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Lady Emerald Devon
Lady Emerald Devon
Nomad

Jul-25-2007 04:44

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This post is for the discussion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by those who have read it.


If you have not read the book yet and do NOT any spoilers, please do NOT read ahead.


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Sleuth Sindy
Sleuth Sindy
Pinball Wizard

Jul-29-2007 08:05

I too began to read this last book with some trepedition as "The Order of the Phoenix" and "The Half-Blood Prince" seemed overly long to me - as though JK was adding words to plots just to make the books loooonng, like she was trying to live up to something. However, I ended up really enjoying the book. I, too, thought the ending was too "fairy taleish", but I also thought it left some small hope that at some point in the future, maybe when JK has to pay to send her kids through University, there might be more Potter books. The Ressurection Stone is lying somewhere in the Forbidden Forest. It goes without saying that SOME rebellious Hogwart student will surely wander into the Forbidden Forest one day and find it. Someone with evil lurking in his or her heart, of course.

I, too, thought it was fitting that Neville killed the snake, especially as there was some doubt as to whether the prophecy (in The Order of the Phoenix) referred to Harry or Neville.

Jar-Jar Binks annoyed me to no end, but Dobby??!! I have to agree with Squirrel on that. That was a real blow to me.

After reading "The Half-Blood Prince" I knew that the death of Dumbledore had been pre-arranged between Dumbledore and Snape, because I did not see Dumbledore as someone who would ever beg for his life. So I went with the premise that Dumbledore was pleading with Snape to go through with what he had promised him. I don't think Snape was necessarily a good person, but he also never got any credit for the risks he took and the sacrifices he made, and I thought he died heroically.

I thought the trouble Harry was having coming to terms with the conflict of his glorified, little boyish idealization of Dumbledore and the truths that came out about him after his death was quite realistic. As children, we do (or at least I did) tend to see the adults in our lives that we love through "rose colored glasses."

Miss Hermione Granger
Miss Hermione Granger

Jul-30-2007 13:38

I have enjoyed these books more and more. I like the fact that they keep getting longer because I dreaded finishing the book. I wanted to keep reading!

I cried throughout the book, the deaths of Mad Eye Moody and Fred were the saddest. And I think Lupin and Tonks got totally screwed, they made a brief appearance and then got killed.

This book was wonderful and I enjoyed the sappy Epilogue ending. It was nice to know that Ginny and Harry got together and that Ron and Hermione did too. I'm also hopeful that maybe there will be a new line of Hogwarts books with the kids taking over the lead roles. Probably wont happen, but I can hope.



Scarletta Jones
Scarletta Jones

Aug-1-2007 13:45

WHY DID SHE KILL MY FREDDYKINS??????? I love the twins, I mean it's bad enough that they can't be confused for each other any more what with Georgie's ear being severed off. (nice aim, Snape) It also completely sucks that Hedwig, Dobby, Lupin, Tonks, and Colin had to die. I mean, come on! Killing them is completely unecessary!!! I mean, Hedwig was just an innocent bird, Dobby barely got to do anything this time, Lupin and Tonks just had a kid for cryin' out loud, and what the **** did Colin ever do wrong?

*takes deep breath*

Okay...I promise not to scream until the lawsuit. (oh u bet JKR's gonna get a piece of my mind) I liked the ending somewhat. I actually thought it was really cool that Harry didn't totally die. But I was kinda expecting either Ron or Hermione to kick the bucket. But then again, it's a good thing they got together (it took them seven whole books to get a clue). I agree with what Miss Hermione Granger just said, though. There should be another series where Harry, Ginny, Hermione, and Ron's kids take the reins.

Gook book, but SHE SERIOUSLY SHOULDN'T HAVE MESSED WITH MY FREDDYKINS!

Anikka
Anikka
Babelfish

Aug-1-2007 14:00

Okay, finally read the book. Yeah, took me long enough. And, in what may be a record, my husband read it in three hours. *faints*

So, the deaths of Remus and Tonks really ticked me off because they were meaningless. They were, basically, throwaway dead bodies, there for the purpose of upsetting readers. Had we been there when they died, it may have been different.

