HPMoR page has a link to Spanish translation of the first five chapters… but the link doesn’t work. Perhaps google could help?
Then if you are willing to spend some money, you could print a few pages (I guess including Minerva’s cat transformation, but not including rape discussion with Draco), bind them together, make a few copies of that, and give it to the fanclub members. It is much easier to read from paper than from the screen. And when they read the start, they will be more likely to read the rest online in English.
Another idea: How about making a “Magic that really works” class about science? Describe magical inventions from stories, and then the corresponding technical things we have today (e.g. Palantír → television, but better with examples from HP universe). The idea is that we already live in a magical world, we just don’t recognize it. And all this magic comes from rational thinking and experiments.
Essentially it is a Dark Arts technique: Use the applause light “magic” and associate it with science and rationality. Describe science as the real magic, and superstition as the false magic. Of course a true magician prefers true magic; the false magic is for ignorant losers.
Since this is a Harry Potter fan club and you want to teach people about rationality, shouldn’t you, IDK, tell them about HPMOR or something?
HPMoR page has a link to Spanish translation of the first five chapters… but the link doesn’t work. Perhaps google could help?
Then if you are willing to spend some money, you could print a few pages (I guess including Minerva’s cat transformation, but not including rape discussion with Draco), bind them together, make a few copies of that, and give it to the fanclub members. It is much easier to read from paper than from the screen. And when they read the start, they will be more likely to read the rest online in English.
Another idea: How about making a “Magic that really works” class about science? Describe magical inventions from stories, and then the corresponding technical things we have today (e.g. Palantír → television, but better with examples from HP universe). The idea is that we already live in a magical world, we just don’t recognize it. And all this magic comes from rational thinking and experiments.
Essentially it is a Dark Arts technique: Use the applause light “magic” and associate it with science and rationality. Describe science as the real magic, and superstition as the false magic. Of course a true magician prefers true magic; the false magic is for ignorant losers.