I agree about Hedwig ~ I’d not expected it and was saddened. Hedwig had been a great owl and such a help to Harry...
Dobby’s death made me sad as did Fred’s. I too, was hoping maybe Percy would have gotten to save him as a form of redemption.
Totally loved the way Snape’s background, love for Lily, loyalty to Dumbledore and the like was given. Great background on someone we’d all most likely wondered about off and on through all the books!
I loved, LOVED LOVED this book! I tried so hard to go slow so I could savor it and it wouldn’t end, but *sigh* ~ it did. Hubby went to Wal-mart this a.m. and was home with it by 7:30 a.m., which was sweet of him!
I hope everyone else enjoyed it as much as I did.
I was warp speed weeping when Dobby bought the farm..I hated it when Hedwig got popped by the Avada Kedavra, too.
I liked that Narcissa, whether to protect her family, and get in the castle to search for Draco, or because Voldemort's stint as her house guest was a wake up call, or both spared Harry's life.
On this re-read, I will have more tissues handy.
I too, was hoping maybe Percy would have gotten to save him as a form of redemption.
But did you notice Fred was the first to shake Percy’s hand when he came back and once he did the whole family started to hug him? And he was fighting with Fred?
... which is why he had to go, for the sake of the story, along with the Firebolt. For that matter, where was Ron's owl during all of this?
Actually, at some point, particularly when the wand broke, I thought that we'd see Fawkes again, serving as Harry's new owl (and so it could donate another feather if need be).