false 2 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 11:15:24 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 23:03:17 -0800 2009 The Three Brothers is still the best story, and Dumbledore's notes aren't all that interesting, except in the sense that they are kind of meta; he makes several derisive comments about people who believe the tales are too violent, too complex or too immoral for children, including one anecdote about Lucius Malfoy attempting to ban them from the Hogwarts library for teaching children that Muggle/Wizarding marriage is acceptable.

If you've got a sibling or a child who is reading the books, I recommend letting him/her read this before s/he start Deathly Hallows, so s/he'll be familiar with the tale of the Peverell brothers beforehand. That worked out really well with my little sister.]]>