Book Group Discussion 1 : Harry Potter ( JK Rowling )
Harry Potter Book Discussion:
Hi everyone, welcome to our first book discussion. This post will be valid to comment on for 1 week, so everyone can share their views and opinions on this famous best seller by JK Rowling.
To start the discussion, here are some valuable points/questions to discuss with each other -
1. Gryffindor or Slytherin? and why?
2. Is Draco Malfoy worth the hype?
3. Who is your favourite Weasly?
4. Would you work at the Ministry of Magic? If yes/no why?
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< discuss in the comment section below >
1. Gryffindor or Slytherin? and why?
2. Is Draco Malfoy worth the hype?
3. Who is your favourite Weasly?
4. Would you work at the Ministry of Magic? If yes/no why?
Feel free to write your points, no one is going to judge you, these discussions are so that we all can freely express our opinions :)
Friendly debates in the chat are encouraged.
< discuss in the comment section below >
Gryffindor or Slytherin? and Why?
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I think both the houses have their own traits which different people relate to.
DeleteI for one would say they can't really be compared like that.
I mean sure Slytherin has all the 'Big Bads' in the series but still, most Gryffindors are kinda stuck up and proud.
They each have their pro's and cons
yeah, i agree with you foodie
DeleteIs Draco Malfoy really that great? and why?
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ehhhhh this might be an unpopular opinion but I think he's a bit overrated???
Delete@celia_fell_in_love_with_hope, first of all thank you so much for commenting and following us! we really appreciate it! second of all, i agree with you! i just feel even though he was just this boy living in his parent's shadow, having to obey them and voldermort, and i understand why people feel bad for him but personally i think he was a bit of a jerk at the start of the series....what do the rest of you think?
Delete@cactusevergreen7, I understand where you're coming from but Draco was taught from an extremely young age that showing any emotions were a sign of weakness and it was either eat or be eaten.
DeleteHe was given no choice and was forced to join the Death Eaters.
I agree he was kind of a jerk at the start but Harry didn't have to be so mean about not wanting to be friends with him. Sure, Year 1 Draco gravely needed an ego check, but what he said to Harry about the Weasleys was just what he'd been told.
Still, with all that said, weighing both sides of this debate, I do believe that Draco is an extremely interesting and important character because of whom we got so many interesting twists in the story and while for some of his actions he may just deserve some hate, he's definitely not all bad.
@the Foodie Bookworm, I agree that Draco is not all bad, only that he was fed a lot of biased and unbalanced opinions through his father (although not necessarily his mother as in all scenes with BOTH his parents his father has certainly been more domineering). Although, I never really thought about Harry's potential involvement in the growth of Draco's character, particularly in your point about Harry's refusal to be friends. I think Harry could definitely have helped Draco break away from his father's influence and ideas and understand more of other people's opinions, had they become friends, but it is just as likely that they would have went their separate ways as Draco's idea of humour later in the series was quite cruel, and his chosen Slytherin friends were decidedly the opposite of Harry, i.e Goyle, Crabbe, Pansy Parkinson. At the end of it, however, I believe Draco is a character with potential to be good, but has had the bad fortune to grow up with people who have misguided views on Muggle-borns, werewolves etc. and those ideas have been passed on to him. He is definitely a much better character in The Cursed Child, but I won't mention certain parts for fear of spoiler alerts :)
Delete-Sophie ;)
sophie i agree with you, draco isn't ALL bad but he's just not my fav, and he definitely does get better in the cursed child, thank you for so actively participating in our book discussion!
DeleteI agree with you Sophie, thank you so much for participating!
DeleteYour points are definitely valid and I agree with you completely.
Who is your favourite Weasly?
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GINNNY (I thought it was pronounced "jinny" at first {still do AND I STAND BY IT})
Deletehaha she's one of my favs too along with fred and george :)
DeleteOhh yes I forgot about Feed and George!
DeleteDefinitely Ginny. Love her so much :))
DeleteWould you work for the Ministry of Magic? If yes/no, why?
ReplyDeleteYes, probably, as then you can change a lot of rules about how you administer magic, and it would probably be fun!
DeleteI think I would rather be some sort of activist in the Harry Potter world, but still be somewhat involved in the Ministry!
DeleteI absolutely would. Maybe as an Auror or some sort of Wizard Detective if they have those.
Deletei have no idea if i would or not....i think depends on the department and of course the minister of magic. if i had to sit in the same building as umbridge, no way...but if i had to choose, the ministry wouldn't be my first option, i thought charlie's job in romania with dragons sounded so cool so i think i would rather do that.
DeleteI would probably want to work as a healer in St. Mungo's (if that is MOM) or maybe the department of mysteries as it sounds really... mysterious? 😂 Although I completely agree, if I had to sit in the same room as Umbridge, or the same elevator, I would probably quit there and then 😅
DeleteP.S This is Sophie from the chat I can't use my Gmail ;)
that's interesting! and the department of mysteries sounds so fun!
Deletehi everyone! a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated, this was so fun! this book discussion is now closed and we hope you all enjoyed it, we certainly did, interacting with all of you was amazing!! we couldn't have better readers :)
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