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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Tuesday, February 11, 2003 :::
Dean wonders about Snape in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (the third in the series) relative to the first two books.
I think his character is stronger throughout the books than in the movies. Most of the characters are. The movies are kind of rushed. Did Snape even show up in the second movie? Snape is a particularly un-even character, though -- he's often nasty for the sake of nastiness, but Dumbledore clearly trusts him, and in the first book it's pretty clear that this isn't entirely unfounded.
The third book is, in my opinion, the best so far. I enjoyed the fourth book more the second time through -- this may be because I was more accepting of the fact that most of it happens to Harry (and his friends), rather than because of them. You might be able to read the beginning and skip to the end, though. The ending suggests that we're moving out of the opening now, and solidly into middle-game (I believe the last chapter is called "The Beginning").
::: posted by Steven at 10:49 PM
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