This is kind of brutal. I actually liked PS/SS. I didn't foresee it becoming a smash hit, by any means, it was just one more silly children's fantasy, but I thought it was nice enough. Reading it again and realising just how stupid the series was even then is somewhat disillusioning. ^_^;
*Harry can’t imagine why Dudley wants a racing bike. Fat kids riding bicycles? Fat kids spend all their time eating chips and watching telly—everyone knows that.
Having been a fat kid, I can state with the outmost authority that they can easily see the appeal of a device which lets you move faster with less effort than if you were just walking. I liked my bike well enough. Mind you, I would have prefered a moped, which would have been even faster with even less effort, but the powers that be don't let kids ride those. =]
*Dudley rarely catches Harry because although he doesn’t look it, Harry’s very fast. In case you were thinking that his wearing glasses suggested he might be ::shudder:: unathletic.
And this here may just be the reason why Harry creeps me out. He looks like the kind of kid more athletic kids pick on, when in fact he's one of those darn athletic kids! He's a jock in nerd's clothing! Blasphemy! ^_^;;
*Harry hates going to Mrs Figg’s house. Understandably. He’s got no friends and she’s the only person who seems to try to be friendly to him, but dude, she’s a loser!
You'd think he'd appreciate the brief moments of time when no one is yelling at him or punching him. What with all the excitement he gets at home, a touch of boredom really shouldn't be all that bad.
Kind of makes you wonder what Harry does like at this point. There must be something, surely, or at least something he prefers to other things. He can't hate everything the most, can he?
...
Actually, this is Harry. One probably shouldn't underestimate his mad hatin' skillz...
Sort of like those poor girls who get called fat when they’re healthy looking.
Any chance I could get a link to whatever interview she said that in? It's just such a surreal thing for her to say. I'd like a chance to revel properly in the irony. =]
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Date: 2006-10-20 05:34 pm (UTC)*Harry can’t imagine why Dudley wants a racing bike. Fat kids riding bicycles? Fat kids spend all their time eating chips and watching telly—everyone knows that.
Having been a fat kid, I can state with the outmost authority that they can easily see the appeal of a device which lets you move faster with less effort than if you were just walking. I liked my bike well enough. Mind you, I would have prefered a moped, which would have been even faster with even less effort, but the powers that be don't let kids ride those. =]
*Dudley rarely catches Harry because although he doesn’t look it, Harry’s very fast. In case you were thinking that his wearing glasses suggested he might be ::shudder:: unathletic.
And this here may just be the reason why Harry creeps me out. He looks like the kind of kid more athletic kids pick on, when in fact he's one of those darn athletic kids! He's a jock in nerd's clothing! Blasphemy! ^_^;;
*Harry hates going to Mrs Figg’s house. Understandably. He’s got no friends and she’s the only person who seems to try to be friendly to him, but dude, she’s a loser!
You'd think he'd appreciate the brief moments of time when no one is yelling at him or punching him. What with all the excitement he gets at home, a touch of boredom really shouldn't be all that bad.
Kind of makes you wonder what Harry does like at this point. There must be something, surely, or at least something he prefers to other things. He can't hate everything the most, can he?
...
Actually, this is Harry. One probably shouldn't underestimate his mad hatin' skillz...
Sort of like those poor girls who get called fat when they’re healthy looking.
Any chance I could get a link to whatever interview she said that in? It's just such a surreal thing for her to say. I'd like a chance to revel properly in the irony. =]