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DECEMBER 14, 2006 at 11:53 AM
Posted by GERI
Source: Associated Press
In a year long battle to remove the Harry Potter books from the shelves of the Gwinnett Public Schools in Georgia, Laura Mallory, who has not read the books, may appeal the decision after it was announced
this morning that the books will stay on library bookshelves.
Ms. Mallory started her crusade in November 2005 and with constant decisions and appeals her last avenue, in which she will be able to present testimony from experts, will be the Supreme Court. Ms. Mallory believes the books foster:
... murder and greed and violence. Why do they have to read them in school? If parents wanted to get these books, they could get them in bookstores.
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Professor
Points: 1157
HPloverx3 says:
This lady is rediculous... theres plenty of other stories which we read abotu that have violence adn stuff but its part of the plot and she ahsnt even read the books... gosh... she should be forced to read the books before she appeals
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 3:27 PM EST
The Pheonix Tamer
Points: 2918
PheonixPonder says:
YAY!!! Victory!!!!
Murder greed violenc...yeah...just go lock your kids up in a hobbit hole...that way they will always be safe from that...get a girp...I'm so glad thy stay...I hate people like that...so closed mindd...geeze...
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 3:28 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2363
Nataly says:
Harry Potter books are the best so! A kid can decide and tell if he wants to read it or not..
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 3:38 PM EST
Witch
Points: 830
Barbarian Black says:
Looks like there's hope for the South yet!. Thank goodness wiser minds prevailed!
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 3:39 PM EST
Witch
Points: 639
Harry(the 4th champion) says:
YEAH!!! Harry Potter won!!!!
Who in the world would want to take away the Harry Potter books?!? That would be crazy!!!
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 3:45 PM EST
Witch
Points: 677
Fawkes's Lament says:
wow, this bothers me to no end. If this woman doesn't want her children reading the (wonderfully fantastic, in my opinion) Harry Potter books, then that's her choice. But other parents clearly aren't bothered by the fact they the books are in the library. So I say to this , shut your face and back off, woman, you wouldnt no a good book if it danced naked in front of you wearing Dobby's tea cozy!
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 3:47 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1262
TheSeventhHorcrux says:
Ha, I knew she wouldn't win!!! Sure, if she doesn't want her own kids to read it, she can control that, but why take the enjoyment out of it for everyone else who doesn't have the issues she has??? I'm glad she didn't win (not meant to sound spiteful or anything).
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 3:53 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1262
TheSeventhHorcrux says:
Oh, sorry for the double post, but she hasn't even read the books!!! And there are a lot of books that would be considered as bad as or worse than Harry according to her, so why not try to ban those books too??? And can she prove that Harry spawns any of that behavior??? Case closed!!!
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 3:55 PM EST
Student
Points: 284
CharlieChop8 says:
Thats absolutely pathetic. Ms Mallory is a repulsively tight woman with nothing better to do with her time than pick holes at perfectly innocent people and items. Wake up and smell the coffee, you disgusting cow! reading, is one of the best ways to learn - especially for english - and as we have heard across the world, some kids did not read anything at all until they picked up a harry potter book! I know i didnt read that much!
Who else was a lazy reader until HP?
MS Malorys court case is absolutely absurd and she should go and throw herself in a ditch.
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 4:08 PM EST
Witch
Points: 629
Melde says:
YYEEEAAAAH!
Woho!!
ahh.. *satisfying* she lost. ah, she deserved it. yes. that cruel lady. she is nuts. crazy. she hasnt even read the books. how stupid is that??
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 4:08 PM EST
The Golden Snidget
Points: 3159
Mrs. Phineas Nigellus says:
Are you kidding me? That lunatic could be taking this to the Supreme Court? READ THE BOOKS MALLORY ~ THEN I YOU CAN SUE THEM AND I'LL SHUT UP, KAY?
