Harry Potter Vs. Twilight
Just my point of view.
Harry Potter Vs TwilightYes there are many of us out there, who will go crazy for HP and Twilight. I have not yet read all the twilight books but I have read all the HP ones. To me, it’s pretty much the same thing, I don’t mean the story of both books, I mean it’s kind of the same scenario where they start off as books then go into movies, and also all the screaming fans.They both attract different crowds though. Harry Potter is pretty much all ages girls and guys. While twilight attracts girls. I have not yet read the Stephanie Meyer series but I am planning on it soon because of all the hype it’s getting and all the good reviews.So what I want to ask you, which author or book do you prefer? J.K Rowling and her magical world? OR Stephanie Meyer and her romantic vampires?
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Twilight should not be compared to a REAL book such as Harry Potter.
It should rather be compared to the likes of the “literature” you read written on the doors of public bathrooms.
Harry potter i think is much better than twilight and more imaginative..!!
i read and liked both HP and Twilight and they both were good in their own ways. HP is more fantasy and Twilight has more romance. i sound like some sort of wierdo but that is wat i think.
twilight is so much better for me i dont like wizards i like vampires
Harry Potter is far way better than twilight. I’ve read all Harry Potter books & Twilight too, but i wasn’t all gaga with twilight! & please!!!!! stop comparing them JK Rowling is the greatest author of the modern literature!
Vampires are so much better harry potter is retarded now
I love both. at 1st i was like as if anything would beat harry potter but i read twilight and fell in love. they are both different and you can not compare but OMG it unbelievabel it makes you want and edward!! and it hurts your heart and makes you laugh its a wonerfulk book. but also i just love harry potter simple as tht. =]
Oh pleasee…
Don’t put Harry Potter down by comparing it to twilight!
Even though I’d much rather read Harry POtter than Twilight any day, I don’t think poeple should go comparing the two. They are two completely different books (I have to say, HP is more original though) and everyone is entiltled to their own opinion. Some like romance, some like me cant live without MAGIC!
Although even the twilight fans have to admit, no one can beat JKR’s imagination!
Harry Potter is so much better then Twlight who wants to read about Vampires sucking blood out of animals and people Harry Potter is the way to go its so cool Hogwarts Harry love him
learn about magic wands I love it when Harry dose DA looks so hot
Twlight is very BORING.
Twilight is alot of fluff …but hey i’ve read all 4 books and its a preety good ideam she(Stephanie Meyer) used alot of new ideas that she brought into the fictional vamp world. i still think HP set the stage for book like twilight but all in all it’s not all that bad of a book.(it’s ment for girls around 14 years…..)
I have read all of the books of both series. I would say they are both quite good in their own ways and they are both written from completely different angles. Twilight is in first perceptive while Harry Potter is in third perceptive. The plots are quite good in both and I have to admit for both I had to try two times to read them but in the end and now I love them both.
I don’t know which is better but Twilight has quite a few fans at the moment because it is new.
twilight has just like become a hit ?..
obviously harry potter is much better, considering they’ve been at it for like 10 years.
and harry potter is the same stuff like they make all the books then into movies ?
honestly i think harry potter is all the same stuff ,
i like them both.
I personally believe that Harry Potter is better than Twilight. Harry Potter is written better. The characters develop over time and age and mature. However, Twilight is not written that well. Bella is very self centered and whiny. She is also very sappy. On the other hand, in Harry Potter, Hermione Granger is smart, mature, and is not a love obsessed little girl. Harry Potter is more mature than Edward,(and alot less creapy.) Sure Edward could kick Harry’s ass, but Harry is true to who he is. Harry Potter also appeals to more age groups. So overall, Harry Potter is, in my opinion, better than Twilight.
Well just for childish instincts, we may like
Harry Potter not because J.K. Rowling is famous but because the story is different… Children may appreciate stories like the Harry Potter series and I personally have read the books.. Twilight is something “captivating” and they say “common” stories of Vampires but ’tis different… The plot and how the story goes is simple but simply irresistible. I haven’t read the Twilight series yet but I bet it is Perfect.. I like it personally and can’t wait to own and read them..
I mean we don’t have to compare it because they are created differently. Well opinion is opinion and Edward Cullen is still Cedric Diggory… ü
IMO…
Harry Potter
Book and Movies.
Harry Potter: More effort was put into the books and is shows in her write, pot, development, everything. She can make you love or a hate a character and not just because you are suppose to, but because she gives them so much personality that it is just liking meeting someone in real life, the more you find out about them more you feel one way or the other about them.
Twilight: Pure luck, Twilight came out during a time when everyone is waiting for “the next JKR…for the next Harry Potter”. It’s like reading a FanFic that got publication. Good for about three chapters then you start to notice the repetitive descriptions, you notice how predictable it is, you pretty much know what going to happy at the end of the book by the time you have gotten to the third chapter. Hell by the time you get to the second chapter of the second book you know what’s going to happen in the last chapter of the forth book.
When I am 30 years old and trying to talk my kids into reading for fun I will hand them a copy of Harry Potter, not Twilight.
…IMO
Harry Potter is WAY more better than Twilight !!!
People stand outside bookstores at midnight to get releases of Harry Potter. People don’t do that when Twilight comes out. I think that answers the question.
It is a fact Harry Potter and JK Rowling are better than Twilight Stephanie Myer.
Harry Potter beats Twilight in so many aspects.
Yeah, I do think they shouldn’t be compared because they are so different but if you’re talking about the things they teach, Harry Potter is way better.
It’s not all about romance but more of good over evil which teaches better values. It’s not ‘just another teenage romance novel’ but it’s smthg new and unique (:
In my opinion.
I think.. Harry Potter is way far better than Twilight.. The whole story was really heart taking and thrilling.. It is the only book were I can travel to the other world other than this muggle world..
i’ve read both books, i think Harry Potter is totally better, by far, JKR made up here own world, where as SM threw vampires into the real world
There is no question about it in my opinion. It is simply a fact, that the Twilight saga is a mere shadow to the Great Harry Potter collection. One thing that was mentioned above is that, people stood outside for hours awaiting the arrival for the 7th Harry Potter (Deathly Hallows), I believe that makes it an obvious choice.
Harry Potter:
-Effort put in shows
-Planned out (plot)
-Characters just simply mesmerize you
-JK’s writing style just amazes you, she can make you hate a single character that you once loved with a snap of her fingers
(ex. Ron Weasley, after his temper tantram in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, I never truely forgave him)
-It has many morals, themes, and ideas:
-Love, Hate, remorse, death, humor…
-Stand true to your morals
-Be a good person
-I have an endless list
-Fanfiction, people are dieing for more!
-Great for any age groups
A book to give to someone that hated reading, or just merely scared of the size of a book (me being a prime ex.)
Although the idea of the two books are slightly similar, JK rowling took her’s to a new level. Anne Rice has written similar book like twilight. By the way, I do not appreciate people bagging on Harry Potter who have not even bothered to read it.
Twilight
Yes I have read the whole series, and I am not judging. I am not going to say that Twilight it a waste of time, it depends on the audience.
-I believe Twilight is a perfect book for obbsessed teens, moms who love to read about “tragic love concurs all” theme
-Charcters…honestly they all sound the same
-The only character that truely sounds diffrent is the one and only Jacob Black
-I applaude Stephine Meyer for giving us Jacob fans a break (Breaking Dawn)
-Descriptions, my god, I could give a 50 page essay on how hot Edward is, or how beautiful vampires are from reading just the 1st book (Twilight)
-The theme: I had a hard time picking it, True love is the best, ditch your friends for it, True love is something to die for?
-Don’t get me starte on Bella: She’s like a moon and Edward in her planet.
Plot:
– Somehow I believe that the books just don’t flow, like the fact that the 1st (Twlight) and 3rd (Eclipse) go together, but the 2nd (New Moon)and the 4th go together more than the whole series
-Something that bothers me is that there was no real loss in any of the books, especially the 4th. I was expecting this huge battle, and nothing happens, I was extremely disappointed, very anticlimatic!
-That is a major problem in all of the Series books, how to connect the books together, and how to reviel information, but not too much of it.
-JK had a little trouble with that also, some of the books arn’t connected too well with the series either (ex. 1, the sorcer’s stone/Philospher’s stone did not contribute too much in the 7th and final book)
One thing I applaude JK is for the ability to keep us amazingly hooked, I was unable to put any of the books down, not matter how much I wanted to. And how there is a huge mystry in each book (especially the 4th and the 7th (My fav. in that order)
In conclusion, I give both books A+, but JK rowling’s Harry Potter just went the extra mile (a really long mile)
I’ve wanted to rant about this for a long time.
TwistedLover has some really good points. The one thing I want to point out is how many of you went to see twilight the movie? I think it sucked. Now we all have to wait untill july next year to see harry potter. Wich will build the suspence, Ultamatly giving it more veiwers. Twilight is a good book, I won’t lie, but I can’t read the second one any more because of the part where Edward leaves. Without Edward the book is totally Blah! But harry Potter is interesting all the time.
Twilight could never compare to harry potter. Harry Potter is much better written, JK had more character building instead of just describing one character over and over like Meyer ie. edward cullen.
I mean, If your going for a love story Twilight is really good, but more addictive really. And besides Twilight is exactly like heaps of other books and movies and TV shows, has anyone seen Buffy ? Girl falls in love with vampire, they have sex, guy loses his sole. pft, i know thats not exactly twilight, the sole thing isnt quite the same, but you can clearly see where she got the inspiration for it.
Harry Potters plot lines are so much better, they\’re different everytime, and new characters are introduced and whole new worlds.
Twilight, everybook is practically the same, another vampire wanting to kill her, another person she falls hopelessly inlove with and her life must revolve around, Bella is too cliche love story girl.
People may say twilight is better because you really feel like you are bella, you can really relate, in the second book it really makes it feel like he left you not her, but honestly thats not that hard to do when writing, take a step back, are you honestly anything like bella, no.
Harry Potter is about this little boy, he gets teased at school and his parents are dead and he lives with his horrible aunt and uncle under a closet, he doesnt get any presents for his birthday and christmas and hes not allowed to do anything he wants, but then one day, he find out that theres this whole other world out there, a world where he gets heard, and people do care about him, a world thats so much better then the one his aunt and uncle live in, hes a whole celebrity over there. Harry potter shows that even the most uncool teased and abused children can be special too.
But twilight, whats that saying… Maybe one day you will meet someone extremely good looking and he will fall desperately in love with you so then you can push away all your friends and family to the point of where you just give them up and forget about them to go with the person your whole world revolves around? what kind of a moral is that?
While a person may like twilight more harry potter has done much more to children everywhere.
sorry for going on so muchh. i have alot of opinions
I think they’re both good on their own ways, but Harry Potter’s just better.
Harry Potter has been around for like more then 10 years now and people still dont get sick of it. I don’t think Twilight can be popular for quite as long. I think it’s that sort of book that goes right to the top then most people sort of forget about it( apart from its biggest fans of course). Even Twilight author herself admits she isnt going to be as big as harry potter…so if the author has amitted it, Twilight fan might as well do the same..
Back Agian! I agree with LoyalFan 100%. Twilights just a short craze. And those so called harry potter fans who switched over to twilight, I have one thing to say to you: Pathetic. Twilight just came out in just the right time, the Harry Potter series is over, so lets get another. What I really don’t like is when people just judge a book without reading it, I read one comment where someone said I haven’t read Twilight but I think It’ll be wonderful and perfect in every way! Honestly! Don’t review if you haven’t even read the book! I’m being a bit hypocritical here, but those of you just assume the Harry Potter books are terrible, and haven’t even bothered to read it, are extremely annoying. Just becuase you want to be diffrent, doesn’t mean you should put your opinion out there without reading the book! And that is the end of my rant. Well for now.
I think my name kind of speaks for itself. The people in love with twilight are either teenagers going through hormones or moms that try to live through Edward. The books are okay, but Harry Potter is amazing. It always will be.
Stephenie Meyer write like a twelve year old. The plot is so loose. I think “Twilight” is B+, however, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn is so Boring. I give the last three book a D!!!There is not a real plot going on.
Harry potter is really like the legend of the fictional writing. I think JKRowling made a history that no one can make at all. Although harry potter is even longer than twilight, at least the plot is tightened and reader’s are interested throughout the readings.
I agree…i didn’t get the plot in new moon, how she got that published is beyond me
I’m a VERY harsh writing critic and if while I’m reading a book I’m think more about what I would have done or worded differently rather than the plot, then one of two things is occuring. The book is either a) poorly written or b) the book is above my reading level. If I don’t understand the book, it’s the latter. If it makes my brain melt…it’s Twilight.
I’ve read the first two books in the Twilight series and my opinions of them are the same: they are just not very well-written books. It didn’t flow well at times, the vocabulary went from annoyingly simplistic too excessively wordy in as little as a sentence or two and the characters were just…dry. Throughout both books I had to keep repeating to myself “It’s young adult, it’s young adult, it’s young adult…” to tell myself why it was so easy for me to read it (I’m 20 and graduated from teen liturature when I was 13), but after some reflection, I thought about all the YA fiction I’d read before that was much “meatier” than the Twilight series. The Twilight storyline simply feeds of off of lusty teen angst. In conclusion, I think Twilight is over-rated and even if Stephanie Meyer had done better (which she could have…immencely) it still wouldn’t have been that great.
Harry Potter…I suppose I’m biased because I started reading the books when I was 12, but I feel that they are much more thought out. The plot is well organised, the twists can’t been seen from miles away and the book itself was age-appropriate but still challenging.
I believe that it was Loyal/Fan that said something like Harry Potter will stay around for decades and Twilight will disappear after a few years. This is something I entirly agree with. Twilight is a fad. The only reason I’m reading it now is because I just want to know what happens next, although after reading the “By the second chapter of the second book, you know the last chapter of the fourth book” comment…I might already know what that is.
i love both series twilight and hp but i don’t know which is better the true love romance of twilight or the magical adventures of hp.
there are some people out there in that world who like both and cant chose between two bestsellers.
oh c’mmon hu wnts to be a wizard flying in an old dusty broomsticks when u cn be a vampire, hu cn live for a hundred of years
Twilight is beautiful it got me sucked in
Harry Potter was awsome i loved it since i was a kid
but HP is just the same thign tryign to kill voldermort
but cnt till the 7th
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Twilight is different every time and it a beautiful romance book
I think there both great but i would have to decide with Twilight
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Shut up Tish twilight rules stick hp up my ass
if you wanted to compair twilight to anything try the cat in the hat because then it would at least have a slight chance of being better.
u ppl are morons twilight is way better than harry potter and its pissing me off wen u insult who the hell cares about wizzards ugh its gay waste of time but twilight is amazing damn u harrypotter fans should die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!piss off
Well…I will explain why I prefer HP over Twilight…First of all, I must say HP started everything for me.This book is aimed for people of all ages, not just teenagers but adults of both genders. It is really fun to read, the writing is amazing. J.K. did a great job, she’s just an amazing writer with a lot of IMAGINATION!!!! and CREATIVITY…the world she created is something that will be remembered for ages…a magical world (quidditch, fantastic beasts,remarkable characters, a good plot)It goes beyond what Twilight can achieve. Dont get me wrong, I also like Twilight very much,and yes Edward is sooooo hot my jaw drops and everything…but is just another teen romance…But in favor of Twilight I will say this…it is by far one of the best teenage romances I’ve ever read…and I have to admit is very adictive…but apart from that…what makes twilight great? you honestly tell me…it has some nice characters and some good plot twists, but everything is centered on Edward and Bella’s love…they face some dangers but overcome them…True love 4ever blah blah blah END (let me guess…sooooooo typical and cliche)….honestly harry potter is way better than that…. I agree with TwistedLover that HP offers a lot more to the reader…HP is much more REALISTIC and depicts serious themes that humans face (love, friendship, battle between good and evil, loyalty, hate, betrayal, DEATH, dealing with suffering and loss, justice, injustice, cruelty,insecurities, perseverance through hard times and many other moral values i could make a list and email it to you)… it is amazing how jk is able to put all this stuff in the book and at the same time adding a good dosis of humor (ex. the weasley brothers- i love them so much , they are super funny). You can find many things in the HP books..they will make u laugh, cry, get angry, it has some parts where romance is involved…though it is not the main theme in the series…It has something for everyone, wheter u just want some nice action and fighting scenes with magic, romance or just a good dosis of humor… Finally, I dont want to upset twilight fans…because I like twilight too… but it is just that I cant believe some ppl say Twilight beats HP… u dont know what ur saying…think about the pros and cons of each book and u will see overall which is the best one….even though they are wayyyyyyyyyyyyy different to compare…harry potter is a phenomenom that will stay because it has capturated many peoples heart and mind…even kids!!! now want to read thanks to HP…hail to JK!!! she will be remembered… And for those who say HP is just about wizards,you are mistaken… Yes it has magic and fantastic creatures and all that sort of things, but as I said before, HP deals with matters that real people face in one point of his life or another…Believe me when I say that after reading HP you will at least learn something that will make you grow in moral insight…Enjoy Twilight for what it is….a good romance story… but just know that it is not HP standard…in fact I do believe it has corrupted many teenage girls minds with false ideas and expectations about love…now every girl wants an Edward for boyfriend…anyways…just my opinion
Thank you. Completely agree. Something I noticed is that Harry Potter is a book that opens all doors to books, before I used to hate book…well thought they were boring and useless. Until I read harry potter that is. But when someone reads Twilight as a first book you are only exposed to the genre of Romance, Harry potter gives you fanasty, mystery, humor, romance…I agree that harry potter should have a bit more romance, but think about it, this is from a GUY’S pov. I don’t know if you noticed, but guys tend to be a little dense about those things (no offence), they don’t really like someone till they’re like in high school.
No one’s ever going to be a vampire either…
When has a love story ever not had meaning? There was love in the Harry Potter books (although it wasn’t in the foreground).
You are comparing Harry Potter and Twilight yourself so wouldn’t that mean that they are dissappointed in you as well?
I’m a girl and I find romance rather boring.
There will always be people in love, but there will also always be people having their values, loyalties and bravery tested, which is what the Harry Potter series does more of.
And you, miss Edward&Bella Forever!!, will just have to deal with the fact that Harry Potter fans that state that they like Harry Potter better than Twilight will likely tell you that Harry Potter is the better book of the two taking no note of people’s personal tastes.
And maybe I will write a damn book.
You only have to read the “arguments” The Twilight fans are writing. Come on no offense to the stupid fan girls but i dont find inteligent to say that twilight is better because: “harry potter is just dumb to me, its the same damn fight between voldermort and harry through out all the books” (i bet my left han she didnt read any H.P. Book ) or “who the hell cares about wizzards ugh its gay waste of time but twilight is amazing damn u harrypotter fans should die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!piss off” COME ON HOW OLD ARE YOU 12 !!!?? I want to hear something inteligent with arguments about the plot, character divelopment, Backgrounds form a Twilight fan. something better than “hu wnts to be a wizard flying in an old dusty broomsticks when u cn be a vampire, hu cn live for a hundred of years
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okayy…
let’s clear it…
when I was 11, harry potter is the only world for me and I love it soooo much,,
now, I’m 16, and the sixteenth year-old girl head is full of love,romance,boys,nails,gossip,etc..
then, twilight came to our life,,
how to refuse it?
It’s a great love story….
twilight and harry potter is diferrent….
I choose twilight for now…
I agree wiht Simaril! I’ve heard comments that Twilight’s better, but WHY?!!? Give me a reason, all of you twilight fans can’t give us a damn good reason to believe that Twilight is “better”! Besides if you go anywhere in the world there’s almost no one who hasn’t heard of Harry Potter! But in America there are people, who are like what’s that? There’s a book called Twilight?
Twilight and Harry Potter are both great books!
As I was reading over these comments I noticed something.. not one Twilight fan gave an intelligent or legitimate answer as to why that saga is better. It\’s all \”HP fans must die!111!!!1\” or \”Wizards are gey!111!1! I mean come on, at least have a reasonable answer… Now here\’s why I think that Harry Potter is much better than Twilight.
I\’ve read both series; I\’m a guy- the ONLY reason I read the series was to see what the hype was about; to see if it were the next Harry Potter. Sorry guys, it\’s not and never will be. Nothing Stephenie Meyer writes will be… why? Because Harry Potter has something Twilight lacks.
Morals and lessons: I agree with some of the comments above.. Harry Potter teaches you that you have a chance no matter what. It also teaches you friendship, I.e the friendship between Harry, Ron, and Hermione. It teaches sportsmanship, I.e the Quidditch teams.. it teaches good over evil good will always prevail…. Many more reasons to go along with that.. I\’ve just stated them so many times my fingers are sore.. =P
Continuing on.. I HATE when people say: \”Harry Potter is the same all the way through; Harry versus Voldemort, Harry versus Voldemort… well, sorry, you\’re wrong. Each Harry Potter book is different and unique. Yes, every book has Voldemort in it, but it\’s need to further the PLOT, which is something Twilight DOESN\’T have! First book Voldemort\’s trying to come back.. second one we actually were introduced to horcruxes.. third I don\’t remember Voldemort in this actually; it involved the escape of Sirius Black from Azkaban and it showed the treachery of Wormtail, something essential for the 4th book, where Peter Pettigrew shows his loyalty to the Dark Lord by reviving him… The fifth part Voldemort goes after a prophecy that he thinks he needs to defeat Harry; that book also taught friendship and loyalty with Dumbledore\’s Army.. that book had a lot of things I won\’t mention here.. The sixth book Harry was gathering and learning about horcruxes with Dumbledore.. we find in that book where most of the characters loyalties lie. Seventh book the epic battle begins; friendships are tested and romances are tried…. this is stuff you\’ll NEVER find in Twilight..
Another thing… characters CHANGE in Harry Potter. No one is perfect or magnificent, just like in real life. Almost every character in Twilight is the same… all perfect/beautiful and never changing. The only character change I noted was Bella… who threw away all her friends and family to be like a guy she\’s INFATUATED with.. out of the 700 pages describing Edward\’s beauty throughout the entire series, I only see what she really loves about him once.. maybe that\’s just me though… but most of it really is fluff, or describing how Edward and the vampires look.
Plus.. Twilight teaches BAD morals… already listed above is that it teaches you to ditch your family and friends. Added to that it also says that Edward STALKED Bella home and SNUCK THROUGH HER WINDOW every night and watched her sleep. Is it just me or is that creepy?? I agree with another comment above..it makes some girls think they\’ll get their own Edward Cullen. I almost feel sorry for them… Twilight is just easily addictive… that\’s it.
ANOTHER thing… if Twilight is soooo much better than Harry Potter why doesn\’t the saga have the sales to prove it? The most common answer from Twilighters I hear or see on this is… Harry Potter had seven books so of course it\’ll get more sales… I don\’t see why that matters… Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (last part of Harry Potter) sold many more millions on opening day than Breaking Dawn (last part of Twilight) it should be compared last book to last book, or first book to first book… it\’s rather unfair to compare HP part 3 to Eclipse because Eclipse was nearing the end of the series, where the climax was being built. HP part 3 was kind of introductory still towards beginning. It would be more fair to compare Eclipse to HBP, if any of you get what I mean.
Wow.. 700 words long now and I\’m still going
Another thing I hate is when people say JKR didn\’t know or love her characters because she made them die… hello people, if there\’s a war someone is going to DIE.. just because Meyer was too much a wuss to kill her characters doesn\’t mean JKR doesn\’t love hers… and speaking of characters… JKR\’s characters are way more thought out and realistic… Harry is your average boy who goes through life\’s trial and errors, ups and downs, and suffers loses. Bella (I\’m using her because she is the main character.. sort of) is just a hormone-driven teen who can\’t decide which boy is \”cuter\” or more \”hot\”… she doesn\’t change.. well if you count being a vampire.. but she has no INTERNAL change, unless you count pushing her friends and family away because she became selfish.
Another thing I noticed was Twilight\’s writing style… it\’s like Stephenie Meyer raided a thesaurus to find the right words… one moment she is on an elementary school level.. the next she\’s using words you don\’t find until college.. it\’s really ridiculous if you ask me..
JKR also didn\’t change around mythology for her plot line to be better.. sparkling vampires..? Vampires are supposed to die when they get in the sun.. not sparkle.. She should also change her werewolves to shape shifters because if you look at it.. that\’s what they really are.
Now I\’m moving on to movies… hmmm… I\’m about to show you Harry Potter and the Philosophers/Sorcerors Stone gross, then Twilight\’s gross…
Harry Potter:$976,475,550
Twilight: $238,330,167
There.. you have it for yourself.. btw, those are WORLDWIDE grosses..
There are many more things I would wish to say… but since this is already like 1,000 words long.. I\’ll leave it alone for now and give you all a video link to watch on Youtube…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtlkuqshThc
Wow.. this was long.. longest one here! xD
double thumbs up for harry potter!!!
well, JK Rowling started it all. her(JK) books are famous, Meyer’s books are not, but the movie(twilight) is.
i read the harry potter series four times and still want to read it again…
i downloaded an audiobook of the twilight series but the first three chapters bored me so i stop listening….
JK rowling made a book that set the standards for a good book for everyone to read, and i will say that Stephanie Meyer did not reach that limit JK Rowling had set.
Harry Potter RULES!!
Watch for the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince…
I think it will be released on july….
I dont care what people think about twilight..
I just read it and I’m not feel boring,,
I never like a love story novel but when I read it,, you’ll understand how hard to get lose and how hard when you have to choose,,
I know many people think twilight isn’t perfect like Harry potter, but for me,
Twilight is a perfect love story…
Thanks Ashley..
Thanks Stephenie Meyer..
TWILIGHT..!!!
Upon reading comments number 47 and 48, I stop to wonder… why? I’m not surprised that neither of the two had actual reasons to support their claim… nor am I surprised that one of them failed to use proper grammar, or for the most part make sense… Why am I not surprised? These are the exact type of people the Twilight Saga targets… teenage girls that haven’t actually ever sat down to read, or have the attention span to ever pay attention and look at the facts….
Another thought that comes to my head is this: How many of these Twilighters would like the series if Edward and Jacob did not appear in them at all…? That’s what I thought… Wake up guys.. you’re in love with a fictional character.. not the book…
to: comment #49
you sure is right…
if the twilight book did not go in the “movie world” i dont think that there will be any “twilighters” in here.
i think “edward cullen” also starred in harry potter movies as “Cedric Diggory”…but no one had an interest on him because he was not the “hero” on that movie.
we are talking about books and authors here guys, not actors and directors…
also, #49, a little correction, they are in love with the actor…lol
hp still rules!
to #50
Yeah.. that’s right.. they’re in love with an actor.. well and the character.. but still.. being in love with a character doesn’t make the entire series better.
Yes he did start in Harry Potter.. and actually I preferred him there.. Did you know Robert Pattinson(Edward Cullen) hates Twilight and the character of Edward himself? I thought that was very funny… he says that Edward is a manic depressive.. ha!
BTW, Buckle_Up…. did you check out the video link I put in with comment number 45.. I think you’ll find many good reasons why HP is sooooooooooo much better than Twilight in that video… I borrowed a lot of them.. xD
People who like Twilight just because the characters are sexy, hot, or whatever are just obsessed teen girl who have their hormones out of wack.. honestly… it’s REALLY shallow to judge the book by the character or the species of the characters in it… Of course, everyone has their own opinion… but just because you like vampires, or rather, the twisted and fluffed “Meyer” vampires, it doesn’t make the storyline better than Harry Potter’s.. or the morals… that’s NOT what these books are being based on… You Twilight guys aren’t giving reasons why it’s better.. you’re giving your opinions.. us Harry Potter fans are giving reasons why HP is good and why Twilight is bad. I’d like to see an argument to that.
P.S. By argument I don’t mean…”Harry Potter is ghey!” or “Wizards are nerds; vampires are cool! They’re so much better…” or even “Edward is so much hawter than Harry.” No.. that’s not an argument….
to comment 44 im gonna say one thing
the gross pay on harry potter is better maybe because twilight hasnt been out as long as sorcerors stone, saying more people had the chance to watch it..people arent done with twilight yet fans are building up more and more
and about the infatuation part..u think alot of people arent crazy about harry potter in the same way and dream of being his quote on quote “girlfriend”? because they do
give me a break here
Hello everyone
So I read Twilight, and I am such a romance geek, anything romantic I love! So I enjoyed Twilight for that reason, and then I read the second book, New moon? Or something like that, and that was really a let down! It kinda bores you for 400 odd pages while you wait for Edward again, because when you read this series I think you love them for Edward and Bella, and what they do for each other etc.
I dont know if I will read the next 2.
Harry Potter though, its fantastic. Its a book you cant put down, and really Twilight is no competition.
I can actually see why people are fighting on Twilights side, because it leaves you all warm and fuzzy and loved up (And Edward is amazingly hot! Weirdly Cedric Diggory isnt…)
Anyway I think, we can all see Harry wins. But isnt it slightly annoying that JKR kind of stole the idea hey? :p
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i forgot to post yesterday guys… my apology…
to #52: stole it from whom???
well, to #51: we don’t watch, we read… we dont care about that “gross pay” thing…
i dont care who portrays who as long as they did it “well”… and i think daniel radcliffe’s(correct me guys if i’m wrong) performance belong to the category of “well”…
as for robert pattinson’s , well, i don’t want to wacth twilight…no comment about that… but his performance on harry potter and the goblet of fire…
there was one thing he was good at: portraying a dead cedric diggory,lol, just joking guys… no offense meant…
well, i have more to say, but let us wait for the twilighters to “argue” or they prefer the word “fightback”…
I’m sorry, but let’s compare here:
~You can read Harry Potter over and over and not be bored. I know. I have. Every time you pick up those books you fall in love with it again. JK Rowling creates a new world that shows the best and worst about life: how love can help overcome evil, how the dead never truly leave us, how death should be accepted and not feared. She shows every character before he becomes big: preluding to Sirius in the 1st book, to Arabella Figg in the end of the 4th, and to Snape when Petunia said she heard “that awful boy” telling Lily about dementors years ago. She leaves subtle clues thru the series and, like was said before, she can switch your opinions about a character with a snap. Prime example: Snape in Deathly Hallows.
~Twilight, on the other hand, is a one-time read. I’ve read and own the entire series. I tried to pick up and reread Twilight the other day — could not force myself to do it. It is plainly unimaginative and uncreative, with a mashed-up compilation of dulled-down vampire books’ plots passed off as a geniune novel. I don’t mind that it’s published, I mind that she’s making major $$$ off of something that other people have written better, more creatively, and for less recognition. Stephanie Meyer did not alude to anything in her later books, and the fact that she made Bella break down in the second book and become a “zombie” for several months because her boyfriend left her is giving young girls an unrealistic view of what a relationship should be. She paints obsessiveness, stalking, drama and overprotectiveness as a perfect romance, and it’s wrong, because the teen girls out there are idealising it every day.
I know everyone has their opinions, as well. But doesn’t it stand to show something that Harry Potter fans can back up their claims, use proper grammar and logic, and reason their arguments, while the best a Twilighter can come up with is
“TWILIGHT ROX HARRY POTER SUX GO TWILIGHT!!!!”
Just sayin…
nice one #54, you made a great comparison between hp and twilight…
just like you, i have read harry potter book series many times, maybe more times than watching it… well,as you just said, we just can’t get enough of it…
for twilight, i finished the 3 audiobooks, and i dont have a plan to start “playing” the last audiobook,
well, that’s all for now…
where are the twilighters???????
So true, Komomo. Stephenie’s ideas are bland and unoriginal. It was kind of odd today.. I was sitting in class behind a group of Twilighters and I quote:
“The second book was so boring without Edward. I skipped the chapters he wasn’t there and read when he came back…” Doesn’t that prove my point? They don’t like the story. They’re in love with a Gary Stu (a perfect, static, and manipulative character who can do anything, basically)
That’s right… where are the Twilighters?
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the twilighters are gone…
what happen to them?
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guyz? is everyone here from u.s.??
tnx guyz….
Hello! No im from England
Im now reading the 3rd twilight book, and its okay I guess, I think Bellas just a really annoying, needy and whiny character, but I kind of agree with the fact that you are reading the book for the romance, I felt like jumping a few hundred pages in the 2nd book just to get back to the interesting stuff.
Such a sucker for love!
I had a harryPotterthon last night and watched 4 of the films, I cant believe how much better the books are than the films!!
