LogFAQs > #972170587

LurkerFAQs, Active DB, DB1, DB2, DB3, DB4, DB5, DB6, DB7, DB8, DB9, DB10, Database 11 ( 12.2022-11.2023 ), DB12, Clear

Topic List	Page List: 1
Topic	Hogwarts Legacy tv series on HBO? Possibly.
adjl 03/14/23 3:48:08 PM #30:	Yellow posted... how does Harry somehow stumble into a life-endangering scenario where he has to save the world every year in elementary school? Mostly a combination of there being a magical serial killer with a personal vendetta against him and him looking for trouble at every opportunity because he wants to punch that serial killer in the dick. Also because he's the protagonist, and you can't have much plot unless conflict happens to the protagonist. Yellow posted... This is supposed to be a safe place for kids? Beyond Harry's personal war with every evil person in the country, it's still not exactly portrayed as safe. Their sports are dangerous, half their classes are dangerous, they're routinely playing with things that could outright kill them but don't because magic... In-universe, that's just sort of supposed to be "normal" for wizards, who have collectively changed very little about their society since medieval times (when OSHA wasn't overly active), but it is indeed pretty weird if you stop to think about it for any time at all. If you want to read into it, you could probably interpret it as Rowling making some sort of commentary on how much effort goes into keeping kids safe in the modern world and reminiscing fondly about the days when kids were "allowed to get hurt," which I think would probably be pretty in line with some of her other views, but that might be a bit of a reach. Yellow posted... JK Rowling being transphobic really annoys me because now my hatred of HP is supposed to be political. Nah, not really. Not being a fan of HP has never been that unusual a position, and certainly not unique to people who oppose Rowling's activism. That said, being against transphobia isn't really the sort of "being political" you should feel compelled to avoid. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:972170587] in Hogwarts L... [t:80359363]...</cite> <quote>Yellow posted... </cite><quote>how does Harry somehow stumble into a life-endangering scenario where he has to save the world every year in elementary school?</quote>Mostly a combination of there being a magical serial killer with a personal vendetta against him and him looking for trouble at every opportunity because he wants to punch that serial killer in the dick. Also because he's the protagonist, and you can't have much plot unless conflict happens to the protagonist.Yellow posted... </cite><quote>This is supposed to be a safe place for kids?</quote>Beyond Harry's personal war with every evil person in the country, it's still not exactly portrayed as safe. Their sports are dangerous, half their classes are dangerous, they're routinely playing with things that could outright kill them but don't because magic... In-universe, that's just sort of supposed to be "normal" for wizards, who have collectively changed very little about their society since medieval times (when OSHA wasn't overly active), but it is indeed pretty weird if you stop to think about it for any time at all. If you want to read into it, you could probably interpret it as Rowling making some sort of commentary on how much effort goes into keeping kids safe in the modern world and reminiscing fondly about the days when kids were "allowed to get hurt," which I think would probably be pretty in line with some of her other views, but that might be a bit of a reach.Yellow posted... </cite><quote>JK Rowling being transphobic really annoys me because now my hatred of HP is supposed to be political.</quote>Nah, not really. Not being a fan of HP has never been that unusual a position, and certainly not unique to people who oppose Rowling's activism.That said, being against transphobia isn't really the sort of "being political" you should feel compelled to avoid. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List	Page List: 1