AmberWaves
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Finally I finished the book last night... It's been hard staying away from all sorts of sites, fearing for spoiling... SO now I'm ready to talk with others who finished!
Ditto, too drawn out.Date: 7/27/2007 1:03:55 PM
Author: Molly1024
I really did enjoy this book- the whole part where Harry, Ron, and Hermoine were on the run seemed terribly drawn out, but I think that ''alone, desperate'' feeling was what JK Rowling intended the readers to feel. As for the final battle, I loved the reunion between Harry and Dumbledore, but am confused on the little helpless crying creature under the seat. I did read it quickly though, so perhaps I missed something.
Date: 7/27/2007 1:07:13 PM
Author: Gypsy
I''m so FREAKING exhausted today I could sleep standing up! Else I would have started this thread myself. Thanks Amber.
I really liked A LOT OF IT.
There were a few things that bugged me a little (I''ll get to that).
And one thing I missed completely and since John is reading it, I can''t rip the book out of his hands to figure it out.
HOW did Neville get the sword of Gryffindor at the end to chop Nagini up? He didn''t know it was had to be killed that way... did he pull it out of the (previously) flaming hat?
Yup, I guess he pulled it out of the sorting hat that Riddle Accio''ed to his head. You''d think the hat would be burnt up??
Okay things I didn''t like. I think she humanized Dumbledore too much. I know that in the ''dream'' sequence in the end she has Dumbledore say that he thought that it would work out... but the whole ''greater good thing'' while understandable was too Vulcan for me... like Spock in one of the first Star Trek movies. But at least Spock sacrificed himself, not a kid.
Dumbledore''s story was pretty sad. It took away a lot of the mystery about him and made him so...I don''t know the right words for it. I imagined him to be above such human failings like the temptation of power.
I dont'' know... and I wanted more int eh elipogue... are the Aurors? What do they DO????
Okay... got a meeting, more later.
Date: 7/27/2007 1:03:42 PM
Author: Chrono
PLUS, later it was Riddle''s blood was Harry''s blood.
The other thing is that I had no idea that Molly was such a good duelist. It doesn''t make sense. Bella has tons of experience and know a lot of good curses, yet she lost to Molly, who''s basically a homemaker witch?Lost because of a lucky aim?
Date: 7/27/2007 1:48:14 PM
Author: Chrono
What I don''t understand is how all of a sudden Ron knew how to speak Parseltongue.
Yes, I was truly amazed by Dudley. Diddy-kins impressed me by how kind he was to leave a cup of tea outside for Harry.
Date: 7/27/2007 1:09:23 PM
Author: Gypsy
Ditto, too drawn out.Date: 7/27/2007 1:03:55 PM
Author: Molly1024
I really did enjoy this book- the whole part where Harry, Ron, and Hermoine were on the run seemed terribly drawn out, but I think that ''alone, desperate'' feeling was what JK Rowling intended the readers to feel. As for the final battle, I loved the reunion between Harry and Dumbledore, but am confused on the little helpless crying creature under the seat. I did read it quickly though, so perhaps I missed something.
As for crying thing... I thought it was confusing but figured it was the part of Voldemort in Harry that was dying.
That helpless creature Harry saw when talking to Dumbledore seemed to resemble the way Voldemort looked in The Goblet of Fire, just before he managed to regenerate himself with Harry''s blood. So I took it to mean that the creature was whatever was left of Voldemort, now that the other parts of his soul that were in the destroyed horcruxes were eliminated. Since Harry and Voldemort were both apparently knocked out during that time Harry was with Dumbledore in that "limbo" place, I figure Voldemort was there, as well. It all figures IMO, because Harry''s soul was strenghtened by his selfless act of sacrifice, while Voldemort''s soul had been further weakened by his attempted murder of yet another innocent life (Harry).
Date: 7/27/2007 1:21:16 PM
Author: Chrono
I was really sad for Snape; lost his love, and even his death was for nothing. He was never the owner of the Elder wand. He lost the most in the story, never trusted (except by Dumbledore), never respected, never loved, never appreciated until after his death. And yet, he did the most and was the bravest person (at least to me).
Date: 7/27/2007 1:31:42 PM
Author: Molly1024
I got mad at Aunt Petunia- she knew all these years that Lily had a friendship with Snape, and I can''t help but think things may have gone differently if Harry had known that. Maybe at one point, Harry could have learned more about his mother from Snape, seeing as how she died when Harry was a baby.
Date: 7/27/2007 1:48:14 PM
Author: Chrono
What I don''t understand is how all of a sudden Ron knew how to speak Parseltongue.
Yes, I was truly amazed by Dudley. Diddy-kins impressed me by how kind he was to leave a cup of tea outside for Harry.
Date: 7/27/2007 1:57:06 PM
Author: AmberWaves
Did anyone else have a feeling Harry would live when Lupin asked him to be Teddy''s godfather? In my mind I thought, ''Ah, another Sirius.''
Date: 7/27/2007 2:14:35 PM
Author: sipper
Date: 7/27/2007 1:48:14 PM
Author: Chrono
What I don''t understand is how all of a sudden Ron knew how to speak Parseltongue.
Yes, I was truly amazed by Dudley. Diddy-kins impressed me by how kind he was to leave a cup of tea outside for Harry.
Ron didn''t know how to speak Parseltounge. He was mimicing what he''d heard Harry say when Harry used Parseltounge to open the locket. Hermione said it took him several tries to get it right.
I like how so many different people helped Harry destroy the Horcruxes. He really only destroyed one of them on his own, and he didn''t even know it at the time (Riddle''s diary). I think having it happen that way emphasized the fact that Voldemort''s theory of ''power'' being the most important thing, and that good and evil didn''t really exist was wrong! If Harry had defeated Voldemort on his own, it would have only emphasized Voldemort''s theory...and Harry would have won only because he had been the more powerful wizard, not because he had the power of good or right on his side. The horcruxes were destroyed by a variety of people through the virtues of loyalty, love, intuition, intelligence, courage, and valor. Those were the things that defeated Voldemort...all he had working for HIM was greed for dominance, fear, and oppression