Why are some people so upset about Harry Potter?
153849
Because people freak out whenever they hear the words wizardry, witchraft, and magic, even though they don't know what the heck they're talking about.
1163438
Well, i like the Harry Potter Series a lot. J.K.Rowling have been such a good author. Reading her books makes u feel that everything, every event in it's happening in front of Ur eyes.\nU actually feel that u r 1 of the characters. It creates a thrill & excitement in both mind & heart.
1155352
I type my opinion on this at least once a week.\n\nHarry Potter is children's (and some adults--like me!) FICTION!!!!!  It is a made-up, fun story.  It is about a male witch, but it is NOT witchcraft!  Some of the characters (made up--fictional---remember this part) are witches who are GOOD and some are BAD--------classic battles of good and evil.  Ohmigosh, is Superman witchcraft??  He Can fly!  Is Wonder Woman witchcraft?  She flies an invisible plane!  Is Batman...........oh, you get the picture.\n\nStop being such a fraidy-cat, and enjoy the books.
38576
Well... Same pinch... I love Harry Potter.\nThe Harry potter series are deliciously suspensful, with wonderful plot twists, so many characters- some we love, some we hate, some we suspect. It includes familiar student concerns like homeworks, grades,  hateful professors, fierceful rivalry, blush-inducing crushes. Harry has been growing and so have I!\n\nThe movies are good too. Though i would not compare them with the books! The dirctors have done a good job, though we always feel the book has been reduced to a large extent. The trio (Dan, Emma, Rupert) are more than perfect for their roles. And they hav made every teenage fan go 'gaga'.
653357
Everyone is way too sensitive. People need to just lighten up and be more accepting of others. I'm tired of people crying about someone or something offending them. That new movie coming out, The DaVinci Code is a perfect example. The Catholic Church ( and others ) are all pissed off about the content of the movie. But that's just what it is, A MOVIE! It's make believe. People need to get over themselves and live with it.
536053
No.\n\nIt's reading for pleasure.\n\nI have yet to meet a child who read a Harry Potter book and then jumped off a building believe he's got powers.  Children know is for fun.  When we guard our children from EVERYTHING, we are raising them to think they're in this idea world - when they're not.  They have the right to enjoyment!
1116114
Yeah i totally agree. I mean what the heck the Harry potter series is my fav and i don't see any thing in it that could be unacceptable to any religion. ok there is witchcraft but isnt it really evident that the books are fiction and the main theme of the books is Harry Vs. voldemort more precisely Good vs evil...They are just creating a scene for the heck of it
543124
It's controversial by it's very nature.  However, the book is a piece of fiction, the second in a 3 book fiction series.  It's based upon some real theories perhaps, and it does make people think, but nonetheless it is still fiction.\n\nFor more details, check wikipedia; there's a bit of info about the book.
620091
The imagination it took to bring things to life either in your head for the book or the scenes for the movie.  The story is great but thats not what made it successful.  The characters and effects used are so original.  You never know whats coming next.  I think the main thing that made it successful was that adults enjoy Harry Potter as much as children.  Its easier to get mom to buy you the book or take you to the movies if she is just as exicted to go.
1074382
My favorite Harry Potter character is Hermione. Being a mudblood must not be easy in the wizarding world. Being an African-American woman who is married to a Caucasian man is sometimes hard for me. I know what it is like to want to be accepted for who you are and not what you are, so I like her. Plus, she is the smartest of the trio further proving women are smarter than men *smile* (j/k)
162571
Because a)everyone else is like a flock of sheep in the fact that they try to look, be, & act just like everyone else and don't care to form their OWN opinion on things b) a lot of these people get angry because they sometimes regret their own choices and wish they could be more like you & c)are codependant and could never imagine 'being alone' either now or when they get older. People are just nosy in general and it isn't any of their business. I have friends like you and have asked them the question of why not just out of curiosity though. I support & applaud your decision! Next time just make up something interesting like you saw the Exorcist and just didn't want to take that chance!
503287
Christians are pissed off because although the Da Vinci Code is a complete piece of fiction (and marketed as such), the scenario is real and the things they say make a lot of sense and are very plausable.  They complain about it as though the author is telling a true story when in fact it is not.  \nThat being said, it is a very good read.  I recommend it.
762958
I hope it does offend people though.\n\nIt's obnoxious and actually quite sad.  People just don't care enough about it to take an interest in it and actually better themselves.  I don't think that people actually consider how badly it reflects upon them.
115565
What is so wrong with Harry Potter that it should be censored?? If it's going to go that route then they might as well sensor the news because they show things more horrible and disgusting than any Harry Pottery movie could ever be capable of.
368584
Why are you even asking?  If you were a Potter fan you would know this.  Damn muggles.
223232
well, you have to understand that the book itself is not about magic/witchcraft. It is about a boy who is accepted into a private school and must pass many trials and fight many evils to protect the people and ideals he loves from harm. If you really think about it, all he is trying to do is stop the man who killed his parents from killing more people. The only thing that really makes it diferent from any other murder mystery novel is the obstacles (both external and internal) he must overcome and the means he has to overcome them. \n\nNow, when you look at it that way,... is it really that bad? It's not teaching kids to worship Satan. It's not teaching them that God doesnt exist. It's not teaching them to turn a book into a rat, or to follow a different religious path. (simply because there are people who become obsessed with it, doesnt mean that everyone does. it is a series. if you have read one book in a series, and liked it, wouldnt YOU like to see how it ends?) It is simply a means to entertain your child or even yourself. It DOES teach the value of friendship. It DOES teach that you should be loyal to your ideals, to your friends, and most of all, to yourself.\n\nNOW do you still have a problem with it? Isn't it better to think about things rather than assume that because it has magic in it, it is wrong?
689871
I think people seem aggravated a lot because they are frustrated. They don't have the time that our parents had when we were young, because most families have both parents working now. They wish they had the time, the money, and the abilities to do more for their kids and themselves.....