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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Reaction Thread - SPOILERS!!!!
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Posted on 07/21/2007 5:18:11 PM PDT by JenB
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To: IDontLikeToPayTaxes
She wrote BOTH the last chapter and the epilogue years ago, or just the epilogue? I'd be willing to bet cash that the epilogue was already written. I'd guess that the last chapter was, too -- though it probably needed a lot of revision based on the later books -- but I don't really know about that.
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posted on
07/24/2007 3:07:30 PM PDT
by
r9etb
To: r9etb
Now that is a tragic ending. Boy, that's the truth! Snape is really quite close to a classical tragic hero. He could have had the girl he wanted, and the life he wanted, but he couldn't let go of his corrupting hatred for his father.
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posted on
07/24/2007 3:13:07 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Go ahead and water the lawn - my give-a-damn's busted.")
To: RosieCotton
Oh, no, it wasn’t unnecessary. Un-pleasant, sad, jaw-dropping, yes. But once that happen, you thought, “Oh, crud — they could ALL die!”
And that was the point.
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posted on
07/24/2007 3:50:19 PM PDT
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: Tax-chick
Does anyone know what the front cover of the American version is supposed to be? I don’t know if I read it too fast or just need more fish oil for my memory!
To: RosieCotton
Oh, no, it wasn't unnecessary. Un-pleasant, sad, jaw-dropping, yes. But once that happen, you thought, "Oh, crud -- they could ALL die!"
And that was the point.
PS -- ever see this?
If not, you'll thank me. When you finish laughing.
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posted on
07/24/2007 3:51:40 PM PDT
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: r9etb
Lily was the one good thing in his life, and Snape wanted Lily's eyes to be the last thing he ever saw.
Now that is a tragic ending.Dang! Now you got me all fahklempt again!
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posted on
07/24/2007 3:54:45 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: Aggie Mama
Does anyone know what the front cover of the American version is supposed to be? I dont know if I read it too fast or just need more fish oil for my memory!I'm not sure, but the British Adult version has the Slytherin Locket on it. Don't know about the British kids version, though, I couldn't see the cover very well on Amazonuk.
1,067
posted on
07/24/2007 3:57:07 PM PDT
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SuziQ
To: CholeraJoe
LMAO! My cat would wait until I was in the middle of the page and lay down right in the middle of the book.
To: RosieCotton
Joss Whedon et al had no right to kill Wash.Yeah, that was pretty bad. Folks yelled out "NO!" in the theater when that happened. It was just so unexpected!
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posted on
07/24/2007 4:11:39 PM PDT
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SuziQ
To: Aggie Mama
Does anyone know what the front cover of the American version is supposed to be? I dont know if I read it too fast or just need more fish oil for my memory!
I'm guessing, considering Harry & Voldie are both there, surrounded by debris and a large number of (silhouetted) onlookers, that it's their final showdown in the great hall, with both of them appealing to the crowd - Harry for them to stand back, Voldie for them to stop having faith in Harry.
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posted on
07/24/2007 4:14:19 PM PDT
by
Obi-Wandreas
(We gotta go to the crappy town where I'm a hero)
To: SuziQ
Sorry about the size...
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posted on
07/24/2007 4:14:41 PM PDT
by
null and void
(We are a Nation of Laws... IGNORED Laws...)
To: null and void
I like the U.S. cover much better!
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posted on
07/24/2007 4:19:32 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Go ahead and water the lawn - my give-a-damn's busted.")
To: RosieCotton
It certainly upped the stakes for the last 15 minutes of the movie, it really looked like he was going to start offing the characters one by one. Very effective, but sad, Wash had such great throw away lines.
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posted on
07/24/2007 4:20:45 PM PDT
by
discostu
(indecision may or may not be my biggest problem)
To: null and void
Then they had NO BUSINESS having a child.
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posted on
07/24/2007 4:22:54 PM PDT
by
Politicalmom
(A sovereign nation loses that status if it cannot secure its own borders.-Fred Thompson)
To: Aggie Mama
It's the final confrontation in the Great Hall. Harry disarms LV with Expelliarmus. They both watch the Elder Wand fly into the air. Harry reaches up to catch it as LV falls backward.
The only difference is that in the book, Harry is holding Draco's wand, and no wands are shown on the cover art. I assume Mary GrandPré left the wands out completely because to show just Harry with a wand would have given too much away.
Check out pg. 743&744.
To: Corin Stormhands
I was 100% sure parents were going to die in this book. Of course my prediction was that it would be one of the Weasley parents so I can’t really take full credit for that one. My predicted deader list was a Weasley parent, a Weasley child not Ron or Ginny, a member of Hogwarts’ faculty known to be a good guy (ie not Snape), and some member of DA. I also thought Moody would lose another body part. I’m glad I was so close and yet so wrong, I think the characters she killed off was a more effective selection for keeping up the tension and driving home the point that you don’t all get to walk away after confronting evil.
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posted on
07/24/2007 4:28:29 PM PDT
by
discostu
(indecision may or may not be my biggest problem)
To: Politicalmom
Agreed. Only sheep should reproduce. More little lambs for the slaughter.
1,077
posted on
07/24/2007 4:30:27 PM PDT
by
null and void
(We are a Nation of Laws... IGNORED Laws...)
To: RosieCotton
...but Joss Whedon et al had no right to kill Wash. Should have been Jayne, instead. Hired muscle is easier to replace than wisecracking pilots ;)
1,078
posted on
07/24/2007 4:31:19 PM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
("Wise men don't need to debate; men who need to debate are not wise." -- Tao Te Ching)
To: null and void
You’re quite rude.
If both people in a couple want to work a risky job, it is irresponsible to have children.
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posted on
07/24/2007 4:33:22 PM PDT
by
Politicalmom
(A sovereign nation loses that status if it cannot secure its own borders.-Fred Thompson)
To: null and void
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