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ladynorbert) wrote2007-07-21 05:54 pm
ladynorbert) wrote2007-07-21 05:54 pm
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Deathly Hallows -- more in depth
Wow. It sure looks like my f'list is divided over this conclusion to the Potter canon. Half of you hate it and half of you love it. I'm in the latter half.
Am I sad? Sure. Some of my favorite characters are gone. Won't say who, but yeah.
Am I happy with the ending? I found it perfectly satisfactory.
Earliest favorite thing -- Harry parting on reasonably good terms with the Dursleys. Dudley impressed me, honestly. Seeing the cousins shake hands as they said goodbye was really nice; maybe they'll actually have a vaguely friendly relationship as adults.
I didn't make mention of it here, but a long time ago, JKR said that one of Harry's classmates would eventually teach at Hogwarts. I immediately said that I thought Neville would take over Herbology.
I knew we would lose a Weasley, although my money was on Percy. What I did like, though, was that when Percy came back to the fold, Fred was the first one to forgive him. So when Fred died, Percy at least knew that his brother had forgiven him before he did.
Kreacher's turnaround was priceless. I loved how he came to love working for Harry. And seeing him lead the house-elves into battle and urge them to "Fight for my master!" brought tears to my eyes.
Dobby, though. *waah* And Hedwig! I actually cried more for Hedwig than for Mad-Eye Moody. My mom was angry when I told her Hedwig was killed in her cage; she thought it would have been better if she'd been killed flying in front of Harry to protect him. (Remember, my mom doesn't care about these books. But she still wanted to know everything.)
The only good thing about Lupin and Tonks dying was that at least they apparently died together. Poor Lupin...happy at last...and then Voldemort.
About damn time, Ron and Hermione. Although Harry's reaction to the kiss was brilliant. "Oh, is this the moment, then?" And can I say how much I loved him telling Ron that he loves Hermione as a sister? It was so moving to see him actually put it into words. They made a sweet mental picture, walking out of the Godric's Hollow graveyard with their arms around each other.
I often wondered, over the years, whether Snape might have been in love with Lily Potter. However, I never guessed that they were friends in childhood -- or that Petunia really DID want to be a witch. The two girls acted so close in age, is it possible they were fraternal twins? I never did quite get the straight of that.
So if Harry is descended from one of the Perenell brothers, and Marvolo Gaunt was descended (as he said in book six) from one of the Perenell brothers, then Harry and Voldemort are actually distant cousins. Although from what Sirius told him in book five, all the pureblood families are interrelated, so I guess that was bound to happen.
I was wrong about Hogwarts itself being a Horcrux, but there was a Horcrux there, anyway. So I was close.
The Battle of Hogwarts is one of the most amazing battle scenes I've ever read. I really, really hope they don't screw this up in the screenplay, because that has the potential to be absolutely magnificent in the movie. I was pretty satisfied with the graveyard duel in the fourth film, so that gives me hope.
I thought Hagrid would die; I was happy to be wrong.
I was also wrong about Snape. I was so sure he was a slimy, greasy git....and here he was on the right side all the time. I was extremely happy to be wrong (and my sister will probably dance and sing for days). But at the same time, I was floored by some of what Harry saw in the Pensieve.
I really loved Narcissa lying to Voldemort to save Harry. It was rather incredible to me, how she surreptitiously asked if Draco was alive...and he told her he was. He could give her that, and he did. And he was well rewarded.
I enjoyed the fact that we have seen all three of the Deathly Hallows in previous books.
Finally, I was really amazed and stunned to find that the theorists were right -- Harry WAS a Horcrux. I didn't see how he could be...not without dying. And then he was, and he had to die, and I was shaking and sobbing as I read. I had promised Kevin I would only wake him with a scream if Harry, Ron, or Hermione was killed, and I was getting ready to scream. And then he truly was the Boy Who Lived. I didn't see it coming, and that's what I like best.
