"... on the LNER train from London to Edinburgh yesterday, one of my grown up children was listening and says you did the voices brilliantly
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Writes J.K. Rowling, on X — a particularly fine use of X.
I love that there are responses right there, including the crabby ones, like: "Was reading it loud not disturbing others even though your child enjoyed it?"/"I’m the mother and I don’t care what your grown up children thinks"/"Hopefully she verbally edited all the grammatical and editorial errors you so carelessly left throughout the book"/"The best education lies in reading the Bible; fairy tales or magic wands don't solve everyday problems."
But isn't there a magic wand in the Bible though? See Exodus 7:8-13, Exodus 7-8, Numbers 17, Numbers 17:8, Numbers 17:10, Hebrews 9:4.
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She seems a lovely person.
I doubt that J.K. will be as pleased with the forthcoming Harry Potter reboot, which is being HBO-ized.
"Hopefully she verbally edited all the grammatical and editorial errors you so carelessly left throughout the book."
I was just looking at Hemingway's introduction to a book of stories, and he said that it's better to have something to write about than to write perfectly.
Southern Baptist Sunday School grad here. I’ve read my share of the Bible, trust me. But when I discovered the Hardy Boys, look out. Plus, my older cousin, RIP, was a Baptist minister who could take anything, mix it with scripture, and lead people to Christ. Two that impressed my elementary school aged mind were a sermon on a Twilight Zone episode; and another based on the then popular song, Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing Baby.
If Bob Dylan did not exist it would be necessary for AI to invent Him.
Amazing that Ann knew about the magic wand in the Bible.
I dont know the Harry Potter thing. I did hear long ago that it is similar with theology and the Bible.
"I’m the mother and I don’t care what your grown up children thinks"
Wow. Good mother on the one hand reading Harry to her child, nasty mother on the other dismissing the acclaimed Harry author. Woke is crazy.
There is a Rowling Derangement Syndrome in the UK among the trans-sympathetic bien pensants.
Yes, but: Did Ann know about the magic wand in the Bible, or did Grok?
Assholes gotta asshole.
Ampersand, she is heavily involved in the hbo series
"Yes, but: Did Ann know about the magic wand in the Bible, or did Grok?"
I knew and but I used Grok to get the citations and to read all the things done with Aaron's rod. Grok, for the record, would not concede that Aaron's rod was a "magic wand," and I pushed Grok to define "magic wand" and to show that Aaron's rod did not fit the definition. Grok seemed biased toward upholding the grandeur of the Bible. It relied heavily on the notion that it was God that provided the power, not the stick itself.
You are correct, Paddy O. She is apparently complicit in the Hbo-ization. I am pessimistic.
I'll bet very few young people know why or even that they're supposed to hate JK Rowling.
People can be such twats.
I started the Harry Potter series last month and I am on Book 6.
It surprises me that JK Rowling paints journalists and politicians in a such a negative light. One might think that she was somewhat conservative or libertarian.
The probability that the crab who identified herself as the mother on the train is the actual mother approaches zero.
she was in the oxfam and amnesty crowd so she knows their sort
the dursleys were kind of a caricature of a Tory family, but she didn't depict them with hate,
you should see how she depicts the character in the strike series,
Reading aloud to a child is an act of Grace. And it is a contribution to a better society.
“It surprises me that JK Rowling paints journalists and politicians in a such a negative light. One might think that she was somewhat conservative or libertarian.”
I read the Order of the Phoenix aloud to my (at the time) little son and was repeatedly struck by how it’s virtually a libertarian manifesto. There’s even a ringing endorsement of the right to keep and bear arms in it.
Which is funny because, apart from tranny thing, Rowling is very much a PC Labourite. Which suggests that the human knows better but the person will ignore that in the name of social conformity.
well firearms are as mystical a weapon to the conjuring wand to the British public,
My daughter was absolutely enchanted with the Harry Potter books and movies, and had memorized just about all the lines. I recall that we went on a ski trip to Killington, and there was a group of British kids at the lodge. She was fascinated just to hear them talk, because she had ever heard anyone talk that way outside of the Potter films.
A "magic" wand that channels energy, that organizes matter. Perhaps possessing a magnetic personality.
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“My daughter … was fascinated just to hear [British kids talk on a ski trip], because she had ever heard anyone talk that way outside of the Potter films.”
When I read the first book in my early 30’s, I thought Rowling made up the family names of the wizard families to emphasize the eccentric otherness of their world. Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Weasley, Malfoy, etc. I never knew anybody with names anything like that. This was in contrast to the more ordinary muggle-born names of Granger and muggle-raised Potter. Later on, I discovered that her British audience as being not so outlandish.
"very few young people know why or even that they're supposed to hate JK Rowling."
And those that know a growing majority agree with her
Rowling spent formative years even into writing HP on public assistance and other resources. Honestly she is a great example of why these programs are helpful for those who need a help in bad circumstances and use that help to build back a succesful life. So she has a heart for women in similar circumstances. A big reason she stood against the trans stuff, as it is always the most vulnerable who have to deal with the consequences
“the notion that it was God that provided the power, not the stick itself”—This is primary, and it is the difference between magic and miracle. It’s why David was able to slay Goliath. YHWH could have used anyone to deliver the message or anything to perform the wonders, but he chose poor speakers, flawed champions, and inert objects. Great storytelling!
tom riddle is an interesting character, thats the real name of voldemort, he was decidedly gifted with certain abilities, but his pride got to him, like lucifer, one doesn't recall sauron's origin story, but it was similar,
saruman's origin story,
I would enjoy listening to a mother read HP on a train. The only HP I've ever been exposed to was the first movie, it was entertaining. I don't do movie sequels.
I did NOT read any Harry Potter aloud to the kids. They read those on their own. I did start (as in "adult" books) with Terry Pratchett. After dozens of books of all sorts we pretty quickly got to the Iliad and Odyssey. I credit parenting and genes for their academic/professional success.
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