theresa ([info]jazzhot) wrote,
@ 2007-07-21 22:29:00
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harry potter
so ok i actually decided that i should put some stuff here for anyone who has finished the book and wants to talk about some things because id love to talk about it.

i just had a couple of opinion things mostly.  i really loved everything about the ending, especially the snape stuff which i totally called and in fact, a few people told me they didnt like me because i believed he was going to be amazing.   anyway, i also loved the complexity of everything involving dumbledore and the backstory which i definitely was not expecting.  it was very cool because i remember being sad that once he died we would not learn more about him or how he came to be who he was.  silly me.  jk rowling is just too awesome.

obviously im most sad about fred.  he wasn't even on the short list of people i did not want to die, which included neville (he was at the top so im glad he's not dead, ron, and lupin :(  )

one thing i couldn't quite get was the baby crying when he was talking to dumbledore, but i only read it through once and rather quickly, so i wasn't sure why no one could help it or what it represented.   i really loved the fact that slytherin was redeemed through the character of snape and that it was not this pure evil thing from which  no good person ever came, because that would imply that sorting a kid into that house meant they would turn out bad.   one line i liked even referred to that, when dumbledore said he thought they sorted too early.

anyway, i think it was a great book. i loved the ending.  it might even be my favorite book towards the end especially.  i did not like the epilogue future sort of thing.  it just seemed too perfect or something and i guess i would have liked it more if it was up to the reader to think about that or decide.   i also thought someone should have named a kid after fred.  haha. 



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[info]quiggibub
2007-07-22 02:51 am UTC (link)
I agree with you on the ending. It was a complete cop-out. Draco should have died of ass cancer, been eaten by Norbert, beaten to death by half giant witch hookers, SOMETHING!

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[info]wireddorm
2007-07-22 03:16 am UTC (link)
I didn't get the whole crying kid either. And I had kinda hoped they would have freed the house elfs at the end too.

I thought everyone sounded a little too whiny through most of the book, and I'm not sure I know why he-who-should-not-be-named can fly without a broom.

I really like the good traits they gave neville (and the part with his grandmother) I really feel like the last movie made him look like a complete wuss (which I didn't really get out of that book either). Either way, the guy had guts in this book.

Definitely a good book, but I don't think think it will make it up to my favorite of the series.

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[info]jazzhot
2007-07-24 03:49 am UTC (link)
yes, neville was definitely awesome. i was kind of worried he wouldnt' even show up half way through. i didn't get the broom thing either!

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[info]xasmodeanx
2007-07-22 03:57 am UTC (link)
I'm not big into delvin' deeply into books. Granted I love the book.
But I think that the baby was the part of Voldemort that had tied itself to Harry when he was an Infant. It was the part of Harry that had to die in order to defeat him.

That's my take.

But I liked the epilogue. It was what Harry deserved after all the losses in his life. He deserved. And I liked the fact that he named one of his kids after Snape! And he had Lily's eyes!

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[info]jazzhot
2007-07-24 03:52 am UTC (link)
yeah I think they said Harry had Lilly's eyes too...and right before Snape dies he makes Harry look at him..which is creepy/strangely endearing in a weird way.. or maybe I just love Snape too much.

I reread the part about the baby and yeah, it probably was that part of Harry which is also a very crazy idea but I really loved that whole chapter and the one with the pensieve.

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[info]chickmagnetpat
2007-07-22 07:28 am UTC (link)
the tortured, crying baby was obviously voldy - that's why harry told him to show remorse, to avoid becoming that...

that's just a snap judgment after the last two hours of reading to finish the book. i think i'm going to read it again but much slower this time...

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[info]jazzhot
2007-07-24 03:54 am UTC (link)
yes, rereading is definitely good. i wish i had time haha. what was the time difference in japan -did you get the book before or after the us or same time?

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[info]edrick
2007-07-26 10:50 am UTC (link)
I finally finished the book yesterday...haha, I'm slow : )

I thought the crying baby represented decisions that Harry had to make between all of the things that were calling out to him...like Hallows vs. Horcruxes...like who to save or not save, where to focus his attentions. Even though the crying baby seems like something you ened to respond to, he has to set his priorities and do whats best for everyone, even if it means not saving everyone along the way or doing what his immediate emotions tells him to do.

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