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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Reaction Thread - SPOILERS!!!!
me | 7/21/2007 | me

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.


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To: Politicalmom

As it should be... If you want to let your child read books meant for older children, that’s fine. But I don’t think that Rowlings should change her creative narrative because of that...

I also don’t think that the books and movies are appropriate for most young children. I treated my thirteen year old cousin to the latest HP movie and can tell you that many of the five and six year olds in the audience were scared out of their minds, but the parents didn’t seem to care a bit.


821 posted on 07/23/2007 9:19:07 PM PDT by Accygirl
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To: andyssister

And most should be put in freeze dry until they enter college... :)


822 posted on 07/23/2007 9:22:06 PM PDT by Accygirl
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To: Politicalmom

Nobody’s stopping you from debating Hermione and Ron’s future professions... Not my cup of tea, but to each his/ her own I guess...


823 posted on 07/23/2007 9:24:53 PM PDT by Accygirl
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To: supercat
If Beatrix Lestrange and Voldemort were killed while the cup was still at Gringotts, it should have been possible for the Ministry to destroy it afterward I would think.

Voldemort couldn't be killed as long as the hufflepuff cup was intact..It was a horcrux, and that bit of his soul that was in it would've prevented his death.

824 posted on 07/23/2007 9:29:16 PM PDT by sockmonkey
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To: TightyRighty
...I don't know if I would have found him (Snape) so intriguing if someone besides Rickman was playing him.

Good point. There's only one Alan Rickman, and we've seen too little of him on film over the years, IMO.

825 posted on 07/23/2007 9:40:57 PM PDT by Ciexyz
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To: SuziQ
Has Alan Rickman done a lot of audio books? I'll have to do a search on amazon.
826 posted on 07/23/2007 9:44:16 PM PDT by Ciexyz
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To: sockmonkey
I was in the grocery store tonight and had to laugh at the conversation between two clerks. One yelled across the aisle to the other, "Does Harry Potter die? No, don't tell me, I'm going to read the book." The other said, "I'd like to know, who knows if he dies or not?" And I walking by said, "You really want to be spoiled? Harry doesn't die." And she was so relieved, hehehe.
827 posted on 07/23/2007 9:52:59 PM PDT by Ciexyz
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To: supercat
if...Voldemort were killed while the cup was still at Gringotts...

He couldn't "die" while there was still a piece of his soul residing in a Horcrux

828 posted on 07/23/2007 10:04:33 PM PDT by Mygirlsmom (I practice Calorie Offset Trading. I eat a candy bar & pay my kid 10 bucks to run around the block)
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To: TightyRighty
There hasn’t been much discussion on this thread about the Malfoy’s. What do you guys think about how JKR tied up their story line? I can see Narcissa and Draco being redeemable but what about Lucius?

Here's one time I advocate for single motherhood. I got the impression that Narcissa never really bought into the whole thing, but that Lucius sort of dragged her into it. Once she was caught up, she seemed truly disgusted by what was happening, as was Draco, but powerless to do anything about it.

Lucius can no longer deny that he was a willing participant, and a pompous blowhard. If for some reason he's not in Azkaban, I see his future being that of a bitter old man, alone, drowining his sorrows in firewhisky in the corner of Aberforth's pub telling the goats how he "used to be somebody!".

829 posted on 07/23/2007 10:22:52 PM PDT by Mygirlsmom (I practice Calorie Offset Trading. I eat a candy bar & pay my kid 10 bucks to run around the block)
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To: Ciexyz

I don’t know if he has, and I’m not sure how to search for that. Maybe a google search?


830 posted on 07/23/2007 10:31:33 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Mygirlsmom
He couldn't "die" while there was still a piece of his soul residing in a Horcrux

He wouldn't be 100% dead, but he would be forced into dormancy, would he not? And I don't think the horcrux would be able to protect itself when the Order knew of its existence and whereabouts.

831 posted on 07/23/2007 10:41:16 PM PDT by supercat (Sony delenda est.)
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To: EmilyGeiger
Which wand had actually killed his sister...his or Grindewald’s. He never looked to find out, was scared to.

IMHO, that seems more likely than seeing his family whole again. But if that's what Dumbledore were to look for, he would find it. Remember what Dumbledore said about the mirror--how it imparts neither knowledge nor truth. He could be 'vindicated' by the mirror, but it would be a false vindication.

832 posted on 07/23/2007 10:44:55 PM PDT by supercat (Sony delenda est.)
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To: KarenMal
And Alan Rickman has my vote for best actor in the movies as well as Snape for the most interesting character in the books! :)

It's true. Snape holds the whole Harry Potter story together, at least for me.

It's Lily's love that protects Harry, and it's her love, reflected by Snape, which protects not only Harry but all the students.

Snape is the most tragically misunderstood, unrequited, delicious character in the whole series.

833 posted on 07/23/2007 11:48:50 PM PDT by b9
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To: kingu
Wow, that is weird! We didn't have that problem at our Barnes & Noble! Thank goodness. :)
834 posted on 07/24/2007 12:34:16 AM PDT by Netizen (If we can't locate/deport illegals, how will we get them to come forward to pay their $3,250 fines?)
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To: IDontLikeToPayTaxes

I agree that the failure to mention the rest of Europe, at least, is a gap. I was disappointed, too, that nothing was said about the Muggle government at all - the scenes with the Prime Minister in “Half-Blood Prince” were clever.


835 posted on 07/24/2007 4:08:34 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Go ahead and water the lawn - my give-a-damn's busted.")
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To: Accygirl

Begone troll. I told you I was tired of arguing with you.


836 posted on 07/24/2007 4:25:57 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (I drink coffee for your protection.)
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To: TalonDJ
Totaly. Right from when they met the first time.

" ... it's 'Levio-sAh' not 'Levio-sOh'. No wonder she hasn't got any friends."

837 posted on 07/24/2007 4:27:25 AM PDT by dread78645 (Evolution. A doomed theory since 1859.)
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To: Accygirl

I would like a series on Dumbledore. :)


838 posted on 07/24/2007 4:32:35 AM PDT by EmilyGeiger
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To: IDontLikeToPayTaxes; JenB
maybe she should have left out some of the camping scenes

I found that section a little tedious, but I think the point was the testing of the association of Harry, Ron and Hermione. Would the friendship and/or romantic association stand up to the demands of the "quest," or not.

Ron is like the son in the parable who says, "I won't go work in the vineyard," but then does anyway.

And speaking of the Bible references, I have to say I didn't really like how that was done. The holidays, the churches and cemeteries, the occasional "Thank God!" and yet nobody, Muggle or magical, is observant of any religion. I found it very inconsistent.

As with "Lord of the Rings," I found the absence of faith in God from the narrative context creates a sense of existential despair that is not overcome by the feel-good "happy ending." No matter how noble the pagans, all endings are death and damnation without the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ. And yes, I get all the typology and symbolism ... but that doesn't still doesn't fill the gaping hole in the milieu, in my opinion.

839 posted on 07/24/2007 4:45:55 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Go ahead and water the lawn - my give-a-damn's busted.")
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To: Ciexyz

Has Alan Rickman done a lot of audio books? I’ll have to do a search on amazon...

If you find out which ones please post them. I love his voice. :)


840 posted on 07/24/2007 4:52:53 AM PDT by EmilyGeiger
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