in a bonfire, there let him die," and letting off fireworks. Fawkes is a phoenix and therefore roses from flame.

Filch [Argus Filch] - to 'filch' means to 'steal'

Firenze - the Italian word for the city of Florence. Florence is the final resting place of Galileo Galilei, arguably the greatest astronomer who ever lived (a link to the centaur's passion for the stars).

Fleur Delacour - translates to 'flower of the heart' from French

Flitwick - a town in Britain outside of London

Hermione [Hermione Granger] - means 'eloquence'. Hermione is the feminine form of Hermes, the winged messenger of the Gods. Hermes was also an intermediary between the Gods and Man, and was therefore the God of divine inspiration: of inventiveness, cleverness and imagination; also Hermione was the daughter of Helen of Troy.

kappa - a Chinese water demon

Ludo [Ludo Bagman] - 'ludo' is Latin for 'to play'

Lumos - similar to the Latin word for "lamp" or "light" (as in luminate or illuminate)

Lupin [Remus Lupin] - derived from the latin word "lupus" which means wolf; a lupin is also a type of flower, common in England, which is named after the Latin word for 'wolfish'.

magus [animagus] - Latin for 'wizard'

Malfoy - 'Mal foi' means 'bad faith' or 'bad trust' in French.

Maxime [Olympe Maxime] - a reference to her size; 'Maxime' is French for 'principle' and she is the headmistress, or 'principal,' of Beauxbatons

Minerva [Minerva McGonagall] - the goddess of academics in Roman mythology

Muggle: According to JK Rowling, she created the word muggle from the English word mug, or fool.

Narcissa [Narcissa Malfoy] - created from the Roman myth of Narcissus, who fell in love with himself (very vain)

Nox - Latin for "night"

Patronus - Latin for 'protector,' or 'defender,' but it is ultimately derived from the Latin word 'pater,' which means 'father.'

Peeves - 'peeved' is a slang word for 'irritated'

Penseive - a play on 'pensive' meaning "deep in thought". Also, the Latin word 'penser,' means 'think'.

Poppy [Poppy Pomfrey] - one of the oldest medicinal plants. The opium it contains has been used as a soporific and painkiller for thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of years.

Remus [Remus Lupin] - Remus and Romulus were twins abandoned as babies and suckled by a she-wolf. They would later become the two founders of Rome.

Rubeus [Rubeus Hagrid] - "red" in Latin

Salazar [Salazar Slytherin] - Antonio Salazar was the fascist dictator of Portugal for 36 years until his death in 1968. Though never officially an ethnic cleanser, he was a colonialist, who ruthlessly put down ethnic uprisings his his country's colonies in Africa. His name is perhaps used as a reference to the dictators past, such as Hitler, who believed in ethnic purity, just as Slytherin did.

Scabbers - a scab is a slang term for someone who does no work and who scrounges off others.

Severus [Severus Snape] - derived from "severe", meaning strict or stern

Sinistra [Prof. Sinistra]: a play on the word "sinister", meaning 'suggestive of evil or harm.' Also Latin for "left".

Sirius [Sirius Black] - "dog" in Latin, also a star of the constellation Canis Major that is the brightest star in the sky (also called the "Dog Star")

Skeeter [Rita Skeeter] - a skeeter is American slang for a mosquito (apt for a female bloodsucker like her). Also, 'little insects' (like mosquitos) in Italian is 'paparazzi'.

Snape - a small town in Britain

Sybil [Sybil Trelawney] - sybils were ancient prophetesses who foretold the future at the Oracle at Delphi.

Trelawney [Sybil Trelawney] - Trelawney is the hero of a Cornish poem called 'And Shall Trelawney Die?', perhaps a reference to her custom of telling one student a year he will die before its end.

