Harry Potter Vs. Twilight

Contributor: VenusianThunder VenusianThunder
Harry Potter by far! The whole Twilight craze annoys me to no end. I find it very shallow and childish. Plus, with Harry Potter comes Professor Snape and that brings out all kinds of naughty teacher/student fantasies in me.
01/11/2011
Contributor: Beaners Beaners
I read both. Harry Potter all the way. Twilight just kind of made me angry.
01/11/2011
Contributor: IndependentlyHappy IndependentlyHappy
Harry Potter is WAY better. I read one Twilight book and it was...OKAY, but nothing spectacular. I have never seen any of the movies, nor do I have any plans to change this.
01/17/2011
Contributor: BadassFatass BadassFatass
I'm kind of indifferent here. I really don't get the whole rivalry between the two. I mean, I know they are both geared toward the same age group but for me that's where the similarities end. To me they are completely different entities. Maybe I'm just too diplomatic.
01/17/2011
Contributor: ~LaUr3n~ ~LaUr3n~
To be honest, when I made this poll I thought it would be slightly more on the HP side, but not this heavily!
01/17/2011
Contributor: LavenderSkies LavenderSkies
I grew up with HP! Gotta support!
01/21/2011
Contributor: Destri Destri
Huge Harry fan here. Twilight is just too moody and teenager-like for me.
01/21/2011
Contributor: Michelle Menace Michelle Menace
I've never watched Twilight , because i just know i would hate it. And I've watched 1 Harry Potter movie, but i completely forgot what happened in the movie. I don't care for either of them...
01/27/2011
Contributor: Sin Secret Sin Secret
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Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
Inspired from the above quote...I decided to see what has a bigger fan base on EF. Which one are you a bigger fan of?
I can't tell you how glad I am to see that HP has beaten twilight in the poll. ^-^ I don't mind the story of the big bad T so much, but the writing is sooooo bad!
01/27/2011
Contributor: firekitten firekitten
I liked Twilight for a little while. It was an easy read, guilty pleasure. Like eating candy for breakfast.

HP I've never gotten into. I might see this last movie though because I did read the very last book and it seems like it's finally interesting to me. lol
01/27/2011
Contributor: SexFeind22 SexFeind22
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Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
Inspired from the above quote...I decided to see what has a bigger fan base on EF. Which one are you a bigger fan of?
im a fan of both but im a vampire fanatic so imma have to say twilight is my top!!!
02/09/2011
Contributor: Miss Jenn Miss Jenn
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Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
Inspired from the above quote...I decided to see what has a bigger fan base on EF. Which one are you a bigger fan of?
I like Twilight AND Harry Potter. but voted for Twilight.


What i like more is House of Night. but its not a movie..... yet. its the best of both worlds!
02/13/2011
Contributor: Mistress M. Mistress M.
I love Harry Potter. Screw Twilight.

It sort of reminds me of one of the Worgen {Alliance in World of Warcraft werewolves} jokes they tell.


"Well....At least I don't sparkle!"
02/13/2011
Contributor: tffnyandrs tffnyandrs
I think both are well written works of art, not just literature! That said, I hate both sets of movies! Read people!!!!
02/13/2011
Contributor: ❦Angel Of Music❦ ❦Angel Of Music❦
I voted Twilight even though I think it promotes (in a joking sense) Necrophilia, Bestiality, and cheating. lol. I love Twilight and HP, but I wasn't able to get into the books of HP as much as I could with Twilight.
02/13/2011
Contributor: BeautiFullFigured BeautiFullFigured
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Originally posted by sarahbear
I like both of them for different reasons. I've never understood the competition for the most fans. People can like more than one thing.
Precisely.
02/14/2011
Contributor: Sin Secret Sin Secret
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Originally posted by sarahbear
It's just that it's not even the same genre of book, so I don't get why they are compared so frequently. It's like asking people whether they like a steak or chocolate ice cream, the Lakers or the Cowboys... Yeah, the first two are ... more
I actually have heard that The Host is actually a pretty decent book on its own, even from people that HATE Twilight. I'm not against trying it.
02/27/2011
Contributor: Sin Secret Sin Secret
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
Just a question: Why wouldn't you want a young girl reading Twilight?

I'm really curious what you find to be so offensive about Twilight?