And to the whole, JKR stealing the harry potter idea, its because I was flicking through the movie channels one night and the credits came up on a film, main character = Harry Potter. The film was made in the 80s and called Troll. So i did a bit of researching and there are a fair bit of similarities there,,,
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HARRY POTTER! Twilight can’t be compared to this – it’s BORING
me, i’m from philippines…
well. a lot of here are twilighters.. especially girls…
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still no argument from the twilighters ah???
Harry Potter, Twilight, you want me to choose!! I would probably go with Harry Potter, I didn\’t like readin when I was eight, red a book loved it. Read harry Potter, ADORED it. Read up to book five, waited impaitently for book six. Then book seven. 4 years after I became HP Fanaic, was sad about last HP book coming out, read twilight and loved it. Though, Twilight finished up after bout three years, still bestsellers, but H{P lasted for way longer before the series finished, and Twilight is more preteen, predictable but very romantic and addicting. HP is exciting though, and longer and so way better!
I have to admit, the idea of a sweet vampire boyfriend is pretty cool, but going to hogwarts is just so amazing. I would love to go! When I was little I used to dream about going to Hogwarts, after reading the first book I was hooked! But I read twilight and I was in love with Edward Cullen, but Hogwarts is more original, more fun and exciting and ten times more exciting. Harry Potter beats Twilight any day.
But they are two completely different books and both exciting and great. But it’s all your own opinion. I prefere HP, but you shouldn’t compare them. They are too different.
Twilight,that’s all,,
many people dont like it, but I like it, and people are different, so dont be so selfish, okay?
I love the books, I love the characters,
and for anyone who doesn’t like it,
I dont care,
Go Twilight!
me too,
TWILIGHT..!!!!
And I’m back again…well I read the comments that many people wrote after me and I still can’t find someone able to defend twilight with reasonable arguments… I just want to emphasize something that I wrote in my previous comment: “Enjoy Twilight for what it is….a good romance story… but just know that it is not HP standard…in fact I do believe it has corrupted many teenage girls minds with false ideas and expectations about love…now every girl wants an Edward for boyfriend…anyways…just my opinion”…Also, now that I think of it a little bit more, I kinda agree with some comments above (fans are not infatuated with Twilight perse, THEY ARE INFATUADED WITH EDWARD AND HIS PERFECTION AND HOTNESS, AND THE CLASSY CINDERELLA STORY, AND THE IDEA OF HAPPILY EVER AFTER-TRUE LOVE FOREVER, blah blah blah) and u know why? CAUSE DEEP DOWN THEY WISH THIS SORT OF THING COULD HAPPEN IN THE REAL WORLD…but guess what…yes u can imagine all this and fantasize and daydream and drool when u are reading the books (trying to imagine that you are living edward and bella’s story)…but then, when all ends you’ll be crushed by the crude reality…That’s the best Twilight can offer….But what else is there to expect from a book targeted to teens and pre-teens who barely can distinguish infatuation/obsession from true love? But we HP supporters know better… HP goes way beyond that cause even though its a fantasy book it depicts serious themes that humans face (love, friendship, battle between good and evil, loyalty, hate, betrayal, DEATH, dealing with suffering and loss, justice, injustice, cruelty,insecurities, perseverance through hard times and many other moral values i could make a list and email it to you)….Twilight is just another teen romance (an addictive one I must admit, and mostly good if you take it for what it is) but apart from that it has nothing else to offer… AND IF YOU WANT A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION OF WHY I PREFER HP GO TO COMMENT 37, that i also wrote (and there you have it all)….So long twilighters
Both titles are settled in their own places. One deals with magic, where as the other is vampire romance. Both appeal to the modern society, so they are well established in their respective fields. One should not be comparing the two.
Personally, I don’t even think you can compare these two books. They’re each in their own relm of fantastic. I’ve read and reread both series and each time I fall in love with them alittle more. Isn’t that what it’s about? Being able to read a book numerous times and loving the book more and more each time? Harry Potter deals with magic, the trageic life of a boy who had to grow up way too fast, and gives us an escape from our real world. Twilight deals with vampires, warewolves (shapeshifters…whathave you), and gives you the hope that you can find your own Edward (or Jacob, who I prefer!) someday down the road. You can’t compare two books that only share the common ground of warewolves, it’s just not proper.
Thank you!!
After reading this, I just feel so much better!
I’m reading the twilight series, and I’m in the last one, Breaking Dawn.
When I was reading the reviews I saw -move over, Harry Potter-
I can’t tell you how mad that got me.
Harry Potter won’t EVER move over and JK Rowling won’t EVER be replaced.
Twilight is “nice” and a “pretty fantasy” but Harry Potter is just fantasic, beautiful and there’s a new world in every character!
I have many arguments why I think HP is better, even though I really like Twilight too!
In overall, in literature and writing Twilight isn’t really good, with the structure and the form of words, etc.
The movie wasn’t that great, I didn’t like how Bella was interpreted, neither Rosalie.
Twilight is awesome but nothing will EVER be better than Harry Potter!
Harry Potter sucks and so does Edward Cullen but you shouldn’t really compare Harry Potter to Twilight. They’re two completely different books!!! Harry Potter was first published in 1996 (I think) and Twilight was only published in 2006 … ??? (I don’t bother reading the publisher thing). The Harry Potter books’ main subject is on MAGIC while Twilight is ROMANCE – it is NOT a VAMPIRE story like Dracula. Plus Harry Potter is more of a boy-and-girl book while Twilight is mostly for girls. I started reading Twilight last year and I was 12 and 2 months when I. Now I’ve read the book 11 times. I don’t care whether people say I’m too young to read it. I’ve even read Breaking Dawn last year (totally yuck). TWILIGHT IS MORE FOR TEENAGERS AND HARRY POTTER IS MORE FOR 9-12 YEAR OLDS – REMEMBER THAT!!!
to Edward Potter.. what are you talking about? Harry Potter isn’t for 9-12 year olds…. most 9 year olds don’t read 870 page novels. Harry Potter is for a waaaay more mature audience (and a waaaay less mature audience) than Twilight. The darkness in Harry Potter puts it far past the age of 9 to 12 year olds. That’s why even ancient 100 year old people like Harry Potter! But the morals are good for a less mature audience.. So I would say that Harry Potter is meant for children 8-1,000,000,000,000 (I only say eight because that’s how old I was when I first read the first five of them) most eight year olds prolly wouldn’t read it at that age though. =P
Harry Potter for ever!
OMG
dont dare compare the two best seller books..
harry potter is the best..the best book series and movie edition ever NO ONE in this world can compare JK..
HARRY POTTER IS TRULY A MASTERPIECE..
I am a huge Twilight fan. I LOVE the books (ok Breaking Dawn was bit rubbish) and yes I, like many other young woman, fell in love with Edward. However I am also a huge Harry Potter fan. I first read Harry Potter before it was famous, 11 years ago. It is so much a part of my life that there simply is no comparison. Harry Potter is one of the most clever, complex, funny, masterful tales of love, morals, adventure and darkness I will ever read. Twilight is amazing – as I said I am a huge fan! Huge. But it is soooo inferior to Harry Potter. J.K.Rowling planted clues about the end of book seven right the way back in book one. Breaking Dawn I feel was never planned, certainly never hinted at in the previous books that I can see. Rowling is the superior writer, Harry Potter is the superior tale.
Ok. I’m not going to go against either side. Because:
One, I’ve SEEN some of the Harry Potter series but never read it.
Two, I’ve READ AND SEEN the Twilight series a fair numerous times.
So don’t blame me if I have more arguments on Twilight. BUT, I’m going to TRY and keep this all POSITIVE and be OPTIMISTIC.
Ok, Twilight first, just because I know it more.
Firstly, Twilight is bound to have more fans for mature 11-13 to young adults and actually, a fair number of adults. This is because, Stephanie Meyer puts you into the character’s (In this case, Bella’s) shoes. It lets you understand Bella’s mind. As Bella IS 19, of course Twilight fans are mostly going to be girls, yes, not being sexist or anything but yeah, mostly girls, around Bella’s age. So that’s ONE reason.
Oh, and something I’ve just noticed. ‘Harry Potter Fan 4 evah 111′, I’m eleven and I read Twilight. But I’ve got to admit, I didn’t exactly understand ALL the words.
Now, Harry Potter.
Firstly, Harry Potter is in a way a bit more mature. It’s more like the adulty murder mystery novel.
Back to Twilight!!
Secondly, Twilight may make some girls want their boys to have higher expectations because they read Twilight but honestly, who wouldn’t? Unless you’re a boy, that is. Or, if you’re married etc.
BRB, Twilight. Hey, Harry Potter.
Secondly, Harry Potter has got a lot more twists than in Twilight.
Twilight, again.
Thirdly, Twilight is more about romance and things blocking their love, etc. and that is why Twilight isn’t as exciting. What Twilight HAS got though, and I’ve just noticed this, the ONLY mind Edward CAN’T read, we’ve got in front of us. Anyway, another thing about Twilight not being exciting because there’s no plan to try and kill everyone. Well, actually there IS but I’m not bothered to write them down.
Oh, this is getting boring now.
BUT, anyway, Who REALLY cares? They’re practically in two completely different categories – Romance and Horror. Umm, another thing. AND let’s get this straight. If you look up ‘Twilight’ you get 122,000,000 searches. If I look up ‘Harry Potter’, 90,100,000. And I’m sorry to make this EVEN worse for the Harry Potter side, but you DO have to remember, Twilight’s got less books, movies etc. for you to search on. Plus, Harry Potter HAS been here a lot longer. Another thing, DO remember while Harry Potter IS the name of the series and movie series AND one of the characters, and Twilight’s ONLY the name of book and movie.
AND as they are two completely different categories, you really SHOULDN’T compare them. BUT, if TWILIGHT WAS a vampire horror story which it ISN’T, it’s romance, then maybe you could.
Also, can we NOT have any pessimistic comments about either of the books, it makes me REALLY annoyed. If you want to make arguments on either side, do it OPTIMISTICALLY. Because you could just point the millions of things WRONG with the book. But, if you’re a Harry Potter fan, and some one likes Twilight, just say the GOOD things about Twilight.
Btw, up in my last post, I meant just say the good things about Harry Potter and vice versa.
i have always been a die hard fan of hp, and i read the first twilight book, which i din’t much care for. now im starting to get mad at the twilight series b/c if u take a look at these online poles it seems like they’re stealing our fanbase.
LONG LIVE JK ROWLING
hey miss potter! how dare you say that twilight is nothing compared to harry potter.. you don’t know how to analyze.. are you really a literature-literate person? or just hangin’ around and making comments without understanding it? think!
Also, Miss Potter! If J.K. Rowling is SO good, and is the best literature writer, try comparing her up with Shakespeare! Oh, then again, you’ve probably never heard of him! AND btw, if J.K. Rowling is the greatest author of the book you call, ‘modern literature’, then how come no one’s ever seen or read a book called that by her? And if you say you have NO idea what I’m talking about, just call me observant. Also, TWILIGHT IS AWEsome! Harry Potter is FABulous! But Twilight is ALSO FABulous but Harry Potter ISN’T AWEsome! (no offence) But do keep in mind about all the GOOD things about the books I’ve written above. Also, meh. If you’re mad at The Twilight Saga because they’re stealing your so called, ‘fanbase’, it happens around the world 24/7.
You’ve gotta face the fact:
High School Musical (You CAN’T tell me you’ve never heard of that, although it’s a movie, not a book) Well anywayz, HSM is History,
Harry Potter, the past.
Twilight Saga, the present and the mere future.
Starting from 3000, some awesome-as book that covers up all the book categories including romance, horror, sci-fiction etc.
BUT REMEMBER ONLY OPTIMISTIC COMMENTS/COMPLIMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, and not to be harsh, Toughcritic, if you’re a girl and you find romance boring, you must either be REALLY (AND I mean REALLY) immature, or VERY (Once again, AND I mean VERY) boring.
It’s gotta be one or the other, oh, or else, you DON’T have a life.
I totally agree with I LOVE TWILIGHT BUT DOES THAT MEAN I CAN’T LIKE HARRY POTTER AS WELL?, SHE IS TOTALLY RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND HARRY POTTER, SADLY, IS THE PAST.
DO NOT compare such a good, wonderful, and creative book as Harry Potter with Twilight! Yeah ok the twilight BOOK was good but nothing compared to Harry Potter. HP makes you believe in magic, twilight does not make you believe in vampires. If it is not clear yet i definitely like HP better. and HP will never be the past ms. edward cullen is my hero.. he will stay with us forever and ever.
I also think Stephanie Meyer is a good author just so that you don’t go after me, i jus think J.K. Rowling is better.
Twilight is way better!!!And some people only like Harry Potter more, and don’t get me wrong I like both, because they read it first.I’m 12 and I love TWILIHGT and Edward and Jasper and kind of Carlisle Emmett is an idiot. Plus some people think HP is better cause it has more books, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn make up all the HP books, HAHA. Plus Twilight has hotter guys cough*edward and jasper*cough
Yeah, Harry Potter is only more adventurous and has more twists than the Twilight Saga because it has what? Oh yeah, that’s right, practically DOUBLE what Twilight had. 3 MORE whole books. Thank you if you can remember that.
And I’m sorry to say, pottergal, but Harry Potter IS already the past. If you want to live in the past, whoo, that’s not MY problem. And not just to practically use your comeback, but Twilight DOES make you believe in vampires, although it’s not actually supposed to, unless you want to, or you need to (what I mean by NEED to is you believe it not because you WANT to, just because you do). Harry Potter does not make you believe in magic. Maybe if you WANT to, though. But that’s only if you WANT to, and want to A LOT!!!!!
These twilighters arent making much sense, you can’t say one collection of books is better than another because it has better looking people in it!
Twilight has less book yes, but even in the first Harry Potters, JK Rowlings writing is far superior, she has planned her books, but when you read the twilight series I feel as if shes just making it up as she goes along…
Harry Potter is still a massive craze, and in a couple of years there will be many more people reading HP for the first time, or rereading it, But I cant imagine many many rereading Twilight.
Twilight is an easy read, and it makes you feel all warm and romantic, but thats about it, and its so melodramatic! (And the film was terrible!!!!!) And by the 3rd book, its lost its romance and Bellas even more annoying, and Edward has no self respect!
AND!! Bella is an idiot, she gives up on her friends and family and school for a guy! Not the best role model!
Hello, people, I read your arguments with interest and I was sort of appalled. It seems that you are accepting the books like soccer teams – if like one, you must hate the other. Which is not true. I am sort of fantasy geek and I have many, many favorite books. Of course, there are few which I hate, but I try not to write about them at all. Now, about topic, it is a matter of opinion. Both books are very well-written, they have the success and the devoted fans to prove it. I personally like “Harry Potter” better than “Twilight”, but I like “Twilight” as well and I have read only book 1, so this might change. The stories are different and this makes a comparison difficult and illogical. That’s why it is a matter of taste. If you prefers action, magic and mystery, it is likely that you will like “Harry Potter” more. If you are more into romance and atmosphere, it is likely that you’ll like “Twilight” better. Now an advice to fans. “Twilight” fans, it is not very bright of you to insult Harry Potter characters and the books or the author, especially labeling them as “ghey” or something equally idiotic. There is nothing “ghey” about people who lost their families and are fighting a monstrous, immortal villain. “Harry Potter” fans, do not try to embarrass and humiliate “Twilight” fans, especially ones which are in love with the Edward character. This is sweet and cute and not stupid in any way. Do not forget that few years back “Lord of the Rings” fans treated you, Potter fans, with the same smug arrogance.
Read both books, enjoy them and respect your tastes.
Yes, I agree, Lord of the Rings is good too. And about the searches for Twilight and the searches for Harry Potter on Google… TWILIGHT’S SEARCHES AREN’T ONLY FOR THE TWILIGHT SAGA! IT’S FOR A VERY WIDE VARIETY OF THINGS, SUCH AS TWILIGHT ZONE… THE TIME OF DAY TWILIGHT; THE BOOK TWILIGHT IN THE WARRIORS SERIES. ALL OF HARRY POTTER’S SEARCHES ARE FOR HARRY POTTER!
Harry Potter isn’t the past; the next three movies haven’t even come out yet…
I’ve read Twilight and it DIDN’T make me believe in vampires, sorry. But I know deep down in my heart, after reading Harry Potter, that magic IS real.
J.K. Rowling IS modern literature.. well, her and J.R.R. Tolkien. Both of them are writing geniuses, while Stephenie Meyer is just someone who got lucky. No one will remember Twilight in a few years, everyone will remember Harry Potter in 100 years! There are MANY books/shows similar to Twilight, it’s so blandly unoriginal! Harry Potter is WAAAAY more creative.
Just so you know:
“AND btw, if J.K. Rowling is the greatest author of the book you call, ‘modern literature’, then how come no one’s ever seen or read a book called that by her?”
That doesn’t even make sense. We HAVE read Harry Potter and it HAS been called the best of modern literature.
And referring to a comment above. “Plus Twilight has hotter guys” or something like that… don’t judge the morals of a book by how hot the characters are. That is so SHALLOW!
For the billionth time: Harry Potter is way better than Twilight will ever be b/c it’s more creative, has better morals, has a plot, has believable characters, and many more other qualities that Twilight doesn’t have.
Oops.. I added fan to my last name.. lol.. It’s supposed to be Harry Potter 4 Evah 111.. Just hadn’t posted in awhile =P
DUDE!!! Vampires all the way man! i mean like sure wizards are cool but vampires don’t need wands or brooms to be awesome! and dude, seriously, Bella is not chucking her friends and family away for just some guy, she’s doing what she thinks is best for everyone. And she can do what ever she wants, i mean, if u were to fall in love with a vampire, what would u do? and it’s not like you can judge her actions! it’s not like you can say “oh, i did something totally different when i was in love with the undead!.” and by the way, Ginny was probably th only girl HP could EVER get, and he dumped her! then broke her heart again by kissing her, then saying “oh yeah we’re still broken up, this doesn’t change anything.” I MEAN COME ON! That’s practically a slap in the face!
Vampires forever!
Ok, first of all i want to know how all of this started! i mean it just came up practically over night! but i reckon i choose…..neither. i started reading Twilight while i was nursing a broken heart, so because it made me feel like love can be found if you look hard enough, and that it can be found in the most strangest of places. Whoever compared Harry and Bella did not know what they were talking about, because the 2 are completely different genres!!! i mean, when i want actin and magic, I go straight to J.K, but when I want a love story that knows no boundaries, I go for Twilight all the way.
okay, like i said before, who made up this controversey?! i really want to know, and i know this will sound a bit hypocritical, but wouldn’t it be funny if someone did a cartoon with Stephanie Meyer and J.K. Rowling in a boxing ring!
Believe it or not, i used to be a Harry Potter fan, but since i found twilight, it’s been kinda like i’m cheating on Harry, so Harry, I just want you to know, ur no edward, but ur still pretty cool.
I reckon this whole thing was started pretty prematurely, i mean, Twilight has only been out for a couple of years, but Harry Potter has been out for over a decade. I reckon you need to give Twilight some time to blossom.
I reckon it’s unfair that people think they can judge other books like this, people get so carried away in expressing their views that they start to insult people who may not like the same things as them, and then it means WAR!!! A WAR WITHOUT END!!!!! Coz these books will be around for generations, and may even be considered classics in the future, and yet, as we blog, people are bad mouthing perfectly wonderfull literature. So, yeah, i reckon this whole thing is pretty f***ed.
sorry, did i read right? i just read the first couple of blogs and i am starting to get really cheesed off! How dare you say that to put twilight next to HP would be putting HP down!!! ): ((
Harry isn’t doing to well either at the moment!!! VAMPIRES RULE SUPREME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you did not just say that “vampires rule supreme”.
Twilight is not completely terrible but Harry Potter is infinity times better. The story plot is better, the characters are better thought out, and the story seems to fit. In Twilight, by the second book you are bored and the story plots don’t really fit in with eachother, and you cannot base books on how “hot” the characters are in the movie because the movie is NOT the same thing as the book. We are talking books here not movies!
Personally, I think this whole battle of which book is better… is really moronic and childish, First of all these two books are from two different spectors. HP=fantasy,wizards Twilight=Romance, Vapires, you shouldn’t be compairing them, and I think its extremly rude of all you HP fans to say JK rowling is better than Stephanie Meyer,its rude and inconsiderate, if you ask me i think that your all scared, because here comes this stay at home mom that dreamed of vampires, and started to write. and became as big as JK Rowling (gasps…How dare I)who has this plot in mind for years. You act all intellectual and say all this stuff..I just find you all pathetic. Even the twi harders.. I find you pathetic too, you should have a little more grace, and god, stop comparing them… there diffferent (and i should know… I have read both series… and LOVE them both for there individual qualities)both books are special, and both books have there faults. Grow up, all of you, you are making me sick.
i think twilight is more for people who like love stories. i aint really into that
i go for harry potter
Dude, it took me hours to read all of this CRAP that people are putting on this site! i mean, These books were made for people to read and enjoy them, and if it is going to cause stuff like this, then, well, IT SUX! I mean what about the people who have just started reading Twilight and then people who are part of this stupid thing that goes for Harry Potter pick on them because of it? Or vise versa? Believe me. I’ve seen it. It’s gotten that low. If you want my opinion, people should start reading Jane Austen again. P.S. the person who said that Twilight fans only like it only because they think the actor who played edward was hot, dude, that is damn shallow. Keep The Peace Bro!!!
Okay, so I happen to have read both series
I started reading harry potter when I was six and yeah, i fell in love with it.
Two years ago, i started reading twilight. and yeah, i fell in love with that too. i was in a sort of twilight craze for a while but then everyone at my school started talking about it and i got kinda of bored with it all.
and i went back to read harry potter and i realized something:
NOTHING CAN COMPARE TO HARRY POTTER!!
Just thinking of hp makes me feel giddy because I just love it so much.
The characters are awesome and so real. i know what they’re like. twilight characters are…limited.
I mean, yeah, bella is pretty cool, and well, obviously, edward is awesome, but c’mon
who can compare with…let’s say, fred and george. and neville. and luna. and ginny. and dobby and kreacher. and TONKS they all have their own special qualities. they are just so unique.
and no offense, but i HATE robert pattinson. and kristen stewart. both were horrible for their roles.
however, i love daniel radcliffe. and emma watson? and c’mon, who does NOT love rupert grint?
Harry Potter has better morals and life lessons. Also, something I had a problem with: Edward is just too PERFECT. It’s like he’s not even an ordinary guy. Harry on the other hand, can relate to all of us. He has anger problems, love problems, and embarrassing moments. And sometimes he doesn’t know what to do. This seems more real.
And jkr is my role model. how she came up with everything from gringotts to bertie botts every flavored beans to horcruxes to demontors is incredible. Her imagination seems to have no limits.
Twilight has a continued plot, victoria and james, then the volturi. the 1st 2nd and 3rd are all the same and then all of a sudden comes the immortal children. it was so sudden
jkr keeps a repeated pattern-each book has its subplot.
Also, harry potter is more emotional. it was sad when edward left bella in new moon, but how can you compare when dobby died? or fred?
And i started howling when harry stares down into his son’s face and says “albus severus, you were named after two headmasters. one was a slytherin and he was probably the bravest man i ever knew.” the page was soaking wet.
JKR also makes you hate characters-Rita Skeeter, Malfoy, Fudge, all these and others.
Voldemort is also the supreme villain. No one is more evil than him.
Plus, j.k. rowling managed her plot better. she planned it all out. there were hints planted over all seven books. stephanie meyer just kind of wrote everything.
And I hate it when people say harry potter is for little kids. NOT TRUE. I saw many adults read it! Twilight is mostly for teenage girls. And it’s kind of shallow.
I seriously hope J.K. Rowling begins to write something else. And thank you to all those harry potter fans out there who didn’t make me feel lonely next to all the twilight fans at school!
Hi again. Just wanted to say a couple more things-
1. Harry Potter has better controversial issues.
Bella-vampire or not? was pretty good and so was edward or jacob?
but severus snape” good or evil? was probably the most controversial issue, ever!
there were BOOKS published on that.
and 2. twilight had a lot lot of time spent on romance, you could sum it up in a couple of sentences. harry potter? you’d need way more than that.
OMG Harry Potter has 81,500,00 searches.. Twilight has 36,700,000 haha… and to *Keep the Peace* STEPHENIE MEYER IS NOT AND WILL NOT EVER BE AS BIG AS J.K. ROWLING.. LAST TIME I CHECKED, JKR WAS THE ONLY BILLIONARE AUTHOR IN THE WORLD…. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT. I agree with you completely hp123. Harry Potter for ever! Always!
I read both series and while Twilight was not completely terrible it was nothing compared to harry potter. Like is that a joke or something? When you think about all of the events that happened in twilight you have 3 paragraphs worth of main events in Harry Potter you will probably have more than eight pages. It doesn’t only revolve around one main problem but revolves around many. and to *keep the peace* i don’t know what world you are living in but Stephanie Meyer is still a long way from becoming as big as J.K. Rowling.
Harry Potter is definitely way better than Twilight.
I mean,the reason why Twilight is such a hit is due to the fact that the readers want to experience the same love and relationship with a ‘perfect guy’ or a drop dead gorgeous vampire. In my opinion,i think that Twilight is an oversimplified love story and most people simply cannot resist it. Personally,i love both HP and Twilght(I’ve read all the books) but i have to say that HP is much better than Twilight. I think more people can relate to HP than Twilight as HP covered things like love,courage,friendship and loss which every human being goes through in life. Thus,HP is way better than Twilight.
OKAY, LET’S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT.
Twilight is awesome.
BUT….
HARRY POTTER IS THE GOD OF ALL BOOKS, THE LEADER OF LITERATURE, THE FANTASY BIBLE.
So, I (Being the biggest Twilight fan in the world), must say: Twilight can never, ever, ever match Harry Potter. Never. It’s like, Harry Potter written on paper towels or something…
SO, SHUT UP MY FELLOW TWIHARDS!!!! THIS IS PATHETIC…HARRY POTTER CAN NEVER BE REPLACED.
YOU ARE ALL BRAINWASHED BY SPARKLY VAMPIRES.
SINCE WHEN DO VAMPIRES SPARKLE?
AND DON’T GET ME STARTED ON RENESMEE…HALF VAMPIRE? HOW CAN YOU BE HALF VAMPIRE?
Pathetic.
Twilight is the best thing in the world. No, actually edward is, but twilight comes close. lol. When i read Harry potter i thought this nothing can ever compare with this, and i read the whole series in a month. But then my friends convinceed me 2 read twilight and when i was reading it, it was nothing like reading Harry potter. (reading twilight was better) When i read harry potter, it was interesting and kept me reading (most of the time) i could see the characters in my head, but twilight… wow! i cant even describe what it was like reading it. I loved the characters. Not like i did with hp, but i was there. I felt like if something would happen to the cullens, it would feel like it was really happening to my bff or something. WAY BETTER than harry potter. Just give up hp, you will never come close to twilight!
twilight doesn’t even have a plot.it sucked.hp is way better.
I have read all the HP books and all the Twilight books, and I personally favour Twilight.It took me like a month to get on and read the HP books but Twilight, I couldn’t stay away from it, if I could, all day I would read Twilight, it only took me a week to read ALL the Twilight books. Its not all about the romance, it’s action too.
To conclude …
Twilight is wayyyyyyyyyy better than HP
and
Edward is the hottest, most caring, lovely fictional character,
I LOVE HIM xx
to be honest all this bickering over these books is stupid, its all a matter of opinion. personally i prefer twilight because my favourite genre is romance but like Twilight nerd x said it also has action too. yes, Harry Potter is a fabulous series of books and films but i find them a bit boring after a while, but thats me.
TWILIGHT ALL THE WAY xxxxxxxxxxx
PEOPLE HARRY POTTER ROCKS!!!!!!! It rocks and it always will! twilight will probably die out in 1 or 2 years anyway! maybe the movies are good BUT HARRY POTTER MOVIES ROCK EVEN MORE! Plus there is much more detail in harry potter with 3 more books than twilight! HARRY POTTER IS AWESOME AND IT ALWAYS WILL BE AND IF YOU DONT THINK SO I DONT CARE HARRY POTTER ROCKS AND IS SO AWESOME IT IS SO NOT RETARDED AND IF YOU THINK SO! WELL LISTEN HERE! twilight is gay and retarded! YEA I WENT THERE!
I think its more of a fight between USA and England than genre of books. I was personally very annoyed at the fact that USA today wrote ‘Move Over, Harry Potter’ on the back cover of breaking dawn(u can check if you dont believe me.
I’ve read all twilight books and harry potter books and have to say harry potter is WAY more imaginative.
the only reason people like twilight is because of the oh-so-perfect Edward Cullen( i have no grudge against him) tu if twilight fans actually looked past edward cullen and to the plot, they have to admit harry potter is way better.
Also, i hated the ending of breaking dawn…its doesn;t have an ending. its just like twilight, new moon and eclipse-like the storys still gonna carry on (who knows maybe it is).
but i vote HARRY POTTER, no competition!
The point of a book is to take you into the story; to make you guess as to what is gonna happen next
I have read both series and i must say that HARRY POTTER books are amazing. The imagination, the suspense, the mystery, and the thrill in those books take a lot of skills to do and almost impossible and yet J.K Rowling was able to accomplish that. Which is why any age group can, and does read it.
Twilight saga series, on the other hand, has little to no suspense, there is no suspense and no thrill, there are obvious clues as to what is going to happen. Come on, Bella’s depression was the big topic in the second book, NEW MOON! Writing this series does not require skills or imagination. It’s not well written as STEPHEN KING so kindly pointed out.
JK is a crappy writer full stop!
Your all insane.. those aren’t faults, they were just things you didn’t like about the books….. Harry Potter > Twilight anyday….
Anyway, when twilight first came out, very few people read it. it only went to the top books list after the movie came out.
but every single harry potter books have topped the list. so even if you just look at statstics, harry potter wins…hands down!
Harry Potter, no contest. Twilight is a pile of crap, and I applaud Stephen King for saying what he said about Meyer.
Now all you have to do is read through the comments here; Look how “mature” the Twilight fans are compared to the people who picked HP. The latter group can freely admit to liking both series, but preferring HP. Twifans, on the other hand, give us the brain-cell killing “twilight pwns lol hp cn sck dk!” And so on. Good job proving my point to people I’m currently arguing with regarding the books’ readers.
Twilight books are a hell of alot better than harry potter
Well this is so hard i mean they are both the same as each other, sort of but as i have read both of the twilight and harry potter books i have found out that both of them are my best thing and i dont know why so many people are so cut up about.
i mean im a Harry Potter fan through and through and there is nothing that can change that but Twilight is good if you wanna good romatic story and you love vampires, and that sort but they all both most amazing storys and i dont understand how this all started.
and the actors for both Harry Potter and Twilight are really good and fun to watch.
twlight appeals to young pre-teen girls.
I will admit that when i was in that age group i thougt twilight was amazing. But the thing is, i grew out of it.
After rereading the books i realized how awkwardly written they were, every time Bella yelled “Holy Crow!” i felt like throwing the book across the room.
Bella is so pathetic and it was a huge turnoff
But i have been a life long Harry Potter fan, it was basically the first big book that i ever read and i still love them. The stories are so complex and interesting whereas twilight is so simple and predictable.
Harry Potter OWNS twilght
and Meyers has NOTHING on Rowling.
:p
Twilight!
First I’d like the point out that these two series are COMPLETELY different and therefor, hard to compare. It truly depends on what you prefer reading.
Both are stories of fantasized worlds that could never happen.
In harry potter, the plot doesnt seem to move forward. However in Twilight, you never know whats going to happen next. I read the entire series in less than a week! I couldnt put them down! It was trilling to see how Edward went from craving Bellas blood to immensly to marrying her! It was a powerful love story that I couldnt help but fall in love with.
Though stephanie meyer is not the strongest writer, (ill give you hp fans that!) she did write an AMAZING saga. It’s the story that i love, not the writing.
The characters in twilight are much more interesting to me. It’s not only bella and edward who you fall in love with , its carlisle ,alice, jasper,jacob, the entire book full of characters!
No disrespect but I HATED harry potter. I could barely keep reading the series. It seriously bored me half to death.
So all in all TWILIGHT, NEW MOON, ECLIPSE AND (ESPECIALLY) BREAKING DAWN win!
I like Twilight a little, but Harry Potter captured my heart and I don’t intend on giving it to Twilight in a million years.
Harry Potter is a great book even though its finished. It has deeper messages like how love is the most poweful magic of all(not only of a lover but of friends and family), how we are all special, and that good can conquer evil.