Fred's death - wow. What irks me more than anything is he didn't even have a chance. That stupid curse should have hit Percy.... bleah.

Does anyone else think that Harry's always had a problem with getting obsessive about stuff? It seems like little Albus Severus *gags at the name* might be growing up with the same issue. Obsessing about the hallows', for instance - but he's done it in past books, too.

George with the ear....I cried laughing. Only George and Fred would start punning about something like that. The things those two would get on about... and then Percy started doing it! That, actually, was kinda cool.

I was neither surprised when Ron left, nor when he came back. He's always been that kind of character. He gets so stupid about things, kind of pissy sometimes, but he's an extremely loyal friend, and that loyalty always wins in the end.

I loved Neville killing the snake, and I think he deserved to do it. After all the books portraying him as the poor kid who just didn't get it... he proves everyone wrong. Early on, I remember thinking he should have been in Hufflepuff, but he really turned out to be a Gryffindor. And the kill itself was so stunningly simply done, not all dramatic and ridiculous.

Leddy, I'm American - please PM me and explain the King's Cross thing?

Snape - I've got no surprise there, because I've never been able to think he was evil or really on the side of Voldemort. I hated his death in that it was just so.... *shrug* Okay, I hated it because I liked Snape. :)

The epilogue, well, I think the book could have done without it, to be honest.

Anikka
Anikka
Babelfish

Aug-1-2007 14:05

The reason I could have done without the epilogue, basically, is that it didn't give a future that wouldn't be arrived at by anyone with a brain, anyway.

Ginny married Harry. Ooh, I'm still reeling from the shock. *yawn*
Ron and Hermione. Come on. If you couldn't figure this out, you were reading a different book.
Neville as Herbology Professor. Oh, a mile away, I caught that one.

So, it wasn't really anything my imagination couldn't have come up with, and I gotta say that, in my version, the kids have better names. :-P

roamie
roamie
Well-Connected

Aug-4-2007 05:20

The ending was totally predictable. But I am so glad it was actually spelled out for me. After that battle I needed a nice, happy ending. Even if the names sucked.

Anikka
Anikka
Babelfish

Aug-4-2007 10:17

Okay, I read a Q&A that JKR did on some site called 'Mugglewatch'.

She has all the answers about who killed Lupin and Tonks (Dolohov and Bellatrix, respectively - though I could be wrong about Dolohov).

Cut me some slack, I read the thing two days ago. I can't even remember what I had for breakfast this morning. If I had breakfast.

I found it (mostly) an interesting read, and in case anyone else is interested:

http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1156

Ranier Peperhaut
Ranier Peperhaut
Washed Up Punter

Aug-4-2007 13:04

I also really didn't like the Epilogue. I would have preferred to read about events that happened directly after the war, such as did Harry return to Hogwarts since he wanted to become an Auror (and headed up the dept. according to the interview), who is headmaster now (McGonagall, I assume), did he go and live in the Black house? Did Ginny move in? Did he ever talk to the Dursley's again? etc...

Either that, or a much longer and more in depth "nineteen years later."

I absolutely loved the scene in the Great Hall between Harry and Voldemort. I know it's kind of an obvious favourite, which isn't normally my style, but it was just so awesome to read Harry throwing all that crap in Voldemort's face. "HA, TAKE THAT MR. I THINK I'M SO SMART!"

And, I am also really sad the Snape had to die. I wanted him to have a happy moment. Maybe meet a chick, and smile once. I suppose his memory wouln't have been so believable to the rest of the world if was alive... he could've tampered with it or something... but still. I liked Snape!

Miss Hermione Granger
Miss Hermione Granger

Aug-4-2007 13:37

I liked Snape too, and was always hoping he was a good guy underneath all that nastiness. however, JK fooled me at the last book, I was shocked when I thought he really was evil afterall.

Scarletta Jones
Scarletta Jones

Aug-4-2007 14:36

Same here. So then I felt bad about when he died. Cuz when I read it I was all, "YES YES YES!!!! Good triumphs!" But then after seeing the pensieve memories he gave Harry I felt guilty about the whole "YES YES" thing.

I agree with Ranier. The man needed a chick before he kicked the bucket.

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