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bri-marie said:
This question has been asked lots of times, but I'll answer it again anyway.
Harry Potter is better because:
-The characters develop (and do so in a believable, timely manner).
-The plot is consistent throughout each book, and transitions smoothly from book to book.
-The bad guys actually did something and were actually scary.
-There was so much thought and detail that went into the books - it was astounding. JK researched her creatures and names and histories.
-It wasn't predictable.
-Good people actually died. Now, that doesn't sound like a good reason, so let me explain: first off, it made it more realistic. In real life, in real war, people die. Good people, bad people, people in the middle, and people who want nothing to do with either side. It also made me more emotionally involved. My favorite characters (Snape, Fred, Sirius, Hedwig,and Lupin) died. The characters reactions (besides Sev's death *sniff*) were strong. Ron and Harry freaked when Fred and Sirius died.
-The writing in general was better. JK didn't use three or four modifiers each time she described something, she didn't keep using the same words over and over and over.
-It taught life lessons (good versus evil, love conqures all, love is the strongest weapon, growing up, the world isn't split into Death Eaters - bad people - and good people)
-Motivations. JK's characters had motivations for what they did. Snape's love for Lily was his reason for becoming a spy and risking his life. Voldemort's fear of death was his reason for trying to conquer it, Dumbledore's guilt for what happened to his sister was his reason for changing his entire life.
-The love was far more realistic.
-The character's didn't need to be in a relationship to function. They also didn't turn into zombies when they ended said relationships.
-The ending was not a cliche, happy, neat ending where no one got hurt or suffered any loss (except Irene's sisters) and everyone got what they wanted.
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