Here's a fact they have in commen (did I spell that right?): Both are despised by my fav. character. Well, Nat was only despised by Bartimaeus most of the time. Yes, in case you are wondering about my fav. HP character, it is...Sirius Black!!! :krim: Yes, I know I am lame, but he rules!

You're not alone. There's a fansite dedicated to him that even Jo has acknowledged on her website before.

Well, Bart I think actually liked Nat mostly.


But I guess its a matter of opinion.

He did say that Nat was better than most magicians.

Is Nat and Hermione more similar? Discuss :P

Thanks for the link, and ok, I admit that he kinda grudgingly liked Natty-boy. (Even though I can't call him that, seeing as I'm younger than him.)
"Better" does not mean good. Plus, Nat is smart like Hermione, but she has a stricter code of honor.

Luciene wrote: Is Nat and Hermione more similar? Discuss :P

HO MY GOD no.

Whenever I compare characters of different genders it ends badly.

AkRene wrote:Yes, I know I am lame, but he rules!

May I ask why? Not trying to be contentious or anything, but I really dont get his appeal.

Sentynel wrote: It was a major highway bridge in Minnesota.

That's modern infrastructure for you. ;) Most people don't understand how little it would take to throw everyone back to the dark ages.

Post wrote:

Sentynel wrote: It was a major highway bridge in Minnesota.

That's modern infrastructure for you. ;) Most people don't understand how little it would take to throw everyone back to the dark ages.

American infrastructure, sure. We Brits tend to over-engineer rather, but it does mean things we build stay put. Example:, Brunel built the longest single-span arch bridge in the world at the time (two spans, each of 39m) almost two centuries ago and we're still using it.

It's possible to overengineer Telephone and Powerlines?

Luciene wrote:Is Nat and Hermione more similar? Discuss

Are Nat and Hermione more similar. Is you an idiot? :D

Yes.

Post wrote: It's possible to overengineer Telephone and Powerlines?

To some extent, yes. Quite a few are underground, for example.

The underground ones are hard to repair. And the promised uber solar EMP Blast has yet to happen. Meh.

ya maybe... but nat wasn't as disliked as Snape... But then again nobody tried to assainat Snape :sentynel:

EVERYONE Hated Snape, though no one knew him for what he really was.
Nat, on the other hand, was disliked by his secretary, and the other ministers, but like it said in PG- Polls had shown Mandrake was a favorite among the common.
Simple enough.

WinterTabby wrote:

AkRene wrote:Yes, I know I am lame, but he rules!

May I ask why? Not trying to be contentious or anything, but I really dont get his appeal.

I don't really know why either, (teach me to spell...) it's just something about him.
Either you're a fan or no.

how can you compare hpdh and PG? omfg

simple. Harry Potter was faaaaaaaaaaaaar more cliched than any of the Barti Trilogy, yet Harry Potter got far more hype becuase she wrote it on napkins in bars. Ugh. Our modern system. But i digress.

I still say I like HP better. Don't ask me why. Maybe cause I enjoy reading it more & it involves many characters, each unique in their own way. Anyway, it has more of a mystery element then PG does. I knew rightaway from book 2 that Quentin Makepeice was one fishy character. So no surprise element out there. Also, Nat & Bart coming to more friendly terms & Nat liking Kitty was all envisaged in Aos itself. I think mainly readers liked PG so very much because Nat died. It sure was different & exceptional way to end a series. However, the Harry Potter series has a lot more depth & magic (not literal magic). It touched a lot more aspects. For eg:- The BT books taught us predominantly only one thing, i.e treat all equally, be it demons or commoners. HP not only touched that but loads other. Also, I enjoy reading HP again & again, something which I am surely unable to do with the BT books. Esp the first 2.

Hey, don't get me wrong, I love BT too.Otherwise I would'nt be here, typing away like a fool. It's completely original & Jonathan Stroud displays a very good sense of humour (through Bartimaeus of course).

In the end, I guess it's one's perspective that matters.

I'd say they're good in different ways.

Barty is really original and all...and it's very emotional and touching. HP is original too, but the language is way easier and there are so many characters for you to like. HP provides you with a higher choice of who to like, and in the end you still like the series. Is that why JKR sold so many books?

I still like Barty more...especially the ending. If I didn't mind Natty's death, it would've been the bestest ending ever written.

I've never liked Snape. I saw him as a big stalker somehow. Sure, I felt sorry for him, but I still didn't like him.