Harry Potter Vs. Percy Jackson And The Olympians

Which series do you prefer?

Harry Potter	79.0%	[ 241 ]
Percy Jackson and the Olympians	21.0%	[ 64 ]
Total Votes:			[ 305 ]

[Iakugan]

I like Harry Potter waaaay better! I read all the books and grew up with the series, as it aged so did I! The plot is also far more intricate in Harry Potter and more original. The characters are so well crafted! Personally I thought Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief was ok but it really disappointed me. I had high expectations for it I guess. Maybe if I was younger I would have enjoyed it more but I thought the characters were stereotypical and the plot was too obvious, there wasn't much of a mystery.
I had to struglle to finish the second book and couldn't continue on to the next one! Although I did recieve every book in the series as a gift. I am too old to enjoy them! If only they came out six years ago! I am almost sixteen now and it doesn't satisfy my needs of a complicated plot and likeable characters. Reading about ten year olds just isn't fun anymore! And I also thought the first Lightening Thief movie was ok but the casting was poorly done and they made the book seem even more unbelievable and childish then it already was! I wish they would have stuck to the plot more! Also, adding in modern music to the movie took away the ancient greek exxence the books had! I wanted a more Lord of the Rings feel! sad Like I said, my expectations were too high!

[hotpizza8]

I've read both and i love both of them. i cant decide at all! lol

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Iakugan

I like Harry Potter waaaay better! I read all the books and grew up with the series, as it aged so did I! The plot is also far more intricate in Harry Potter and more original. The characters are so well crafted! Personally I thought Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief was ok but it really disappointed me. I had high expectations for it I guess. Maybe if I was younger I would have enjoyed it more but I thought the characters were stereotypical and the plot was too obvious, there wasn't much of a mystery.
I had to struglle to finish the second book and couldn't continue on to the next one! Although I did recieve every book in the series as a gift. I am too old to enjoy them! If only they came out six years ago! I am almost sixteen now and it doesn't satisfy my needs of a complicated plot and likeable characters. Reading about ten year olds just isn't fun anymore! And I also thought the first Lightening Thief movie was ok but the casting was poorly done and they made the book seem even more unbelievable and childish then it already was! I wish they would have stuck to the plot more! Also, adding in modern music to the movie took away the ancient greek exxence the books had! I wanted a more Lord of the Rings feel! sad Like I said, my expectations were too high!

omg your so picky. (no offence but i am not trying to be mean)

[Javier Cross]

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Iakugan

I like Harry Potter waaaay better! I read all the books and grew up with the series, as it aged so did I! The plot is also far more intricate in Harry Potter and more original. The characters are so well crafted! Personally I thought Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief was ok but it really disappointed me. I had high expectations for it I guess. Maybe if I was younger I would have enjoyed it more but I thought the characters were stereotypical and the plot was too obvious, there wasn't much of a mystery.
I had to struggle to finish the second book and couldn't continue on to the next one! Although I did receive every book in the series as a gift. I am too old to enjoy them! If only they came out six years ago! I am almost sixteen now and it doesn't satisfy my needs of a complicated plot and likable characters. Reading about ten year olds just isn't fun anymore! And I also thought the first Lightening Thief movie was ok but the casting was poorly done and they made the book seem even more unbelievable and childish then it already was! I wish they would have stuck to the plot more! Also, adding in modern music to the movie took away the ancient greek experience the books had! I wanted a more Lord of the Rings feel! sad Like I said, my expectations were too high!

omg your so picky. (no offence but i am not trying to be mean)

Had to do a lot of spell-check in that regard.

Actually the real problem with Camp Half-Blood should not be associated with the writing, but the direction of the narrative, overall.
I am prepared to point out more if you just ask for it.

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Javier Cross

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Iakugan

I like Harry Potter waaaay better! I read all the books and grew up with the series, as it aged so did I! The plot is also far more intricate in Harry Potter and more original. The characters are so well crafted! Personally I thought Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief was ok but it really disappointed me. I had high expectations for it I guess. Maybe if I was younger I would have enjoyed it more but I thought the characters were stereotypical and the plot was too obvious, there wasn't much of a mystery.
I had to struggle to finish the second book and couldn't continue on to the next one! Although I did receive every book in the series as a gift. I am too old to enjoy them! If only they came out six years ago! I am almost sixteen now and it doesn't satisfy my needs of a complicated plot and likable characters. Reading about ten year olds just isn't fun anymore! And I also thought the first Lightening Thief movie was ok but the casting was poorly done and they made the book seem even more unbelievable and childish then it already was! I wish they would have stuck to the plot more! Also, adding in modern music to the movie took away the ancient greek experience the books had! I wanted a more Lord of the Rings feel! sad Like I said, my expectations were too high!

omg your so picky. (no offence but i am not trying to be mean)

Had to do a lot of spell-check in that regard.