I know some of you didn't like it. I won't argue with you. For me, though...it was a good way to say goodbye. There's one more part I want to talk about, but that gets its own f'locked post.
Am I sad? Sure. Some of my favorite characters are gone. Won't say who, but yeah.
Am I happy with the ending? I found it perfectly satisfactory.
Earliest favorite thing -- Harry parting on reasonably good terms with the Dursleys. Dudley impressed me, honestly. Seeing the cousins shake hands as they said goodbye was really nice; maybe they'll actually have a vaguely friendly relationship as adults.
I didn't make mention of it here, but a long time ago, JKR said that one of Harry's classmates would eventually teach at Hogwarts. I immediately said that I thought Neville would take over Herbology.
I knew we would lose a Weasley, although my money was on Percy. What I did like, though, was that when Percy came back to the fold, Fred was the first one to forgive him. So when Fred died, Percy at least knew that his brother had forgiven him before he did.
Kreacher's turnaround was priceless. I loved how he came to love working for Harry. And seeing him lead the house-elves into battle and urge them to "Fight for my master!" brought tears to my eyes.
Dobby, though. *waah* And Hedwig! I actually cried more for Hedwig than for Mad-Eye Moody. My mom was angry when I told her Hedwig was killed in her cage; she thought it would have been better if she'd been killed flying in front of Harry to protect him. (Remember, my mom doesn't care about these books. But she still wanted to know everything.)
The only good thing about Lupin and Tonks dying was that at least they apparently died together. Poor Lupin...happy at last...and then Voldemort.
About damn time, Ron and Hermione. Although Harry's reaction to the kiss was brilliant. "Oh, is this the moment, then?" And can I say how much I loved him telling Ron that he loves Hermione as a sister? It was so moving to see him actually put it into words. They made a sweet mental picture, walking out of the Godric's Hollow graveyard with their arms around each other.
I often wondered, over the years, whether Snape might have been in love with Lily Potter. However, I never guessed that they were friends in childhood -- or that Petunia really DID want to be a witch. The two girls acted so close in age, is it possible they were fraternal twins? I never did quite get the straight of that.
So if Harry is descended from one of the Perenell brothers, and Marvolo Gaunt was descended (as he said in book six) from one of the Perenell brothers, then Harry and Voldemort are actually distant cousins. Although from what Sirius told him in book five, all the pureblood families are interrelated, so I guess that was bound to happen.
I was wrong about Hogwarts itself being a Horcrux, but there was a Horcrux there, anyway. So I was close.
The Battle of Hogwarts is one of the most amazing battle scenes I've ever read. I really, really hope they don't screw this up in the screenplay, because that has the potential to be absolutely magnificent in the movie. I was pretty satisfied with the graveyard duel in the fourth film, so that gives me hope.
I thought Hagrid would die; I was happy to be wrong.
I was also wrong about Snape. I was so sure he was a slimy, greasy git....and here he was on the right side all the time. I was extremely happy to be wrong (and my sister will probably dance and sing for days). But at the same time, I was floored by some of what Harry saw in the Pensieve.
I really loved Narcissa lying to Voldemort to save Harry. It was rather incredible to me, how she surreptitiously asked if Draco was alive...and he told her he was. He could give her that, and he did. And he was well rewarded.
I enjoyed the fact that we have seen all three of the Deathly Hallows in previous books.
Finally, I was really amazed and stunned to find that the theorists were right -- Harry WAS a Horcrux. I didn't see how he could be...not without dying. And then he was, and he had to die, and I was shaking and sobbing as I read. I had promised Kevin I would only wake him with a scream if Harry, Ron, or Hermione was killed, and I was getting ready to scream. And then he truly was the Boy Who Lived. I didn't see it coming, and that's what I like best.
I know some of you didn't like it. I won't argue with you. For me, though...it was a good way to say goodbye. There's one more part I want to talk about, but that gets its own f'locked post.