Twilight, however, has truly one clear and deep message; that love can be eternal.
But Twilight, I think, kind of makes people feel mediocre because they compare themselves to the “perfect” characters of the book and forget that they’re something special themselves. Or they make themselves Bella, the average, klutzy, but pretty and smart girl who is only made special when Edward comes around and when she becomes a vampire.
To be truthful, I’d like to have a heroine who knows she doesn’t need a man in order to feel special and that it’s okay to be strong and stand up for yourself, even to the people you love. Also, I hate how Bella drops her family and friends for Edward. She gives up her mortality just to be with him, which, I think, is selfish.
Harry, however, gave up his mortality for a span of a few minutes because he knew he had to do it in order to destroy Voldemort. And Harry only drops his Aunt, Uncle, and cousin because they were awful to him, but he doesn’t let go of his friends because, to him, they are his family.
I also think that the Harry Potter books emphasizes losses of loved ones. Harry longs to see his parents who have been long since dead, he mourns the loss of Diggory, he almost falls apart when Sirius dies, and he feels all alone when Dumbledore is killed. He’s not emo, he just feels the pain of loss which there is a lot of in Harry Potter.
Alot of what Harry Potter has to do with, in my opinion, is showing how hard and cruel this world really can be. And it shows that we can over come it if we find the strength to do so.
Harry Potter makes me feel special because that’s one of its messages. Twilight was good, but it didn’t really speak to me and it had a message that I didn’t really appreciate.
Go J.K. Rowling!
Okay.. to Twilighttilldeath… Twilight, New Moon (which stunk b/c it was so pointless and depressed), Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn (so clichè) are not better than any of the Harry Potter books. The story is NOT amazing! The love triangle is clichè, the characters are all perfect and boring, the story is so predictable….
Harry Potter on the other hand, has twists that can’t be seen coming,for instance, when Dumbledore was killed by Snape or when Fred was murdered. Those are things that no one expects… Everyone knew that Edward was going to go back to Bella in New Moon, everyone knew she was going to become a vampire… if you really look at it, Twilight isn’t that great…
AND BTW, I just read Tales of Beedle the Bard and it was soooo good!
J.K. Rowling can write ANYTHING! 
She’s wonderful! Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling forever!
I read both books.
I love the HP Books and as soon as a new books of him came out i was the hole day reading. With Twilight.. no. I was reading when i thought “oh, you could read a few hours.”. But i really didn’t fell in love with Twilight. No question, it’s a good book, but for me it is just a book. No more!
The HP-boosk are teaching(in my opinion) the meaning of REAL friendship, to be brave, to believe on the good things in the world, and the love of friends and family, and always staying with the truth and to fight for it. You know what I mean?
Twilight doesn’t teach anything. C’mon, Bella is ditching for a guy all her friends and her family!! Wtf? Friends and family is the most important thing on the world!! You should always stay with them and not giving them and your life up for a GUY!! Even when you really really love him.
And HP is a whole world. J.K.Rowling made a whole world. All is perfect, she has for every accident that happens an magical excution. S.Meyer only put some Vampires and Werwolfs on the world, but not more.
Really, HP is the best and will always be the best. There is no competition.
First off, this is coming from someone who has read both Twilight and Harry Potter. I fell in love with both series, but for many reasons I favor Harry Potter.
Twilight, while generally appealing, cannot compare to Harry Potter in its depth, plot, character development, or provocativeness. Twilight is extremely easy to fall in love with. The first time I read it, I was completely swept off my feet by Edward, Bella, and all of the other lovable Cullens. Then, months later, the obsession strted to wear off. I was no longer rabid or crazed about Twilight… and I realized how shallow the entire series was!
Twilight is virtually plotless. I can summarize the entire series in just a few simple phrases. There should be ZERO debate over the complexity between the two series. Obviously, Harry Potter is the deeper story.
If you ask me, Twilight features a lovely, classic story of the girl trying to win over the unavailable but desirable guy. It encompasses some amazing characters and satisfies the cravings of teenage readers. Yet, Stephenie Meyer\’s writing craft and framework has some major flaws. She flip-flops between many different voices, and lacks anything unique about her narrorations that truly defines her as a writer. Her writing is sloppy and all over the place- rushed and unseamed like a quilt with holes around the edges.
Compare this to the gorgeous craft of Harry Potter. JK Rowling knows how to write. She uses symbolism and provokes questions from her readers. The controversial issues in her books, such as sexual orientation, nature over nuture, the struggle between good and evil are timeless and well-thought out, where the only outbursts Twilight has ever brought about were trivial topics, such as space heater vs air conditioning and teen love.
In short, Harry Potter is a terrific, well-rounded book. It encompasses all the elements a book needs to become a classic- plot, characters, struggle, writer\’s craft, and originality especially. For JK Rowling, Harry Potter wasn\’t some instant success or hairbrained, amature attempt at a romance novel. She worked for her success, and gave her writing her all, thus creating an entirely new world. But Stephenie Meyer? Between baby-sitting her kids and watching American Idol, she threw a book together and decided to call it a masterpiece. It\’s ridiculous why so many people should be obsessed with a novel that is so obviously primitive and ambiguous. Twilight would actually deserve its fame if the writer could get a clue! Nice try, SM, but next time, could you please make your world a bit more realistic?
Harry Potter makes you believe that Hogwarts exists, and become emotionally torn as the characters you have gotten to know so well slip away. Twilight makes you fawn over hot guys and debate over what having sex with a rock would feel like. Anybody seeing the difference?
Harry Potter and Twilight are too different to compare, anyway. Read Twilight if you want a quick little flop… and read Harry Potter if you\’re ready for your life to be changed forever.
In conclusion… Harry Potter will always pwn. There should be, and is, no serious debate. Twilight will fade away in a few years, and soon no one will even remember it. But Harry Potter will always be with us. Twilight fails to leave a genuine mark on your heart. It\’s not a book, it\’s a craze. And so Twilight fans, get a life and get over it! Go read something worth your while.
Twilight is way better than Harry Potter.
Harry Potter is still good but Twilight is better.
I would prefer a vampire over a wizard any day.
So
Go Twilight!!!
Yeah, so.
I have read both of the series, and this is starting to sound so much like thye arguments between the Naruto and Bleach fans, it’s exasperating ( I llearnt that word rom HP, by the way)/
LETS GO POTTER!!!!! I’m not saying Twilight was bad, so don’t get offended. But, after getting over the craze you must realize how stupid the plot actually is. HARRY POTTER IS LIFE!!!!
dude they’re both kick-ass. SUCK IT UP.
I actually don’t like either, but, yno, wutevr.
And, dude this is 2 potter gal, if you think that wizards and unicorns is the plot of life, srsly, u NEED therapy.
xoxo
HEY ur all geye,
LEARN HOW TO SPELL GAY FIRST.
and if we are all ‘geye’ then so r u, because u just commented on this discussion. AND if u werent ‘geye’(n we are accordin to u) then how the hell did u find this thread? u musta typed something like ‘twilight vs. HP’ or somethin.
this thread isnt just gna pop up on yr screen and tell u to write ‘geye’ on it isit?
HARRY POTTER all the way!!!!! harry potter movies and books both rock. i think the storyline of harry potter is much more complex and has better emotions and i just looove j.k. rowling. her books r the best!
i did read twilight and i thought it was good. i think the first book was much better than the movie. i think the movie distorted the book, not rlly changing it, but changing the attitudes of edward and bella overall.
peace out
I love both Twilight and Harry Potter. But Harry has Edward beat.
I think that ppl should stop comparing them. It is insulting to Harry Potter to be compared with that garbage>
harry potter is the best book i have ever read in my whole existence in the world!!!i was able to read both novel..,,but honestly,,..i never have enjoyed the humor of twilight,,..i like twilight but i LOVE HARRY POTTER!!
yeah personally i think it is insulting to harry potter for it to be compared with something as boring and plotless as twilight.
the hp characters are believable – they’re not perfect and they have faults as well as good things about them.
i have read all 7 harry potter books heaps of times and i am not bored of them at all. i have only read the twilight seris (all four) once and i found them very hard to read. I have also seen the movie and it was very annoying!
also, bella has serious issues if she goes all crazy and depressed because her sparkly vampire boyfriends leaves for a bit. hermione is really strong (in a personality sense, not like fitness or whatever!!) also i can’t imagine her throwing herself off a cliff if some guy she loves leaves her for a bit.
By the way, Luna is the best character in the world!!
harry potter forver!!
(This is just what I think, ok?)
WELL, the thing is, they are BOTH GREAT BOOKS, but i have to side with the harry potter people rather than the over-obsessed twilight people.
for one, harry potter is ALWAYS ACTION PACKED, and you NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT. for those of you who have read it, you know what i mean. for those of you who havn’t, then you just don’t get it.
Twilight is a great book series, but they are just SLOW!!!!!!! i just want to tell stephanie meyer “C’MON! GET OUT WITH IT ALREADY! JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN!” but, in twilight’s defense, when she does FINALLY get out with it, it’s verrrry good!
But, HARRY POTTER IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BETTER, AND WOULD WIN ANY FIGHT!!!
I don’t really see what the point is in comparing these books. They’re completely different. Harry Potter is fantastic, but Twilight will appeal more to romantics. It’s just an amazing love story whereas HP is an excellent tale, but doesn’t concentrate on romance a lot. In my opinion you can like both series, each for their own reason.
Harry potter kicks ass!
Harry Potter and Twilight are very hard to compare in my opinioin. I read Harry Potter before Twilight, and they both seem very good to me. But the thing is that Harry Potter is always exciting, but Twilight is sort of boring in the begining and the only reason you begin to read it is because some people tell you it’s very good. Still, I’ll say I like Twilight better by a millimeter because it gets EXTREAMLY good at a point.
twiligh is sosososo better then harry potter beacus harry potter dont have like peolple that is vampiers or wolfs and its old soso old. They dont have a girl thats in love whith a vampier and a wolf.And terns into a vampier that had a baby.
harry potter suck.
Move on People..!!!
Vampires ALL THE WAY..!!!!
The High Class Love Story and The Greatest Vampires Ever!
One thing,
harry potter is too weak and isn’t perfect at all,,
Go Twilight..!!!
Hey, when i was younger i really liked HP, but now i’m over it. Now all my friends are soooooo obsessed with Twilight, i refused to read it until all the fuss was over. However, I saw the movie with a friend (well, i wanted to, i love going to the movies!) I thought it was a little dull, and put off reading it once more. But somehow or another, I got my hands on new moon. I was skeptical, and my friends told me I HAD to read Twilight first, and I will, but once i started reading the first chapter of New Moon, I couldn’t put it down!! I borrowed it yesterday and finished today!! It’s a long book, but it seemed short It was fantastic!! Can’t wait to read Eclipse!! I’m not obsessed with Edward, but I love the book!! Read it!!
Okay that was a lie I am kind of obsessed with Edward!
I liked HP when I was 10, and now I like Twilight. Is that such a bad thing?
Nope, I’m loving Twilight..and love ISN’T logical, it doesn’t have to be! now for something intellient
people are saying Bella is annoying, well what do you expect? A perfect, magical, beautiful girl who has it all but doesn’t boast or know it? C’mon, she’s been constructed so that us girls can relate to her! And yes, she does go to extremes, but why write a book about a bore? She’s different and enjpyable to read. The book doesn’t have a huge vocabulary, but that’s ok because Bella’s the narrator and SHE’S NOT GRADUATED YET! (IN Twilight and New Moon). Do you expect her to come out with a huge vocabulary? Nope!
For those offended, don’t be, I’m not trying to offend you, I like HP too, but I’ve calmed down a bit. You don’t have to be romantic to like Twilight, you just have to read it! LOL
I first read Harry Potter when i was eight, and since then i’ve read them all about 23 times each. I just started reading twilight there at christmas, and i really liked it, but you can pull out of that world really quickly, you know? i just could’nt stop rereading harry potter and thinking about it. the twilight saga are incredible books, but for me, it’s harry potter for life.
and to tayana fan, do you actually have a reason for hating harry potter? or are you just being a biased loser?
I think it’s ridiculous that people even compare the two.
Twilight is a fad. Harry Potter is a legend.
Twilight presents an ideal where a young girl throws herself into an unhealthy relationship, and glorifies someone who is controlling, obsessive, and manipulative. And no, his love for her is not an excuse for the way he treats her.
Harry Potter, on the other hand, presents a story about getting through difficult times, and the idea that love conquers evil. It’s about a kid who will grow up to take on the darkest wizard of all time, and everything he and the people around him must face to do what must be done.
Harry Potter swept everyone up, rather than appealing solely to one demographic. J.K. Rowling managed to do what has become nearly impossible in today’s computer-obsessed society. She made people excited about reading. It seemed that few people were immune to Harry Potter, and it brought the young and the old together, regardless of gender.
Twilight appeals mostly to teenagers, particularly girls. There is no comparison to be made.
In terms of literary quality, plot, character development, and even fan base, there’s no contest. Harry Potter is unquestionably the better series, and J.K. Rowling is absolutely the better writer.
okay somewhere near the top harrypotterfreak! said that the Twilight movie sucked……but the books don’t…not at all, the movie was kinda bad I admit but the books aren’t bad
the movie just made them look bad
they are way better than it makes them look like
trust me I am a MAJOR twilight fan
i even have a whole thing written up explaining how much i love twilight:
I am a HUGE fan of the Twilight saga. I am obsessed with the books and movie. They are the best books of all time and Stephenie Meyer is my idol. I basically stalk twilight 24/7. I’m either thinking about it in any way(including imagining scenarios for the next book and imagining I am a Cullen or a werewolf), talking about it(I’m always quoting), reading the books of course, reading fanfiction online_ i’m hooked and i do this most of my time) or just stalking it online and reading about gossip on the actors that play them in the movie or just about the books in general(I am always screaming from excitement when i find new info.) CAN’T WAIT FOR MIDNIGHT SUN!!! But i also heard she might not publish it(I don’t have enough room to write why she might not)
Ask me any Q about Twilight and I will give you an elaborate answer that is most likely correct.
Don’t worry I also have a life…it just revolves around Twilight a lot.:D
okay so i guess the reason that i wrote this is basically don’t judge a book by its cover….or in this case dont judge a book by its movie:D
i have read both books.
and i prefer harry potter and I always will. Simply because it has a better storyline, realistic characters and good morals to teach. Twilight is just something I would read to fill in the gaps. I wouldn’t sacrifice my working days for it. Whereas, for harry, I skipped college. Period! And why can’t twilighters come up with better arguments than “Vampires rock!” or “edward cullens is hotter than harry” or something equally idiotic? And I would vote for harry as a far better role model than the idiotic bella any day.
For those of you who like vampire’s or just anyone, I suggest that you read the Anita Blake series, The first 5 books are great.
I have read both. It just depends on your preference I like the twighlight Saga a MILLION times better…but I love Romance. Harry Potter doesn’t give you much of that. I think the reason people are arguing that Harry Potter is better only think that because they were expecting action more than romance…but thats just too bad because twilight is an ammmmazing Saga. And anyone who likes to dream and likes romance would like it. But seriously people your making a grown man read a romance novel vs. an action novel and taking their advice on which is better. Read them both and decide for yourself. And MOSTLY the people that read DID NOT like twilight only didn’t like it because they were expecting something more like Harry Potter…but they are COMPLETELY different, and for those who trash the Twighlight Saga are just letting their own personal “I’m a wizard!” fantasy get the best of them. If you plan on reading Twilight because you like Harry Potter, you should be informed, it’s not in any way alike, besides the fact that they both have “mystical creatures.” Yes, Harry Potter has good morals, and if your looking for an apropriate series with good morals and good schemes for your kids (or yourself) to read then Harry is a good choice. But if you are a young dreaming adult or teen who wants a good, passionate, love story that is in my opinion, just as good as the classics, then the twilight Saga is for you. This book also lets people dream, Bella is average, brown hair and brown eyes, clumsy, and yet Edward loves her with irrevocable passion…it’s adorable truly. And it is just as well written as Harry Potter in my opinion…just more based on romance.
For those of you who think Twilight doesn’t have a good moral, you are clearly missing the point of the books, its not about her leaving everyone…if you actually read (and comprehended) it you would know. It’s a love story. Take Romeo and Juliet for example, you could say it was about lying to your parents and sneaking around. CLEARLY MISSING THE POINT. I guess you have to feel like somewhat of a romantic to understand it, and if you arn’t and read this book and didn’t like it I am sorry for you. But if you really read-and listened-to what the book was saying you would know it is about Edward’s and Bella’s love and how amazingly irrevocable it is. I recomend it to any one who likes romance. It is an amazing book.
TWILIGHT
It was addicting. The fist time I read Harry Potter I couldn’t even finish it…ugh boringggggg, mostly becuase I really didn’y give a crap haha, I know that sounds mean and in time, the books grew on me. But I am just saying, for romantics, or people who like stories such as Wuthering Heights or Romeo and Juliet, with a twist of fantasy and modern time will adore the twilight series.
I prefer twilight. I like love stories.
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
u people are so BIASED! Yes, HP has good vocabulary but Twilight is an adorable love story that so many young adults (girls mostly) would go gaga over. I dont know maby it’s just where I live. It’s rainy here, almost everyone can relate to Bella in some way and people are so obsessed they have STOLEN POSTERS FROM MOVIE THEATERS!!!! I lvoe the series it’s great
I never enjoyed reading so much, I never even knew I honestly LIKED this type of book. But I do and now I love it. It has inspired me to read wuthering heights and other romance novels. Thanks 
I LOVE TWILIGHT!!!!!!! LET A GIRL DREAM!!!!!!!!!!
Twilight…some people don’t like love stories big whoop don’t say bad things about a good book. It is amazing and the first I have read that is addicting. Just give twilight fans a break…I am sure if you were in their situations you would like that book better two.
TWILIGHT! captivating!
i love it. If you are like me so will you
The fact that most of us can relate to Bella in some way is great. I love Twilight
Yes, JK Rowling is a great author, I prefer Twilight myself though, but I’m different i guess haha. Harry Potter has a good moral, but I like Twilight so please stop trashing it for all the people who do that. But we all have different opinions and tastes so does it even matter what one person prefers to another? no. we are different and unique and we all have different tastes so natuarally we all have different opinions. ok, I think I’m done commenting but the point is just read what you enjoy and try not to judge others for their enjoyments.
I think we are UNIQUE AND we SHOULD READ WHAT MAKES US HAPPY!!!! for me that is romance, so natuaraly i chose Twilight, for many though it’s fantasy and that is totally fine.
but we are comparing romance to fantasy…it’s nothing that should get to personal so nobody should get too offended haha. ok I have commented a few times now…Im done.
I seriously have nothing AGAINST Twilight, I’m just saying that Harry Potter is better written, has more interesting characters, and each book really connects. I see Harry Potter as a series (an AMAZING series) while I see the Twilight saga as individual books. They don’t really relate to each other. J.K. Rowling puts in tons of clues in each Harry Potter book, though, and she makes causes debates that will stay forever. I will always remember the
IS SNAPE GOOD OR EVIL debacle.
Plus, I think Harry Potter will last forever. Look how long its lasted and there are still about eighty people on this site that are in love with it (including me:)). Twilight is just a phase, Harry Potter is the REAL thing.
GO HP!!!!!!!!!
I Think Twilight Is So much Better Than Harry Potter Iv Read All Of The Harry Potter Books And Twilight Books and Twilight Is So Much Better. But If I Had to Choose Between The Films Harry Potter Is bETTER.
uh huh! twilight and morals? what morals? it is mills and boons with vampires and werewolves. and the girl lies, cheats, manipulates, confuses for the sake of her obsession. i think the one thing i can’t forgive meyer for is the fact that she seems to mar bella’s character as the book progresses. at first, she is this funny, independent type but soon, she becomes whiny, obsessed with physical beauty and she loses her self-esteem at an alarming rate. her self-identity is totally destroyed by the end of the second book.somethimes, the book merely seems to be a mere celebration of physical beauty (and may i point out, “white” beauty at that).meyer keeps on harping about the physical beauty of the vampires so much you want to puke!
uh huh! twilight and morals? what morals? it is mills and boons with vampires and werewolves. and the girl lies, cheats, manipulates, confuses for the sake of her obsession. i think the one thing i can\’t forgive meyer for is the fact that she seems to mar bella\’s character as the book progresses. at first, she is this funny, independent type but soon, she becomes whiny, obsessed with physical beauty and she loses her self-esteem at an alarming rate. her self-identity is totally destroyed by the end of the second book.somethimes, the book merely seems to be a mere celebration of physical beauty (and may i point out, \”white\” beauty at that).meyer keeps on harping about the physical beauty of the vampires so much you want to puke!
wow i agreed a lot with you twisted lover about the fact that there wasnt really any loss in twilight. the “climax” really didnt function well because there was so much leading up to it with bella preparing to fight and everything, and honestly nothing excited happened,they talked it out.plus its theme was terrible, i mean bella had to keep secrets from her family, loose friends, all for one guy. does SM really want girls to be like that? the harry potter series is probably one of the best series ever writen.
i love love hp i abesolutely can’t believe that JKR imagnation brought such novels to life. There is no competetion between the two really you don’t have to hate one to love the other. They both hold there own. I love how Twilight is a romance novel well novels unlike any other the love you can’t help but being sucked into ..the one thing though that i defintely can say about twilight were the can’t compete with hp is the movies cause what the hell is with put all this stuff that’s not even in the book taking up shape in the movie when the could portray there love alot better sometimes it looks to intense if you haven’t read the book you wouldn’t really understan anything. like he a weirdo watching her everywhere she goes like a stocker. hp movie kick butt i mean wow you just see the world of JKR brought to live on the screen . lol fan of both ….love them or hate them they sure or a fun topic.
It’s me again. I just wanted to clarify that I really don’t have all that much against Twilight. In my last post I think I came on too strongly and it wasn’t obvious that while I believe Twilight is… primitive and sloppy in it’s writing, it has a compelling storyline that I quite enjoy. I am in favor of any book that can promote reading on such a large scale… Without Twilight, many teens would never have found an interest in reading. So we should all stop putting these books down and start promoting them, no matter how silly or trivial you may think they are. We bookworms need to promote reading of all kinds, not discourage it.
Peace everyone. Trust me, Twilight and Harry Potter fans can coexist peacefully- I see it everday at my lunch table. Lol.
It us by personal belief that Harry Potter is the better read compared to Twilight, but I would recommend Twilight in a heartbeat to most anyone simply because it promotes reading. So, guys, stop arguing (although I know you won’t) and get out there and bring the joys of reading up instead of dragging it down. There should be no argumet here. We don’t need to be involved in what others choose to read. So!
PS: Sorry for all the typos. I’m not used to typing on my Itouch.
J.K.Rowling is great but i love the twilight series and therefore, im gonna go with stephanie meyer… but in no way am i saying that she is better that J.K… I just prefer her books…
Twilight was possibly the worst book I’ve ever read. What was with all the adjectives and adverbs. It wasn’t subtle, it had virtually no plot, the characters were vain, selfish, creepy and completely unbelievable. It seems to me Meyer got lucky, and is now selling out because of it. Come on, she was going to REWRITE Twilight from Edward’s perspective. That’s just lazy!
Twilight was a waste of time and money, and I feel dumber for reading them. Harry Potter, on the other hand, was a well written piece of writing. I’m not going to say it’s the best written book ever, but it is up there with the greats. Unlike Twilight, which is just bad and lazy writing.
Two thumbs down for Twilight.
Hi bells
“The fact that most of us can relate to Bella in some way is great.”
Erm….which way can you exactly relate to Bella? By being madly in love with a vampire then sort of with the werewolf as well but not in the same way? Or by being self-obsessed, selfish, jealous, liar and so on?
I honestly DO NOT se how most of us can relae to Bella.
There is no question, Harry potter beats twilight by a mile!!!
Stephanie Meyer makes it sound like everyone has to be perfect! “All the vamps. were flawless.” Puh-leez! reading it made me wanna BARF!!!
PS: I hate Bella sooooo much!
i do not care for twilight. It is going to die out very quickly.I mean come on, Bella falls in love with a vampire , ditches friends and family, the end . There is no moral to that.Harry Potter is a beautiful work of art.Really , you know what’s going to happen in the 4 twilight book by reading the 2 one. Twilight has no plot and ,is in my opinion,not very good to have children read due to the moral of ditching your friends and family for a guy.Harry Potter is about loyalty to your friend.I would really like to see twilight fans put up an actual fight, giving reason why twilight is better then Harry Potter.Twilight fans want a battle, Harry Potter fans will give them a war.
to i love twilight harry potter sux .i take that very offencive when you say harry potter fans should die .Mabey you should write again when you can find 1 good reason why harry potter is a bad book .
There is no question about it. Harry Potter
Boy who lived vs. Girl who fell in love?
Seriously. Harry Potter is real literature, not Twilight.
Harry Potter, obviously. They’re both very different, but Twilight is so…imaginative, it has a moral, and it’s got a better plot. Twilight, however…
Well, it’s your opinion, seeing as the books are very different. If you’re a 12-15 year old girl who loves romance, then Twilight is obviously better for you.
I think that Harry Potter is WAY better! it just has a better meaning, plot and a more realistic feeling and it has better charaters!
wow, it’s been really fun reading these comments. what’s even funnier is that most of the people who are Harry Potter fans tend to have better claim and longer descriptions on why the series is better. the Twilight people are just, shall i say it, not very persuasive and repeating the same thing over and over again. EX – harry potter sucks, twilight is the best…. end.
I didnt get into HP at all. The whole thing was just very childish for me. But, Twilight has a romantic, dark, mysterious,etc.. side. The characters were awesome; great pics for the cast. I love when a book/movie can combine the unreal with real feelings and pull it off. I am 29 and loved it.
Harry Potter is filled with complex characters who develop and mature. Twilight has Bella Swan, who has three character traits at best. JK Rowling knows how to captivate an audience. Stephenie Meyer can only bore them to tears. JK Rowling got better at writing as she went along. Breaking Dawn set a new low for literature everywhere. Need I go on?
Both Harry Potter and Twilight are ‘pop culture phenomenons’, but the writing styles, characters, and plots are different. Cultural influences from each individual author also effect the style of the books. Harry Potter was geared at a younger age group initially, but caught on with almost every age group. I think it is true that the Twilight series is more popular with females, because its first novel was, in essence, a love story.
I read both the twilight and the hp books. I will read the harry potter books anyday, because they are so interesting and imaginative . The twilight book is like yeah here we go again once you read chapter two of the 1st book you whats going to happen in the end. The last harry potter book was full of suspense on who was going to die. In the last book of the twilight saga : we know that neither bella or edward is going to die. BTW edward cullen has no weakness what author will invent a charactor like his there is no flass and the charactors dont chang just The same old stipid crap………
I heard there making a video game for twilight , but my question is how can they.Twilight has no action to it.It is all boring love.I don’t see that making the best video game list.Bella falls in love , the end.You cant make a game out of that let alone a book.
I have yet to hear a DECENT argument in preference of Twilight. Most of the fans are either obsessed with the gushy romance and Edward Cullen/Robert Pattison. Also, they seem unable to come up with anything bad about Harry Potter besides something along the lines of it ’sucking’, which is not a valid argument. They are also on the whole much ruder about the people that don’t agree with them.
It seems to me that Harry Potter fans actually have more than one brain cell and are capable of formulating a reasonable argument in favour of their preferred series.
I did like the Twilight series, but it hasn’t had the same impact as the Harry Potter books and rightly so. J K Rowling can create realistic characters, an interesting plot line and really get your emotions into the story. Stephanie Meyer can write a smut-filled fanfiction about the adventures of Mary Sue and her imortal sparkly vampires.
There is a big difference.
This whole argument has been blown way out of proportion, the two series are totally different and can’t be compared.
To all the people who thinks saying ‘harry potter sucks’ or ‘harry potter kicks ass’ is an argument? GROW UP!
I have read both series and personally prefer Harry Potter. Don’t get me wrong, I love Twilight, it’s an amazing book, it just depends what genre you like to read.
I do agree that Harry Potter has more depth and better morals that twilight but does everything have to have a moral? Surely no one could truly believe it’s normal to be like a zombie because a boyfriend left?
Both series are amazing but shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
The two series are different so it is hard to compare them. However since they are both series being turned into movies and involve the supernatural people are comparing them.
I have read both books, Harry Potter is a long-term favoirtite of mine I’ve grown with Harry. While Twilight has won a special place in my heart, I found I loved the first book but I felt as if I had lost Bella by the time she turned into a vampire.
One thing you can compare though is the authors style of writing. J.K Rowling is a genius with all the complex, and you would have to be amazing to write like that for seven books and still keep readers guessing and then surprizing them completely (Snape). While Stephanie Meyer’s writing is more straightfoward, and to the point, you can almost guess whats going to happen. Yet Meyer writes through Bella’s thoughts, so I guess she can’t be as complex (and brilliant) as J.K Rowling.
Edward annoyed me abit, but both Harry and Bella have a special place in my heart/
i am a huge fan of harry potter!! but i have also read the twilight series and loved it!!! it is very hard to compare the writing style of both jk and meyer because they are very different writers. i refused to read twilight in the beginning becaus eof all the hype but i did and i loved. all i gotta say is if you love fantasy and magic and is a little bit of a suker for romance why not embrace that and read twilight! it was an awesome read. i am still a loyal Harry Potter fan but i have just added twilight to my collection of great books
hey jeremy, hp is NOT about vampires.
I am trapped in room full of twilight lovers and they read those books like there is no to marrow!they have dreams of marring Edward and have gotten twilight movies and actually wrote down all of the lines to that stupid movie.Its gotten so far out hand that they have gotten in trouble at school for reading those books instead of doing school work.Me and my friends agree that it is idiotic to let it get that far out hand.we also agree the adventures of Harry potter is better then a Bella in twilight who has a child at the age of 17.
I read all harry potter books but just the first twilight book. i have read hp by the age at six or seven and still sfter 8 years i cant let go of it. i have read twilight one year age with high expectations which some of my friends gave me, but twwilight did not answer them. i got bored cause 3/4 of the book nothing happen except bella’s thought of edward . i dont wanna say that twilight is a bad book its not written too badly but that storyline is so mainstream but it could spark a lot of people though. thats just because girls in teenage wanna feel like bella aswell find mr.perfect and break rules with him. BUT whatis that for a moral leving everything for a guy and having a child with him at the age of 17 ?
Harry Potter on the other hand is just fascinaing and makes u believe every single word JK has written and even though we all know its unlikely that something like magic exists i woudnt deny it. actually this idea grapped me. the characters are so distinct,realistic and convincing. u get the feeling of knowing them personally. Its like JK had created a completely new but such a realistic word like ours but still totally different just FASCINATING! another thing is that even though hp has one aim the books are always new surprising and very good connected toc each other. an other thing is that u dont know what will happen especially in the 7th book JK turned the tables ( u could see there the connection to the 1st book very well )
me as a huge hp fan would never compare hp with twilight not because it a bad book or something its just completly different. i dunno why twilight fans wanna compare these two books just drop it its none sense. you can’t compare them in an objective way.
As far i can see HP is the best book ever made and it always will be !!
Harry Potter is soo much better than twilight. Twilight is popular right now because its new, besides twilight only attracts younger teenage girls. When HP attracts men and women boys and girls, unlike twilight who only attracts one gender and one age group. When people try to compare twilight to HP its ridiculous. HP has been around since 1997, which means that Stephanie Meiyer only copied JK Rowling. And the names of the twilight sequals u could never tell by the names of them that they were connected to it, when its obvious in the HP series.
In the end, Harry could beat Edward with the Killing Curse, all Edward has is a bite to the neck. And theres vampires in the Wiziding World and they keep THEM under control.
Harry Potter all the, i love the books,
there soo funny sometimes, and Mysterious n Magical ! and tbh i only think girls love Twatlight cause of Robert Pattinson, i mean i like him in HP, but NOT IN TWATLIGHT lol
LoveYouHarryPotterandJ.K Rowling (L)
Go JK and her Magical world ♥ xx
Dear Kelsey, or i think thats your name
HP has got waay better and fitter charactors init, like… Tom Felton ( Draco Malfoy ) and Harry himself !
Ronald is quite kewl,
but Jasper whatever his friggin’ name is, well not, he’s ugly so is Edward in twatlight
I think that the majority agrees that although Twilight was not terrible, Harry Potter is wayyyyy better and Twilight is not better than it.