Voldemort - a combination of French terms: vol meaning "flight", de meaning "of" and mort meaning "death, killing" in French and Latin. "Vol de mort" can also mean "Theft by death," implying Voldemort 'stole' Harry's family from him by killing his parents.

source: Encyclopaedia Potterica (http://www.geocities.com/potterica/origins.html)

[firebolt]

Originally posted by bluviolet

8. Hermione will ultimately die at the hands of the Dark Lord.



Hermione will die??? Gosh, i think i'm gonna be depressed... I know, I know, it's just a rumor... but still... :~(
Nice to know Ginny gets to marry Harry, haha! I love it when underdogs win! :D
Sigh! Still can't get over Hermione dying... :(
I'd like to see her married to Ron... what a wacky couple they'd make. :sweet:

[cally]

Harry Potter is probably the most exciting book series I've ever read! Hanggang book 3 pa nga lang ako, so may mga bagay sa prediction list na di ko pa alam. Ano ba namang rumor yan, mamamatay si Hermione! Huwag naman. But I love the prediction that she and Ron will end up together, tapos Harry and Ginny! Nakakatuwa ang pares nila.

J. K. Rowling is irresistibly great! Like you, I can't wait for the movie.

[kNIGHT]

It is 2001 and I wonder if Harry Potter is still HOT here in the Philippines! Are audio tapes available in our local stores regarding these books? If yes, please do inform me about it here in the thread!

[kryx]

I usually am good at figuring out the way the story ends (with authors who write in series or continuance) but the second book got me off track for a moment...Good thing my memory didn't fail me near the end! <lol>

J.K. has an odd way of putting the knots together...You never really know which one is real and which is just a knot-looking-lump!

Yes, indeed they are soooooo expensive (I've only read till Chamber of Secrets). I think I'm going to go write her an extremely remarkable letter about her books (after I've read all of course borrowing from pals) and perhaps she'll send me a complete set --- like my friend once received from a writer named Robert Munsch...

I wonder if it would be softbound (paperbacks) or hardbound. And should I have it signed? (Though I'm not that kind of a fan) But I think a picture with her daughter wouldn't be so bad either...

Oh gosh! I can't decide what she's supposed to give me! Help!

[red_door8]

I do read Harry Potter. Tagal naman dumating ng book 5! Excited na ko! :lol:

[kikoy]

As usual, Rowling has written a fast-paced story full of surprises. Just when the traitor at Hogwarts seems obvious, it turns out to be someone else. When death strikes, it's a shock. Readers might think they know who's on what side and what they're after, but don't be too sure. Rowling is really good at turning smoking guns into red herrings....So, how long until book five?

I am referring to The Goblet of Fire

[kNIGHT]

I think Book 5 will come out 2002. Let's hope the movie is good! Well, anyone figured out if there are available tapes nowadays of the Harry Potter books in our local stores?

[*happy*phantom*]

Originally posted by kNIGHT
Well, anyone figured out if there are available tapes nowadays of the Harry Potter books in our local stores?

I haven't seen any...I could be blind...:)

[bing2x]

Originally posted by kNIGHT
I think Book 5 will come out 2002.

you cannot be serious! :eek::angry:
i already told my sisters that i want harry potter bk. 5
for christmas 2001 !!!

http://www.geocities.com/adashki/hearts.gif

[joycie]

HARRY POTTER IS SO ADORABLE!!!i have read all three books...and i have the GOBLET OF FIRE already,but i haven't started it yet:( LET'S WAIT FOR THE MOVIE PREMIERE:)HEHEHE...

[nikolai]

Originally posted by kNIGHT
Well, anyone figured out if there are available tapes nowadays of the Harry Potter books in our local stores?

Sorry I haven't visited this thread in such a long time. Sayang I had an extra set of HP Audio Tapes for sale last month! Books 1 to 4. But then I gave them to my brother and nephews for Christmas nalang. :D

I do have the CD's... But they're more expensive than the tapes. http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net5/wacky.gif


http://smilecwm.tripod.com/som/phanna.gif niks

[GirlNextDoor]

revived this thread coz i just remembered...diba JULY 31 ngayon?

it's harry's birthday!!!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY!!!