Actually the real problem with Camp Half-Blood should not be associated with the writing, but the direction of the narrative, overall.
I am prepared to point out more if you just ask for it.

umm i dont know what u just said! sorry lol

[Javier Cross]

hotpizza8

Javier Cross

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Iakugan

I like Harry Potter waaaay better! I read all the books and grew up with the series, as it aged so did I! The plot is also far more intricate in Harry Potter and more original. The characters are so well crafted! Personally I thought Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief was ok but it really disappointed me. I had high expectations for it I guess. Maybe if I was younger I would have enjoyed it more but I thought the characters were stereotypical and the plot was too obvious, there wasn't much of a mystery.
I had to struggle to finish the second book and couldn't continue on to the next one! Although I did receive every book in the series as a gift. I am too old to enjoy them! If only they came out six years ago! I am almost sixteen now and it doesn't satisfy my needs of a complicated plot and likable characters. Reading about ten year olds just isn't fun anymore! And I also thought the first Lightening Thief movie was ok but the casting was poorly done and they made the book seem even more unbelievable and childish then it already was! I wish they would have stuck to the plot more! Also, adding in modern music to the movie took away the ancient greek experience the books had! I wanted a more Lord of the Rings feel! sad Like I said, my expectations were too high!

omg your so picky. (no offence but i am not trying to be mean)

Had to do a lot of spell-check in that regard.

Actually the real problem with Camp Half-Blood should not be associated with the writing, but the direction of the narrative, overall.
I am prepared to point out more if you just ask for it.

umm i dont know what u just said! sorry lol

*sigh*

Just be glad that this sort of debate is of far more value than the Potter-World vs twilight(which is atrocious to no real ending, thank you very much!) alright?
In other words, count your blessings.

[MeriKanne]

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MeriKanne

Whoa whoa whoa. I thought Tonks was from Hufflepuff! She was like a 7th Year when Harry and co. were in their 1st or 2nd year even though she was never mentioned at Hogwarts.

Dionysus....reasonable? More like reasonably wanting to strangle half the kids there! and Zeus for doing this to him.

And yes, I must agree on the douchebag-y-ness.....and true. Any sort of strategizing is their cup of tea.

Perhaps my recollections have begun to get wonky on me, lately.

And let's cut Dionysus some slack, he and Chiron are trying to keep everyone at camp alive, or at least as intact as possible, its just that half of the time, Dionysus tends to be the drill sergeant nasty when he feels there's no better options to keeping everyone alive, available.
The other half of the time he is essentially this to the camp, especially to his kittens, almeow half of it is me digressing, here.

I am glad i am not alone, in that regard, and it would not surprise me if Rowena Ravenclaw had a few chess-matches where she literally stalemated Athena, every single time they had one(and the times when a stalemate isn't had, would be whenever combat or other pedigreed matters interrupted the matches, to begin with!)

After all, if its said about William Shakespeare that his maternal aunts, like the Muses(or Mousai for traditional greeks!) wanted to jump their nephew's bones like a near-recreation of those cases when Aphrodite's great-nephews wanted to get it on with her own bones, i am not to be surprised if the Muses were amused by the 4 founders to varying extents, either.

Miss Ravenclaw shouldn't even be allowed to play chess if that is the case! xd
This talk of chess brings me to a question. Who is more likely to win a chess match? A kitten of Athena, or a Ravenclaw? And I know this is in the wrong topic, but what about Legilimency vs. Artemis Fowl in a chess game?

Fair enough on Rowena, in that case.
If i have to bring in one of Athena's brain-babies, i am going to try to avoid General Washington, because that is just overkill as it is(and i know that 9 times out of 10 Aphrodite's kittens and grandchildren might go for overkill, but come on!) so what say you to finding the 3rd best of her brain-babies against the best Ravenclaw to be found?

Depends, did Artemis went up against Mind-readers before?

You realize i am not kidding on the idea of William Shakespeare's aunts wanting to jump his bones, right?

Alrightie then! Though if I am assuming correctly that General Washington is number 1, and we are looking for 3, who exactly is 2?

And I'm not sure, almeow it is very plausible. I would think that if he realized his opponent was mind-reading, he would purposely think of moves that would put him to a disadvantage, so the other person would move accordingly, then Artemis would turn around and take their knight! Ah....how I would love to see that happen.

And I figured out the Shakespeare's aunts jumping his bones things xp

Well that's what i would like to know, but it ranges from Shakespeare, to the artist behind the statue of liberty from the U.S, to Einstein, but i can't recall other candidates. sweatdrop

What kind of moves in particular does Fowl have in mind?


You see why i find that idea awkward, yet?

