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Edwin Davies: What do we all think about the announcement that the teaser for The Dark Knight Rises will be playing before Deathly Hallows Part Two this weekend? It's made me wonder if it could provide people who are on the fence about seeing it opening weekend to with the impetus to do so, since they will get a glimpse of next year's gargantuan blockbuster, in much the same way that people supposedly went to see The Siege with Denzel Washington in order to watch the teaser trailer for The Phantom Menace. I don't know if it will have a sizable effect, but I could easily see people who maybe were planning to see the film eventually deciding that they should see it early because there's this extra cool thing attached to it they would want to see sooner rather than later.

Jason Lee: I watched the first movie and then started reading the books. I was hooked by the middle of Chamber of Secrets. Rowling had so expertly weaved strands of details from the first book into the second that it almost felt like she was rewarding readers for having continued on this journey with her. And, of course, from the second book, things just kept getting better.

I am crazy looking forward to this movie, though I'll be sad when no more Potter movies, books or adventures remain to be enjoyed. My favorite book is definitely Deathly Hallows and my favorite movie is Goblet of Fire...so far. Ask me again at next week's MMQB.

Kim Hollis: I started reading the series after the third book seemed to stretch the books into high popularity amongst all age groups. It seemed like everyone was reading them - my friends, my mother, my acquaintances. And I suppose I should say that I was...30 at the time, so unlike some of my fellow commenters here, I was not necessarily in the target audience. With that all said, yes, I read all the books before they came out in movie form. I was one of those first-day purchasers who curled up with the book and shut out the world until I was finished.

I have seen every one of the films on opening weekend, and most of them on opening day. I actually have Friday off so that I can catch the final film pretty early in the day (not at midnight...I'm way too old for that). I've been watching most of the films at various moments over the past several days, and I still think they hold up remarkably well. I even think the first two films, which a lot of people criticize, are still a lot of fun.

My favorite character is Sirius Black. He's different from most characters you see in kids' books, and even if I wish I got to see more of him, the time he is given in the stories is maximized to fullest potential. I also have a strong affinity for Hermione and Luna Lovegood - Hermione because I relate to her and Luna because she's hippy dippy fun. I can't really think of a particular scene/moment in the stories that I wish weren't there, other than a thing that happens in Order of the Phoenix that I won't mention since it's a giant spoiler if you're hoping to catch up on the film/books at some point. And it's not because I think it's out of place, it's just because it broke my heart. I don't particularly like Umbridge in Order of the Phoenix, either, but I think she's fine as a character for kids rather than one for adults. Dobby is annoying as hell, but I find him less so today than I did at the time I was reading through his nonsense.

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