:bday: *party*

:dance: :dance: :dance:

[tina11]

harry=:bdaygrin:

[dinkywinky14]

nabasa nyo na ba sa isang site tungkol sa harry potter *** mga mistakes sa mga libro like *** three-legged stool ng sorting hat e four legged naman sa ibang book.
anyways, may rumors daw na sa h.p. and the order of phoenix buk 5, na sasabihin daw kung bat papatayin *** parents ni harry.

paulit ulit ko ng basa *** apat na libro pero d pa rin nakakasawa.
*pinkcheer*

[dinkywinky14]

hello peeps!!!
nabasa ko na ang lahat ng 4 na HP. paulit ulit na nga e.
ang sarap basahin.
hindi simpleng magic at wizard ang nasa kwento.
as in magical ang pagkakasulat.
minsan na aabnoy na ko na sana totoo e.

[raikou]

Originally posted by neth_row
oo nga naman, no spoilers please....

presenting hermione, harry and ron....

http://images.infoplease.com/images/radcliffe2.gif

diba ron was supposed to be taller than harry?!?!

[This message has been edited by neth_row (edited 08-26-2000).]

oist tama ka dapat mas matangkad si ron kaysa kay harry! and diba dapat kita ang scar ni harry?? oh well...:D

BTW my mom bought my brother the fourth book and my brother didnt read it. ewan ko ba dun but i read it and really enjoyed it!!! so i bought the first three books kaagad after finished reading the 4th book!! finished ko na rin pala lahat!!

i also cant wait for the fifth book...:taunt:

[raikou]

oist mga peeps wag kayo magpaniwala sa mga rumors na yan!! hintayin nyo na lang ang katotohanan pag natapos na ang harry potter! sus:taunt:

oist wag rin kayo maging spoilers!! wawa naman ndi pa nakatapos! no pun intended.. :ghost:

[tina11]

hermione's so cute in that pic! draco malfoy looks good in the trailer, too... when i was reading the books, i kept picturing him as a pale pug-nosed creep pero gwapito pala! :D can't wait to see fred and george weasley, nearly headless nick, peeves, mrs. norris, and the rest of the characters in the movie :winky:

[angel_ako]

raikou uhuh, madami rin nakapansin dun sa casting. pero ***** baka yaw nilang matalbugan *** star. don't know just voicing out my thoughts. anyway, sa nov 16 na daw ipapalabas dito sa US *** HP ewan ko lang kung kelan sa mla. *** 5th buk ata was supposedly to be released kasabay nung opening ng movie pero for some reason nxt year na lang daw i-re-release :sob:
im still waiting for it, though.
if u want 2 pre-order a buk online, tingin ka sa amazon.com di pa nga lang *** nag-ta-take ng orders but they will inform u when to order pag binigay mo *** email addy mo. ;)

[raikou]

hey peeps kelan ba si Cho Chang lumabas sa harry potter book? :taunt:

[raikou]

sa manila nov 21 pa!!! lalo na sa singapore nov 22! waaaa!
y dont u check harrypotter.com for movie schedules in your country.. at ang fifth book ay Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
sana *** movie based on the first book talaga di tulad ng ibang movies... oh well :D

[angel_ako]

Originally posted by raikou
hey peeps kelan ba si Cho Chang lumabas sa harry potter book? :taunt:
dun sa third buk diba? ewan ko lang kung di ko *** nakita sa 1st 2 buks.
what do u guys think is in-store for the next 3 bks? sabi nila kc it'll be darker, but i still think it will be a fun read. :D

[raikou]

thanks angel_ka! :D

much better if the books are darker, scarier, more thrilling and more unexpected events!!:taunt:

[ruff]

I dunno how true this is... a friend forwarded this to me.
I don't follow the HP threads but I hope this is not a
redundant post. Have fun!

*** HP Book 5: SPOILER WARNING!!! ***
I guess the whole summary is a spoiler. But it's fun to get
a preview anyways. Have fun!

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Harry Potter 5: The Order of The Phoenix

Harry Potter enters his 5th year at Hogwarts with more dread than daring. Lord Voldemort has risen again, and although the Dark Lord is not present, Harry feels his presence everyday. His scar hurts, his writing sometimes fails him, and his studies are more troubling than exciting. Hermione, now a prefect, offers to help him in any way she can. Ron, his best friend, joins in. Paranoia reigns.

The faculty also undergoes some major upheavals. There are now 2 Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers: Mad-Eye Moody and Professor Lupin. There are also 2 Potions teachers Professor Snape and a Hogwarts alumnus. There is a new teacher named Lysandra Leonessa, an all-Muggle who seems to be tied to Professor Lupin in some way.

