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Half-Blood Prince Film Discussion Please use the Argent Scrim's forum for all discussion of the new Half-Blood Prince film and events. We've moved the fan movie experience threads over there. Thanks everyone!

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What was your first reaction to Beedle the Bard?
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DorisTLC View Member Profile	Dec 4 2008, 11:32 PM Post #1
Waiting for Wednesdays Posts: 9,150 Joined: 7:57am January 28, 2005 Location: Hiding from Hurricanes	We read about this mystical sounding fairy tale book in Deathly Hallows, and now we have this wonderful book in our hands. Now that you've read it, what is your initial reaction? I myself loved it. I enjoyed learning more about the wizarding world. Fairy tales tell us about the customs and beliefs of a culture, so these tales allow us to see more about Harry's world. -------------------- avatar by The Rockin Leaky Staff, WWDD icon by JeffHPFan Tell us what Dumbledore has taught you!

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miss hermonie View Member Profile	Jan 16 2009, 04:04 PM Post #51
Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 25 Joined: 2:45am September 29, 2008 Location: the giffindor comman room :smile:	when i got it i was all happy and a bit bored -------------------- ''just because you have a emotional range of a teaspoon does not we all have'' barked Hermione to ron book 5 harry s kiss

parcelsmu View Member Profile	Jan 18 2009, 03:15 PM Post #52
Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 15 Joined: 9:06am December 19, 2005 Location: biting the head off a chocolate frog	i loved the stories (i think hairy heart and hopping pot might be my favourites) and i loved dumbledore's commentary - some of it was really laugh-out-loud funny. i really enjoyed jo's intro and footnotes but i was not entirely keen on the instances where she steps outside of the book whilst pretending its real, if you see what i mean. i'm thinking, for instance, of when she says: QUOTE "everyone who has read all seven volumes on the life of Harry Potter" (page 16 in the uk edition) as though the books we have read exist within the potterverse itself. also there are other moments when she refers to mcgonagall as though she has spoken to her herself... there is something about this approach that bothers me. i feel like she is muddling up cannon and real life in a way that doesn't make sense. i know it's just meant as a bit of fun but i think i would rather she had either just written the forward (but possibly as an afterword) as herself in a realist 'author of the harry potter books' way - for example if she wanted to talk about her inspration in writing the tales etc.. and just let dumbledore carry the fictional intro / footnotes aspect of the book. it didn't by any stretch ruin it for me and i know it's not that big a deal - i think perhaps it bothers me because i feel it's quite out of character for her writing style and that her grasp of cannon / real world rules is usually so clear and strong..

Mirdan View Member Profile	Jan 21 2009, 03:13 PM Post #53
Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 45 Joined: 12:28pm January 14, 2009 Location: Oregon	I was just so Harry Potter!!!!!!!!! It sounded like Harry Potter!!!!!!!!!! I was just kinda looking forward to some fun stories that tied into the books a bit, but it really, really, sounded like part of the series in a way. I couldn't stop reading it and rereading it and cramming it down the throats of all the fans I knew who weren't that excited... -------------------- Please click the dragon egg and help it hatch!

supreme-mugwump View Member Profile	Jan 26 2009, 08:21 PM Post #54
Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 5 Joined: 5:54pm January 26, 2009 Location: Canada!	recieved Beedle the Bard for Christmas and read it that day, I thought the sotries were good, but I wouldn't have enjoyed it if the footnotes did not exhist. I'm glad we discovered a few things, non-beedle reelated, such as why Lucius started hating Dumbledore, and how Nearly Headless Nick Actually Died. I thought that the footnotes may not have been needed by JKR herself, but I thought Dumbledore's insight was great. -------------------- 'By all means continue destroying my possessions,' said Professor Dumbledore serenly. 'I daresay I have too many.' In Memory of Albus Dumbledore, the real Supreme Mugwump.

Attolia View Member Profile	Feb 18 2009, 04:15 PM Post #55
Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 68 Joined: 8:53pm May 30, 2007 Location: Flourish and Blotts	When I finished it, my first thought was, "That was short." It only takes about an hour to read - which was really weird compared to the actual series. But I really liked it. I don't think I can say I'm crazy about it, but it was really interesting and I love discussing it. I'm really glad it was made available to everybody! -------------------- "An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness."

stary82 View Member Profile	Feb 19 2009, 09:49 PM Post #56
Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 1 Joined: 9:51pm April 13, 2008	I did enjoy the stories. I really like knowing what in the heck Ron is talking about when he discusses the different stories from Beedle the Bard. It's nice to have that back ground. The one part I really enjoyed was having a wizard of the past with the last name of Granger, and how most wizards believe that somewhere along the line everyone who is a witch or wizard has magical blood, even muggle born. My opinion... good, entertaining, not great, but still I enjoy reading it!

Miss Dobby View Member Profile	Feb 21 2009, 08:57 AM Post #57
Disgruntled House-Elf at The Leaky Cauldron Posts: 411 Joined: 5:18am May 6, 2005 Location: not sure sat nav got me lost!!	The stories were o.k but I don't think that I would read it again. I found the footnotes more interesting. -------------------- 'House rules, Sammy. Driver picks the music. Shotgun shuts his cakehole.' Dean Winchester

Swish_and_Flick View Member Profile	Feb 22 2009, 12:46 PM Post #58
Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 79 Joined: 10:51pm February 18, 2009 Location: Ravenclaw Common Room	i loved it! especially the notes by Dumbledore and whatnot. It was no epic Harry Potter adventure, but it's part of the fandom so i couldn't ignore it! -------------------- _.>I Can't Go To Pigfarts<._ _.>It's ON MARS<._

Corbin89 View Member Profile	Feb 22 2009, 03:16 PM Post #59
Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 18 Joined: 1:44pm February 21, 2009	I thought it was a good read, and it is and always will be extremely interesting to delve further into the Harry Potter universe. It contained the signature writing style of Rowling and it's good to know that she seems to have put as much work into this short collection of stories as she did with the HP series. Though she originally said she wouldn't, I expect and hope that JK will continue to divulge more about the world of Harry Potter in more books like this, or perhaps even more novels.

AsYouWish View Member Profile	Feb 26 2009, 09:42 AM Post #60
Harry's Best Friend Posts: 2,156 Joined: 1:22pm December 28, 2007 Location: Hovering over Steve Kloves shoulder, trying to make sure DH Ron is the 'real' Ron.	Hold on to your eyebrows and fingernails and kindly take my arm as we apparate over to the Pensieve Parlor where we'll continue discussions of your first reactions to Beedle the Bard. AsYouWish LL Moderator -------------------- heart, mind, soul avi by {{voldy}}