Posted on 07/21/2007 5:18:11 PM PDT by JenB
So you finally know what happens to Harry. All our questions are answered. Or not. What are your reactions? Whose death hurt the most? Do you want more, and about whom?
SPOILERS are ok on this thread! You have been warned!
Wow. It's over.
Many thanks for the synopsis. One measure of a fantasy author is how much of his or her world can manage in the absence of the main story line. Rowling’s is a very good one, IMHO. May you find yourself at home there at regular intervals!
Wow B&N really screwed that one up. At Borders people that pre-ordered got wristbands, of course the earlier you showed up the better your wristband (they divided the list up into 12 lots at the store we went to). The whole motto at Borders seemed to be “come, browse, buy other stuff”. It was pretty fun.
Second stringers in terms them being supporting characters, not main characters. Albus was a main character, Ron, Harry, Herm, and Hagrid were main characters.
I guess Snape is a main character, but his death was pretty much expected so again there was little emotional impact. The most emotional point in the book for me was when Harry was going on his way to let V kill him.
Awesome! Thanks for starting this thread.
Even more frustrating is how the media respected the “news blackout” on Harry Potter “secrets” but is quite willing to share National Security secrets.
The sorting hat was an interesting trick, been getting a laugh out of the number of customers who came in today wearing HP wristbands for the various houses.
Go back in time, label the HP series as being a conservative book, and I'm sure the NY Times would have had a headline on Tuesday: Snape Innocent Pensieve Memories Show, Weasley Family Mourns Loss From Unnecessary War -- Fans continue to protest the lack of consultation with the Wizengott, international magical body never asked to mediate dispute
It comes down to the normal: anything to forward the liberal agenda.
That is a brilliant observation.
Consider it stolen. (I'll try to remember to attribute it to you, though)
Tonk dying, I didn’t see that coming. Fred too.Poor Mrs. Weasley, what did her clock say then? And why Dobby. His funeral where he was given clothing, and Luna closing his eyelids...
Snape. How he cried over that bit of letter that said,”Lots of Love, Lily”.Always knew that Snape was working on Dumbledore’s orders, but to find out how much he loved Lily Potter, since childhood,even after death, more tears.
Thanks for the thread, JenB.
See, I never thought that Snape’s death was a given. I wanted him to find a nice girl, settle down, have a happy life. I was so hoping that he could find some happiness.
¿por que!?
I... was touched. She did well in portraying Snape’s love for Lily. Never thought it would be that good, but it was.
she’ll be back, even the pumpkins came back. well, half of them.
Yeah, I know what you mean but really, F&G were so main to me... so sad to leave one and take the other...
I read the book online, and am now re-reading my hard copy. Who is the muggle who does magic? I thought one did, and I swear I don’t remember any such muggle in the book.
“Neville kills Nagini the snake. “ Wow, just laughing at the New Orleans connection here. And Fred Weasley (Wesley) - wonder what her points of reference are.
It was to have been a Squib and no, can’t find ‘em. Must have been an early plot thread that got edited out.
Look at it this way, George stayed to continue amusing the survivors, and Fred went on to amuse the ones that died. Somebody has to keep them in stiches, right? Although I would have preferred Percy die saving Fred.
One of the saddest parts for me was when Snape wanted Harry to look at him when he was dying. He wanted to see Lily’s eyes one last time was the way I saw it...like he didn’t believe he would be going on to the same place that Lily did.
The best part was having the final fight at Hogwarts and having all the characters there that had been missing for so much of the book.
How many are in the complete series? I haven’t read a one yet, but will someday, when I get sick and am laid up for a while. Love the movies. Rawlings will write more of something. Writers write because they have to, not because of the money (except Heinlein of course).
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