Harry has a new pet as well: Snuffles, a black dog. Thus, nearly well protected, Harry is surrounded by teachers and fellow students. Dumbledore monitors him closely. The new faculty keep their wands near and never fail to check on him. Lupin and Leonessa are his nearest friends, but they both deal with each other uneasily. As though drawn by some dying sense of adventure, Harry interviews the normally cheerful Miss Leonessa.

Miss Leonessa does not reveal anything, but all that Harry has to do is to check his wizard album. He finds his parents surrounded by the new, once-young, faculty, along with Sirius Black and Lupin and, oh yes, Pettigrew. He knows that they are keeping a protective shield around him, but can that shield be broken? How was it penetrated? And why does Professor Lupin have his arm around Miss Leonessa? Does it have something to do with his collection of books of fiction written by Miss Leonessa, all of which he keeps from her?

Of course, Hermione declares in her you-idiot-haven’t-you-read-Hogwarts-A-History? tone, Professor Lupin and Miss Leonessa were in love! That of course, might just be the surface, because Harry notices that Dumbledore always calls the two teachers to his office. Hermione researches on Lupin and Leonessa, then finds that they were both Quidditch players: Lupin a beater for Gryffindor, Leonessa a chaser for Ravenclaw. Good research and suddenly Hermione’s last as she begins to fail and flounder in her exams and quizzes.

However, Hermione is not alone. All the prefects start failing and floundering. Miss Leonessa holds a review class, but to no avail. Professor Lupin tries to help and comfort her, but she casts him away, this time, cruelly. He, in his own frustration, trains the Gryffindor Quidditch team with more ferocity and less spirit. With some spark left in her, Hermione makes it rain one afternoon when Professor Lupin is zooming around the Quidditch field on his broomstick.

In her pity for Lupin, Lysandra Leonessa tends to his fever and is reunited with him. Professor Dumbledore, ever the all-seeing eye, thanks Hermione for her good idea.

Quidditch season arrives, and it is opened by an exciting exhibition game, Boys vs. Girls. On one side are Lupin, along with a selected group, and Harry as the seeker. On the other are McGonagall, Leonessa, selected girls, and the seeker Cho Chang. It is expected to be a game of wits, until Harry catches the Snitch and all brooms fail.

Chaos ensues. Only powerful Dark Magic can cause broomsticks to fall. Only powerful Dark Magic can cause the prefects and the top students of the school to fail. Someone has penetrated the protection of Hogwarts and is advancing fast. As soon as the new faculty is ready, and Lupin, Leonessa, and McGonagall are healed, they begin patrolling the grounds. Fortunately, all disasters seem to wane, and, by Christmas, despite all the students being forcefully kept at Hogwarts, everyone is happy.

One night, a scream rings through Hogwarts. Several students report that a hooded figure, shaking and clinging to Professor McGonagall, is led to Dumbledore’s office. Valentines’ has just passed with about a hundred arguments between Ron and Hermione and all the festivities are drowned by the ensuing paranoia.

Harry is called to the Headmaster’s office the next day, where he finds Professor Lupin and Miss Leonessa. Dumbledore orders them to tell Harry what has happened.

With both teachers contributing, Harry learns of the Order of the Phoenix, established just before he was born, and created to combat Lord Voldemort’s power. Made up of the closest of friends, including the Potters, Lupin, Leonessa, and Dumbledore, the Order of the Phoenix was once strong and unbendable. Lord Voldemort, as a once suave Tom Riddle, had tried to unite his powers with Lysandra, who is actually a powerful wizard skilled in the dark arts but who refuses to use them. Lysandra was able to harness the strength of the Order and defend herself. The Dark Powers, however, penetrated into the weakest of them Peter Pettigrew.

Because of Pettigrew, the order was broken. Even then, Lord Voldemort nearly died after trying to kill Harry. Despite the apparent triumph, Lysandra left the order in shame, thinking that Lupin and Dumbledore would disown her as one of their kind. Upon her return, both to Hogwarts and to the order, she vowed to both protect Harry and destroy Lord Voldemort. For reasons known only to Dumbledore and a Lupin now fiercely protective of his girl, Voldemort’s attack on Lysandra had nearly broken her. She and Lupin bid Harry to be careful, as she has dreamed of Lord Voldemort’s return.