I saw a poll on the internet and it was Harry Potter vs. twilight and that poll along with several other polls selected Harry Potter over twilight.75% wanted Harry Potter while the other 25% wanted twilight (these polls were world wide).I also counted the votes on this site. twilight has 46 votes.For both the votes have 16 and for harry potter it has the votes of 87.(when i tallied the votes i did not count people who wrote more then once including myself)
I didn’t read all of the comments on this page, so someone may have already noted this, but from I read it was apparent that those who preferred Harry Potter had real, well thought out reasons, while those preferring Twilight had no logical reason to prefer it and only could say ‘Twilight Is So much Better Than Harry Potter.’ Coincidence or not?
Twilight and Harry Potter are both entertaining, yes, but shallow amusement is as far as Twilight will take you. Harry Potter is real literature with real characters, plot line, and emotions.
for me twilight and harry potter both made a mark on the fans , audience , and also the book readers. Both books have very good authors . In the movie harry potter in the movie gives good animation , effects and introduces amazing fictional characters every movie like the centaurs etc. In twilight it offers a great and unique story love and romance but the characters give a great flavor on it like the vampires and the werewolves. Both are great and in any way when you start watching the movie you cant help but anticipate and wait for the next sequel ,
Harry Potter wins big time!!!!!!!!!!
BTW Twighlight has nothing interesting until chapter 17
Twighlight sucks!
hey
i read both harry potter and twilight and fell in love with them both. However i have to agree harry potter will always be around ( i make sure my kids read them) and like many people above said harry potter is deeper and you can re read the books and still love it.
With twilight i did feel as if i could skip 100 pages and still catch on what was happening but i did love it. I felt that it was different and i admit i loved the love story of bella and edward but everyone new they would always be together, also i though it breaking dawn alice or someone was going to die and no one did. A bit boring but still i loved it. However my heart will always be with harry, ron and hermione because i grew up with them and i thought i was hermione and went to hogwarts and i believe that proves what a good book it is.
So in the end it comes down to what YOU prefere and i love them both but im with harry and like othere feel like these to sets of amazing books should not be compared but i no they will be.
So its harry for me but it will be Edward for others and people need to except that on boths sides. Everyone has different thoughts and that okay. However i do believe very much so that jkr is a much better writter and always will be than sm.
harry potter is for me though.
it is not cool
i like him now
I have to agree with ‘I love them both!’, JK Rowling shows great talent when it comes to writing novels, the imagination and storyline’s are fantastic and includes morals, which may or may not be noticed by readers or not. Whereas, after reading Twilight and other books in the saga many times, I do not believe that there are any morals – a young girl comes to a school trying to make friends but appears to immediately make herself unpopular by being cold and distant, although I do understand that this is part of the mystery of the novel and I applaud Stephanie Meyer for that creativity. As for ‘i h8 hp’, I doubt people read these novels to be ‘cool’, but for the entertainment and magic that these fantasies can bring into our lives – I would recommend you read them. In conclusion, Twilight is a fantastic imaginative story but Harry is the true original and I’m sure will be a classic read for many future generations.
yes i totally agree with’number1fan’that jkr books will be classic books for generations to come. While i also have to raise a point with ‘i h8 hp’ how can you one second think its all ‘uncool’ then the next you change your mind again i do believe that you have read none of the books and have only commented for the sake of it which i believe is a complete waste of time for people to read. I forgot to write this in my message above but while reading harry potter i lost count times when i cried over the death of any people ie; when dobby died i think no one saw that coming and it shocked me snd i havent read a book where i have cried my eyes out over a death of a elf or any person in that fact. Overall i do find harry potter a much better read and have told many a people to read it and people in there 20s and 30s have told me how much they were shocked at how they enjoyed it so muchand i think that a book that was meant to be for young people have been read by people of all ages alike.
harry potter forever!!!
why do ppl even compare the 2! They are nothing alike. Twilight is Twilight and Harry Potter is Harry Potter. of course the books will be completly diffrent and have not have the same conflict. They r made but 2 diffrent ppl who have completly diffrent minds and ways of writing! Nothing will be the same with the two! STOP COMPARING THEM!
if u dont like harry potter then keep ur comments to urself! same goes if u dont like harry potter.
ok ready im gonna be like everyone else and start complaining.
OMG Harry Potter is GAYYYYY!! Twilight beats is all the way Wizards r dumb and theres nopoint to it. at least in Twilight theres a point! Its called Forbidin Love!!! duhhhhhh!
Twilight all the way!
annoying isnt it?
if it is then SHUT UP and STOP COMPARING THEM!
HARRY POTTER ALL THE WAY YOU ARE GOING TO BEAT TWLIGHT ANY WAY
SO TWLIGHT FANS MOVE AWAY AND NOW HARRY DONT LET THIS TWLIGHT BLOW YOU AWAY HARRY YOU ARE GOING TO SHINE ANYWAY HARRY HARRY HARRY.
Seriously this is not even a comparison. I believe the Twilight series has sold about 6.6 million copies total and the first Harry Potter alone has sold around 120 million with the total series around 400 million plus. By the way, Twilight books got famous from the movie and Harry Potter got famous from the book. So which is better? it didn’t take a movie to get fans for Harry Potter. The comparison here is none. Twilight is simply a mediocre story about vampires mixed with a teen girl type love story. Just hearing people compare these two makes me laugh.
I am not inclined into reading books until the first installment in the Harry Potter Series was published. I used to hate books before, really! But J.K. Rowling is one phenomenal Author that you just can’t resist reading until the very last pages of the books. The story is very detailed; you can vividly imagine each and every scene. I have all the books, by the way, and it is so wonderful to have these work collections passed to my future children. I have read Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, and the books are good. But, no offense Twilight fans, Harry Potter is far better. The books in the Harry Potter Series are greatly loved and will always be.
I am not inclined into reading books until the first installment in the Harry Potter Series was published. I used to hate books before, really! But J.K. Rowling is one phenomenal Author that you just can’t resist reading until the very last pages of the books. The story is very detailed; you can vividly imagine each and every scene. I have all the books, by the way, and it is so wonderful to have these work collections passed to my future children. I have read Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, and the books are good. But, no offense Twilight fans, Harry Potter is far better. The books in the Harry Potter Series are greatly loved and will always be.
I am not inclined into reading books until the first installment in the Harry Potter Series was published. I used to hate books before, really! But J.K. Rowling is one phenomenal Author that you just can’t resist reading until the very last pages of the books. The story is very detailed; you can vividly imagine each and every scene. I have all the books, by the way, and it is so wonderful to have these work collections passed to my future children. I have read Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, and the books are good. But, no offense Twilight fans, Harry Potter is far better. The books in the Harry Potter Series are greatly loved and will always be.
Harry Potter totally beats Twilight! I have read both series. Twilight is for people who don’t have a life. They live on romantic stories. It is sickening.Also Twilight is a quick easy read. J.K. Rowling is a much better author than Stephenie Meyer. I LOVE HARRY POTTER!
It’s me again…
For LoyalFan, Harry Potter 4 evah 111, and TwistedLover: Excellent point! I love your opinions and I love you guys for that! =)
For Shanna: Not to be rude or anything, but honestly, you think Twilight beats Harry Potter because of what you call Forbidden Love? Crap! Sorry, but I think that’s stupid; and I think your way too crazy over Twilight. LOL!
For Jane Volturi: Harry Potter is weak and isn’t perfect? I think JKR’s imagination is brilliant! No need for a proof for that! But if you want one, think of this: Quidditch alone is a superb creation and Twilight’s baseball game (which is a very well-known and just a common game in the real world) would never beat that.
Furthermore, JKR did not only create a perfect world of fantasy and magic, she also injected good morals and values in her series. And for this, I would strongly recommend Harry Potter over Twilight.
Once again, no offense meant to you, Twilight fans. These are just my opinions and I am not asking or forcing you to agree with me; and you can go ahead and give me thumbs down if you want. Twilight is good as I’ve commented on my previous posts. I’m telling this because I have read them. Yet, Twilight will never be as good as Harry Potter.
Later…
And just one thing I’ve noticed…
I mean, not all; but some of the Twilight fans like the series because of this…
“OMG! Edward is so hot!”
LOL!
Then, I think these fans are not after the books after all. They’re just after Edward.
Harry Potter.
And, to the people who have been saying ‘omg twilight rules!!!!1! harry potter is gay!!!1!’ please kindly remove yourselves from the gene pool.
I’ve read both, and obsessed over both. HP was my first obsession and Twilight was the 2nd or 3rd. (Now, I obsess over BtVS, hah!) and realise both have mistakes. Twilight has a lot more, though!
for those extreme twilight fans out there that just said to stop commenting… this is a discussion, that’s what we are supposed to do. Also, if you still think that twilight is a better book than harry potter, you probably have not read them both. Harry Potter brought in much more money than twilight, proof. If you don’t believe me, look at this article about the harry potter movies(i don’t think we need proof about the books, seeing as there are already like 100 comments saying the same thing) http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/by-the-numbers-harry-potter.html
Harry Potter. I haven’t started reading Harry Potter, but I will. I read 2 pages of Twilight and Harry Potter HAS to be better than TWILIGHT!!!I have to finish Twilight before I read Harry Potter. TWILIGHT IS SO BORING!!!
TWLIGHT FANS GIVE IT UP HARRY POTTER IS WAY BETTER ANYWAY TWLIGHT HAS NO CHANCE AGAINST HARRY POTTER HARRY IS MUCH BETTER SO JUST GET OVER IT.
Quidditcher
“I mean, not all; but some of the Twilight fans like the series because of this…”
Trust Me, About 99% of them like it BECAUSE of Edward which is why they are always going harry potter will nwver beat edward becase edward is better looking.
WHO CARES??!
HP beats TWilight anyday.
=]: Yeah, Harry Potter all the way!
I read both books. Although i choose the harry potter books as much more interesting. Twilight is not a fantasy so it can never be compared to harry potter. It is basically a love story written in a boring town .Half the book is how beautiful edward looks.The bokk won’t be so thick without that. I tkink bella is a sterotypicall girl who is lazy and boring and needs her boyriend with her all the time. If someone was that clumsy he wouldn’t live till he’s 17 years old. BTW twilight ruined vamps because they were cool without any emotions to humans. She turned them all EMOS for her own good.hARRY POTTER DOSEN’T DESERVE TO BE IN THE SAME LINE AS TWILIGHT . jk. ROWLING MADE 400.000.000 WITH 7 BOOKS AND MEYER DID 4 BOOKS WITH 42.000.000. Do the math.
……….tWILIGHT IS NOTHIG BUT A ROMANCE NOVEL FOR PEOPLW WHO WATCH OPERA AND DON’T HAVE THEIR MAN OF THEIR DREAMS YET………….
ATTENTION TO ALL HARRY POTTER FANS:
you seriously wont believe the stupidity of this and its bunch of adults discussing it as well.
http://www.bookstove.com/Book-Talk/Why-Was-Harry-Potter-Really-Written.52978
STAND UP FOR HP!
quidditcher you might be interested.
I believe that people shouldn’t fight over what better cuz we have differnet intrests like i’m a huge twilight fan but that doesn’t mean i’m gonna go around dissing HP just because i don’t like to read them and of course I have read the first two books of HP but i really didn’t get that intrested but hey people are diffrent so you people who wrote comments dissing the book you didn’t like, hey we don’t care what you think as long as you like the one that YOU think is cool.
OMG look what i found:
Thanks for the info. I read the article and I think it’s rubbish.
I will always love JKR’s Harry Potter Series and will still recommend it for reading. Why?
The series is not enticing young people into witch craft. It’s not even written to indoctrinate unsuspecting young people into the practices of paganism. JKR, through her writings, the true meaning of bravery, friendship, and love was admonished. I strongly agree that wisdom begins with knowledge. Readers of the series, I believe, will gain not only knowledge but good morals and values as well. And yes, it’s true that ignorance is what makes people blind — The one who wrote the article is not cognizant, I suppose, of the Harry Potter Series and it is for this resaon he or she is unable to see the excellence of JKR.
Now, to all the fans of JKR and her work, let’s stand up for HARRY POTTER! =)
GO HARRY GO YOU ARE THE MAN YOU ROCK YOU YOU REAL KNOCK MY SOCKS OFF HARRY POTTER IS NUMBER 1 HIP HIP HER RAY. JKR IS THE BEST WRIGHTER IN THE WORLD yes yes yes OH YES.
WANDS OUT
Twilight and harry potter are completly defferent things but TWILIGHT is much better than harry potter. I used to love harry potter but im obsessed with TWILIGHT
once again this shows that twilighters cant put up a good fight as you can see by the comment above.
HARRY POTTER IS KING TO TWILIGHT! and video gamer and everyone else that says prety much the same thing have a point.
Harry Potter is hotter then Edward Harry Potter is my hero I love him he is to hot for me Daniel Radcliffe is the best actor in the world. I am going to watch Harry Potter. Harry Potter RULES.
Honestly, I like them both. I’m really into romance, but I like fantasy as well. People think that Harry Potter is all about wizards and witches but that’s really not true.
“The series is not enticing young people into witch craft. It’s not even written to indoctrinate unsuspecting young people into the practices of paganism. JKR, through her writings, the true meaning of bravery, friendship, and love was admonished.”
I think twilight is good as well. It’s a perfect romance story. I don’t even think you can compare them though. They are two completely different types of novels.
Isn’t it weird how all of the twilight fans just say “edward’s hot” or “hp sucks” whereas hp fans give real reasons as to why hp is infinitely better. Why? Because there is no defense for the suckiness of twilight.
alll im saying is harry potter made daniel radcliffe famous but robort pattison made edward cullen famous …… in my eyes that kind of proves the whole point doesnt it about whats the better book???????
I love Harry Potter and now I love Twilight. I don’t see why people have to compare the two, I certainly don’t want to. They’re totally different stories. I’m obsessed by both what can I say I must have an addictive personality!:) Breaking Dawn is a little far fetched I admit but its FICTION, y’know, make believe? Also I love the number 1 comment, it’s so harsh! Hee hee.
I do realise by the way that its all fiction and that wizards and vampires don’t exist. I’m not that much of a weirdo.
people are probably such un loyal fans because they judge books on how hot the movie characters are so this is probably why twilighters can’t put up a good fight (a good fight deos not include “i use to love harry potter but now i love twilight” or “people should not compare the two books.”).
Omg I have a few things to say
1) I am a huge fan of both books but HP is FAR better than twilight. My dad started reading me the HP books when I was 5. I scrambled to get the last book and totally enjoyed it. My point? HP can be enjoyed at all ages.
2) Twilight’s cool, as a romance book(and as soly that, I love it) but when it gets down to it the writing’s not that great, and the morals are all screwed up. I mean really!
3)I have not seen 1 good argument in Twilight’s favor. All they are, are just a bunch of mad teens cussing out fans of HP. I love twilight and all, but HP is SO MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!
i love both series…but i think harry potter is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better i know all the movies by heart! AND I LOVE TWILIGHT, BUT THE MOVIE sucked..NOT ENUFF DETAIL AT ALL..but there both really good…if you think about it you cant really compare them
HARRY POTTER! it so owns tiwlight. twilight is about 2 stupid vampires falling i love! What is so interesting about that? harry potter has an actual meaning. JKR has an actual imagination get that twilight readers imagination!!
twilight vs. harry potter. wow. you people are not trying to compare the 2. twilight may have some real competition with the soap opera magazines, possibly the obituaries. yeah, twilight is o match for harry potter.
You hit it pretty close there nimbus; the only thing I’ve read that is even close to Twilight is Penthouse Letters. Although Twilight is certainly unique in it’s glorification of sex with a 7 year old.
I first read harry potter when I was 7 years old. Now I am 14 and it is still my favourite book. Everyone tells me that when I grow up it won’t be like that but I know that I will like harry until the day when I will be a white-haired old woman!!! Harry changed my life forever. There’s no doubt that I prefer it instead of the twilight (which I’ve also read but in my opinion it’s just a book nothing more)!!! I am sure that the majority of you who tell that hp is nothing in comparison the “amazing twilight” haven’t even read hp!!! or you aren’t mature enough to comprehend all those intelligent things in the hp series!!!
What I like the most about hp and JKR is that the books are always changing. I mean, no one stays the same. All the characters become more and more mature in its book. They also represent different types of characters of real life!!! Also in my opinion everyone can relate with one character in the book.
You can learn a lot of things by reading hp ex. “Anything is possible if you have got enough nerve!” we don’t learn nothing like that in the twilight!!!
It is unbelievable how JKR created this magical world mixing in the same time our modern way of life. Everything we live today exists in the books ex. war and peace, the good against the evil, loyalty, friendship and above all love!!! Not in the way which is told in the twilight but in a more superior way. For example we see Snape whose love for lily wins his hate for James!!! Isn’t it amazing?!?
This is my opinion and I don’t care if other people don’t like hp. But I would advise you to read hp before telling that it is a whole stupidity!!! For me it will be forever in the top of all the books ever written!!!! JKR brought a change in my life and she is probably the best writer I’ve ever known!!!
Go HARRY!!!
My favourite book was Eragon for more than 4 years. And when I first took twilight in my hands I never thought that this was gonna change. But now I believe that twilight is the best book I have ever read!!!!!!!! HP is saying the same story with 1.000.000
more books!!! It talks about a boy that can’t even tie his shoe lases without have his friends telling him that he can achieve this goal!!!!!!!!!!! I believe that twilight has sth that takes the reader into the story. Stephenie Meyer is the writer that slowly replaces JKR and nothing can change that!!!!!!!!!
twilight -4- ever!!!!!!!!!!!
My favourite book is harry potter.Twilight cannot change my opinion, Edward dies……….Harry Potter lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey Jane have you ever read a harry potter book before? Any body who’s read a harry potter book and a twilight book and compared them knows twilight is trash compared to harry potter!
Twilight is the best. Although Harry Potter was the first real book I read and it is one of my fav, Twilight is the better book and my favorite. Yeah Twilight!!!!
Um Jane? Are yo sure that we are talking about the same Harry Potter? Have you even read Harry Potter? I highly doubt that you did because you have NO idea what Harry Potter is actually about. If you think that Harry Potter has the same story than I think that Twilight doesn’t even have a story. And I have read both and Twilight is very inferior to Harry Potter. Harry Potter rocks!
how is twilight at all intreasting . All Bella can think about all through the 4 books is how hot Edward is!Can\’t Twilighters see that it\’s a waist of time and money or are they all brainwashed with sparkling vampires and so called \”perfect love\”. I mean come on you can find more love in the Hannah Montanna series then in twilight!!!!
Okay, I’ll admit it, a year of being obsessed with twilight. I had it. I loved it and dreamed about it. Now I look back and I am like, ‘Jeeze, what the hell was wrong with me?’ a whole wasted year, it isn’t good, and it is so badly written, I have admitted that I spent a whole year gushing over how brilliant it is, but then I realised that it wasn’t so good, but I have always loved HArry Potter more than Twilight. ALWAYS!
And the age group reading Twilight, like the thirteen to fourteen year olds are way too young to read that kind of stuff, I should know, I’m one of those who were shocked hen I read it.
Most girls reading it are too young to be reading about that kind of feelings.
Harry Potter isn’t about a guy who spends the whole time thinking how hot a person is, or how they are too normal for him. Twilight is a little girl who falls in love, based entirely on looks, and spends the whole time moaning about how normal she is and how boring sheis and how this supernatural creature is so perfect. It’s boring after a while.
harry potter would win
like twilight was ok but harry potter rocks
they are making a whole new theme park for it in orlando in 2010
so harry potter would win
Harry Potter should not be compared to Twilight.
It is an insult to a fantastic series, and a wonderfully talented author.
Twilight is chick lit, although I do admit that is is entertaining and absorbing. However, when reading the series a second time, I wasn’t interested and I put the book down out of boredom.
I have read Harry Potter countless times and undoubtedly will again, It is an amazing series of books and one that I will give to my children to read. I have grown up with Harry Potter, It has become a frame of reference to my life and a source of release and escape. I turn to Harry Potter when there is nothing else to turn to.
Twilight fans? You’ve got nothing.
even i’m a girl but twilight was all girly with romance
it didn’t have much good parts like harry potter it’s all romantic
harry potter is like the type of book that will never get boring
twilight i am already bored of
i can’t wait till the harry potter theme park in 2010
it’s going to have wands and the uniforms
harry potter is such interesting book
stpheny mayer should not compete with j.k rowling
i don’t know how twilight won best book seris in the nickiloiden kids choice awards
In the end twilight sucks
harry potter rules!!!!!
On a scale from 1 to 10 twilight receives a -10000 and harry potter receives a 10000000000000000
Harry Potter is better than Twilight any day. There’s actually a comment on a Twilight book saying ‘Move over, Harry Potter’ i utterly hate that comment.
Twilight is nowhere near how good Harry Potter is. Twilight was good but now it just sucks. Its so boring and too cliche. Harry Potter is original.
I admit I have got 2 Twilight books and I am hiding them somewhere no one will see it.
When I have children which is about more than 15 years from now, I will recommend the Harry Potter series to them.
HARRY POTTER RULES! TWILIGHT SUCKS AND DOESN’T DESERVE THIS MUCH ATTENTION AND AWARDS.
I think i’ve made my point.
Yes me again and I was just wondering why Twilight fans do like Twilight?
Forbidden love? r u serious? read Romeo and Juliet and thats wat i call forbidden love. Bella n edward are not in love. their in lust. bella lyks edward coz hes hot and edward lyks bella coz she smells good.
Twilight is very ‘original’ yeahh…i belive that.
if you think HP sucks then why do you?
sozzies if i was offfensive ot any1 which im sure i was
I like reading the Twilight books more at the moment but that’s because they’re fairly new, so I haven’t read them as much time as I have the HP series. However, J K Rowling is a much better author, Stephenie Meyer wastes too much time in Bella and Edward telling each other how much they love each other.
“I love you,”
“I love you more,”
“You compare one tree to the entire forest…” ect ect. She wastes pages just repeating herself.
I agree with I love them both. Stephenie Meyer wastes so much pages with
\”I love you,\” \”I love you more\’ thing. Yes they love each other, we GET IT! She ran out of describing words for Edward pretty early in the series, too. She thinks he looks perfect and like a God, we get that too. Her wasting paper just to repeat herself is not very good for the environment.
Harry Potter is very original, unlike twilight. J.K Rowling\’s writing is much better, and she made up loads of places and words. Just like Shakespeare.
Yes, I agree with “I love them both” and “Who prefers TWILIGHT?”. In twilight there are pages and pages describing how beautiful and amazing Edward is. Wake up!!! No one can be soooooooooooooo wonderful!!! But even if someone is it is not realistic!!! I can understand why most girls like it (i am a girl but i don’t) but the only thing that I can say is that they are wasting their time because it will never happen to them!!!
Harry Potter is sooooooooooooooooooooooo far better!!!!!!!!!!!
i think Twilight just became popular because people are looking for another book after HP ended. But will its fame stay after 10 years or so? even if SM added 15 books more? i dont think so. Somebody said HP is a legend and i agree.It opened another world for us (because yes, it’s boring in the muggle world); a world where there are bertie botts every flavor beans, quidditch,house elves, whomping willows, Fidelius charm, Ministry of Magic with toilets for entrance, floo powder, portraits that are alive and a lot more! It’s never boring and each book introduces more of them. (this is a book review right? =)) What did SM create? vampires are old ( know any count dracula??) I can say that Twilight cant satisfy the imagination of people. It’s way too NORMAL. HP has good morals. Please refer to old posts and you’ll know what i’m saying. what i really love about hp is that every major character has interesting backgrounds that are well explained in the story. It kinda gives us a glimpse on other people too, not just harry, ron and hermione. IN twilight, it’s just bella, edward and jacob. (IT’S BORING TO HEAR EDWARD’S PERFECTION OVER AND OVER AGAIN) move on edward cullen fans. There is no such thing as perfection, but if you continue to dream about him, get ready to be disappointed.
RONALD BILIUS WEASLEY is the real thing(yaay!)
P.S. twilight fans, please present decent and logical reasons on why twilight is better than hp. Not becuase of edward, the book’s fame but about the book entirely.
hMmmm….
i think twilight fans couldn’t really defend their book. . .pathetic..
they just liked twilight cause of that sparkling vampire. . .
if they really love that book,then they should make EFFORT. . .
fight back,cowards. . .. .( haha..can’t wait for half blood. .)
hp fans really stood their grounds. . . . .
way to go HP!!
well,sorry twilight fans. . .
IT’S OVER
P.S
i really love how jkr created snape.
he’s a hero…
always…
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GO HARRY POTTER
Everyone has been asking this whos better HP series or Twilight? no one get mad at me in just saying the HP series is way better than twilight.I mean come on if harry poter was just starting to come out we would be screaming for it not twilight lets face it most of us have short attention spands and look for something new when something gets old. like star wars was so the bomb (lol i cant belive i use the word the bomb) but anyway now its star trek that everyone loves its the samething as HP series vs twilight ( btw i love star wars more than star trek) u can say i love old things but i am a fan of new things like there is goin be a new harry potter movie in july (it would have come out earlier but they were afaid of competeion) when i mean competetion i mean twilight. most of the twilight fans like totally dont read the books they usually just watch the movie talk about lazy.that reminded me of the time i had to write a paper on why its imporrtant to read and i totally rocked with it but im getting off topic so anyway this is what im just saying oh and u like twilight make sure u read the book then i might learn to appcetaie ur opion ok byez =)
love HP lover,
Emma
in my last commet i had shared u the truth about HP series vs twilight i forgot to mention if ur a harrypotter lover guesss who be-traded u? Oh also if u like harrry potter and the goblet of fire u won’t anymore cuz cedric diggory plays edward! =[]! TRADER! no wonder jkr made him die im like so totally tipped off! he was so mad at harry for being so good and cool that he be- traded his only friends then found a gf (girl friend ) GOD! WHAT’S WRONG WITH EDWARD im not really a hater but seriously oh and i know this is a disapointment for twilight lovers that u got ur star ur dream guy from harry potter so HA! in ur face! SO IM JUST SAYING WITHOUT HARRY POTTER U WOULDNT HAVE GOTTEN UR STAR SO IF U THINK HARRY POTTER IS FOR LOSERS WELL THINK AGIAN UR LOVER BOY IS A LOSER HA! ok no more caps unless i feel like it but just 2 tell u most of the time i didnt know that i had caps on .so just a onther commet from emma
from HP series lover ,
EMMA! =]
LOL! Emma you are so right. I agree with you 100%! Your last comment was really a smack in the face to twilight!
Thank u for supporting my cause to spread the love of harry potter every where and let the soul of twilight die. i mean come on twilight has fans that only watch the moves but un like us harry potter lovers we actaully read the book man harry potter movies rock and does the books!
from a HP series lover,
EMMA
p.s A specail thanks to melony for her support and the whole first sentecnce was to u ! THANKS!
PLEASE stop comparing HP to Twilight. I’m sorry. I know people have their diferent likes and dislikes, and thats why Twilight appeals more to some. But for those of us who actually want ACTION and ADVENTURE, nothing can compare to Harry Potter. I have read all of the Harry Potter books and they have absolutely impacted my life. The only reason I read the first 3 Twilight books was because everyone was talking about them and I was being left out of all these conversations, but really, they’re not all everyone claims them to be. They’re too much of a love story, there’s no action and Jacob is SO irritating! Honestly, only one or two chapters of each book really held suspense. For those of you who are into the whole vampire thing, enjoy it while it lasts. Vampire novels will die out (hopefully), but Harry Potter lives forever! I don’t want to sound mean, but I have just been dying to rant about this for some time now, so here you are. If you’re looking for TRUE literature, turn to HP!
Ginny u r so right. imean they like totally aren’t seeing the true literature. and the fans are totally not supporting thier book i mean without the book there would never have made the movie.here is the step of once twilight fans now haters:
1.they hear about it
2.they go see a movie
3.they say it’s horrible
4.they think reading the book is goin be better
5.they say itz horrible just like the movie
7.finally they become haterz to twilight
and un sure newcomers these r the steps u r sure to make or take whatever but u will do it i sure of it.
HP all the way!!!!
I personally like HP more that twilight because there’s so much more to speculate about. In twilight….there’s only one main theme- Edward & Bella or Bella & Jacob. Even that’s not much. HP is also more world-wide than Twilight. I mean, I live in India and the Twilight movie is not out in theaters yet while the DVD is out in America. HP, on the other hand, comes out the same day as the US/UK release date.
Ppl who think that the Twilight fandom is less popular cuz there r less books r crazy. Who would want to read 7 books of Bella proclaiming her undying love for Edward.
lunnahermione u r so right. i know that in my lastest comment i said ginny was right but who cares anyone who loves harry potter is right.i mean really who would want to read 7 books about how perfect edward and twilight is so lovey dovey. HP has love to but not all the books r about it. so what if harry had a crush on cho he got over it in one book unlike twilight its 7 books of one love. HP has something we can relate to not the wizard part but the part of being an outsider and having friends to help u figh what ever happens in the future. but in the dumb twilight nothing can ever happen not the vampire part but the undying love is so not happing in this age i mean romeo and juilet r the only people who have undying love this twilight thing of love is like not relating to how a teenager feels. i mean like even a girl teenager couldnt feel that way or she might have alot of feelings.
from HP lover
EMMA
my summery on twilight: bella falls in love with a vampire becomes one has a half human half vampire daughter the end
my summery on harry potter:harry is an orphan boy who lives with his wicked aunt and uncle until he discovers he is a wizard and goes to Hogwarts school of wichcraft and wizardry.There he discovers lord Voldemort killed his parents and his mother gave her life for him so that is why Voldemort’s killing curse did not work on him.In the seventh book Harry Ron and Hermione go after horocruxes because that is how Voldemort keeps comming back.They destroy all most all of the horocruxes.Harry learns he is one of the horocruxes voldemort made by accident.Harry sacrifices himself and voldemort kills him (the horocruxe part of him). After that here is a huge battle in Hogwarts and harry kills Voldemort in the end. 16 years latter he marries Ginny and has 3 children of him own.
I did not go into depth with the harry potter thing and all ready , just with a short summery its better then twilight
Emma this summery is for you
OMG!!!!
twilight has way more action than harry potter! and harry potter, you can tell its fake by the zaps and everything.And twilight has more love harry potter. harry potter almost none is that book. and twilight makes sense, you can skip the beginning of the book and still understand it, you cant do that with harry potter. and who in the world uses names like “dumbledore” why don’t they use realistic names, like twilight.
bottom line is twilight beats harry potter by a long shot!!!!!!
how does twilight have more actoin its all about bella sucking on edwards lips . the love in twilight is abusive,if you can skip ts through the book you know it is poorly written ,and as for the names it makes the characters more interesting,stefani myers and her weak mind could never compair to harry potter . like the first comment on this page said twilight should be compared to the “literature” written on public bathroom stall BOTTOM LINE IS TWILIGHT IS THE CANCER TO LITERATURE
OWWW what a punch in the gut to twilight.you are so right.
To: twilight fan #1
Why would anyone want to read the end of the book before reading the beginning. It totally ruins the suspense. If you can understand the end without reading the beginning then that means that the climax is predictable. It’s quite obvious that Edward was going to save Bella in Twilight but who could have suspected Quirrel was the one trying to steal the sorcerer’s stone in the 1st HP book?
Besides…if u skip though the beginning, then it means that it’s boring.
I also think that JKR’s writing style is much more descriptive and enchanting than Stephanie Meyer’s.
Twilight also influences ppl negatively. When my friend started reading the twilight series, her mood was in exact co-relation to Bella’s. She was the most depressing person to be with when she was reading New Moon. When me and my other friend tried to take Breaking Dawn away from her cuz she wasnt studying 4 her exams or talking to us, she became really violent and scary till we gave her the book back.
harry potter is just awesome no comparision twilight waz good but get real they went through all that to save bella edward could have any and he chose bella bad taste harry makes a good choice on marrying ginny the movie iz good it keeps u guessing and its action packed espessilay the half-blooded prince coming july 15
HARRY POTTER DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT HAS CUTE BOYS LIKE HARRY ,RON, AND NEVILLE UN LIKE GAY TWILIGHT WHICH IS ABOUT A GAY VAMPIRE NAMED EDWARD HE WAS GOOD WHILE HE WAS CEDRIC BUT NOW THAT HE IS IN TWILIGHT I THINK HE IS GAY
I ADORE Harry P!! – and ROBERT PATTINSON IS SEXY!!