There's quite a bit of death and violence in HP, and I don't know how I'd ... more
I think I'd rather have my kids read HP instead of Twilight too. For one thing, what's great about HP is it really begins for kids and grows (theoretically) with the kids, getting more mature every year, as kids do.
But also, and more importantly, Harry Potter is about friendship and bravery and fighting for good. Twilight is about Bella obsessing over a hot, over-protective, dangerous guy, with no real theme or anything resembling admirable qualities. I don't want my daughters growing up with Mary-Sue girls like Bella as their models. I'd rather them read about brave, strong, smart characters like Hermione.
02/27/2011
Contributor: Stephanie Marie Stephanie Marie
I picked Harry Potter. But in all reality I like them equally. Though true I might like HP just a little bit more.
02/27/2011
Contributor: tigerkate tigerkate
I love the Harry Potter series. I sort of grew up on them, and I just think they are written very well and the plot and symbolism and.... Twilight, I read the first one when I was on a very long plane ride and had nothing else to do. It was a quick read, not very compelling for me. Plus, sparkly vampires? No thanks.
02/27/2011
Contributor: TheSinDoll TheSinDoll
Twilight. I'm in love with vampires and wolfy guys with major muscles. Can't help it.
02/27/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Sin Secret
I think I'd rather have my kids read HP instead of Twilight too. For one thing, what's great about HP is it really begins for kids and grows (theoretically) with the kids, getting more mature every year, as kids do.
But also, and more ... more
While Bella isn't my favorite person in the series, as she's extremely narcissistic, the story in and of itself is something that, at the time when my daughters are old enough (15, 16) I don't see the problem with them reading it. It's a romance. There are two men that love her and both of them are protective, gallant, and considerate. These are qualities I hope my daughters consider when they begin to find someone to be with. Actually, a very big misconception of the Twilight series is that it's about her sex life with Edward. Edward actually makes her wait until they're married before he will sleep with her. A quality that is very rare in today's society, and one I think is admirable. Granted, I don't expect my daughters to wait until marriage, as I find it unrealistic to expect since I'm not raising them to be fundamentalist conservatives.

I do hope that my girls are independent, considerate, strong, brave, and selfless like many of the characters in Harry Potter (like Ginny, Hermione, Tonks, Molly, et al.) and I feel that the characters are great role models for my daughters. Not to mention characteristics in friends that I hope they seek.

Frankly, I think both series are decent, though I feel that HP is written better and characters are developed better. However, comparing the two is like comparing music to books. Frankly, it's two different things. One series is an epic adventure, the other is an epic romance. The whole point of Twilight is the romance, whereas in HP, it's only a component. They each have their place and time in my daughter's lives (if they want to read them)
02/28/2011
Contributor: Ajax Ajax
I've never actually watched the harry potter movies or read the books so I had to vote for twilight (even though it's rather meh)
02/28/2011
Contributor: -Spiro- -Spiro-
I'll admit, I've never read the Harry Potter series and I only read up to the first half of New Moon, but i can definitely say that Harry Potter is by far superior. The writing is wonderful, the characters have dimension, it's action packed and just about anyone can find enjoyment it them no matter what age.

Twilight...

The writing is more like that of an angsty 14 year old, the characters are about as deep as an evaporated puddle, and,really, there's nothing to the story. It's not romantic. It's not good to read. It's contradictory. HE CHEWS THE BABY OUT OF HER.

Ummm...I'd like to see how they fit THAT scene into the next movie.
03/01/2011
Contributor: slynch slynch
I've read both.

I prefer Harry Potter.

Then again, I'm not a teen/pre-teen girl.
03/04/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by -Spiro-
I'll admit, I've never read the Harry Potter series and I only read up to the first half of New Moon, but i can definitely say that Harry Potter is by far superior. The writing is wonderful, the characters have dimension, it's action ... more
I don't mean this to be rude, but I would prefer that you not talk about the last book as if you'd read it. You admitted as such. Edward doesn't chew the baby out of her. The baby chews her way out. Equally violent, only Edward doesn't do it. And since you only read 1.5 of the 4 books, it's really hard to say that it's contradictory or nothing to the story. Like Harry Potter (which is, by far, my favorite book series ever), it's a continuous storyline and not one single book can effectively stand alone without many questions begging to be answered.

While it may not be the most well-written collection of books ever written, it is a good read to some. The problem with the series is she doesn't build much dimension to the characters (revealing their pasts, etc.) until the last two novels. If she had developed it more in the first two books, it would have been better to read. That being said, I devoured these books. I read them in short order with enough action happening in Eclipse (by far my favorite of the 4) that it actually kept me up all night.

Harry Potter is still my preference, but again, these two series are so completely different that you can't really compare them effectively.
03/04/2011
Contributor: CSEA CSEA
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Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
Inspired from the above quote...I decided to see what has a bigger fan base on EF. Which one are you a bigger fan of?
Harry Potter
03/04/2011
Contributor: Kaltir Kaltir
Even the husband loves Harry Potter I wish they would have kept the movies following the books, but I still love it. Neither of us can stand Twilight. The characters are outright annoying (for lack of better term), and just seem to give all of the 12 year olds around here one more reason to grow up too early. Here kids, nothing else matters except which guy's hot enough to date. And don't worry if it's hard to choose, they'll both be fine if you keep going back and forth. You'll get what you want. No repercussions even. Ugh.
03/06/2011
Contributor: *Ashley* *Ashley*
I watch and love both. But If I had to choose between the two it's Twilight.
03/10/2011
Contributor: zeebot zeebot
Twilight is terrible, right down to the grammar. Harry Potter started out ok, but the last book was just terrible, so I have a bit of hate for HP too.
03/16/2011