So that HP: HBP movie is coming out at midnight, right?
Screw it, Harry Potter is so overrated.

It almost sickens me. When I can get up enough effort to care. Like now. (Go figure the majority of my friends all adore the Harry franchise).

Its. Not. That. Good.
Its an enjoyable series...if you're in middle school.

To paraphrase one of my friends:
"its a series written in an approachable manner that's really long so it makes people feel smart when they read it"
lol, pretty much. I read 1-6 (I just couldn't bring up enough effort to go read 7....there were better books to waste my time with)

They're fun, I guess. And yeah, Rowling writes in a ridiculously simplistic manner. I once heard this series referred to as "junk food reading", and I agree. This kind of book won't further your reading comprehension or vocabulary. Its just a way to pass the time.

Although I personally think everything after 4 sucked major ass. For the last time, Harry, I DON'T GIVE A RATS ASS IF YOUR PARENTS ARE DEAD. I DON'T CARE IF NO ONE UNDERSTANDS YOU. THIS ISN'T LIVEJOURNAL. GET OVER YOURSELF.

And today I got to thinking about Neville Longbottom. His life sucks way worse than Harry's. But you don't see Neville bitching and moaning for 700 pages, do you? In fact, I remember Neville as a rather happy, if forgetful, boy. Too bad the same couldn't be said about Harry. "MY PARENTS ARE DEAD, CAN'T YOU SEE THAT? THEY'RE DEAD. NOT ALIVE ANYMORE. NO ONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH, BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY FUCKING ORPHAN ON THIS PLANET. MY PARENTS DIED."

Which was actually a step up from the beginning of Order of the Phoenix:
"WHY WON'T YOU GUYS LET ME IN YOUR COOL CLUB? MY PARENTS DIED! VOLDEMORT WANTS TO KILL ME LIKE HE KILLED MY PARENTS, WHO ARE DEAD, BY THE WAY. ALL I WANT TO DO IS BE IN YOUR COOL CLUB! WHY DOESN'T ANYONE UNDERSTAND ME? YOU GUYS SUCK! LET ME IN YOUR COOL CLUB!"

Like.....Go read The Fountainhead or something. This stuff just isn't worth it. Sheesh.