I am a 15 year old girl and have read both series and what i have to say is this:
Twilight – really addictive / could not put down / exciting / … will never read it more than the first
Harry P- can open it on ANY page and will still find a fabulous, true, funny and profound quote / have read them a million times / character development is unparalleled / it does not just make you happy it challenges you too
therefore HP is better – long-lasting and amazing – Twilight is a fling, HP is a marriage! (but a really sexy marriage)
To Twilight Fan #1 or as i like to call them – Twi Hard.
You have very poor reasons on why Twilight is better than HP.
HP is fake because magic isn’t real. Or did someone forget to tell you that poor Edmund (or whatever u like to call him) isn’t real?
Twilight makes sense because you can skip pages of it and still understand it. That means unlike HP, Twilight’s pages aren’t filled with excitement and the story is dragging. I tried skipping pages on HP and turns out I skipped very important information and had to read over again.
JK Rowling uses names like Dumbledore because they are unusual and make her books original un like Twilight with ordinary names like Isabella, Edmund/Edward, Alice. SMeyer – a bit of creativeness wouldn’t hurt one bit.
Now I know what people mean when they say Twilight fans have poor grammar. I didn’t understand half the things you said and had to understand them by guessing.
Harry Potter is original, exciting, unique, interesting, well thought of and creative.
Twilight is too cliche, dragging, obviously not plotted well, not creative at all and boring, I must say.
Like whatever you want but I’m just saying my points of view and that your points did not make one slightest bit of sense.
G’Day to you all.
Cheers.
From what planet is twilight fan #1???
LOL!
STUPIDEST comment I’ve read here.
Twilight is so amazing(sometimes)!!! I love the third book because Bella choose between Edward and Jacob. I hated to fourth book though. It truly sucked.
Harry Potter though, OMG!!! I absolutely love Harry Potter. I just reread the 7th one in like a day and it was amazing!! Once you start it you can’t put it down until you finish it!!
Harry Potter all the way!! Of Course!! You can’t compare the two.
If you were to compare Harry Potter to Twilight. It would be like a stack of papper to one thin sheet of paper. Which one would you rather have? I choose harry potter(stack of paper).
I know that might sound harsh but… it’s the truth!!! Harry Potter will be a legend but Twilight will fade away in the next couple of years.
HP forever!!!!!!
to twilight fan#1
have you ever read a harry potter book because your comment sounds pretty idiotic write back when you have something intelligent to say
To all the fans of JKR and her work,let’s stand up for HARRY POTTER! WANDS OUT!=)
P.S. ouidditcher came up with this slogon on “why harry potter was really written”oh and i was dont compare in that subject =)
from harry potter lover,
EMMA!=]
So wizards(with the wave of a wand and say “avada kadavra” and poof with green light; whaddaya know, vamps gone)? Or vampires(with a bite will drink blood; doesnt kill wizard rite away)? What will yall say is better?
C, thing is, new seems better, rite? WRONG. An original series is more, well, old-fashioned and has more action. Twilite, with vamps, just doesnt stand up to Harry Potter, with wizards. Wizards; wands. What do vampires have? Notin.
Action or romance? What do we all love? Fighting or lovey-dovey stuff?
Those are my q’s and my moral is:
HARRY POTTER ROCKS TWILIGHTS’ SOCKS OFF(if they wear any;lol)!!!
Who would yall say is cuter? Harry? Or Ron?
I’d say that Harry is cuter but that’s just my opinion.
Harry Potter.
Edward sparkles. Enough said. I am a teenage girl and I dislike the Twilight series, (I used to hate it, but now I just dislike it.) If I had to compare Harry P. to Twilight as a musical group, Twilight would be the Backstreet Boys, cool for 3 months, while Harry is the Beatles, a classic.
P.S. Aleli Cullen proves that most Twilight fans can’t spell or use proper capitalization.
im watching twilight on my sis ipod and i was thinking how pointless is this movie. i am only at the part when edward and bella or alone and she says what he is a vampire wow! so eixciting! not!`. do u ever relaize that people who watch or read harry potter u get a huge surprize but in twilight u know all whats gonna happen like what twight fan #1 said in comment: 296.is that u can skip pages in the twilight bookz. is that supposed 2 be a good thing? thats actaully means twilight keeps hovering in over the same thing: love!but in HP series they break it down into events that still relate 2 the main topic but unlike they squeese the juice out of the subject and then ur like this is what twilight fans r cheering for…is this the great book that people says its worthy 2 take the place of the beloved harry potter!?!?!?!?………RUBBISH! u see once twilight is over everyone will come crawling back 2 harry potter and pled to be let back into the club and aplogize about how theyhad no reason 2 leave harry potter.twilight fans u should be ashamed of urself how can u justsupport that book like i said in my first comment here and how other people have also said it just because its new! u guyz have short attenion spands!
oh and harry potter loverz their is a harry potter weekend on abc family and it gonna show sneak peeks of the new movie coming out.and if u get this in time their is gonna be sneak peeks on the mtv awards and abc family does harry potter weekend almost every month. and the time and when the mtv awards is today at may 31 and its time is gonna be9:00 but tune in at 8 oh for twight fans there is gonna be sneaks peeks of new moon ok byez =]
from harry potter lover
EMMA =]
oh for abc’s harry potter weekend its today and tomorrow today they r showing the 3rd moive then tomorrow the showing they one with the trader in it cedirc…..which is the 4th movie harry potter and the goblet of fire and if u dont know what the 3rd movie is called its: harry potter and the prisonor of askaban.
FROM HARRY POTTER LOVER
emma =]
The new moon sneak peak was weird(Especially the wolf. It looks so unreal)
It got a lot of things wrong too.
Alice’s line,(”There’s a cake too”) is the most weirdest ever. A cake at a B-day party.How shocking!!! *not*
HP’s rocked!
OMG i tried to watch twilight but i fell asleep but with harry potter my eyes were as round as galleons the whole time!!!
I think that twilight is just a long fase because it got popular when the movie came out and heres harry potter which gets 2 billion fans the moment the first book comes out!!!! go harry!
so i take u guyz saw the mtv awards harry’s rocked for those wjo didnt see it here is my summary for HP sneak peak: Dumbldore gave harry a memory 2 see and harry spilled its contents into the meory viewing thing i forgot what its called.Dumbldore went 2 see tom riddle (voldomort) oh and this is in the memory.Dumbulore says hes different then tom riddle says prove it.Dumbulore set him self on fire.
P.S. tom riddle looked so cute and twilight was the same as what new moon says but jacob turning into a animal!!!! i didnt remember that in the book. and guess what everyone who liked twilight there was surprized that happened but im sure its in the book an dthat proves that they didnt read the book.
harry potter lover,
EMMA=]
Harry Potter will forever and always be a part of our hearts. I admit, I went through a phase where I liked Twilight– I never loved it, but I did like it a considerable amount. But then there was one day when I went back to read Twilight and I thought, ‘Gee. This stinks!’ Twilight’s characters are one dimensional and incredibly cliche; all of the “problems” that they deal with are seen in the majority of teen fiction. The plot is also… Actually, the plot is almost nonexistant. If you were to go back and read New Moon, you would realize that most of the book is merely fluff/Bella “dealing” with Edward “leaving her”. The very cliche plot does not come until the last 100 pages (I’ll admit it– I sometimes just go back and read the pages on which Edward is leaving Bella just to laugh at her!). Now we get to Bella herself. In the very beginning of Twilight, Bella is talking about how much Forks stinks. Well, Bella, it was your choice to go there in the first place, so suck it up. She is very self-centered, but Stephenie Meyer tries to make up for that with her low self-esteem and the clumsiness. Bella’s low self-esteem just gets annoying, actually. She continues to put herself down even when she (miraculously) does something correct. I would also like to say that I thought that Kristen Stewart did a HORRIBLE job in the movie, as did Robert Pattinson. In an interview, Robert said that the Harry Potter cast was the most down-to-earth cast he had ever worked with, including the Twilight cast. Robert did a FANTASTIC job as Cedric in Harry Potter, and then he came over here to America, where we ruined him (and his hair!).
Harry Potter, however, is a fantastical literary journey that has enchanted billions. It is impossible to get bored while reading Harry Potter; there is just too much awesomeness! The characters are all wonderfully enchanting, and some (Ron…) are incredibly attractive, but J. K. Rowling does NOT feel the need to draw attention to them every other sentence (hear that, Mrs. Meyer??). The plot lines captivate us all and the movies were amazing!
Now I’m going to break out of my sophisticated, mature-sounding speech and say that HARRY POTTER PWNS TWILIGHT TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!!!!!!!!!! HARRY POTTER ROX UR SOX!!!!!!!!!!!! THE WORLD NEEDS HARRY POTTER AND TWILIGHT CAN GO AND DIE IN A HOLE!!!!! LONG LIVE HARRY POTTER!!!!!! EDWARD CULLEN, NO ONE CARES A FLIPPIN’ BIT ABOUT YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, I’m better now.
Twilight is better.
Did you expect for them to put REAL wolves lmao. thats how real its gooing to get! and i think its perfect.
harry potter is good but dang the books just makes me sleepy and lazy jaja.
I got to say it is impossible to compare Harry Potter to compare Harry Potter to Twilight. As much as I have liked Twilight, not 1 minute goes by when I don’t wish I went to Hogwarts, andthat I was Harry. The competition is pretty pointly, A because J.K. Rowling is the best writer of all time. I like Edward, but he isn’t a hero like Harry, he himself agrees he is a monster. In each book theirs a different Bad guy against Edward. Theres no amazing guy like Dumbledore, Theres no one as brave as Snape, Theres no one as lovable as Harry. And there is nowere else you could possibly want to go to school rather than Hogwarts. I dont find Ella particuly special. It isn’t just Harry’s story it is also J.K.’s. When the pholisifast stone was writen, she didnt have enough money to eat, now she is richer than the Queen. Anyway Robert Paterson was Cedric way before he was Edward.Harry ROX!!!
You lose Twilight, You lose!!!
HARRY POTTER IS BETTER!!
here’s the proof
harry potter the series sold over 400 million copies
harry potter 7 itself sold 44 million!
twilight the series sold 42 million,
less than harry potter 7, one book can sell more than 4!!
here’s the link that proves it thanks to wikpedia!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_books
harry potter stinks!! like what is wrong with you people? Twilight is amazing. Have you read it?? With Edward, Jacob and Bella. Bella is a little annoying but besides that Twilight rules!!
Harry Potter just focuses on defeating one bad guy, Voldermort while Twilight has several bad guys.
Oh eat that!!!! Harry Potter fans!!!
Twilight rules forever!!!
For starters i have read all of the books and they all belong in the trash and second of all there are more then one villen .For example there are death eaters , dementors,and mythological creaters like the spider aragog and the snake Naginie.this just goes to show twilight isn’t worth the paper its printed on.
ok every body remember how i did the count on how many people like harry potter and how many people like twilight? (comment#193) well i desided to take a new count. Twilight has 55 comments favoring it.22 comments favor both or cant deside.And 130 comments favor harry potter! (I did not count people who wrote more then once and i did not count myself)
i do not understand why you people watch twilight because it is not better then harry potter and the resone why is that i can see more love with my dog and a poodle. eat that twilight fans oooo burn.
twilight is sickening to the mind its practically just a waste of paper in twilight book’s
Well, this is a debate that makes me furious, and yet I know it will never end!
Just here it has been going on for 6 months.
I read Harry Potter 1 when I was 7 years old. Let’s for one say; kids can simply PLAY Harry Potter. I know I did.
How do you PLAY Twilight?
Sorry, that’s a very far out argument, but I think it’s there.
I have read Twilight too. I like Twilight.
But Harry Potter is… a book. A masterpiece. Rowling created a world, and she created a phenomenon. She created a place for people to live – a reason for kids to cry on their 11th birthday, because that owl they expected with a welcome letter just didn’t arrive.
JK Rowling’s way of describing, her style of writing is captivating. She pulls you into a world that you can stay in.
I remember reading the 7th book; I was so anxious through it all that I got breathing trouble and only put down the book for that reason. I am not native in English and was 14 or 15 at the time of reading, and I read it in one day.
Yes, Twilight is an entertaining story.
It’s just..
That that’s it. Twilight is entertainment.
Harry Potter is….. A phenomenon.
Just look at those damn statistics. I’m not alone on it; Harry Potter has showed me in the direction of the person I’ve become. Not as in, a flipping Harry Potter lunatic, but I developed (healthy!) interests because of Harry Potter (such as writing and learning English).
Some people are right… Twilight is not very well written. Stephenie said it herself; the story was not made for publishing, she has not actual experience with writing. Her writing isn’t very colourful; it’s rather repetitive. Twilighters, if you want to flame me – please open the Twilight books and see if there is not somewhere where the same words are repeated a countless amount of times. I am afraid I don’t remember the exact word, but when rereading the series, there was one word I wanted to burn in hell for being on almost every page
Harry Potter is a gift, JK Rowling has deserved the fame it got. Stephenie Meyer – I’m afraid she might be a one-hit wonder.
Unknown person is sooooooo right.
Twilight is something which will last until all the movies are released and then it will forgotten.
HP, on the other hand, will continue to live in everyone’s heart because of the values and morals it teaches us.
It allows us to escape into a different world which feels real.
Twilight- I agree, you can read it once or twice. I feel that all the characters(except Jacob-the best in the series in my opinion) are all plain and the same.
My personal favourite part of the series was Jake’s POV in Breaking Dawn.
I also think parents would prefer to give their children a Harry Potter book because they will be able to get something out of it.
i have read both the twilight and harry potter books many times and became totally obsessed with both. i used to think that the twilight books and the harry potter books were equally good but now after i have gotten over my little obsession i see the the harry potters books are by far the best (btw i havn’t, after years gotten over my harry potter obession. only the twilight one). Anyone that can read would enjoy harry potter, even just a little, but only 14yo girls can like twilight. stephanie meyer isn’t really a very good writer anyway. Meyer’s plot is too predictable but rowling’s keeps you reading, wondering what will happen. in conclusion, HARRY POTTER OWNS TWILIGHT!
oh and i’m 13, so yeah, lots of people my ages love twilight
Hello Emma =)
I’m back again!
Tnx for your post on the other website!
Why would I choose to be a vampire and feed on human’s blood; when I can be a wizard and with just a flick of a wand, magic rules everything!
Okayzz first reneeesemee. what kind of a name is that? It has been pointed out before that even albu Severus potter is laughing.
My family got the first harry potter shortly after it came out, it was new so it was one of those first time special offers they have At W. H. smiths. After that it became part of my life. J.K. Rowling’s characters were so much more interesting. How many people saw the snape- lilly thing coming or the whole dumbledore story with the hallows. When twilight first came out me and my friends were the first to read it. Until the film came out with rob Patterson in it no one else in my class had heard of twilight and I go to an all girls school. I was obsessed with the first to books and read them over and over again. It kind of psycologically effected you cause you’d spend all day either Reading twilight or thinking about it.in the third and fourth books a. Meyer killed the character of bella and made her ( if possible) even shallower than before. At least on the first book bella had a small sense of humour. I know despise the twilight series and when breaking dawn came out it made me feel physically sick. Anyone who has ever been in love will know that bella and Edward are not in love but In lust. If Edward had not found bellas blood so much more appealing than anyone elses then there would have been no twilight series.
Next, to all the people who say that hp is old and in the past, of how many of the themes apply to modern day life:
- racism- the pure bloods/ muggleborns/ muggles
-corruption in the government- the whole fudge umbridge thing at the ministry( this relates very much to anyone living in Britain at the moment because of all the mp’s expenses scandals)
- marriges or partnerships which others view to be wrong- tonks lupin relationship, muggleborns and purebloods marrying, harry’s respect for house elfs.
-death or loss- ron leaving (}:-(grrrr) Sirius, dumbledore, harry’s complete loss of contact from the outside world.(bk7)
- the media and how influential it can be – rita skeeta and bk 5 and 7
The characters in harry potter are so much more lifelike too, you get Luna who is a complete outsider, Neville who at first seems to be shy and a bit stupid but then turns out to be corageous and a great leader. There’s malfoy and snape who both at first seem to be classically evil, so much that it’s almost cliché, but they both turn out to have softer less evil side. The complete opposite off snape and malfoy is dumbledore (who is also gay, another idea that is relevant to modern life), he at first seems to be a complete saint but
we see later on that even he has a darker side. Ron shows us how even the best of friends can turn in on us and makes is more thpughtful to the role of a sidekick.
Next point, when Edward returns bella doesn’t belive he’s back and thinks she’s gone insane. When ron returns herminone attacks him, has to be restrained from hirtomg ron even more and also has a little sulk Time to be angry at ron. I know these two scenarios aren’t exactly the same but I know that in real life most women would react similarly to hermione.
Finally, jkr’s work is so much more detailed. Ever since the first book we’ve known of the slytherin and ravenclaw ghosts but It isn’t actually until bk 7 that we realize they’re true significance. We meet the first horcrux in book two and the second and it’s defenses in bk 5 at grimmauld place. Harry’s aunt knew all along about lilly and Severus, but when in book 5 she mentions him we automatically belive it’s his father lilly was talking to. It’s also noted in the 5th book that the barman at the hogs head looks familiar. In twilight there are never any revelations or small pockets of knowledge which we notice layer on and then kuck ourselves mentally because it now seems so obvious. The only certainty with harry potter was that at somepoint one of them is going to beat the other. In twilight you know straight from about halfway through that they are going to end up together or married and that bella will be a vampire.
Twilight is the kind of fluffy badly written romance book you read before bed that will quickly be forgotten but harry potter is a indepth masterpiece. Twilight is comfort reading wheras hp’s are novels. I could go on for pages and pages, some people have even written books about hp, but I think that by now I’ve got the message across that harry potter > twilight by about a million.
End of essay:-)
P.S. Voldetmort could beat all of the volturi on his own, no problem
JKR’s Harry Potter Series will always be on a shelf where only the best book are kept! =)
I have read both harry potter AND twilight, and love them both, but when it comes down to it, Stephenie Meyer is not NEARLY as good a writer as J.K Rowling. In twilight, there is no character development, no foreshadowing, no suspense… it’s like Meyer got tired of writing about Bella and Edwards love life, so she threw in a bad guy. From the get-go in HP, there is a bad guy, and there is a problem. Thats why i will stand behind Harry Potter 100% of the way!
YEP TWILIGHT IS BETTER HARRY POTTER IS A BIT OLD AND FOR ANYONE WHO HAS READ THE ENTIRE SERIES OF TWILIGHT AND HARRY POTTER ….TWILIGHT WINS HANDS DOWN
P.S.
Emma, I posted a new comment on the other website. I included a \”thank you\” note for you. In case you haven\’t seen it.
Later…
Um, Okay. Just because Stephanie Meyers wrote her book in like a year, and its so \”amazing\” the fans of her books are completely ridiculous. I mean, seriously, at school people act like vampires and say they file their teeth down so they wont eat the entire school to death. Umm, creeps?
Harry Potter PWNS Twatlight, and if you need any more reason, read the freaking books. That is all.
she who must not be named-
first, cool name, wish i’d thought of it.
also, I totally agree with, like, everything u said, especially the thing about dumbledore being gay- i mean, is ANYONE in twilight gay? is meyer prej. or something? b/c no one is black there either. admittably, harry’s pretty much bleached too, but there’s still dean and angelina and kingsley.
prob. b back later.
hey guyz im back. im about 2 celebrate my birthday. its goin be a allout harry potter party! Also its a twilight hater party at a the same time even my friends that love twilight r coming because they love harry potter more than twilight.But anyway twilight is um……………… twilight is a…………… um…………. sorry but i have nothing good to say about twilight. unless ur a a person who wants to know how to kiss….. then twilight is the best book more like movie……. for you.but of course there are some people who like action ,adventure,courage,love (but not 2 much like twlight’s overboard love),betraly,hate,friends,loss,fustrating times,and most all……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
GOOD VS.EVIL
thats mostly what harry potter has so. byezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
FROM HARRY POTTER LOVER AND B–DAY GIRL
EMMA
oh sorry but after reading some of the comments i had something 2 ask you guyz about.The book you side with or books for those who like both can u realate to it? Can you feel a conntectionwith any of the charathers?No i dont mean love conntection i mean did the charather had somthing you can relate 2? Like if you like harry potter could you relate to ron? how he had so many siblings that he had to do something big just to get noticed.Or you were like edward who couldnt help to fall in love with someone then suddenly have to leave then so
soon?Or are you like hermione who is diffenret because her parents arent from the same place?Or are you like bella who at first an out sider who only wanted one thing that keeps escaping from her grip as in she just couldnt get her prize or so i have read so far any way….
Think about these questions before anyone of you guyz go blabbling your mouth off.
HARRY POTTER LOVER,
EMMA
I love both Harry Potter and Twilight!! I can so say that my favorite is Harry Potter!!!!!!!! I don’t know how many times i have read them, and i can’t put them down. My mom says she will ground me for a month if she catches me reading ether Harry Potter, Twilight or The Host (by the same author as twilight. It is so my second favorite, then Twilight), but i do it any way. With out Harry Potter i would DIE!!!! HARRY POTTER RULES!!!! HE ROCKS MY SOCKS!!!!
p.s. Ron is so hot:)
Seriously, Harry Potter is much better written than the 4 twilight books. Meyer wrotte a bad book, and her characters are poorly emotionally,and not complex at all, like the ones Rowling created. I could go on, but Meyer is really a bad writter so it would take all day.
I can\’t even honestly see how this is a debate. TWILIGHT vs Harry Potter? I can see almost anything else competing with Harry Potter, but TWILIGHT is absolutely nothing compared to the empire JK Rowling has build.
Twilight was written for teenage girls. TEENAGE GIRLS. Half of whom, don\’t even understand the concept of composition or vocabulary because they\’re too busy texting or brushing their hair or IMing or whatever.
I\’m only freshly 20 years old, but I\’m an English major, and frankly, I only read all 4 Twilight books because I, stupidly, had bought them all at one time. I had heard about the movie coming out and, reading every Harry Potter book and seeing how confusing some parts were to my little brother (who is basically illiterate), I know that without reading the books, you can\’t understand the basis of the movies.
And I just have to say, Twilight was the biggest waste of time I had ever laid my eyes upon. Bella is a complete retard and possibly the worst \”heroine\” any novel has ever had. Edward is a controlling \”sparkly vampire\” and I honestly don\’t see the charm or the appeal in him, other than the fact that Robert Pattinson is a beautiful man… oh, PS, he was also beautiful as the majestic CEDRIC DIGGORY. just a PS, that\’s all.
Harry Potter has the PLOT, the CHARACTER DEPTH, the MORALS, and the COMPOSITION of everything that makes a novel great. Not some pathetic vegetarian vampire family and their adoption of a pathetic, emo 17 year old girl, and not even to mention the patheticness of Jacob Black.
See a running trend in my choice of adjectives? PATHETIC.
As I said, there\’s absolutely no competition and no debate.
Twilight is a pathetic wanna be and will never be in the same league as Harry Potter.
I\’m back peoples!! AND
Okay, Twilight is …….blah!! Twilight is totally overrated!! I\’m so sick of it! Can people just stop talking about it!! Twilight is four books of ….. blah!!!!!
Harry Potter is amazing though!! Anybody can read that and know it!!
Harry Potter Forever!!
Are you people still arguing about this? We already know who should win… TWILIGHT!!! Twilight is creative, funny, and everybody is amazing. Harry Potter is just wizards, and Voldermort and blah. Yeah, \”Oh yeah!!\” I used your blah word. So Twilight rules!!
Twilight FOREVER!! and ever and ever.
P.S. Twilight is So much better than stupid Harry Potter.
To Twilight forever
It’s easy to see that cant see true a true book even if slapped you in the face. Let me point out your errors. First, Twilight has no creativty its just one vampire the sucks on a human for very long moments, thats not creativty. Secondly, what funny do you mean?The only funny Twilght has is when HP fans laugh to think this book could be compared to HP. Lastly, in your errors you said ” everyone was amazing” when you say that you actaully mean the so called “The Amazing Edward” or “The Amazing Jacob”.
Please…. Twilight is very bad written SM has the writing skills of a 3 year old.Plus she wastes too much paper on saying how perfect Edward is and on the whole “I love you” and “I love you” thing like we get the point!
Ok i have a joke for those who can see a true book which is:HARRY POTTER. Ok i guess is what im saying i have a joke for you guyz who like harry potter. Ok its not like a question answer joke its…well you’ll see.
Here is the joke:
So you guyz know about the new HP movie coming up? Ok that means you also know that there’s alot of love in it, kinda like Twilight. So that means the the Half Blooded Prince is like the twilight book in the HP series.
Ok so mabey that was a bad joke but it just means that its like the love in the twilight series.
From bad joke teller,HP series lover,and correcter,
EMMA
I am angered by the very fact that this is even an argument. I challenge any Twilight fan to ACTUALLY give a proper, reasoned, logical argument about why your book is better. We HP fans have been trying to put out so many arguments like this throughout.
And, ‘edward is hotter than harry’ + ‘harry potter sux, wizards are gay’ does not count as an argument. I know I’m setting a difficult challenge, because I know at least I would not be able to think of anything as to why or how Twilight is better. I wouldn’t even be able to prove it’s better than Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.
Twilight is an idiotic book. I know if I was faced with a vampire who said he could barely resist sucking my blood and was stalking me and watching me sleep, my reaction DEFINITELY wouldn’t be to fall in love with them.
Good luck to Twilight fans in their quest to reach a level of intelligence that is even remotely human.
Goodbye.
Hey guyz i made a comment in the subject: Harry potter vs Twilight: Take your vote. go check it out……….or ill just do what i mostly said
HARRY POTTER IS THE KING OF THE COOL, THE MINISTER OF MAGIC, THE HEADMASTER OF BEST SELLING BOOKS, AND FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE RULER OF GOOD VS. EVIL BATTLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I support HP because of the fact that the responses are better and the only reason there is a fan club for twilight is because edmound is hot. Oh and all u guys who like stupid twilight edmound is in hospital and nearly died. hopefully the same taxi will hit him and he won’t be able to act again. HP rules. All boys who like edmound are homosexuals.
Twilight can’t even be compared to Harry Potter. Harry Potter has pace, plot, character development, humour and logic. Therefore, Harry Potter is a better BOOK. However, I will admit, if you’re looking for WISH-FULFILMENT, Twilight is what you need. That does not make it a good book though.
I love Earagon.
I see absoulutely no reason to have an arguement about this because ther’re to compleately different books. Some people like romance and some magic. Harry Potter is better any way. Bella is clearly drunk. If a vampire who loves blood Staks you, you wouldn’t fall in love with them. It’s ridiculas. I haven’t seen one reasonable arguement from a twilight fan. All I’ve seen is- Edward is hotter than Harry, I hate vampires, Harry Potter is retarded now, I love Edward. Most Twilight fans don’t even read the book. They see Edward and then start loving twilight. Hp is more interesting and better Written. Half of twilight is just about how hot edward is.Hp is cleartly better.
I see absoulutely no reason to have an arguement about this because ther\’re to compleately different books. Some people like romance and some magic. Harry Potter is better any way. Bella is clearly drunk. If a vampire who loves blood Staks you, you wouldn\’t fall in love with them. It\’s ridiculas. I haven\’t seen one reasonable arguement from a twilight fan. All I\’ve seen is- Edward is hotter than Harry, I hate vampires, Harry Potter is retarded now, I love Edward. Most Twilight fans don\’t even read the book. They see Edward and then start loving twilight. Hp is more interesting and better Written. Half of twilight is just about how hot edward is.Hp is cleartly better.
I see absoulutely no reason to have an arguement about this because therre to compleately different books. Some people like romance and some magic. Harry Potter is better any way. Bella is clearly drunk. If a vampire who loves blood Staks you, you wouldn\’t fall in love with them. Its ridiculas. I havent seen one reasonable arguement from a twilight fan. All I\’ve seen is- Edward is hotter than Harry, I hate vampires, Harry Potter is retarded now, I love Edward. Most Twilight fans don\’t even read the book. They see Edward and then start loving twilight. Hp is more interesting and better Written. Half of twilight is just about how hot edward is.Hp is cleartly better.
I see absoulutely no reason to have an arguement about this because therre to compleately different books. Some people like romance and some magic. Harry Potter is better any way. Bella is clearly drunk. If a vampire who loves blood Staks you, you wouldnt fall in love with them. Its ridiculas. I havent seen one reasonable arguement from a twilight fan. All Ive seen is- Edward is hotter than Harry, I hate vampires, Harry Potter is retarded now, I love Edward. Most Twilight fans dont even read the book. They see Edward and then start loving twilight. Hp is more interesting and better Written. Half of twilight is just about how hot edward is.Hp is cleartly better.
edward is a hotty I love vampires. Wizards suck. twilight all my wiy sm rocks
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ok i think harry potter is better than twilight.
1.all they talk about is edwards “perfect hair and topaz eyes”
it made me barf!
2.you see it EVERYWHERE!
3.people obsess over it to the EXTREME!
4.since when are vampire’s “sparkly”?
5.bella is so weak. she can never do anything without edward.
6.its a horrible excuse for a book.
7.Stephenie Meyer is nothing compared to J.K. rowling.
8.harry potter is more well written, and has a more interesting plot.
Don’t even bother to compare Hp to twilight!!! It’s so obvious that HP is better.
No offense but I love both of them. Hp with its magical world and adventures(seriously, JK is so imaginative) and twilight saga with its romantic, charming but also classic, cliche love story…
oh yeah and edward who says that I don’t love edward??? Huh??
BUT AT LEAST I DONT LOSE MY HEAD LIKE THE OTHER TWILIGHTERS TO KNOW THE TRUTH!!
Stephenie Meyer is a great author. AND JUST BECAUSE I THINK HP IS BETTER DOENST MEAN TWILIGHT IS BAD. IF IT HAD BEEN BAD IT WOULDNT HAVE BEEN A BESTSELLER.
but theyre different. AND IT SUCKS WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE TRYING TO COMPARE THEM. THEY ACTUALLY CANNOT BE COMPARED BECAUSE THEY’RE DIFFERENT. COMPARING THEM ONLY MAKES ONE OF THEM LOOKS BAD WHEN THE FACT IS BOTH OF THEM GOOD.
Though, I would say Hp is better. of course. And the reasons? I dont have to leave a lot of words here to let you know that. like i said, it’s obvious.
PS: if you want to compare , why dont you all compare Harry Potter with The Lord of The ring? I think TLOTR is great so original than HP, alhough the books never been bestsellers.
haha i really agree with abdula saam. I love ERAGON too. I love other fantasy books.
Why should we compare Hp with twilight?
Twilight rules!! Forever!!! and ever and ever and ever!!!
TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Twilight!!
I LUV BOTH HARRY POTTER AND TWILIGHT
Two years ago, it was Harry Potter’s world: The seventh and final book was making its way to stores, and the fifth movie — “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” — was due in theaters around the same time.
Since then, though, a book and movie called “Twilight” has sucked all the oxygen out of the Potter pop-culture atmosphere.
Even the Harry Potter movie people seemed scared of the popular vampire franchise, pushing back “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” eight months from its original date because the “Twilight” movie was due out close to the original Potter premiere.
All this leaves some observers wondering: Has the boy wizard lost his magic?
Stephen King, made fun of J.K. Rowling’s writing for her use of adverbs…………..
But on the other hand Harry Potter still has passionate fans. The Web site, TheLeakyCauldron.org reports more than 75,000 members in its online discussion community. These fans not only have no plans to boycott Warner Bros. for delaying the movie, some of them also traveled to Boston a couple of months ago for “LeakyCon,” a convention that raised money for charities and featured the musical stylings of an astonishing number of Harry Potter tribute bands.
BASICLY I THINK THAT HP SHOULD NOT BE COMPARED WITH TWILIGHT OR TWILIGHT SHOULD NOT BE COMPARED WITH HP(I mention the above line 2 tyms by mentioning hp first and the second time twilight first because I know that their fans would like their fav to be mentioned first)
Hp is the best in its own way………..so is twilight in its…………these books a totally different from each other. HARRY POTTER is aventures where as TWILIGHT is romance…………so basicly its stupidity to compare them.