Oh, well I was thinking that several moves into the game when it is his opponents turn, he would be able to think that he would move oh say a bishop after the opponent took his turn, so that his bishop would be able to say, capture a pawn. The opponent would then be able to capture the bishop. So Fowl's opponent moves let's say his queen into the correct position to capture Fowl's bishop after he captures the pawn, but unknowinly puts the queen in a vulnerable position, allowing Artemis to capture the queen because his opponent was so focused on capturing the bishop, he/she didn't realize that they would be giving up more than they would gain.

There is more I can say on the matter, but I would have to have a chess game going on in front of me to elaborate more on Fowl's mind games.

[CAMSTER_00]

I have read both series and personally I like both. The first Harry Potter book was the first novel I have ever read and it's what has gotten me into reading. Percy Jackson also is wonderful to me because it plays on my love for mythology, especially Greek.
xd blaugh 3nodding pirate dramallama

[Javier Cross]

MeriKanne

Javier Cross

MeriKanne

Javier Cross

MeriKanne

Miss Ravenclaw shouldn't even be allowed to play chess if that is the case! xd
This talk of chess brings me to a question. Who is more likely to win a chess match? A kitten of Athena, or a Ravenclaw? And I know this is in the wrong topic, but what about Legilimency vs. Artemis Fowl in a chess game?

Fair enough on Rowena, in that case.
If i have to bring in one of Athena's brain-babies, i am going to try to avoid General Washington, because that is just overkill as it is(and i know that 9 times out of 10 Aphrodite's kittens and grandchildren might go for overkill, but come on!) so what say you to finding the 3rd best of her brain-babies against the best Ravenclaw to be found?

Depends, did Artemis went up against Mind-readers before?

You realize i am not kidding on the idea of William Shakespeare's aunts wanting to jump his bones, right?

Alrightie then! Though if I am assuming correctly that General Washington is number 1, and we are looking for 3, who exactly is 2?

And I'm not sure, almeow it is very plausible. I would think that if he realized his opponent was mind-reading, he would purposely think of moves that would put him to a disadvantage, so the other person would move accordingly, then Artemis would turn around and take their knight! Ah....how I would love to see that happen.

And I figured out the Shakespeare's aunts jumping his bones things xp

Well that's what i would like to know, but it ranges from Shakespeare, to the artist behind the statue of liberty from the U.S, to Einstein, but i can't recall other candidates. sweatdrop

What kind of moves in particular does Fowl have in mind?


You see why i find that idea awkward, yet?

Oh, well I was thinking that several moves into the game when it is his opponents turn, he would be able to think that he would move oh say a bishop after the opponent took his turn, so that his bishop would be able to say, capture a pawn. The opponent would then be able to capture the bishop. So Fowl's opponent moves let's say his queen into the correct position to capture Fowl's bishop after he captures the pawn, but unknowingly puts the queen in a vulnerable position, allowing Artemis to capture the queen because his opponent was so focused on capturing the bishop, he/she didn't realize that they would be giving up more than they would gain.

There is more I can say on the matter, but I would have to have a chess game going on in front of me to elaborate more on Fowl's mind games.

So Back on the proper candidates for Athena's brain-babies, shall we?
We need suited candidates if we want to find such a B.B that would give an equal match against the best the Ravenclaws would have to offer.

Seriously though, we need to know where also to carry on with the games on either side, because i thought having Quidditch as a way to attempt to mend the issues happened to be a well-thought-out idea, that apparently was not enough against the lack of inter-house unity that pervaded the school for a long time(that only now is being mended!)

At least with Capture the Flag, the matches are (mostly) individual sets that lead to the greater picture of success in terms of inter-cabin unity(or is that quite different for the camp due to a fight for survival?)

[Javier Cross]

MeriKanne

Javier Cross

MeriKanne

Javier Cross

MeriKanne

Miss Ravenclaw shouldn't even be allowed to play chess if that is the case! xd
This talk of chess brings me to a question. Who is more likely to win a chess match? A kitten of Athena, or a Ravenclaw? And I know this is in the wrong topic, but what about Legilimency vs. Artemis Fowl in a chess game?

Fair enough on Rowena, in that case.
If i have to bring in one of Athena's brain-babies, i am going to try to avoid General Washington, because that is just overkill as it is(and i know that 9 times out of 10 Aphrodite's kittens and grandchildren might go for overkill, but come on!) so what say you to finding the 3rd best of her brain-babies against the best Ravenclaw to be found?

Depends, did Artemis went up against Mind-readers before?

You realize i am not kidding on the idea of William Shakespeare's aunts wanting to jump his bones, right?

Alrightie then! Though if I am assuming correctly that General Washington is number 1, and we are looking for 3, who exactly is 2?

And I'm not sure, almeow it is very plausible. I would think that if he realized his opponent was mind-reading, he would purposely think of moves that would put him to a disadvantage, so the other person would move accordingly, then Artemis would turn around and take their knight! Ah....how I would love to see that happen.

