The movies seep into our consciousness and add details to the book that weren't there.  I watched my twins have a ridiculous argument over who gave Harry Potter gillyweed.  Dobby in the book, Neville, movie.  The Dobby proponent had read the book multiple times and viewed the movie once.  Her twin, the opposite.  What was strange is that the book twin doubted her version b/c Neville made more sense, as he was so up on herbology.

I always thought the fudgemallow delight sounded fabulous.  You can't go wrong with Marshmallow and chocolate.

i have a couple of peeps and some chocolate eggs left...maybe I should wonkafy them and make my own.

And who would chew gum for that long?  I hate the sound of gum chewing - if I wrote the book she's have been offed first.

46 minutes ago, violynn said:

The movies seep into our consciousness and add details to the book that weren't there.  I watched my twins have a ridiculous argument over who gave Harry Potter gillyweed.  Dobby in the book, Neville, movie.  The Dobby proponent had read the book multiple times and viewed the movie once.  Her twin, the opposite.  What was strange is that the book twin doubted her version b/c Neville made more sense, as he was so up on herbology.

TV/Movie/Book contamination is a real issue. Someone should start a foundation for the cure! (Just kidding, of course.) 

Didn't Moody give Neville the book about herbology in the hope that Neville would tell Harry, and when Harry was too proud or noble or whatever to ask his friends, Fake Moody had to get Dobby to do it? So they both were sort of right. 

39 minutes ago, HerNameIsBuffy said:

I always thought the fudgemallow delight sounded fabulous.  You can't go wrong with Marshmallow and chocolate.

i have a couple of peeps and some chocolate eggs left...maybe I should wonkafy them and make my own.

And who would chew gum for that long?  I hate the sound of gum chewing - if I wrote the book she's have been offed first.

The gum chewing is gross, and she's obnoxious. I don't know if Mike Teavee is more obnoxious though or not. I find him to be plenty obnoxious in the film, and his mother... Ugh. But then again, Violet's father (in the movie) is a used car salesman. That's, like, code for "I'm a giant douche." Veruca is spoiled, but I'd have liked to have her hang around a bit more in the movie. At least she was entertaining. And Augustus was just boring. Charlie suffers from a lack of personality. But, I suppose as far as "bad" kids go, these five aren't the worst I've ever seen. I mean, their vices are just gluttony, spoiled, gum-chewing, and television. If we wrote it today, what would the exaggerations be? Creepy? Sadistic? Vain/Vapid with an instagram account? 

7 minutes ago, Maggie Mae said:

The gum chewing is gross, and she's obnoxious. I don't know if Mike Teavee is more obnoxious though or not. I find him to be plenty obnoxious in the film, and his mother... Ugh. But then again, Violet's father (in the movie) is a used car salesman. That's, like, code for "I'm a giant douche." Veruca is spoiled, but I'd have liked to have her hang around a bit more in the movie. At least she was entertaining. And Augustus was just boring. Charlie suffers from a lack of personality. But, I suppose as far as "bad" kids go, these five aren't the worst I've ever seen. I mean, their vices are just gluttony, spoiled, gum-chewing, and television. If we wrote it today, what would the exaggerations be? Creepy? Sadistic? Vain/Vapid with an instagram account? 

Maybe a kid obsessed with their social media, video game addict, pageant kid, bully, obnoxious know it all, and Charlie would still be the ultimate Mary Sue.  Ever noble and pure of heart and deed.

1 hour ago, Maggie Mae said:

1 hour ago, Maggie Mae said:

TV/Movie/Book contamination is a real issue. Someone should start a foundation for the cure! (Just kidding, of course.) 

Didn't Moody give Neville the book about herbology in the hope that Neville would tell Harry, and when Harry was too proud or noble or whatever to ask his friends, Fake Moody had to get Dobby to do it? So they both were sort of right. 

 

That is what I told them!  However it is twins, so one of them had to be the *most* correct.

I am behind and haven't read the actual book chapters yet, but the memories are etched on my soul and I am breathing them in and out, right now.

The saved sixpence story is one of my favourite parts of the book. I love Grandpa Joe for doing that for Charlie. It could have gone on tobacco @HerNameIsBuffy but it went on love instead. 

RIP Grandpa Joe, I've got your back, down here!

Just now, blessalessi said:

I am behind and haven't read the actual book chapters yet, but the memories are etched on my soul and I am breathing them in and out, right now.

The saved sixpence story is one of my favourite parts of the book. I love Grandpa Joe for doing that for Charlie. It could have gone on tobacco @HerNameIsBuffy but it went on love instead. 

RIP Grandpa Joe, I've got your back, down here!

Hmmm...could have gone for some eggs to get the boy some much needed protein.

i know!  This is why I don't write fiction.  

On 01/04/2016 at 1:05 AM, Maggie Mae said:

TV/Movie/Book contamination is a real issue. Someone should start a foundation for the cure! (Just kidding, of course.) 

I've got this covered already. There's going to be a National No Admission To The Cinema Until You Present Your Book Report Day.  Also there will be new Google Tactic rules to ensure that you get at least 6 pages of literary links before any film, tv or promotional merchandise shows up in your browser. 

Every Child Counts!