I LOVE BOTH TWILIGHT AND HARRY POTTER
I LOVE BOTH EDWARD CULLEN AND HARRY POTTER
But I do like twilight a liitle more over harry potter((((((((((ONLY BECAUSE I LIKE ROMANCE MORE THAN ADVENTURE)))))))))). I HAVE READ ALL BOOKS OF HARRY POTTER AND TWILIGHT……………..I HATE PEOPLE WHO SAY TWILIGHT SUKS AND SAYS STUPID STUFF TO DEGEND HP. FOE EXAMPLE:-
Ritvik Ravi
Posted June 25, 2009 at 6:56 pm
I see absoulutely no reason to have an arguement about this because ther\’re to compleately different books. Some people like romance and some magic. Harry Potter is better any way. Bella is Drunk. If a vampire who loves blood Staks you, you wouldn\’t fall in love with them. It\’s ridiculas. I haven\’t seen one reasonable arguement from a twilight fan. All I\’ve seen is- Edward is hotter than Harry, I hate vampires……………..
YOU SEE…….HERE HE HIMSELF SAYS CLEARLY WHAT IS MAKING TWILIGHT SO DIFFERENT (I DID NOT MEAN DIFF FROM HP)……………….
Thank you………………..
HI, i like both of them harry potter and twilight but i obviously prefere harry potter and i think that we cant compare them neither compare JKR with meyer because they dont have any similarity!
Harry Potter is a story of friendship, corage, magic, it is almost everybody´s dream life, on contrary twilight is the love story about bella and edward and the real thing that we know for sure is how edward is gorgeos bacause meyer is always writting that.
However i think that it shouldn´t exist any type of problems between the fans of both of collection because we cant compare them, they are to diferent.
I like eragon too. thats wright why compare things so different?
No one is going to win that stupet battle.
look sandeep S u tried to insult me by taking my story as an example but u are just proving my point even better because twilight fans have no proper come back only a few do and i don’t care what u think because u are a boy who likes edward. And that doesn’t happen usually. There is nothing wrong in liking twilight. i just think that twilight is ridiculous and weird. Goodbye
Keep Smiling
hi i hate both i like spiderman and batman and super man and cat woman and my favourite is the wonder woman too bad Austin powers got to her first. I think twilight and hp are both gay because wonder woman is better. i also hate Austin powers for taking my love. if u r reading this wonder woman i am single. here is my phone number 47118904567898765459 it is a bit long because i am from Saudi Arabia. But my Grandpa are from Afganistain and my grandma Canadanadian. Also i have a six pack of fat. No offense sumos. My home adress is I love wonder woman and am not cheating on u with cat woman 6161732 Saudi Arabia place Saudi Arabia. I love u more than Cat woman. O yeah twilight and Hp i theink vampires are gay and wizards are weird. I wrecken eragon is better and hotter than both edward and Harry. Damn u Austin Powers luv u wonder woman.
Harry Potter wins hands down!You shouldn’t even compare a legend like HP to the awfulness that is twilight. Yes, I like Meyer’s plots, but her books are very dreary and repetitive. You could never reread them like you do HP. Rowling has clearly thought through her whole world, and things in the first book are actually significant in the last(chocolate frog card mentions grindelwald!) but Meyer picks holes in her own world just so Bella can be all happy with Charlie. There is NO mention anywhere before that there’s a possibility a newborn might have no bloodlust if they choose to change.
So hello, twilight is a total waste of space – unless you’re fifteen and wouldn’t know good writing if it whacked you in the face.
Haha sorry just read a comment a bit above – why would you WANT to relate to Bella? She’s SO annoying and shallow – seriously, the amount of times she goes on about how she doesn’t deserve Edward! Makes me want to kill her. Now Hermione or Ginny are real characters – they’re strong and smart and don’t let a guy take over their whole world. Bella spends her whole time whining about being chased by scary vampires and doesn’t ever try and take a stand by saying Edward, Christ’s sake, bite me already! In fact, in the first book I found myself hoping James would kill her just to shut her up already! Anyone else agree?
I should probably read all the comments before I reply, as this is my third – but really, some people commenting here should be restrained.
To Shanna – sorry, ‘forbidden love’? What’s forbidden about it? Nobody actually says to them sorry, you can’t date each other. So it’s not forbidden – it’s also not really love. When does Bella ever mention anything good about Edward apart from the fact that he’s gorgeous? She tells Jake that she loves him because he’s selfless and kind etc – but where are those qualities? He seems plain stalkerish to me – if you woke up and saw a guy watching you sleep, you’d call the police. Instead, apparently that shows his love?! For months he doesn’t even know her! Their relationship never develops properly – apart from that weird quiz – one moment she thinks he’s a freak, the next they’re declaring eternal love. Hmm…
So, it’s not forbidden love – so what is good about twilight?
Maybe…nothing?
Duhhhhhhhhhhhh
Harry Potter is FAR better then Twilight in my opinion. People don’t love Harry Potter, and started reading it mainly because they think the actor that plays the main character is attractive. Half the girls in my school started reading Twilight because they think Robert Pattinson is hot, the people that love Harry Potter love the feeling you get reading it, not to think Harry/Ron/Hermione is attractive.
Also, I hate love stories which Twilight is, Harry Potter is so magical. It makes me want to be in Hogwarts with them, sigh. I’d rather want to go to a nice school away from my crabby aunt and uncle petunia, then be in love with a mythical character that sucks blood.
My opinion, maybe not yours.
And Twilight #1 fan made me laugh, I’ve seen nobody say “#1 POTTER FAN” you just don’t do that with Harry Potter, at least I wouldn’t. But yet, can’t say the same for twilight.
To Sandeep S – Firstly, ease up on the caps lock key. It doesn’t prove your point – it just makes you look stupid.
Secondly, in your excessively long comment (possibly lengthened by your rather strange desire to overuse the caps lock key), you’ve only compared the popularity of the two series. And that’s just stupid. Harry Potter is a few years old – it won’t maintain the high popularity that it had some years back forever. Twilight, on the other hand, is more recent. It’s more fresh in people’s minds. Obviously it would be more popular. In a few years, Twilight will die down too. So, it’s better to compare the quality of the books. And, contradictory to what you said, they can be compared. We can compare how well-written each series was, how the characters developed, how rich the plot was, and the messages and morals sent to readers. In all of these, Twilight is considered an epic fail. I would go into it, but I have better things to do with my time.
However, I’ll agree with you in saying there should be no argument. Harry Potter should just generally be accepted and acknowledged as the better book.
the only reson Twilight is popluar is because it has a movie and that moive has “The Hunk” ,as some girls referre to say, Robert Patterson. lets just say Twilight didnt have Robert Patterson in the Twilight movies .Twilight wouldn’t be such a hot shot know would it! Also for the girls who say they still would love twilight let’s say twilight didn’t even have a movie! LOL! I’d like to say which of you lovey-duvey girls fall in love it Twilight now!
Let’s stand up for JK and her work, WANDS OUT!!!!!!!!!
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Guys don’t be angry but harry potter is so much better than twilight
The story is more exciting and the story tells more about the characters.
J.K.Rowling used details from the 1st,2nd and all the other books to make the perfect end Harry Potter and the deathly hallows
I am absolutely harry potter fan
For know bye
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@ Sandeep S.
They didn\’t push the Harry Potter movie back because they were scared of Twilight. They pushed it back because The Dark Knight had made them enough money for 2008 and they needed a hit for 2009. All of the Harry Potter movies have grossed around $500,000,000 more than Twilight did… And Half-Blood Prince is expected to gross OVER A BILLION DOLLARS… why would they be scared? Pfft…
Harry Potter owns Twilight anyday.
You have GOT to be kidding me.
I am sick and tired of hearing all of these little teenage girls and weirdly obsessed adults commenting on how much better the “Twilight” Saga is compared to the “Harry Potter” series. Now, don’t start judging me and think that I’m just hating on Stephenie Meyer. I own the books and read them before they became the huge success they are. I think it’s wonderful that there are more books out there that are intriguing young readers to WANT to read. J.K. Rowling started the trend, and Stephenie Meyer has come along to help with that.
I’ve done research and written a couple of papers about how the “Harry Potter” series has helped increase literacy rates in my generation and the generation younger than myself. I was nine or ten when the books first came out, and the fandom has grown immensely since then. They practically reinvented fanfiction, and here’s the reason why: Rowling is an amazing writer with original ideas, plots, character development – can you honestly say that about Stephenie Meyer? Not in my opinion. Rowling has back story beyond back story about characters, Dementors, and other parts of the Wizarding World stored away. She CREATED that world. Sure, she drew from other books and myths and those sorts of stories, but she made them her own and gave credit to those stories within her novels. When you’re writing a novel with fantasy involved, good triumphing over evil, you’re going to see similarities from other kinds of stories [i.e. Star Wars, The Lord of the Ring]. It’s just going to happen.
I believe that Stephenie Meyer was in the right place at the right time with “Twilight”. Everyone was bummed about “Deathly Hallows” being the last book in the Potter series, and there was a longing to find the next Rowling within the literary world.
Cue Meyer.
She had a plot, with a fantasy-type twist, and a romance story that was in the teen/young adult realm. She uses Romeo and Juliet comparisons and Bible connections [Adam and Eve, the apple… ringing any bells?]. Naturally, everyone wanted to find the next phenomenon and clung to something that could, somewhat, be found in the same genre as the Potter books.
Rowling wrote her books from a third person perspective, letting the reader see characters for their flaws and quirks. She was able to create characters that you could easily hate, love, laugh at, adore, be embarrassed for – you name it, Rowling created it. Meyer took a different route as far as the way the “Twilight” books were written. They’re from a first person perspective, of the character Bella Swan. She meets this family of vampires and falls in love with one of them, the dazzling [and sometimes sparkling] Edward Cullen.
While I think that some of the dialogue in the “Twilight” saga is quite witty, it’s easily outdone by Rowling’s writing. There’s something about the Potter books that just… draw you in from the very beginning.
I find Bella’s character to be annoying, in all the wrong ways, and I don’t find her relatable at all. In the books, I’m supposing Meyer wanted to give her a “unusual”, or “quirky” disposition, so she made her clumsy beyond belief. It grated on my nerves, having to read about her constantly tripping and falling and doing idiotic things. I couldn’t stand reading her point of view for too long. At least she gave us a break in “Breaking Dawn” and let Jacob speak for a change, right?
I know that by saying all of this, I might upset a lot of the Twi-hard fans out there. But you simply cannot compare them to the experience of the Harry Potter books, which have sold over 400 million copies worldwide [comparing to the 53 million Meyer's books have sold]. And if you REALLY want me to get started, ask me about the movies involving both book series’s.
No, I don’t agree with some of the things the directors have done with the past “Harry Potter” films. I was not a fan of Alfonso Cuaron’s “Prisoner of Azkaban”, nor was I a huge supporter of Mike Newell’s “Goblet of Fire”. But movies are going to do that. Name one movie based on a book that hasn’t changed something to make it look more action-packed or to move the plot along. Name one. I dare you.
When I look at the movie “Twilight”, however, I see much more than just a few sub-plots taken out. The very essence of the books that people care about so dearly was SUCKED OUT of the film. I found Kristen Stewart’s characterization of Bella to be drab, dull, and unemotional – like most of her other movies. She’s one-dimentional. And while I stated earlier that I dislike the character Bella, she’s definitely not one-dimensional. I feel as though Catherine Hardwicke was given far too much credit for making the film and it being a success because she’s a woman. You can’t place Hardwicke in the same category as Sophia Coppola, can you? No, I didn’t think so. The continuity of the film, as far as the editing, was horribly done, and it didn’t capture what I thought would be the heart of the novel[s].
“Harry Potter” and “Twilight” are different. Two different stories, different characters, and different authors. So why are so many people comparing them to one another? Everyone wants something to hang on to. The Potter books ended, and Meyer was able to get her foot in the door when they needed someone to “step up” to the plate, as it were. However, the “Twilight” series lacks the brilliance, the plot, and the imagination that Rowling has instilled in the “Harry Potter” series.
There’s no comparison here. “Harry Potter” has a magic that “Twilight” clearly is incapable of reproducing.
Harry Potter RULES!!! Twilight is not nearly as good it is sooo last NEVER!!!!!!! Harry Potter OWNS Twilight!!!!!
Harry Potter is way better than Twilight. I give you many reason why.
You escape to this magical world, and leave the real world.
Isabella is just some sexually active girl, and little girls read this???
1) Harry Potter has magic, cool wizard stuff better than what we have, etc (I could go on)
2) Kids started reading again after Harry Potter.
3) Harry Potter has better villians, like the evil Voldemort, Lucius with his peacocks and his pimp cane, Snape whose a traitor, but he’s cool fitted like a villain, and Bellatrix Lestrange I mean she’s nuts, sexy, she can totally beat the crap out of Victoria anyday.
4) The writing is better
5) The plot came from J.K imagination.
6) It’s number 1 and still is. I have proof. Go to Best Book Wiki. And Harry Potter is number 1 as the best book series.
7) You can easily have dreams about Hogwarts.
There’s still lots of reason, but not going to put it all.
Lets see how much Twilight sucks
1) Poorly written, even though I suck at writting, but doing better than Meyer.
2) Vampires do not sparkle, they suppose to burn or explode, and they look like they’re going to explode into tiny diamonds
3) The werewolves – I mean SHAPE-SHIFTERS are really stupid, they suppose to be one until the full moon.
4) Isabella is just some she-he who came to Forks and become some Mary-Sue, and just wants the attention.
5) Edward is just some creepy stalker, I mean who watches people sleep? That’s not love.
6) This idea came from Meyer’s wet dream
7) All the books ends up the same
9) This book only sold 30,000 copies, while Harry Potter sold like 100,000 or even more, it could be millions!
Isabella (No way I am calling her, Bella, there is only one Bella for me) is weak, she can’t even protect herself to live. She becomes all emo and uses Jacob.
Edward is just some flawless dude. Who always worry about someone. I found it annoying. Even Rob Pattison hates Twilight and he prefers Cedric, that means he loves Harry Potter. If he never done Harry Potter, Twilight wouldn’t be that good.
Everyone just started loving Twilight when they heard about the movie? I heard of it since 2005 and that is when was in 4th grade, now I am going to 8th.
Meyer did this series to fast, if she rewrites the whole thing, I’ll maybe change my mind.
I bet she also took Edward’s looks from Voldemort. Here’s why?
1) Both super pale
2) Both strong (Voldemort is stronger!)
3) Both very old and handsome (Voldemort was cute when he was Tom)
4) Edward the stupid strong vampie. Voldemort the strong wizard.
5) Edward has golded-honey eye color. Voldemort has sexy red eyes.
And I bet Meyer took the name “Bella” from Bellatrix.
I mean I was piss whenever I bring up about Bellatrix, since she was my favorite and I prefer the bad guys (sorry Team Potter, but I am Team Voldemort/Death Eater).
If there was ever a contest between two of them, Bellatrix will win. She can “avada kedavra” her. Who cares if Isabella is a vampire and can never die, well ha nothing can stop the killing curse, not even a wanna-be vampire. If a werewolf can die from it, so can a vampie.
Also who can compare Helena Bonham Carter over Kristen Sterwt, I mean what did she accomplish? Did she got nominated for an Oscars, other cool awards? She just won an MTV, which was stupid.
Can she sing? Did she act at a young age. Did she came from a family whose almost royalty? Did she had a hard time in real life? NO! She did none of those. That’s her only sucessful movie.
Helena did tons of good movies: Sweeney Todd, Harry Potter, Fight Club, A Room with a View (that movie made her famous), Wings of the Dove, she has other good movies, but to much to type.
Hermione is also better than Isabella, seriously its easy to hurt Isabella.
Hermione is smarter than Isabella, Isabella is like Hermione, but in a Mary-Sue chessy way.
Kristen sounds like a man.
Emma is hot, perfect and she is going to Yale!
And the biggest one of all, Twilight is taking Tom Felton away, a.k.a Draco Malfoy. I bet they pay his assiant to be in Twilight. He would never do that, if he does….Twilight will be history!
HARRY POTTER RULES!
(God I forgot to add something in the middle)
Quote: I mean I was piss whenever I bring up about Bellatrix, since she was my favorite and I prefer the bad guys (sorry Team Potter, but I am Team Voldemort/Death Eater). Because I never heard the name \”Bella\” until I heard about Bellatrix, and whenever I say Bella, my friends go crazy. They are like \”Like OMG Twilight\” Good thing I am not their friend anymore.
I read both series(first 2 books of HP) and thought Twilight was sooooo muh better. Harry Potter books were BORING and I stopped reading them nad there also confusing. Twilight is simple to understand & really gets ur attention. TWILIGHT is the best & harry potter sux! New Moon will hav more fsns than hp since all the characters r f***** UGLY!
Goodness, I HATED the twilight saga. All my freinds loved it. The first book was ok, but the rest were all awful. And then it spawned all that merchandise and those multiple twilight rip-off books. I loved Harry Potter. It had a much more interesting plot and the supernatural people in it had theasable limits to what they could do. All the charecters had in-depth personalities. I got all those twilight guys confused. Also, Edward creeped me out in the movie. He was supposed to be handsome in the book. I’ve also noticed most of the people on the Twilight side had multiple and seemingly purposeful misspellings. I thought Twilight was really boring and all the characters were similarily stupid, impulsive, and mopey. Harry potter is more…. fun.
twilight just has a ton of so-called “hot” characters (i guess you have to give jacob black props) but it makes you kind of depressed after too much of it whereas ever since i started reading harry potter and the sorcorers stone in second-third grade, harry, ron, and hermione have always been somewhere in the back of my mind. i love the characters because you can really relate to all of them through all different parts of the story, from when they are 11 to when theyre 17. the feelings are all real and familiar in a completely parallel world to ours. thats what make harry so much better, it reminds us that there’s always magic out there, and its as real as jk rowling lets us on to believe
In my opinion, Harry Potter is better.
Harry potter is much more creative, and JK Rowling actually came up with it, her own imagination.
And Stephanie’s idea of a vampire and human love story is not original.
I don’t think she could have come up with Quiditch and All those spells.
The characters from the Twilight series are stupid.
Edward – oh yeah, the perfect guy. The book is screwed up because it’s not good to talk about perfection. He has no flaws, only that he feeds on human blood. And OTHER vampires from other vampire stories HAVE flaws. They aren’t perfect.
And teen girls like it either because the popular people like it, or because Edward seems to be the dream guy. And sadly for them, they are dreaming of a perfect guy that doesn’t-or will NEVER exist.
Get your mind back to earth you stupid gits.
And some people may say that you CAN find true love and the perfect guy. Well, chances are like 0.0000001% that you will. Because every has at least something bad about them.
Bella – I hate her, she’s just an attention seeking retard, she’s selfish and doesn’t care about others, only wants what she wants, and will get it. Meyer wrote her as plain, and clumsy and everything. But what I don’t get is, if she’s so plain, how do three people fall for her. How does it say that Mike’s friend [whatever his name is] asks her to the dance. And if she’s like that, why would she be the one with the better smelling blood? The one Edward chose, if he even existed.
So yeah.
And then how she uses Jacob.
Ugh.
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Harry Potter doesn’t mention perfection in looks or having no flaws. Harry isn’t the greatest looking man. He isn’t the smartest, or the greatest. He doesn’t get all the girls to fall for him. Right?
And Draco might be good looking, but he’s a snob and a pure brat.
SEE?? They all have flaws! None are perfect!
And it’s way more creative.
They actually loose feelings, and many people actually die.
And she uses ORIGINAL names.
Not ones such as ISABELLA or EDWARD or ALICE.
Plus what good of a romance book is it if they just KISS, and he barely kisses her. How is that romance?
He just says he can’t love her, although he does. And that he’d do anything for her.
WTF????
And Meyer didn’t talk about the most interesting, best, smartest characters. AKA Alice and Jasper.
They seemed to be the brightest, the only reason why I kept turning the pages on those filthy worthless books.
But nooo, all she talks about is how Bella is in love with Edward, how she’d died without him, how she misses him, how beautiful he is, and crap.
WHAT KIND OF BOOK IS A BOOK WHEN ALL YOU DO IS DESCRIBE WHAT THE EFFIN’ GAY DUDE LOOKS LIKE????
And, the second books sucked so badly.
EVERY PAGE, EVERY CHAPTER, IT SAID THAT SHE HAD A WHOLE IN HER HEART AND SHE WAS SO LONELY WHEN EDWARD LEFT HER.
God knows why.
But anyway, my point is, I read both series, watched the movies. Now in my opinion, I say Harry Potter is the best.
It’s creative, no characters are perfect, and interesting.
Hp is wayy better than Twilight because HP has a diffrent story. Also more people like HP better. One more thing what book has ever had a theme park made after it.
HARRY POTTER ALL THE WAY!!! It’s for all ages and Twilight is mostly for teens but it kinda has some bad stuff in it…I mean…
who gets married at 18??? Twilight is a bad influence for young people!!
And Harry Potter has always been true to it’s lesson: Lily Potter’s love for Harry saved Harry from Voldemort…showing that Love is stronger than Power…!
Honestly, why are the two even being compared? There is no similarity besides the fact that the story is fantasy. I’ve read the whole series on both and personally favor Twilight…But that is only my opinion in which I have a right to have. Some people say that Twilight isnt a real book, and that there are no real issues…but that may be because you arent reading enough…Bella faces many obstacles in her life that many of us face today…But its covered up by the wave of emotions and fantasy.
Let me first begin by saying that I have read BOTH the series. Multiple times. (Although I only rreread Twilight because I was bored out of my MIND).
Twilight is, simply put, unrealistic. “Sparkling vampires”. Seriously. And what was WITH the whole “fight” in Breaking Dawn???? It never evven HAPPENED. And what, may I ask, did Bella “train” in? In shielding people? Oh, yay. And you know, to tell you the truth, Bella’s giving up all her friendships for stalker!Edward just ruined the whole series. Harry even kept up his relationships with his aunt and uncle and cousin because he’s AWESOME! JKR stated in an interview.
And was Twilight even funny? Did it even have the hilarity that charmed me in Harry Potter? Um, no.
And one more thing, why did Bella fall apart in New Moon after Edward dumped her? As far as I know, Ginny didn’t do that when Harry broke up with her. Sheesh. Why can’t, for once, a girl in a romantic relationship be STRONG? And, furthermore, I just didn’t get the whole “Vampires are indestructible” thing. I’ll bet you anything SM just didn’t want her precious sparkling vamps to die. And the whole “war” with the Volturi didn’t even make sense! A war because of having a baby with another species. Save me. And who can even forget the honeymoon? Bella’s and Edwards? She CRIED because she couldn’t have sex with him and she was only 18. GOD.
Now, on to Harry Potter. It mademe believe in magic. Not the kind that they do, but everyday magic, like love and friendship. Love in any form, as a sibling, as a family, or romantic love. What Harry did at the end of book seven was a classic example of how someone so ordinary, (let’s face it; Harry is a thin, bespectacled boy at the beginning of the series) could do something so spectaluar for his friends. He was never loved and when he found friendship, he didn’t want to let it go. Bella? She let go of her FAMILY (something which Harry never had) and her FRIENDS for a family of SPARKLY VAMPS WHO ARE SO RICH AND WEIRD.
And what is UP with wealth? Just how perfect can these vamps be? I mean, Bella’s best girlfriend is Alice. And Alice has this obsession with harassing people to waste money and shop. While Harry’s best friend is a freckly boy from not an exactly well to do family, he ALSO falls in love with a girl from the same family . Moreover, the characters of Twilight do NOT HAVE FLAWS. EDWARD LIKES TO BUY BELLA STUFF??? WHICH CENTURY IS HE LIVING IN?
And the whole werewolf thing? Yeah. Don’t even get me started on it.
Harry Potter also very realistically portrays the prejudices that people have on one another. The war was also so well described, I CRIED in the last chapter. And, just mentioning, WHY did Jacob imprint on Renesmee? Is he a paedophile or WHAT? Harry Potter made me believe in love, but it also told me that love doesn’t always work out (Snape), but you should do what you can to preserve whatever you can of your loved one.
Humor for me is a very important aspect in a book. Fred and George’s, James and Sirius’ jokes make me laugh until my eyes water. Is there any one joke like that in Twilight? Oh, there’s one:
“Can I touch you?”- Bella after Eddie-boy starts sparkling.
And one joke from Harry Potter:
“And there’s be little flags on the hood with HB on them-”
“For Humongous Bighead”. Fred and George talking about ministry cars. HEE.
Mindlessly entertaining.
Bella and Edward are only a Mary Sue and Gary Stu that are way too popular for their own good. I got really mad when some critic wrote “Move over, Harry Potter”. HE WILL NOT MOVE OVER. The only to completely sum up how much better Jo is than SM, see Stephen King’s comments on them.
Let me first begin by saying that I have read BOTH the series. Multiple times. (Although I only rreread Twilight because I was bored out of my MIND).
Twilight is, simply put, unrealistic. \”Sparkling vampires\”. Seriously. And what was WITH the whole \”fight\” in Breaking Dawn???? It never evven HAPPENED. And what, may I ask, did Bella \”train\” in? In shielding people? Oh, yay. And you know, to tell you the truth, Bella\’s giving up all her friendships for stalker!Edward just ruined the whole series. Harry even kept up his relationships with his aunt and uncle and cousin because he\’s AWESOME! JKR stated in an interview.
And was Twilight even funny? Did it even have the hilarity that charmed me in Harry Potter? Um, no.
And one more thing, why did Bella fall apart in New Moon after Edward dumped her? As far as I know, Ginny didn\’t do that when Harry broke up with her. Sheesh. Why can\’t, for once, a girl in a romantic relationship be STRONG? And, furthermore, I just didn\’t get the whole \”Vampires are indestructible\” thing. I\’ll bet you anything SM just didn\’t want her precious sparkling vamps to die. And the whole \”war\” with the Volturi didn\’t even make sense! A war because of having a baby with another species. Save me. And who can even forget the honeymoon? Bella\’s and Edwards? She CRIED because she couldn\’t have sex with him and she was only 18. GOD.
Now, on to Harry Potter. It mademe believe in magic. Not the kind that they do, but everyday magic, like love and friendship. Love in any form, as a sibling, as a family, or romantic love. What Harry did at the end of book seven was a classic example of how someone so ordinary, (let\’s face it; Harry is a thin, bespectacled boy at the beginning of the series) could do something so spectaluar for his friends. He was never loved and when he found friendship, he didn\’t want to let it go. Bella? She let go of her FAMILY (something which Harry never had) and her FRIENDS for a family of SPARKLY VAMPS WHO ARE SO RICH AND WEIRD.
And what is UP with wealth? Just how perfect can these vamps be? I mean, Bella\’s best girlfriend is Alice. And Alice has this obsession with harassing people to waste money and shop. While Harry\’s best friend is a freckly boy from not an exactly well to do family, he ALSO falls in love with a girl from the same family . Moreover, the characters of Twilight do NOT HAVE FLAWS. EDWARD LIKES TO BUY BELLA STUFF??? WHICH CENTURY IS HE LIVING IN?
And the whole werewolf thing? Yeah. Don\’t even get me started on it.
Harry Potter also very realistically portrays the prejudices that people have on one another. The war was also so well described, I CRIED in the last chapter. And, just mentioning, WHY did Jacob imprint on Renesmee? Is he a paedophile or WHAT? Harry Potter made me believe in love, but it also told me that love doesn\’t always work out (Snape), but you should do what you can to preserve whatever you can of your loved one.
Humor for me is a very important aspect in a book. Fred and George\’s, James and Sirius\’ jokes make me laugh until my eyes water. Is there any one joke like that in Twilight? Oh, there\’s one:
\”Can I touch you?\”- Bella after Eddie-boy starts sparkling.
And one joke from Harry Potter:
\”And there\’s be little flags on the hood with HB on them-\”
\”For Humongous Bighead\”. Fred and George talking about ministry cars. HEE.
Mindlessly entertaining.
Bella and Edward are only a Mary Sue and Gary Stu that are way too popular for their own good. I got really mad when some critic wrote \”Move over, Harry Potter\”. HE WILL NOT MOVE OVER. The only to completely sum up how much better Jo is than SM, see Stephen King\’s comments on them.
Let me first begin by saying that I have read BOTH the series. Multiple times. (Although I only rreread Twilight because I was bored out of my MIND).
Twilight is, simply put, unrealistic. \\\”Sparkling vampires\\\”. Seriously. And what was WITH the whole \\\”fight\\\” in Breaking Dawn???? It never evven HAPPENED. And what, may I ask, did Bella \\\”train\\\” in? In shielding people? Oh, yay. And you know, to tell you the truth, Bella\\\’s giving up all her friendships for stalker!Edward just ruined the whole series. Harry even kept up his relationships with his aunt and uncle and cousin because he\\\’s AWESOME! JKR stated in an interview.
And was Twilight even funny? Did it even have the hilarity that charmed me in Harry Potter? Um, no.
And one more thing, why did Bella fall apart in New Moon after Edward dumped her? As far as I know, Ginny didn\\\’t do that when Harry broke up with her. Sheesh. Why can\\\’t, for once, a girl in a romantic relationship be STRONG? And, furthermore, I just didn\\\’t get the whole \\\”Vampires are indestructible\\\” thing. I\\\’ll bet you anything SM just didn\\\’t want her precious sparkling vamps to die. And the whole \\\”war\\\” with the Volturi didn\\\’t even make sense! A war because of having a baby with another species. Save me. And who can even forget the honeymoon? Bella\\\’s and Edwards? She CRIED because she couldn\\\’t have sex with him and she was only 18. GOD.
Now, on to Harry Potter. It mademe believe in magic. Not the kind that they do, but everyday magic, like love and friendship. Love in any form, as a sibling, as a family, or romantic love. What Harry did at the end of book seven was a classic example of how someone so ordinary, (let\\\’s face it; Harry is a thin, bespectacled boy at the beginning of the series) could do something so spectaluar for his friends. He was never loved and when he found friendship, he didn\\\’t want to let it go. Bella? She let go of her FAMILY (something which Harry never had) and her FRIENDS for a family of SPARKLY VAMPS WHO ARE SO RICH AND WEIRD.
And what is UP with wealth? Just how perfect can these vamps be? I mean, Bella\\\’s best girlfriend is Alice. And Alice has this obsession with harassing people to waste money and shop. While Harry\\\’s best friend is a freckly boy from not an exactly well to do family, he ALSO falls in love with a girl from the same family . Moreover, the characters of Twilight do NOT HAVE FLAWS. EDWARD LIKES TO BUY BELLA STUFF??? WHICH CENTURY IS HE LIVING IN?
And the whole werewolf thing? Yeah. Don\\\’t even get me started on it.
Harry Potter also very realistically portrays the prejudices that people have on one another. The war was also so well described, I CRIED in the last chapter. And, just mentioning, WHY did Jacob imprint on Renesmee? Is he a paedophile or WHAT? Harry Potter made me believe in love, but it also told me that love doesn\\\’t always work out (Snape), but you should do what you can to preserve whatever you can of your loved one.
Humor for me is a very important aspect in a book. Fred and George\\\’s, James and Sirius\\\’ jokes make me laugh until my eyes water. Is there any one joke like that in Twilight? Oh, there\\\’s one:
\\\”Can I touch you?\\\”- Bella after Eddie-boy starts sparkling.
And one joke from Harry Potter:
\\\”And there\\\’s be little flags on the hood with HB on them-\\\”
\\\”For Humongous Bighead\\\”. Fred and George talking about ministry cars. HEE.
Mindlessly entertaining.
Bella and Edward are only a Mary Sue and Gary Stu that are way too popular for their own good. I got really mad when some critic wrote \\\”Move over, Harry Potter\\\”. HE WILL NOT MOVE OVER. The only to completely sum up how much better Jo is than SM, see Stephen King\\\’s comments on them.
Let me first begin by saying that I have read BOTH the series. Multiple times. (Although I only rreread Twilight because I was bored out of my MIND).
Twilight is, simply put, unrealistic. \\\\\\\”Sparkling vampires\\\\\\\”. Seriously. And what was WITH the whole \\\\\\\”fight\\\\\\\” in Breaking Dawn???? It never evven HAPPENED. And what, may I ask, did Bella \\\\\\\”train\\\\\\\” in? In shielding people? Oh, yay. And you know, to tell you the truth, Bella\\\\\\\’s giving up all her friendships for stalker!Edward just ruined the whole series. Harry even kept up his relationships with his aunt and uncle and cousin because he\\\\\\\’s AWESOME! JKR stated in an interview.
And was Twilight even funny? Did it even have the hilarity that charmed me in Harry Potter? Um, no.