And I figured out the Shakespeare's aunts jumping his bones things xp

Well that's what i would like to know, but it ranges from Shakespeare, to the artist behind the statue of liberty from the U.S, to Einstein, but i can't recall other candidates. sweatdrop

What kind of moves in particular does Fowl have in mind?


You see why i find that idea awkward, yet?

Oh, well I was thinking that several moves into the game when it is his opponents turn, he would be able to think that he would move oh say a bishop after the opponent took his turn, so that his bishop would be able to say, capture a pawn. The opponent would then be able to capture the bishop. So Fowl's opponent moves let's say his queen into the correct position to capture Fowl's bishop after he captures the pawn, but unknowingly puts the queen in a vulnerable position, allowing Artemis to capture the queen because his opponent was so focused on capturing the bishop, he/she didn't realize that they would be giving up more than they would gain.

There is more I can say on the matter, but I would have to have a chess game going on in front of me to elaborate more on Fowl's mind games.

So Back on the proper candidates for Athena's brain-babies, shall we?
We need suited candidates if we want to find such a B.B that would give an equal match against the best the Ravenclaws would have to offer.

Seriously though, we need to know where also to carry on with the games on either side, because i thought having Quidditch as a way to attempt to mend the issues happened to be a well-thought-out idea, that apparently was not enough against the lack of inter-house unity that pervaded the school for a long time(that only now is being mended!)

At least with Capture the Flag, the matches are (mostly) individual sets that lead to the greater picture of success in terms of inter-cabin unity(or is that quite different for the camp due to a fight for survival?) because otherwise, we would probably be dead, at this sorry rate we are going in general.

[iWirelessBrain]

POTTER

[Iakugan]

I wish that Percy Jackson would have had more of a greek feel in the first book and movie. I didn't like how it took place mainly in modern cities and such, I wanted a greek paradise/escape with a whole new world and creatures...not a small a** camp. I wanted a full-fledged greek style Hogwarts!! smile LOL I wanted non-cheesy gods and I wanted higher stakes. The narrative was too simple. He just went from monster to monster copied straight out of a mythology book. Even the character of Perseus was copied out! I wanted a real old style adventure. Not teens trying to hitch a ride on the nearest New York taxi. The movie was a sad flop, Stardust = much better!

[Javier Cross]

Where is MeriKanne and The Sweet Irony when you need either of the two in this thread, right about now? emo

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I agree , Harry Potter IS better. But Percy Jackson and the Olymians rocks 2

[xX-L Do You Know-Xx]

I'd like to clear somethings up and comment on previous posts, if I may do so without offense.

1) Tonks was, in fact, a Hufflepuff. (I'll post a link to this fact as soon as I can find it)

2) I agree that neither Hufflepuff nor Ravenclaw produced very many "important" characters- if by important you mean someone whose name was mentioned often and who played a large role individually. Cedric and Tonks, the two mostwell-known Hufflepuffs, both played extremely important roles. Cedric was Harry's classmate, rival, and friend. His actions in life, such as giving Harry the hint about the egg, made him important. His death also helped spur the plot forward and was the introduction to much, much more deaths later on.
Tonks was also a Hufflepuff but she played a very different role. She was an excellent Auror, a friend and colleague of Harry's, a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and an all-around fun, amusing person. She was present when Harry left Privet Drive for the last time and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts until her death. She and Remus Lupin were the parents of Teddy Lupin. Though Teddy didn't play much of a role in the story, I see him as the window into Harry's new life with new reponsibilities, seeing as he is Teddy's godfather.

3) Also, though not many individual Hufflepuffs were "important," it can be said, they made up a large portion of Dumbledore's Army. And remember that it was Ernie McMillan, a Hufflepuff, who stood up and asked about staying to fight for Hogwarts in book seven. Not a Gryffindor- the brave and chivelrous lions said nothing at that time. It was the Hufflepuffs, the hard-working and unfailingly loyal badgers who took the stage. In my opinion, Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors have a lot of similar qualities, because intense loyalty to something often calls upon bravery for protection - and in an hour of need, a true Hufflepuff will always rise to that challenge.

4) As for Ravenclaws, think of Luna Lovegood. If she wasn't an important character, I don't know what is. She fought in the Department of Mysteries, on the night Dumbledore died, and at the Battle of Hogwarts. She was a faithful member of Dumbledore's Army even after it disbanded and was as brave as any Gryffindor. Ravenclaws also made up a good-sized portion of Dumbledore's Army.

5) Tonks graduated from Hogwarts the year before Harry's first year there.

I believe that it is difficult to compare Harry Potter and Percy Jackson because they are so different, but that's just my personal opinion. I have read both series and I love them both equally.