*The MRS*
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 4:19 PM EST
Points: 8028
deemz says:
Im glad the books are staying
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 4:22 PM EST
Witch
Points: 593
Tenth Weasley says:
Every parent has the right to decide what is appropriate for their child to read/ watch. They do NOT have the right to decide that for everyone else! It makes me CRAZY. I hope this does go to the Supreme Court so it can be definitively settled that these books are appropriate and beneficial for American children to read in school and otherwise. Way to go, GA!
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 4:23 PM EST
Witch
Points: 896
QueenOfAmouraq says:
That woman needs to show proof that Harry Potter incites kids to use "murder and greed and violence," if she wants to win her case, which she'll never find because all the book does is inspire kids to read more. The Bible is more violent than Harry Potter for crying out loud!
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 4:34 PM EST
Head House Elf
Points: 2756
Dobby says:
Good. Laura Mallory is evil. I would be mad if i went into the library and i didn't see Harry Potter.
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 4:44 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1454
xMAVERICK says:
Ah, thats so stupid. I don't even understand why people think its so offensive. Its just a book, this book gets more and more children to read each year. The increase rates of childrens reading has bee remarkable. They should be stacking all the Harry Potter books up and hoping everyone will read them.
Ah some people just take things so seriously =/ Its dissapointing.
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 4:47 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 25
Downfall=Lord Voldemort says:
Read the books then you can get them taken off, but without true cause then you should keep your mouth shut. If you read them you would know that it is not about teaching children to kill, be greedy or violent and besides ban television and just about everything else because those teach violence, too.
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 4:55 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2852
H/HrShipper4Ever says:
Thats lady is out of her mind... If she would just read the books she would see it dosen't "promote witchcraft or the Wicca religion"....It would be like I would not read the LotR books and say that they also promote witchraft and are a bad influence for young kids... Thats totaly propostries... Befre people stand against a book and say it should be removed from the libraries they should a least read it and not just go on what other poeple were saying about that book...
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 4:56 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2535
mar66 says:
Wow, this type of thing just makes me mad. What I want to know is, has this woman even read the books?
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 5:17 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1234
Krum says:
Hahahahaha yessss. I was so passionate about that debate that i wanted to go all the way their and just that lady downn...glad some one did it ;)
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 5:25 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2380
Phoenix's_Song says:
Wow... Gwinnett made front page. l0l. i go to Gwinnett schools. :[ and if it went her way, i'd probably have to go hunt her down. l0l. her kids go to the elementary school i went to. it wouldn't have been hard...
i probably wouldn't have done that anyway, but still. she was making me mad...
"Why do they have to read them in school?"
we were never forced to read them. it was our choice... she's making it sound like they're forced on us.
anyway, i'm glad this didn't go through. :]
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 5:29 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2682
hplovergurl says:
I think it's lame when people try to get books taken out of libraries, they are just taking away from learning. Harry Potter does nothing bad to children's minds. People need to get over themselves.
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 5:34 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 95
Horcrunks says:
This lady has to be retarded this is thie stupidest "crusade" i've ever heard of! This will no way get past the supreme court I know one of the justices grandaughter and she reads them just as faithfully as the rest of us and her grandpa probaly will laugh at this just like we all did.
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 5:39 PM EST
The Dark Knight
Points: 5789
minister for magic says:
I've never agreed with people that say Harry Potter is evil.
I think they philosophize the story too much and put meaning into areas that they should not.
So I am glad she lost her appeal.
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 5:53 PM EST
Witch
Points: 893
Divadancer4life says:
Good because they have encourage many kids to read!!
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 6:07 PM EST
Hobbit at Heart
Points: 2907
DangerousBookworm says:
Okay. What part of "FIRST AMENDMENT" does this lady not get? If she doesn't want HER kids to read it, she can just tell them not to, like my aunt and uncle did with my cousins. (My dad told them that the books were OK, but by then none of them wanted to read them.) And "murder and greed and violence"? Uh, lady...these books are about GOOD versus evil, and about FRIENDSHIPS and ALLIANCES and GROWING UP, just with a good dash of fantasy thrown in. Geez...she's probably the person that tried to ban Black Beauty.
Sorry. I just wrote an essay on censorship for English class.
Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 6:23 PM EST
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