I'll admit, I've never seen or read HP. From what I've heard, even before I came to this forum...Lord of the Rings rules!
I didn't particularly like the books 'cause it was like: Yes, a battle! What, Boromir died! But he was my favorite character and...Aragorn, come on, that was such a LAME eulogy! Oh, lets look at the pretty white flowers on the hill as they spend eighteen days riding to Edoras...
You get the idea

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The movies were great! The battles were--over-used word alert--epic! Return of the King was just awesome, 'cept for the last fifteen minutes.
And yes, I did want to kill Frodo every time he opened his mouth.

Chapter 12 of
A Soul Adrift is out.
Short stories:
T'katlu: On the planet Felucia, a young apprentice of the Dark Side thinks back to the beginning of her training as she lies in wait for her prey...
All the Time: After four years in the Unknown Regions, the Exile returns to the known galaxy to visit an old enemy.
Broken: A master of the Dark Side finds himself about to lose the one thing he cares about--and he will do anything to stop her from endangering herself.