And one more thing, why did Bella fall apart in New Moon after Edward dumped her? As far as I know, Ginny didn\\\\\\\’t do that when Harry broke up with her. Sheesh. Why can\\\\\\\’t, for once, a girl in a romantic relationship be STRONG? And, furthermore, I just didn\\\\\\\’t get the whole \\\\\\\”Vampires are indestructible\\\\\\\” thing. I\\\\\\\’ll bet you anything SM just didn\\\\\\\’t want her precious sparkling vamps to die. And the whole \\\\\\\”war\\\\\\\” with the Volturi didn\\\\\\\’t even make sense! A war because of having a baby with another species. Save me. And who can even forget the honeymoon? Bella\\\\\\\’s and Edwards? She CRIED because she couldn\\\\\\\’t have sex with him and she was only 18. GOD.
Now, on to Harry Potter. It mademe believe in magic. Not the kind that they do, but everyday magic, like love and friendship. Love in any form, as a sibling, as a family, or romantic love. What Harry did at the end of book seven was a classic example of how someone so ordinary, (let\\\\\\\’s face it; Harry is a thin, bespectacled boy at the beginning of the series) could do something so spectaluar for his friends. He was never loved and when he found friendship, he didn\\\\\\\’t want to let it go. Bella? She let go of her FAMILY (something which Harry never had) and her FRIENDS for a family of SPARKLY VAMPS WHO ARE SO RICH AND WEIRD.
And what is UP with wealth? Just how perfect can these vamps be? I mean, Bella\\\\\\\’s best girlfriend is Alice. And Alice has this obsession with harassing people to waste money and shop. While Harry\\\\\\\’s best friend is a freckly boy from not an exactly well to do family, he ALSO falls in love with a girl from the same family . Moreover, the characters of Twilight do NOT HAVE FLAWS. EDWARD LIKES TO BUY BELLA STUFF??? WHICH CENTURY IS HE LIVING IN?
And the whole werewolf thing? Yeah. Don\\\\\\\’t even get me started on it.
Harry Potter also very realistically portrays the prejudices that people have on one another. The war was also so well described, I CRIED in the last chapter. And, just mentioning, WHY did Jacob imprint on Renesmee? Is he a paedophile or WHAT? Harry Potter made me believe in love, but it also told me that love doesn\\\\\\\’t always work out (Snape), but you should do what you can to preserve whatever you can of your loved one.
Humor for me is a very important aspect in a book. Fred and George\\\\\\\’s, James and Sirius\\\\\\\’ jokes make me laugh until my eyes water. Is there any one joke like that in Twilight? Oh, there\\\\\\\’s one:
\\\\\\\”Can I touch you?\\\\\\\”- Bella after Eddie-boy starts sparkling.
And one joke from Harry Potter:
\\\\\\\”And there\\\\\\\’s be little flags on the hood with HB on them-\\\\\\\”
\\\\\\\”For Humongous Bighead\\\\\\\”. Fred and George talking about ministry cars. HEE.
Mindlessly entertaining.
Bella and Edward are only a Mary Sue and Gary Stu that are way too popular for their own good. I got really mad when some critic wrote \\\\\\\”Move over, Harry Potter\\\\\\\”. HE WILL NOT MOVE OVER. The only to completely sum up how much better Jo is than SM, see Stephen King\\\\\\\’s comments on them.
To say the truth the 2 book shouldn’t be compared. The book are extremely different. Harry Potter is a fantasy book that focuses on the fight between light and dark while Twilight focuses on love, lust, need and want. It atracts girls mostly teenage girls who dream about having the perfect man who has everything a girl can want. Money, brains, good looks and a mystery. Its attracting. While Harry Potter focuses on the fight between good and evil. People see Harry as a hero and so are proud of him and want to be near him and help him in his adventure. Its exiting.
They are both different and should not be compared. I am a fan of both and it’s not cause one is better but because they are both great. However my opinion reamian. There is no way people should compare these books.
As for the aurthors you can’t compare them either. Meyer write about a perfect man and focuses the story on perfect people that a lot of people want. whilr Rowling focuses on the ordinary boy who is famous for not dieing and thus is counted as a hero. They both write about different things and so cant be compared.
This is only my opinon so don’t think bad.
Alright after readin a few other review i need to point out that the book are different. The point in twilight is to focus on “true love”. The book differ to people because some take love more seriously then friendship and family while others take family and friend before their love. Thats how it differs. People who would do anything for their loved one would love Twilight because they put love first while people who put friendship first love Harry Potter. This only a version and my opinion. as i already stated these books are made for different people. I ike both.
HARRY POTTER FOREVER AND EVER!!!!!!!!!!!
And I will explain why I prefer this unlike some other people who just say ”Twilight is awesome!!! Harry Potter sucks!!!” or ”Edward is so hot!!! All the actors in Harry Potter are so ugly!!!” First of all I don’t think edward or robert pattinson( or whatever his name is) is hot (and just to inform you I am a 14 year-old girl so please stop saying that most teenage girls like twilight because it’s offending sometimes like all of teenage girls are stupid or something). He was way better when he played Cedric diggory. Secondly I don’t hate twilight I just find it childish in a way, because Bella is acting like a child. I mean who gets depressed and doesn’t talk to anyone for months because her boyfriend left her!!! I mean Ginny was OK even though she knew that Harry could have DIED!!! Bella knew that Edward couldn’t because he is immortal!!!
And what about the characters in twilight!?! No one has something really special!!! They are just perfect (which totally sucks because no one is perfect) !!! While in Harry Potter every one is so special and unpredictable and there are so many examples!!! The biggest of them is Severus Snape!!! He above all doesn’t think about himself just like Bella!!! He loved Harry and he tried to protect him as he tried to protect Lilly his one true love!!! Then think about Dumbledore what he did, how he lived after what he had done, how he also tried to protect Harry and he did pretty well!!! And Ron, who left Hermione and Harry but regretted immediately and wanted to return back but he couldn’t while Edward if he loved Bella as much as he told he could have returned !!!
I also think that all those things JKR thought aboyt are really brilliant!!! For example quidditch, dementors, the mirror of erised, the death eaters and so on . Especially the mirror of erised and imagine that Harry AND Dumbledore could see their families there while Bella left her family for her perfect boyfriend!!! And in my opinion ron loves hermione more than edward loves Bella!!!
So in my opinion Harry is the best!!! If he can beat Voldemort he can beat twilight!!!!
HARRY POTTER ALWAYS WINS!!!!!!!!!!!
LONG LIVE HARRY POTTER!!! I can’t wait for the next movie!!!
Agreed, Hermione+Ron=Love. Your points are well-written.
Twilight is a teenage girls wet dream
Harry Potter is a whole universe that you can get lost in, to the point where you begin questioning your sanity, because how could it not be real?!
People who think that Twilight is better than Harry Potter have obviously never understood both books, at all. And this is coming from someone who has actually read both sagas.
Twilight, taught us that true love prevails. However it also taught us that Bella, is a martyr, willing to sacrifice everything she has ever believed in for a highly unrealistic life with Edward. I have never read a book that portrayed its main character as a more of a spinless, cowardly, pathetic, mindless imbecile than Twilight. Its ideals are alarming, (To get the man of your dreams, he must cause you to suffer constantly), ehm… Yes. Inspiring. Stephanie Meyer’s characters are two-dimensional, nothing more than mindless creations. I’d be a little surprised, and more than a little concerned, if someone said that they could relate to it. Overall, it’s simply a relatively garbled and uninspiring book. It’s type of plot has been written a hundred times and will continue to be written for many other years.
Harry Potter, on the otherhand, whilst not without its own flaws, is so much more rich in its plot, details and characters. A congradulations must be said to Joanne Rowling for her variations of characters. An example of the effort she put into these books, is clear in that of Snape. Whilst at first he appears as nothing more than a vindictive bully, as the story progressed we were stumped as to why he would have protected Harry so many times and still act as though he hated him with a passion. When the truth was finally revealed (Amazing, the fact that she managed to keep our attention to the mystery of Severus Snape for no less than seven books) we all breathed a sigh of understanding. As you delve into Harry Potter, it’s impossible not to find situations that you can empathize or sympathize with. Her characters are remarkably life-like and so wonderfully portrayed you can’t help find yourself falling in love with them.
Anyone who finds themselves remarking how “OMG, HP is so borin’ LOL. Twilight iz so much betta cuz’ it has smexy vamps
” is clearly not the brightest tool in the shed and are obviously incapable of focusing their small attention spans for more than several hundred pages. When you really think about it, its actually a little pathetic. I am very much expecting a backlash aimed at Harry Potter lovers from rabid Twilight fans but be warned. I’ll defend Harry till the end.
Ha, I just read Ron+Hermione=Love and I have to say I admire her judgement and gusto. From one teenager to another, I know. It’s insulting to be deemed a lover of Twilight because of your age. For the record, nothing a Twilight fan will ever say will make Twilight better than Harry Potter. It’s laughable to say that they should even BE compared.
Come on. Joanne Rowling is now richer than the Queen of England for gods sake.
Hi, I think i mostly like Twilight better because it is like a great love story and a nice story, while Harry Potter just says some about nagical world, Twilight is like the most best book I have read. I think I like Twilight books and Harry Potter movies.
Hello I would like to say that you can’t really compare Twilight to HP beucase the two of them are very Different.But if i where going to pick i would pick Hp.
harry potter wipes twilight out with a huge margain , ive read the hp series 10 times and the twilight series 2 times, i watched the twilight movie and fell asleep i didnt when i watched harry potter i now watch one everyday and will forever, so harry potter 4 ever
I wanted to add that when edward left Bella she was depressed for MONTHS!!! And she had lost only her boyfriend!!! Harry had lost his parents, his godfather, Dumbledore, his owl and so many friends but still he hadn’t lost the reason for living!!! And he had lost much more than Bella!!! Harry is more mature than she is so the book is more mature too!!!
HARRY POTTER ALL THE WAY!!!
Harry Potter is way better then Twilight ! it is far more imagnative then Twilight …. An amazing book like Harry Potter shouldnt be compared to a pathetic common love story like Twilght !
“Well just for childish instincts, we may like
Harry Potter not because J.K. Rowling is famous but because the story is different… Children may appreciate stories like the Harry Potter series and I personally have read the books.. Twilight is something “captivating” and they say “common” stories of Vampires but ’tis different…”
I agrre with you kristine.
In my opinion, Twilight it’s better than harry Potter, but I love both.
Think, Twilight it’s a romance, Harry Potter it’s fantasy, for the love of god people don’t compare! They are different.
I think Twlight it’s better because it’s in the first person, and i love books who are written in the first person.
The Harry Potter books are amazing too, but it’s different people!
In twlight you have emotions, in Harry Potter it’s more like: Hogwarts,wizard,Harry Potter,Voldmort. Nothing more.
And I hate people who critic twilight just because it’s a vampire story, for the love of god what a retards. If you critic Harry Potter or Twlight you must read the books first. Just like me I red the two stories.
I’ts not just a Vampire Story, it’s something more, please read the books they are amazing.
And read too the Harry Potter’s book’s, mainly the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood-Prince, because the book is so much better than the movie, the movie are so different. Oh God!
Please, don’t discuss about two wonderfuls stories.
First i would like to say that everyone that has written something here without reading all the books of both sagas is obviously stupid and childish because it’s impossible to have an opinion of something that we don´t even red.
I red both and honestly, Twilight is much much better.
Harry Potter it’s a great bedtime story, I like it, but c’mon it a childish and shallow storie about a kid that is a wizard and has to fight evil. Twilight is a lot more than just a story about vampires, it has substance and it talks about real feelings and emotions.
Harry Potter it’s all about the movies, Twilight it’s more about the books, and the movie too but Robert’s hot, there’s nothing people can do to change that.
In my opinion Harry Potter is a great story with boring, childish and shallow books and movies that are becoming a show of special effects in the end. And J. K. Rowling is not that awesome. Stephanie Meyer writes so much better, her books, -and I’m talking about all them, including The Host that is porbably one of my favourites – are captivating, and you can realy feel the emotions that the characters are feeling, you can imagine each detail of the storie and realy live it, and personaly I prefer books on the 1st person.
The Twilight Saga has realy great books, written by a great author, that is without doubt much better than J. K. Rowling.
Harry Potter needs more imagination thats truth but it’s probably the one thing that it’s better in Harry Potter.
It’s obvious that HP has more fans, c’mon people. HP started a long time ago, it’s on the 6th film, of course it has more fans, and more money. But wait for it, Twilight is going to be as famous as HP, if it’s not right now.
With all this said I just would like to say that everyone should real bouth sagas, and I think that after that you are going to realise that me, and everyone here that preferts Twilight is completely right.
Someone said: “Money, brains, good looks and a mystery” for Edward Cullen, you can’t beat that?
Well, if you want romance, I say go back to Jane Austen. Darcy has money, REAL brains, good looks, and though he has no secret (except the gradual discovery of his true character), he loves Elizabeth Benett more truly because he gets to know her, to understand her, and to see his esteem for her grow little by little. So that in the end, there is no lust or wet dreams, there is love. There is also equality or at least COMPLEMENTARITY between the couple. And it is a great romance, well written, with in-depth heroes. Between Elizabeth and Darcy, you don’t know which you prefer, until in the end you see they fit each other to perfection. Bella Swan can fade away: it would simplify matters for all the fans around here: Edward Cullen would at last be free and lonely!… And if you like the lady in distress type, Jane Austen has plenty to offer as well. The difference is, when they are in distress, they keep quiet and dignified and noble, like Anne Eliott or Fanny Price. And you don’t need a vampire to fall in love with a heroe. Darcy, Capitain Wentworth, there is even an Edward in Sense and Sensibility…
Harry Potter has much more to offer than Twilight, though as some others say you can’t compare different styles. It might make more sense to compare it to LOTR. Although Tolkien went even further than Rowling by creating a whole new language with Elf tongue and an epic story, Rowling is not far behind with her names and wizard-vocabulary and well-thought plot. They both have imagination, they both make points about what is really important in life and how much love can do. They created a new world, with institutions, ministries, creatures, hierarchy etc, that were meant as a reflection on our own world, its deficiencies, and its good sides. You really see Harry and all the main characters evolve from little scared unsure children to confident adults. And you care for them. And they are not perfect. That’s what litterature is about: a fine balance between entertainment and a moral message, between learning and having fun, between fiction/dream and reality. Twilight has not the depth and sharpness of Jane Austen as a romance, and lacks the humour and deep moral messages of Rowling and the epic fight of Tolkien, as a fantasy/action book. It does not mean it is bad. I certainly see how it can become an obsession to a certain range of readers. It talks about lust, sexual desire that can not be fulfilled. But once it is, the story is finished… It lets you down because in no way sexual desire can replace true love. It lasts what an orgasm lasts… Then you grow up and you find a real boyfriend, and you begin to build something by trying to bridge in the differences, or complement each other in an equal way. To all you girls dreaming about Edward Cullen, you are no Bella Swans, and knights in shiny armours won’t come and rescue you ever. Take your destiny in your own hands, like Hermione or Ginny. Accept the weakness in man, as you are youselves no perfect heroines in distress. Yell after your boyfriend if he gets angry for no reason, like Ginny stands up to Harry, or like Hermione punches Ron with her fists because he left. Men are not always right and beautiful and ladies are not princesses and poor me’s.
Instead, we are all just human beings, with our flaws and our greatness. Harry Potter has flaws and greatness. You laugh, you cry, you get impatient or angry, then tenderness pops in, and truly heroic selfless acts happen. You get also the greedy, the bad, the mad, the crazy manic, alongside the innocent, the noble and the good. Yet all is not black and white.
And though I am 32 years old, I enjoy and read it again and again.
I think Twilight is dangerous and devious in its message, dialogues are poor and very TV show like, plot is almost inexistant.
And reading all the posts- I found some hilarious- 90% of the pro Potter made sense and were making good points with good arguments. I haven’t seen yet 1 % of good litterary arguments pro-twilight…
“Harry Potter needs more imagination ” ??? Siriously “Annie”
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“Harry Potter it’s all about the movies, Twilight it’s more about the books”…
ho-ho “Annie”, I feel it is something a non-reader would say about Harry Potter. Surely, you mean to say that Harry Potter is all about the books, since they have sold in huge numbers BEFORE any movie was done, and was already a best-seller since a few years. And this is without saying that the books are a hundred times better than the movies…
So it seems Twilight is all about the movie and the hot actor in it more than the book itself…
Whereas Twilight has sold more books AFTER the movie came out
There is a difference between what you say, what you want to believe, and what facts show…
As for imagination, maybe you should give precise exemples of great imaginative moments in Twilight?
- Anything similar to places like the Department of Mystries, Gringott’s underworld or Hogwarts with its stairs, secret passengeways and false walls?
- Anything with creatures like mythical ones completely re-created, Merpeople or House Elfs?
- Anything like the creation of names, for people, for places or for things?
- The plot itself during 7 books?
- Great wise sentences that can serve as a guideline to “real” people like us? Like “our actions show who we are far more than our abilities” or “there will come a time when we will have to choose between what is right and what is easy”? Anything like that?
Thank you for pointing it out! Actually, you Twilight fans make it easy for Harry Potter supporters by not giving thought-out arguments, by showing no analytical sense, and we get the sense that you like the series for no serious reasons at all, except lust for gorgeous men…
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WhatlsRightOrWhatlsWrong
I agree with you 100%! Twilight fans are as you guyz all no girls so if you Twilight fans are smart enough to do the math…………………….girls looking for love hot celeb love story=Twilight! LOL! Twilght shouldnt have 4 books, no not 5, no not 6, not even 2!
Plus, Twilight doesn\’t even try to have imagination, like for an example the names: bella, edward, jacob,and all the rest.
BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…………………….
MAN! TWILIGHT BRING SOMETHING GOOD TO THE TABLE DONT BE BORING!
HARRY! HARRY! HARRY! HARRY! POTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. They harry potter movie rocked.
Hm, I was trying to say that HP has more imagination. Sorry, my mistake. I realy think HP is better on that.
And I red Twilight before the film, and honestly the film sucks. So FOR ME Twilight is all about the books and HP about the films.
And the last HP movie had nothing to do with the book,please, they burned the house! That was just pathetic.
Oh, and the fans of Twilight that just like it for Edward – witch I know that is the most of them – are realy sad.
He doesn’t exists , it’s a character in a book, the end.
Twilight’s better.
Hi “Annie”,
Sorry I misunderstood. But then if you say that HP has more imagination, how come you think Twilight is better? I would like to know because it seems like a paradoxal thing to say.
All it talks about is this girl who has obviously problems to express her own feelings, who acts like a poor me all the time, and feels always depressed, plus she judges people. Then she falls in love and it takes her whole life.
On the other hand you have very touching moments in HP. Let’s take just the first one: he feels so lonely that he dreams and dreams about some unknown relative that would come and take him away one day. Or then later at Hogwarts he sees his parents in the mirror or Erised. This is such a heartbreaking moment. There are no such moments in Twilight because it has to do only with a kind of obsession that takes everything else out. There is no friends, family, funny humorous moments, challenging moments like in HP, because all is focused towards one thing: Edward…
Also, I agree with you that the film was not great, and I agree that it is always the case between a book and a movie. A book is always MUCH better, giving more details and information, leaving place for more imagination, than a movie. And this goes for the HP movies as well. It was nice to watch, but in no way can it replace the richness of the books.
Hi WhatlsRightOrWhatlsWrong.
Just because HP has more imagination doesn\’t mean that it is better than Twilight.
And sometimes she comes up with so much thing that it changes from book to book. And on the films, it\’s like they change castle.
Twilight talks very much about Bella it\’s obvious why that happends. It\’s a book on the first person.
And it gets better from book to book, it has always a diferent thing to offert. You capt so many thing from the book, it\’s realy something that you can relate to, and you can realy \’\'enter\’\’ the Twilight story.
In Midnight Sun ( I red the part that is already online ) you realise why Edward falls in love with Bella. So you should read it.
HP it\’s a huge saga, it becames so boring. The books has parts that are too much, and are not needed for the story.
And Harry it\’s a bit of a \”acts like a poor me all the time\” it\’s not so obvious because it\’s on the 3rd person. The book is not so personal.
And please Twilight it\’s much more emotional than HP.
And I like Twilight more than HP. But I like HP too.
Hm, and do you hate Twilight, ore you just prefere HP ?
And are you a boy or a girl ?
Hi “Annie”
Your last comment made me laugh. I am a woman, and I like Twilight as a nice love story, but prefer the HP books (or Jane Austen as far as romance is concerned). I haven’t read the others though, just Twilight. But I just couldn’t go on and on with this depressive-obsessive tone.
) and that there is something exciting to build something with weaknesses as much as with qualities.
That’s why I understand it can have some appeal for a certain age for the love story, but that afterwards, these people that were previously attracted will move on, because there is just that: a teenage love story.
At least for me, passing through the simplicity of the tone, style, plot and all, the love story was pleasant to read, but not enthralling, maybe because of my age, maybe because I am married (no pun intended on my hubby!
With HP, you can still get in it at 12, 30 or 50 and find something for you about education, friendship, love, death (of course also there in Twilight but so concentrated and focused on just two persons) or politics, wisdom, the dark side in every one of us, and plenty more…
I think they are much more emotional and when I say that I mean not only touching so that you relate to them, but also talking about a wider range of emotions. When Sirius Black dies, or when Harry sees his parents as ghosts, or when friendship is threatened, or just when you plainly laugh, or get angry or awkward etc, you have a whole range of positive or negative events that make you react in such different ways, and I didn’t read that in Twilight.
In fact, afterwards, it seems to me that Twilight is pretty static just because it is too focused whereas HP lives and breathes with its diversity. It made me feel that HP could exist whereas Edward Cullen could not be something else than a dream.
Of course you are right on the fact that sometimes there is too much with Rowling: it is overflowing sometimes, and as a result, you don’t get as much details as you would like to on certain things. It might seem rushed at times. But in a way, this is a reproach that could as well be a compliment… you want to know more about her world.
I am not talking about the movies but about the books. I agree that directors change scenes, interpret their own way, the actors have their own ideas as well, and it makes the experience of watching the movie frustrating when you love a book, be it HP or Twilight.
Harry is sometimes acting like a poor me, especially in book 5 (but he has got strong reasons, having just lost like a father), and that got me angry too. But he is still overall a positive, turned to action boy, trying to grow up and learn wisdom, instead of just suffering as fate whatever happens to him. He reacts, he goes forward. He fights. Not so Bella. She is the poor me that won’t do anything about it and doesn’t change a bit from beginning to end. And the fact that it is written as 1st or 3rd person doesn’t change their actions, their decisions, and the results.
She is self-centered. Harry is not, except in book 5 for a bit but grows out of it.
“I am not talking about the movies but about the books. I agree that directors change scenes, interpret their own way, the actors have their own ideas as well, and it makes the experience of watching the movie frustrating when you love a book, be it HP or Twilight.”
You are all right WhatlsRightOrWhatlsWrong.
I’m very disapoitned about the last movie of Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a lot better than Twilight if you ask me. Twilight is alright but it is sort of a chick flick and harry potter isn’t that much and the Harry Potter series make a lot more sense than the Twilight series
HARRY POTTER!! xx
twilight buks are amazing and addicting but NOTHING can beat harry potter!
Harry Potter wins hands down. I can’t believe that some here would choose to support Twilight and give it a running chance against HP. The simple fact of the matter is: HP has survived longer, reached and brought together more audiences, was written better, and has the best message you can put into a book: love conquers all.
If you want to read something of Stephanie Meyer\’s that\’s worthwhile, read The Host. It\’s a wonderful book, very imaginative and with a good storyline, characters, and writing style. BTW, I have read all seven Harry Potter books and absolutely love them, but I also have read all four books in the Twilight series, plus The Host and loved those as well. My opinion, however, remains that HP wins hands down.
i think twilights better cause the story’s not always the same like harry potter and the people in it are fitter and im on about Kellan Lutz and others
harry potter is better than twilight. the end.
harry potter could avada kedavera edward cullens ass anyday.
harrypotterkicksass
the vampires only die when the people cut them in peaces and bur the pieces, and in this Blog the matter is the books not the war beteween the caracters xD
Here, here! I totally agree with WhatIsRightOrWhatIsEasy and all the other Harry Potter fans. Twilight has no substance along with all the arguments made by the pro-twilight people.
Twilight is NO I repeat NO compitition to Harry Potter so DON’T EVEN GO THERE! HP can kick Twilight’s butt ANY day!!! JKR can make a charecter and bring them straight to your heart (ex. I fell in love with Hermione the first time I met her in the first book!) Unlike Twilight. I mean Edward leaves! Cmon really?!?! He’s the main charecter!! Harry NEVER leaves!! HP’s plot is well planned and keeps people reading. Trust me on this. Almost all my friends read HP!!!!!! BRING YOUR BACK UP TWILIGHT CAUSE YOU ARE GONNA NEED IT!!!! That made no sence what so ever but who really cares?!?! HP is SO DEFINITLY the better book series!!!!! EVERYONE knows that!! NO DIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. If I misspelled ANYTHING I’m sorry. I just woke up and haven’t had a drink or food so just ignore any missplled words if there are any.
I agree with hermoine rox .Twilight SUCKS and its always going to be that twilight SUCKSway.everybody knows Twilight SUCKS HP ROX AND ITS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THAT WAY .Lavender Brown is my fave charecter she comes in the 6 movie.HP ROX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i feel that both are good in there own ways HARRY POTTER-children type wid a fun-tertaining wizardy thing dat attracts ppl wid the sparkling cast !! and TWILIGHT-its special in its own way adding a teeny thing to the vampire series we always find vampires lttle scary but dis time the author showed it in a different way wer the star of the film got to rise in the land of movies BUT GUYS twilight released in 2008 while harry potter long time ago harry potter had olready been a place in our heart while twilight is a new beginning to a new vamp era!~~~ SO BOTH R VERY NICE!its depends on u ppl only
i write this for the third time! my firefox keep crashing (damn Facebook!).
this will become short because i got tired of repeating all that i type because of the FACEBOOK+MESSAGE=CRASHING sydrome.
let’s clarify one thing (before the first crash, there were three things i had to clarify)
We want to know how J.K. Rowling beats Meyer not by “harry potter could avada kedavera edward cullens ass anyday.”. we want pure facts, fruitful information…
also, i think this site talks about the books not the movies… which takes me to this quote:
“DO NOT JUDGE THE BOOK FROM ITS MOVIE”
Maybe Harry potter Movie series sucks, because ron’s accent is killing my eardrums, or hermione’s bushy hair is covering the screen too much…
but i can assure you, you will not hear ron’s accent in the books, same with hermione’s bushy hairy covering its pages.
OK, i am a harry potter fan but i can say that Twilight MOVIE beats Harry potter MOVIE, cool actors, hot actresses, cool effects.
but when we based it on the book, the only thing that is hot is my head because meyer wasted 10-30 pages just to describe the awesomeness of edward. and the only thing that is cool is the last book that i do not have the urge of reading after reading the other three (it is placed somewhere cool, i think under my bed) …
Twilight beats harry if we based on the movie
harry beats twilight if it is the book
Rowling beats Meyer
so its 2-1, HARRY POTTER still wins…
P.S.
to the harry potter fans, i’m very disappointed to your counter arguments,…just as im disappointed with HArry potter 6 Movie…
you can do better than “Twilight SUCKS and its always going to be that twilight SUCKSway.everybody knows Twilight SUCKS HP ROX AND ITS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THAT WAY”
-EnD-
Also, to those NEUTRAL GUYS A.K.A. MUGGLES
if you think that Harry Potter and Twilight must not be compared
(just shut up! you do not need to post your comments, those comments made the scrollbar tinier everyday….
last year, the scroll bar is a foot high…
now its an inch high…)
or
both of them are good…
(we know both of them are good, we are arguing what is BETTER, so if you do not know what is better, just click “BACK”. you are just wasting your time if you’ll post a comment saying Both of them are good.. because nobody will read it… and the odds of a reply to your comment is like the odds of Wiley Coyote successfully eating Roadrunner.)
harry potter rolles
First, I would like to point out that i am a teenage girl and i think twilight is a peice of sH*# AND TOTALLY OVERRRATED.
People like twilight because all the characters are “perfect” and ‘beautiful’. That is so unrealistic its not even funny. They are all one demensional, predictable, boring, blah blah blah. Jake was ok until he became a pediphile in BD. SEriously, what was with that? Am i the only one who thinks it is creepy that he imprinted on a baby? Also, how exactly do people relate to Bella? Do they find themselves attracted to people who sparkle, stalk you, and drink blood for breakfast? Because i sure don’t.
In HP all the characters, even the minor ones, have arich and complicated background. You could never call them one demensional. This is most clearly seen in the example of severus snape.
Also, why is it that meyer won’t kill anyone? I mean, really. All that hype over the voulturi in book 4 and nothing even happened? Not once in the whole damn series did she kill offf one person who was not a bad guy. whereas rowling killed like half of everybody-more realistic, if you ask me. So what, exactly, is Bella afraid of? If you are thinking that vamps are impossible to kill, you obviously haven’t read the series. If you’re thinking that she loved them too much and Rowling is heartless for that, you need to do some research.
and,at the end of the day, do you really care about the characters? I certianly don’t. I laughed at the end of twilight. I cried at the end of harry.
Twilight is for people who are either stoned or couldn’t appreciate a decent peice of literature if it smacked them in the face. Or both.
i just remembered something, sorry about posting twice in a row.
Harry is the best selling series of all time and i think he’s also the top movie franchise of all time. Pretty sure he overtook James bond a couple weeks ago. Either that or he’s like five bucks off.
i like Twilight saga better than HP,
i’ve read all HP books and, well, for me it’s too boring, and from Twilight to Breaking Dawn is pretty good, I mean, more imagination, I think…
and, it’s not new, Twilight it’s not a new book, it became “famous” for the movie (what it’s kinda sad), but anway, for em better than all HP books
Waste of time to compare other books with Harry Potter.Twilight too far.Harry Potter is superb
Hey! For the record, I read both series. Before a reveal which series is my preference, I shall form a list of pros and cons for each series, then provide a small explanation.
Harry Potter-Pros
-the main plot: a war is going on, and the man (if he could be considered as such) is a power-seeking, malicious, cruel, twisted, unloving, and immortal villain, who can only be defeated by a boy who must seek out those objects tethering him to his part-life and defeat him in battle. This villian’s actions effect the fate of the entire universe. If that is not enough to keep a reader on edge, I don’t know what is! The villain, Lord Voldemort not only desires to become the most powerful dark wizard of all time, but to destroy our hero as well. Sometimes it is difficult to ascertain what he wants more.
-the subplots: the many subplots are just as interesting and important as the main plot. There are rivalries (Harry/Malfoy, Gryffindor/Slytherin), teen angst (Harry/Cho), romance, love triangles (Ron/Hermione/Lavender), getting through school, dealing with bullies, the relationships between the many characters, etc.
-the themes/moral values: the power of love, unity, loyalty, sacrifice, and goodness, good conquering evil, not to fear death, the importance of friendship, the necessity of moving forward and enjoying the wonder that is life even if obstacles cross one’s path, the preciousness of purity and innocence, the will to persist in the fight, etc.
-the dynamic/complex characters: all of the characters have histories, even the minor characters and ghosts (Dumbledore, Snape, Tom Riddle, Neville, etc), the characters experience intense emotions-they feel pain and loss and loneliness and anger and happiness (sometimes all at once), and they grow throughout the series. If one really wants to know how complex a character can be, look to Snape. And not all the characters are black-and-white. Take the Malfoys-Narcissa Malfoy’s main concern is for her family, despite which side she is on.
-the detail of the magical universe: there are schools, ministries, wizard sweets, games, sports and teams, magical creatures, ghosts, house elves, magical objects, magical mirrors, talking portraits, brooms, spells and potions, etc. There are very few plot holes in JKR’s magical universe.
-adventure, action, romance, mystery, fantasy, humor, horror.
-one can relate to the characters, and the story mirrors real-life situations. For example, the muggle and muggle-born slaughtering in Book 7 is similar to the Holocaust/Nazi issue. They, too, believed they were purifying the human race, and they, like the Death Eaters, were wrong.
-the writing-visualizing the story and really feeling what the characters are feeling is effortless due to the incredible detail and emotion in the text.
Harry Potter-Cons
-overstuffed: (although that might be considered a pro).
-Harry/Ginny: although references are made toward their relationship in Book 7, there should have been further detail of their relationship while they were together.
-no confirmation whether Hagrid and Madame Maxime ended up together!