(SPOILER WARNING!!!)

In a series of strange events, Harry encounters Draco Malfoy, who, at first despising him, now tries to kill him. He encounters Draco and a band of Slytherins one night in the Gryffindor common room. What follows is what appears to be a Wizard’s duel, promptly stopped by the re-formed Order of the Phoenix. The Slytherin students drop unconscious, Neville Longbottom among them, numbering himself among the exploited and contributing the Gryffindor password. Snape administers the Truth Potion to them all, but the students have been lost since the first day of school. Their minds have been conquered by their parents, but their natural childlikeness, though hidden, prevents complete conquest and even Harry’s death. Malfoy even tries to kill himself in a fit of Wizard anger, but Harry saves him. Their enmity does not end.

But this book does.

The Order of the Phoenix uncovers Voldemort’s plan: Weaken all the top Hogwarts students, cause enmity amongst them, then use their disunity to enter through the shield of the Order. Everything goes against him again, but everyone knows that this will not last long. The Order this remains as strong as ever, and its members protect Harry, knowing perhaps that, with all the boy’s power, Voldemort would want to get to him and purchase the power at the price of Harry’s life. All will end if this should happen, and, with dread mixed with his courage, Harry leaves Hogwarts for another vacation.

[*keyah*]

I read the first book. Yung book two - I have but di ko pa tapos... Now, may book 5 raw na upcoming. Yikes!!!

Oh, well.

*okay*

[rhye_stardust]

Harry Pooter enthusiasts, bad news...

Di ba may lumabas na balita na isasabay daw sa paglabas ng movie yung release ng book 5? Ngayon may kumakalat na rumor na naman (pero mukhang mas pinaniniwalaan to) na 2002 pa daw lalabas ang book 5...

Happy Birthday Squall!

[dream psyche]

hey guys.... i'm also a fan of harry potter... and like all of you, the first i've read the first one i've got hook... as in with matching imaginations pa.... :bungi: i actually felt shame kasi almost all of you guys have reached the book 4 already... eh ako hanggang book2 pa lang... :bawling: duno pa to whom to borrow the 3rd one...

well, since all of you have continously read harry potter... which do you think is the most adventurous and exciting one to read...
i was thinking of purchasing one book... medyo out of the budget sya sa kin so.... :)
thanks for the suggestions in advance... :teehee:

:girl:

[angel_ako]

i have a question lang, kc i have 2 buk 4s. ***** napansin ko magkaiba *** p667 (hardback) ng 2 buks. basta very significant *** changes. has anyone seen it? yokong i-detail kc kawawa naman *** di pa nabasa *** buk4. yokong maging spoiler e.

Originally posted by dream psyche
hey guys.... i'm also a fan of harry potter... and like all of you, the first i've read the first one i've got hook... as in with matching imaginations pa.... :bungi: i actually felt shame kasi almost all of you guys have reached the book 4 already... eh ako hanggang book2 pa lang... :bawling: duno pa to whom to borrow the 3rd one...

well, since all of you have continously read harry potter... which do you think is the most adventurous and exciting one to read...
i was thinking of purchasing one book... medyo out of the budget sya sa kin so.... :)
thanks for the suggestions in advance... :teehee:

:girl:

book 4 is great, it's darker than the rest. basta, it's my fav.

[Freakworks]

ANG TAGAL NG BOOK 5!!!!!

[raikou]

angel_ako: are your books published by scholastic?:|

dream psyche for now book 4 is the most exciting book to read.. siguro paglumabas *** fifth book.:glee:

[vamp_inside]

harry potter! :D

geez, somebody sent me a spoiler and told me what the next 3 books MIGHT contain. but since i'm an angel, i'm wont tell you guys, except that the last word of the harry potter series would be scar. it's not a rumor, jk rowling said that in an interview. book 4 was dark, but then the books are getting darker and darker. cant wait for book 5.

the movie would be out in november, and the book early next year. sana earlier, christmas time, para may magregalo na lang sa kin :D