Subj : Re: Potter Redux To : alt.tv.farscape From : Rick Savoia Date : Sun Aug 28 2005 22:00:15 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Mark Morrison wrote in news:3ph4h1th0l3kgso726mm9lep4pi15kmc5h@4ax.com: > On 28 Aug 2005 17:32:42 GMT, Jim Larson > wrote: > >>I'm now most of the way through the Phoenix one. A couple of random >>thoughts: >> >>1. The books are nicely engaging, but Harry Potter is becoming >>increasingly annoying as the story progresses. Yes, I know this goes >>with the territory when the main character is a 15 or 16 year old boy. >>However, the various and sundry Weasleys and Hermione have managed to >>endear themselves to me, so what's his problem. On the plus side, I >>was rather heartened to learn that Potter Sr. was an outright asshole >>at that age, so annoying is something of a step up. >> > He improves in the next book - he was a moody sod for the majority of > Phoenix. > Every teenager has a bad year (which is actually 6 years but they seem to think it's only one). -- "I'm just very selective about the reality I accept." - Calvin .