July 24: More Harry Potter?!

2007-07-24 · letter vlog · Hank · 2:55 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Pop culture (also: Nerdfighteria, Personal life) · mode: Personal update · tags: timely hook, civic or action cta, community lore

Hank tells how he and Katherine read the new Harry Potter book together, apologises to nerdfighters who don't care, says he is writing 200 words for The New York Times on why Harry Potter is special, asks viewers the same question and proposes making Tuesdays question days.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Three days of sleeping and reading Harry Potter; reading the book together with Katherine

• ★★ Hank has spent the last three days almost entirely sleeping or reading Harry Potter; the book arrived by UPS at about 9 a.m. — 00:00:11 · Harry Potter (book series)
• ★★★ Hank jokes about a silent standoff with Katherine over the new book; they decided to read it together, which took unusually long, but finishing it was amazing and nice to share. — 00:00:37 · Katherine Green

00:01:05 — Letter to nerdfighters who don't care about Harry Potter; Nerdfighter bag; the New York Times asked John, who passed on Hank's name

• ★★ In a letter to nerdfighters who don't care about Harry Potter, Hank apologises for continuing and suggests the solution is to read Harry Potter and join the club. (playful) — 00:01:05 · Nerdfighteria, Harry Potter (book series)
• ★★★ The New York Times contacted John to answer a question about Harry Potter; John passed on Hank's name, so Hank is kind of contributing 200 words on why Harry Potter is special. (hedged) — 00:01:05 · The New York Times, John Green, Harry Potter (book series)

00:01:41 — 200 words for the New York Times on why Harry Potter is special: 'not just another kid's book fantasy adventure'

• ★★★ Hank argues Harry Potter is not just another children's fantasy adventure; something very different is going on, the biggest thing in publishing since (jokingly) the Bible. — 00:01:41 · Harry Potter (book series)

00:02:05 — Asks nerdfighters (into 'my pants') why Harry Potter is a phenomenon; proposes Tuesdays as question days; crayon question

• ★★ Hank invites nerdfighters 'into my pants' to give their opinion on why Harry Potter is such a gigantic phenomenon. — 00:02:05 · Nerdfighteria, Harry Potter (book series), in your pants, Brotherhood 2.0 forum

• ★★★ Hank suggests a tradition: Tuesdays are question days, on which one of the brothers asks the nerdfighters a question. — 00:02:05 · Question Tuesday, Nerdfighteria

  “Tuesdays are question days.”

00:02:35 — Get well to John; the Mountain Dew sign; sign-off

• ★ Hank is sure John will feel better soon and hopes to see John's green hair tomorrow; he wishes John had bought the Mountain Dew sign. (hedged) — 00:02:35 · John Green

Humor (significant)

• Katherine opens the box, Hank takes the book, and they stare at each other in silence. — 00:00:37

  “I thought it might turn ugly.”

• Hank calls Harry Potter the biggest thing in publishing since... — 00:02:05

  “Like, the Bible.”

• Hank gives an example of the kind of question for question days. — 00:02:05

  “Like, if you were a crayon, what color would you most like to make out with?”

Threads in this video

• told · Hank and Katherine read Deathly Hallows together (2007) — Hank tells how he and Katherine, both wanting the new Harry Potter book, decided to read it together and finished it. (00:00:37)
• told · Hank writes 200 words on Harry Potter for The New York Times (2007) — Hank says the New York Times contacted John about Harry Potter, John passed on Hank's name, and Hank is contributing 200 words on why Harry Potter is special. (00:01:05)
• asked · Hank asks nerdfighters why Harry Potter is such a phenomenon (2007) — Hank invites nerdfighters to the forum to say why they think Harry Potter is such a gigantic phenomenon. (00:02:05)
• callback · 'In your pants' suffix game (2007) — Hank invites the nerdfighters 'into my pants' (the forum), a callback to the 'in your pants' game. (00:02:05)
• proposed · Question Tuesday: weekly Tuesday question days for nerdfighters (2007) — Hank proposes a tradition: every Tuesday one of the brothers asks the nerdfighters a question. (00:02:05)

Where the stories that moved here went next

• Question Tuesday: weekly Tuesday question days for nerdfighters (2007) — last documented in 2020; last: restarted, 2020-07-21

Mentioned

Central: Harry Potter (book series) · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows · Question Tuesday · The New York Times

Also: Bible · Brotherhood 2.0 forum (“into my pants”) · in your pants (“into my pants”) · Katherine Green · Mountain Dew

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