Twilight-Pros
-a fine balance between the vampire world and the real world: the characters go to schools and have normal jobs and live in the real world, whilst recognizing the existence of vampires, vegetarian or otherwise. The Cullens must avoid the Volturi and battle blood-thirsty nomads, as well as protect the normal townspeople from them but continue to keep there secret.
-Jacob: Yes, he gets his own bullet! Lovable and loyal, Jacob is always eager to help. He loves life and isn’t afraid to take risks and test his limits. He is no doubt the purest and most innocent character in the series. Everyone, readers and other characters alike, can learn from him. He is a great friend, standing by Bella because he knows that she needs him.
-Alice: Many have written her off as a shopper girl with nothing else going for her. Untrue! She encourages her friends and family to take pleasure in simple things and enjoy life. She is a happy person who wants the people she cares about to be happy as well. Even during high-stress situation, she attempts to ease the tension. Her love for Jasper is so strong that she would do anything to keep him safe. Some would say that Alice forced Bella to have a wedding that she did not want, but Alice knew that Bella would regret marrying in Vegas (she could foresee it, after all!). She wanted Bella to have a wedding that meant something.
-the Cullens-although the morals in this saga are questionable, one moral holds great importance to the rest of the series, and it is upheld by the Cullens. They resist temptation to attack the innocent, despite their nature. They do not hurt or kill human beings because they see the wrongness of it.
-friendship: before everyone starts attacking, let me explain. Bella did not care for her friends at school, but they could hardly be considered real friends. She truly and sincerely valued her friendship with Jacob because he was a real friend. She appreciated all that he has done for her and recognizes how much she owes him. Bella refused to accept the Cullens’ demands of steering clear of her best friend. She did all that she could do to see him, and she accepted the consequences. It was for him that she committed what might have been her only selfless act. She needed him in her life. Life without him was simply unimaginable. He was her sun. But she took suffering (living without him) because she knew that being around him made him suffer due to his love for her but inability to be with her. She cared more for his happiness than for her comfort. This act was surprisingly noble of her.
-rivalries: the vampire/werewolf rivalry was quite interesting and very humoress!
Twilight-Cons
-the plot: the plot lacked a base and was almost nonexistent. Although the subplots, such as the rivalries, were immensely interesting.
-the Bella/Edward relationship: It cannot be denied that they loved each other, for they would do anything and everything for each other, but their relationship was abusive and obsessive. And this would pose as a problem due to the fact that their relationship was almost the entire story.
-the moral values: besides the Cullens resistance of temptation, the values presented in the series are twisted and quite disturbing. Bella gave up everything to become a vampire, and that is wrong. She chose to become something unnatural, immortal, which would hardly be considered of an act of good values. Edward’s demanding nature and Bella’s acceptance of such behavior lacks good values as well. It is a relief to have read that in Eclipse, she takes a stand and allows her wishes to be known, saying that she refuses to be a part of vampire/werewolf disputes, that she is Switzerland.
-the fact the Bella was able to get pregnant was unrealistic, even for vampires. This is a plot hole….a HUGE plot hole.
-the ending: the last half of the final book built up to a big battle between the Cullens & Company and the Volturi. It never happened! The Battle of the Minds and Inactive Strategies was interesting, but an active battle was a necessity. The Volturi are evil! There not supposed to “talk it out!” That just doesn’t happen!
If it is not obvious from the lists above, I prefer Harry Potter! Harry Potter rocks! It wins by a landslide! Twilight is not even close to being in the same league as Harry Potter! Harry Potter is an epic classic, and it will be loved and cherished for all time. Twilight will not last too long.
Before I part, there are certain aspects of the story I would like to bring to everyone’s attention:
1. JKR’s characters are not ugly! She displays flaws in the characters’ features, but does not make them ugly! Example: Hermione has bushy hair, until the fourth book, rather large front teeth. Once her teeth are shrunk and when she straightens her hair, she is described as being quite breathtaking. Sure, Voldemort is repulsive, but he used to be handsome before he tore himself apart and indulged in the Dark Arts. Voldemort’s change into a more repulsive “something” came about as is insides became more repulsive, which I find very interesting.
2. There is some questioning concerning the fact that Bella was so easily able to resist temptation when she became a vampire. I am willing to bet that this is due to the fact that she CHOSE to become a vampire, rather than it beind thrust upon her. Being able to choose gave her the power and strength to keep a clear head, which I find interesting as well.
Tata for now!
HARRY POTTER ALL THE WAY!
Hey! For the record, I read both series. Before a reveal which series is my preference, I shall form a list of pros and cons for each series, then provide a small explanation.
Harry Potter-Pros
-the main plot: a war is going on, and the man (if he could be considered as such) is a power-seeking, malicious, cruel, twisted, unloving, and immortal villain, who can only be defeated by a boy who must seek out those objects tethering him to his part-life and defeat him in battle. This villian’s actions effect the fate of the entire universe. If that is not enough to keep a reader on edge, I don’t know what is! The villain, Lord Voldemort not only desires to become the most powerful dark wizard of all time, but to destroy our hero as well. Sometimes it is difficult to ascertain what he wants more.
-the subplots: the many subplots are just as interesting and important as the main plot. There are rivalries (Harry/Malfoy, Gryffindor/Slytherin), teen angst (Harry/Cho), romance, love triangles (Ron/Hermione/Lavender), getting through school, dealing with bullies, the relationships between the many characters, etc.
-the themes/moral values: the power of love, unity, loyalty, sacrifice, and goodness, good conquering evil, not to fear death, the importance of friendship, the necessity of moving forward and enjoying the wonder that is life even if obstacles cross one’s path, the preciousness of purity and innocence, the will to persist in the fight, etc.
-the dynamic/complex characters: all of the characters have histories, even the minor characters and ghosts (Dumbledore, Snape, Tom Riddle, Neville, etc), the characters experience intense emotions-they feel pain and loss and loneliness and anger and happiness (sometimes all at once), and they grow throughout the series. If one really wants to know how complex a character can be, look to Snape. And not all the characters are black-and-white. Take the Malfoys-Narcissa Malfoy’s main concern is for her family, despite which side she is on.
-the detail of the magical universe: there are schools, ministries, wizard sweets, games, sports and teams, magical creatures, ghosts, house elves, magical objects, magical mirrors, talking portraits, brooms, spells and potions, etc. There are very few plot holes in JKR’s magical universe.
-adventure, action, romance, mystery, fantasy, humor, horror.
-one can relate to the characters, and the story mirrors real-life situations. For example, the muggle and muggle-born slaughtering in Book 7 is similar to the Holocaust/Nazi issue. They, too, believed they were purifying the human race, and they, like the Death Eaters, were wrong.
-the writing-visualizing the story and really feeling what the characters are feeling is effortless due to the incredible detail and emotion in the text.
Harry Potter-Cons
-overstuffed: (although that might be considered a pro).
-Harry/Ginny: although references are made toward their relationship in Book 7, there should have been further detail of their relationship while they were together.
-no confirmation whether Hagrid and Madame Maxime ended up together!
Sorry about my second entry. It was an accident.
Firefox keep crashing again and again…
why does everytime i post here the twilighters seem to disapear…
I think wizards are the only one who can do that….
well… thanks for TKCM for that information
that is what i’m talking about… that is a real harry potter fan putting his thinking cap on when posting…
well, that’s all for now, let’s wait for the twilighters to give their arguments…
-EnD-
TKCM
Your comments were intelligent and interesting. It is the first post that talks about Twilight pros and cons in a balanced way. The other Twilight fans should follow your exemple and post something that makes sense instead of what is written generally on this wall.
But as you say, just from that list of yours, you can see where things stand: Harry Potter is richer in plot, in characters, in imagination. Nothing the Twilighters can do about.
Thank you for posting this TKCM.
Twilight sucks
Harry Potter are so much more better that twilight
well harry potter rocks over twilight
Harry Potter rulez I have read Twilight and watched the movie and it sucks like crazy. (no offense) Plus people only like Twilight cause they think edward is hot. By the way I would like to be a vampire in some ways but I would go for Cirque Du Freak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For all those, whose KNOW HP beats Twilght by far!!!
https://twitter.com/HPbeatsTwilight
Fallow us now!!
HARRY POTTER OWNS TWILIGHT!!!
COME ON TWILIGHT IS NOTHING BUT TRASH UNLIKE HARRY POTTER WHO TOTALLY ROCKKKKKKKSSS!!!!!!
Harry Potter is a classic. It sold over 400 million, While Twilight around 52 million. JK Rowling planned it all out, While SMeyer had a dream (What kind of married housewife with children has a dream about being a 17 year old girl and having a 100 year old vampire fall in love with them?) Breaking Dawn was terrible, and the first three books were the same story, Bella and Edward love eachother, Jacob (the only person with a real personality) is jealous, and then they all decide to kill someone. Dont even get me started on the movie. Conclusion: Harry Potter is far better than Twilight.
To “buckle up” and “WhatIsRightAndWhatIsEasy”
Thanks guys! I’d really like to here more from you. You have excellent points as well, end I read what you guys posted and I completely agree.
I hope the Twilighters are able to use some of my points and actually post something worth reading. It is quite troubling that I, a Hogwartsian, raised more practical points and proved them so much better than the actual Twilighters. Come on! The whole point of the debate would be useless without both sides fighting! The Twilighters need to put up a fight so that us Harry Potter supporters actually have some opponents.
Anyway, I would like to point out a few things. One, I noticed, as I am sure many of you have, that that both series cover the theme of ’sacrifice.’ In HP Book 7, our protagonist had to sacrifice his safety, his life at Hogwarts (his true home), his friends (Neville, Luna, Lupin, etc), his love (Ginny), and everything that meant family to him. He had to fight for his life and Ron and Hermione had to fight for theirs throughout the book. They sacrificed and fought the forces of evil that the world would be a better place for all that lived in it. In order to get back their lives and everything they had sacrificed, they had to battle and win against these dark forces, and even then, they did not get everything back. They suffered a great deal, and people they cared about had died (Lupin, Tonks, Fred, even little Colin Creevey). The theme of ’sacrifice’ appears in the Twilight Saga as well. How this theme was portrayed was disappointing, though. Everything in the series circled around Bella’s decision to become a vampire. If she chose against it, she would be able to live out a full and healthy life, keep her family and friends, and find a beautiful and pure love in Jacob Black. The down side: she would lose Edward. Even though Edward states and may even believe that he would be able to have Bella while she remained human, in the end it would not work out unless Bella transformed. Bella chose to sacrifice everything, including her mortality, to become a vampire and remain with Edward. Many people had been looking forward to reading about how Bella copes with all that she had sacrificed. As it turns out, Bella did not have to sacrifice a single thing, and she didn’t even have to fight for what she wanted to keep. I stated in an earlier entry that Bella having chosen to become a vampire gave her the power to resist temptation, whereas others could not do the same. That is all very well and good, but what about everything else?!?! In a book review of Breaking Dawn, it was stated that Charlie should have been more questioning about Bella’s recent transformation, not only because Bella was his daughter, but also because he was a cop. He should have been concerned about the safety of the town he protected, but wasnt. Part of Bella’s sacrifice was Charlie, but it was simply brushed over with a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. WHAT!?! And she was able to keep Jacob with no fight at all because of the imprinting occurance. This definetly lessens the cost of what a sacrifice truly is, and it takes away from what it means to make a choice. It is unrealistic and untouching.
This is yet another reason why Harry Potter is so much better.
HARRY POTTER ROCKS!
Tata for now!
From my statement above, I should have said that the Harry Potter characters had to fight so that what they sacrificed was not in vain instead of get what they sacrificed back. They only got back some of the things they sacrificed, and they had to suffer a great deal to get it.
twilight is a sexist, poorly written book about emotionally abusive relationships, pedophilia, and necrophilia. the idea of vegetarian vampires isn’t even original- i first came across it in Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire, published some 30 years before twilight, although the idea might’ve originated earlier on. it’s not even love that bella/edward share- it’s based off of looks and smell! to quote my sister: “Cupcakes smell good, but I don’t marry them”. (I laughed pretty hard when she said that) I knew the end of the book after the first 20 some pages.
that being said, i do not have a problem with other people liking it; if that’s your thing, whatever- everybody’s entitled to their own opinion. no, i have a problem with the girls who obsess over it, yell at people for having a different opinion, or try to hurt them because of it. hp is a classic, although i am not fond of all aspects of it… Ginny’s a bit of a Mary sue as well… and Albus Severus? get a life, harry.
at least j.k. had the guts to kill off some of her characters….
i am a girl, straight (no, I do not have anything against lesbians or gays), and in the age group twilight is targeted at. so don’t tell me i’m not the audience it was written for. i have read novels by people like jane austen and j.r.r. tolkien and completely understood the concepts; so don’t tell me I can’t read, “or else i would love twilight”. i read all four books and understood them as well. so don’t tell me i didn’t read the books.
i am also a writer; and people think very highly of my books. i hope to publish one soon, but first i must do a second draft, and develop the characters more…
(sorry if i sounded stuck up in my last paragraph- it was unintentional.)
to quote some awesome person who has this on their profile of twilightsucks.com (i apologize for the profanity that will follow):
if i ever find some guy in my room watching ME while I sleep, I’M CALLING THE F*CKING COPS.
time to end this too long comment. sorry for not capitalizing, but i typed this up quickly, i have other things to attend to (crap, that sounded pretty rude… sorry, guys)
ego protimo to trwilight alla kai o harry potter einai gamatos…kai o Daniel kai o Robert einai theoi…pantos kai i Stephen Meyer kai i J.K.Rowling einai poli kales siggrafeis…
12:53am…
TKCM- let’s wait for the twilighters to argue back, i want to hear their side before posting another argument…
what is the language of comment above mine? spanish? italian??
only understand Daniel, Meyer and Rowling, hehe
to all Harry Potter Movie Fans- some actor, i think it is crabbe (i do not know the screen name), mentioned about something that the book will split into to when it is “MOVIEFIED”
FIRST PART: from the start until the the chapter before “MALFOY’S MANOR”
SECOND PART: “MALFOY’S MANOR” to end (maybe they will include the epilogue)
I really dont expect to much after seeing order of the phoenix movie…but we are talking about books here… haha,
Hi Buckle Up,
The above comment is in Greek written with latin letters. It merely states that the girl prefers Twilight, but that she likes HP also, that Robert and Daniel are godlike, and that Meyer and Rowling are both very good writers…
Not much added on the discussion.
TKCM,
Again right on spot. Where is the sacrifice, the real danger of loosing something or someone in the Meyer’s series? Where is real love and respect too? And complementarity/equality of characters who fall in love (Bella says all the time she is so unworthy, and seing what she does appart whining or falling, I quite agree).
Besides, there is a difference between Harry’s sacrifices that are made for others, his friends, the ones he loves, the world he loves, he being ready to die, …
and Bella’s “sacrifice” which is made only for personal purposes, for her, for her sake, to have Edward. She has a huge tantrum throughout 4 books because she wants to be a vampire, then she gets her wish, and everything else on top of that.
I am reading a book called “Don’t murder your Mystery”, which explains the pitfalls and common mistakes writers make. Repetitions, prologues (called “perilous cheap thrill” in that book), shallow characters that do not evolve, predictability (in plots and in character description, backstory) and wordiness are all Meyer’s. Too bad I don’t have the book with me to quote. It would be a funny exercise. Maybe I will work on that this week end, if I have time…
As I read up, I’m glad to find that the Harry Potter fans are much more grammatically correct. you go!
As for twilight fans, maybe you should try to read Harry Potter. It may improve your speaking skills.
i like wizard than vampire..
I read both Twilight and HP.We can never compare J K Rowling with Stephenie Meyer.J K Rowling is always the best.The story of Twilight is similar to that of Vampire diaries.
HP is filled with suspens,hatred,love and revenge.
In Twilight it is just love,soul,love,soul………………………
Girls after Twilight just b cos edward looks like Greek God Adonis.And i just hate Bella.She is so stupid.It is Bella who is a pighead not Rosalie.
In short Twilight book sucks.
It’s been over a week since there’s been a big argument, so I’m going to drop my gigantic anvil in and see what happens. I can proudly say that I’ve gone from kindergarten to 11th grade a Harry Potter fan and have no intentions of backing down. Last year, I tried reading the Twilight series to see what the hype was all about, and found… a superficial piece of crap. It really irks me that everyone assumes that just because I am a teenage girl, I should be a Twilight fan. In retaliation, I’m here and think that if there’s a time to fight, now is the opportune moment. Why? Because in several months, “New Moon” is coming to theaters full of babbling, bumbling bands of baboons. Considering the fact that Twilighters still exist in this world, there’s going to be retaliation. Remember that we all united and became an extremely dangerous force when “Half Blood Prince” came out.
First of all- Harry Potter isn’t just a childish bedtime story. Nor is it shallow. A story based off a single dream has no depth. Twilight fans will never what kind of man James was before he turned vampire. Rowling, however, spent 15 years planning every little detail. She created a world within our own for her witches and wizards. She has based their heritage off of real mythology and history. Their spells are in a dead language and they have organized governments with strict laws. She has followed her characters’ stories from childhood to graduation and many times to their deaths. One of the best things about this series is that you can study these intricate details. The Twilighters can only argue about who Bella will marry. In Harry Potter, there are arguments over everything from Snape’s loyalty, to the cryptic meaning of Trelawney’s prophesies, to petty ship-wars. In Twilight, very few people ask the questions “What does she mean by that?” “Are these two little details supposed to be connected?” “How did she get that idea?” “Does this result differently than we think it will?” To Potter fans, these are common, everyday questions. Like an amusing childhood fairytale, Meyer’s “saga” is to be taken for face value; delving deep within will display its undesirable flaws. The mere fact that Harry Potter makes you think, makes you question Rowling, and causes you to come up with creative theories proves its superiority.
One of the primary arguments presented by Twilighters is that their book is more emotional that Harry Potter. I, however, beg to differ. Let’s delve into the subject of love, after all that is the primary emotion in Twilight. In Twilight, there is only one kind of affection found: an obsessive, oppressive, “without him I become a dull zombie” wet dream. Unlike Twilight, Harry Potter proves that there is incredible power in love, and that love doesn’t always work out. Unfortunately, I have to agree with WhatIsRightOrWhatIsEasy; neither of these books even compare in romance to Jane Austin. In Harry Potter, we have many different kinds of love present: Parental love, romantic love, sibling love, platonic love, childhood crushes, and unrequited love. There are two loves in particular that aren’t present in Twilight: parental love and unrequited love.
The parental love found in Harry Potter is incredibly rich. Molly Weasley and Lilly Potter are perfect examples of motherly love, and display it in their own special ways. Lilly sacrifices her life to protect Harry. The magic that results aids Harry until the Goblet of Fire. Stop and think about THAT for a moment. If a murderer or a kidnapper tried to separate you from your child, would you be willing to die to protect your child? What if you knew that there was only a slim chance of your baby surviving and growing up afterwards? This is one of the most beautiful acts of courage and selflessness in the entire series. The other super-mom, Molly, has an intense love for her children. While she scrambles to make ends meet, she still has plenty of room in her big heart for Harry and Hermione; Harry comes to see her as a second mother. She is also ferociously protective of her children. After Bellatrix attempts to kill Ginny, Molly singlehandedly takes down her daughter’s attacker. In Twilight, you neither see Bella’s mother or Bella displaying this much love and strength for their babies. The lesson: Never EVER mess with a mad mama- you will pay with your life. The Harry Potter men also make better dads. They support, protect, teach, and laugh with their kids; they wouldn’t think twice of dying for them, and will raise and care for their friend’s children. Sirius Black escapes prison and becomes a wanted fugitive to protect Harry, and later Harry raises Teddy Lupin after the Battle of Hogwarts. James Potter goes down fighting to protect his baby boy as does Remus. In the Epilogue of Deathly Hallows, Ron is seen loving on his daughter. Unlike Miss Swan’s father, he refuses to just sit around watching TV and be deceived. Instead, he jokes and encourages his daughter; it’s evident that he’s rightfully proud of her, and he’s going to let the whole world know that. Arthur Weasley is the same way. Love and dedication. It’s obvious that the Cullens stand no chance against that.
What about unrequited love, the most painful emotion ever to exist? All I have to say is one name: Severus Snape. After befriending Lilly as a child, he fell in love with her, only to be denied her love in return. Their original friendship survived house rivalries and Marauder ridicule for five years; even after losing her as a friend, Snape continued to love Lilly and remained fiercely loyal to her long after her death. The most emotional thing about Snape’s love for Lilly is that he felt that he was the cause of her death. He realized that his handful of mistakes lead to a lifetime of regret. He could have begged for death or even committed suicide, but he remained strong and kept all of that, pain, remorse, and love inside. Now that’s passion.
Another thing that Rowling succeeds in doing that is missed by Meyers is recognizing the reality of adolescence. Not everyone in the world is the popular new girl who manages to snag the hottest guy in school, and Rowling knew this. Where in Twilight do you see the person that everyone teases, turns their backs on, and snubs? They aren’t found in Forks. Who are the oddballs, klutzes, victims, social outcasts, recluses? They don’t exist. In Harry Potter, almost everyone takes these roles at least once, although there are some whose names stand out: Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Snape, even Hermione and Harry. Are there any idiots in Twilight who are likely to fail school? Beyond anyone who finds sparkly vampires attractive, there are no Crabbes or Goyles in that series. What about school bullies? And no, James and his little gang don’t count. Twilight, the utopia where people don’t pick on and torment each other has never existed, doesn’t exist, and until Judgment Day, never will. Just ask Draco. There are dozens of cliques in the teenage world with thousands branches, but Meyers chooses to only portray 3: the popular, ordinary kids, the mysterious “vegetarian” vampires, and a pack of Native American shape-shifting werewolves. In Harry Potter, the cliques can be as broad as the four Houses, or as small as an individual person. There are the Quidditch players, the study-holics, the quirky pariahs, the fan-girls of the current heartthrob, Dumbledore’s Army, Inquisitorial Squad, Slug Club, the pranksters, the Slytheryns, Death Eaters in training, etc.
The most important emotions and themes present in Harry Potter that isn’t even found in Twilight is prejudice. It is only alluded to twice in Twilight- werewolves vs. vampires, and Bella’s hybrid baby. In Harry Potter, it is one of the cornerstone motifs. There is rivalry between houses- especially Gryffindor and Slytheryn. “Pure-Bloods” shun their muggle-born counterparts, who they call “mud-bloods”. Part-blood wizards in Slytheryn are pressured to disown their muggle roots, which leads Snape to call himself the “Half-Blood Prince,” and Tom Riddle to become Lord Voldemort. Whole blood wizards and witches who sympathize with muggle-borns are called “blood-traitors.” In the seventh book, this blood-based discrimination is very pronounced; the Death Eater controlled Ministry of Magic orders a roundup of muggle-born witches and wizards, who get sent to Azakaban. Even Hermione, who manages to dodge court, gets a brutal taste of this intolerance. While captured with Harry and Ron in the Malfoy’s mansion, it is she who is tortured by Bellatrix, primarily for her blood status. That sounds like a real Holocaust to me. Remus, who is a good man and skilled wizard, is forced into permanent unemployment just because he is a werewolf. Dumbledore shows a mercy that looks beyond the common bigotry when he offers him a job as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. When parents find out his secret, they are outraged and force him to resign. Hagrid is even attacked by Umbrige, and it’s barely coincidence that he happens to be half-giant. Prejudice doesn’t even stop among wizards. House elves are reduced to slavery for wealthy wizarding families, and even in their freedom, most have no other occupation but in the kitchens. Goblins are held with mistrust by many wizards after they stage a revolt while seeking equality. Righteously outraged centaurs attack Umbridge after she calls them beasts of sub human intelligence. One of the reasons that Harry managed to win the final battle was that he and his allies managed to put their prejudices aside and unite to fight an evil.
In fact, there are many social issues in Meyer’s “saga” that lack conviction; for one, there is the almost total lack of social class stratification in Twilight. In Harry Potter, there are the incredibly rich Malfoys, the massive inheritance bestowed upon Harry, the middle-class Dursleys and Grangers, and at the bottom, the Weasleys, who survive from paycheck to paycheck (pre Wizardly Wheezes). Foreign influences in vampire world are limited to the Italian Volturi and a few feral vampires. Foreigners in Harry Potter include the French Beauxbatons and the Eastern European Drumstang- which includes the Bulgarian Viktor Krum. There are mentions of Foreign Ministries of Magic and even magical organizations in North America. While Bill worked as a curse-breaker in Egypt, and Charlie was among dragons in Romania, Voldemort laid low in Albania. During the Triwizard Tournament, different breeds of dragons from multiple nations are pitted against the competitors; they include the Hungarian Horntail, the Chinese Fireball, the Swedish Short-Snout, and a Welsh Green.
And don’t even get me started on the topic of feminism. Twilight is full of gender role stereotypes that ARE vampires- these sexist notions should have been dead decades ago, but instead continue to haunt this world and suffocate women of what they truly deserve. Here are some of the chauvinistic concepts present: Bella happily cooks dinner and cleans house for her father as he cleans his gun, drinks a beer, and watches football on TV. Like some housewife from the 1950’s, she acts like belongs in the kitchen. This is the 21st century, where guys can cook too! Despite Edward’s urging her to get an education and encourages her to hope and dream, she decides to stay at home, cook, and care for the family. Although I have no problems with a stay at home mom, something is definitely wrong when every woman in the series shares the same occupation. Methinks Meyers’ women enjoy staying home hiding behind their husbands. Then Edward decides to begin dictating who she may be friends with, going to the point of removing the tires from her truck. ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP ALERT!! Bella also completely falls apart when Edward leaves her, and only recovers when she begins spending time with Jacob. What’s with the constant need for a man in her life? Whenever she is exposed to peril, Jacob or Edward must come to the rescue. Bella isn’t even seen fighting side-by-side with Edward; usually she’s hiding somewhere behind him as he goes in for the kill. After discovering that Forks is in western Washington, I was even more surprised by this sexist point of view because Washington is usually pretty liberal.
This is much different than the Trio; Harry and Ron’s survival is quite dependent on Hermione’s intelligence, quick wit, and guidance. At one point, in the Chamber of Secrets, Ron ends up admitting “Where’s Hermione when you need her?” Compared to Twilight, there is no dearth of equality for women in Harry’s world. Here women can be feminine without being submissive. In the rough game of Quidditch, there are many talented female players: Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet, Ginny and Cho. The Holyhead Harpies is a professional all women’s team in the sport. Women also rise to prominent positions in government. Umbridge-no matter how corrupt she is- had a high standing position in the Ministry of Magic; later we learn that Hermione rises through the ranks in the same government and leads reforms that undo centuries of prejudice. They had their first woman Minister of Magic in the 1750’s! The muggle world was still being dominated by guys at that time. The females in Harry Potter truly kick ***! In the Battle of Hogwarts, students and alumni of all genders and ages unite to defend their school. Formidable female fighters on both sides include Bellatrix Lastrange, Ginny, Professor McGonnagal, Mrs. Weasley, and Tonks. Even Luna is a strong, quirky character who manages to hold her own.
And to everyone saying that the vampires of Twilight are fitter, sexier, and tougher than our wizards, I’ve got some news for you. You people really have your attraction priorities messed up. From what I’ve read of Twilight, I assume that by fitter you mean more muscular. Too many muscles on a guy is as bad as no muscles at all. In New Moon, Bella got pretty bruised up, if you know what I mean. You see, in Quidditch, the players get toned, flexible, and quick. Holding and navigating a broom probably requires strong thigh and hip muscles- when a guy has those, it’s hottest thing ever. Quidditch players also have to make quick swerves to dodge bludgers, twist their bodies to catch quaffles, reach just a little farther than their opponent to grab the snitch, and need strong arms to hurl quaffles and hit bludgers. Also, we Harry Potter fans know that brains equal beauty. A person can be the fittest hunk in the universe, but if they don’t have brains or wits, they are hideous. I’m sure that there are Harry Potter fans here in this blog who think that the Weasley twins’ witty pranks, Hermione’s intense knowledge, and any other genius, sharp-tongue, or Ravenclaw is a turn-on. Harry Potter’s characters earn their sexiness. Only the luckiest have genes on their side. In the terms of physical and mental attraction, I think that’s hotter than anything Twilight could offer- undead beings whose bodies automatically become glittery, super-strong, and super fast when they turn into vampires. So keep your “perfect” vamps; we have hot Quidditch players and gorgeous brainaics- the best of BOTH worlds.
I don’t think Meyers knows much about animals- either that or the fictional residents of Forks are incredibly stupid. In New Moon, these civilians describe the werewolves as looking like bears. Seriously, Forks is in Washington- they should know a bear when they see one! This detail is one of my pet peeves with Twilight because I volunteer at a zoo that has two Timberwolves, a Siberian Grizzly, and a pair of Black Bears. To set Meyers straight, bears and wolves are drastically anatomically and socially different. The closest they come to being related is that they both belong to the Suborder Caniformia.
WOW! THAT WAS A LOT… but it felt really good to get it out in the open!
By the way, sparkly Edward looks like a quarterback who got assaulted by a glitter paint armed preschooler.
It’s been over a week since there’s been a big argument, so I’m going to drop my gigantic anvil in and see what happens. I can proudly say that I’ve gone from kindergarten to 11th grade a Harry Potter fan and have no intentions of backing down. Last year, I tried reading the Twilight series to see what the hype was all about, and found… a superficial piece of crap. It really irks me that everyone assumes that just because I am a teenage girl, I should be a Twilight fan. In retaliation, I’m here and think that if there’s a time to fight, now is the opportune moment. Why? Because in several months, “New Moon” is coming to theaters full of babbling, bumbling bands of baboons. Considering the fact that Twilighters still exist in this world, there’s going to be retaliation. Remember that we all united and became an extremely dangerous force when “Half Blood Prince” came out.
First of all- Harry Potter isn’t just a childish bedtime story. Nor is it shallow. A story based off a single dream has no depth. Twilight fans will never what kind of man James was before he turned vampire. Rowling, however, spent 15 years planning every little detail. She created a world within our own for her witches and wizards. She has based their heritage off of real mythology and history. Their spells are in a dead language and they have organized governments with strict laws. She has followed her characters’ stories from childhood to graduation and many times to their deaths. One of the best things about this series is that you can study these intricate details. The Twilighters can only argue about who Bella will marry. In Harry Potter, there are arguments over everything from Snape’s loyalty, to the cryptic meaning of Trelawney’s prophesies, to petty ship-wars. In Twilight, very few people ask the questions “What does she mean by that?” “Are these two little details supposed to be connected?” “How did she get that idea?” “Does this result differently than we think it will?” To Potter fans, these are common, everyday questions. Like an amusing childhood fairytale, Meyer’s “saga” is to be taken for face value; delving deep within will display its undesirable flaws. The mere fact that Harry Potter makes you think, makes you question Rowling, and causes you to come up with creative theories proves its superiority.
One of the primary arguments presented by Twilighters is that their book is more emotional that Harry Potter. I, however, beg to differ. Let’s delve into the subject of love, after all that is the primary emotion in Twilight. In Twilight, there is only one kind of affection found: an obsessive, oppressive, “without him I become a dull zombie” wet dream. Unlike Twilight, Harry Potter proves that there is incredible power in love, and that love doesn’t always work out. Unfortunately, I have to agree with WhatIsRightOrWhatIsEasy; neither of these books even compare in romance to Jane Austin. In Harry Potter, we have many different kinds of love present: Parental love, romantic love, sibling love, platonic love, childhood crushes, and unrequited love. There are two loves in particular that aren\\\’t present in Twilight: parental love and unrequited love.
The parental love found in Harry Potter is incredibly rich. Molly Weasley and Lilly Potter are perfect examples of motherly love, and display it in their own special ways. Lilly sacrifices her life to protect Harry. The magic that results aids Harry until the Goblet of Fire. Stop and think about THAT for a moment. If a murderer or a kidnapper tried to separate you from your child, would you be willing to die to protect your child? What if you knew that there was only a slim chance of your baby surviving and growing up afterwards? This is one of the most beautiful acts of courage and selflessness in the entire series. The other super-mom, Molly, has an intense love for her children. While she scrambles to make ends meet, she still has plenty of room in her big heart for Harry and Hermione; Harry comes to see her as a second mother. She is also ferociously protective of her children. After Bellatrix attempts to kill Ginny, Molly singlehandedly takes down her daughter’s attacker. In Twilight, you neither see Bella’s mother or Bella displaying this mu