Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows *Warning - Thread WILL Contain Spoilers*

[TheGlassAngel]

^ Oooh. Good point, I never thought of it that way.

But Cho didn't betray them though.....only her friend did

 

[harrietcamilla]

Something just occured to me.
I wonder what Harry and Ginny/Ron and Hermione did in the years before they had their children? i really wish we'd been told what they did for their careers!

 

[eternitygoddess]

It was never about skill. Harry was never a greatly skilled wizard, he would never have beaten Voldy or any death eater really, would he have to duel them in fair fights. He was an average wizard (even compared with his classmates) with limited skills (expelliarmus and expecto patronum were about the only charms he was remarkably good about, none of wich could harm or kill -which tells us something about him, BTW).
The whole point in that Voldy was killed by his own fear of death, which brought him to do foolish choices. He basically signed his death warrant the day he chose to act on the prophecy. It's all explained in the books.
I loved his death because he was killed exactly like the first time seven years ago, by his own curse, which show that the most greatly skilled wizard never ever learned a thing (or at least the only thing that mattered), he his the only character to never evolves, it's poetic justice. It's fit for him. Great death.

I agree with your assessment of Voldemort, but I don't agree that Harry is just a mediocre wizard.

Yes, he's certainly not at the level of Dumbledore or Voldemort, but he is above average in terms of magical skill. I'm sure when he's older he'll become more powerful.

What is more important about Harry is his personality. Voldemort chose a opponent with very formidable personal characteristics; selflessness, loyalty, bravery, someone who is not swayed by greed or power. A person like that is extraordinarily rare.

As far as the ability to love goes, it's not really anything special. It seems that everyone except Voldemort can love.

But, all being said, I just wish the final duel between Harry and Voldemort was better. I was thinking of something epic, instead of whamback! Voldemort gets killed by his own rebounding spell.

 

[kochie332]

I also expected more from the final battle but only because i expected harry to die during it along with voldemort. But i like this way too. I especially liked how Harry tried to tell Voldemort that he must feel remorse for what he has done. Of course voldemort would refuse

i thought the taboo parts were interesting too. Just by saying voldemorts name, harry and the other two were found. that was a good move by the death eaters

 

[chanelnumber5]

Finished a while ago as I only began reading properly today, as I only read a couple of chapters on saturday/sunday. I'm going to re-read though as I was rushing to find out if Harry died (!), but will post my oppinions when I've re-read

However, I seriously dislike the Ginny/Harry relationship, for all of the reasons already stated. Even if they had to be together, I wanted to see Harry risk his life to save her, or something dramatic to prove his love, because so far as I can see there relationship was based on hormones only, except for the random mentions of how much Harry misses Ginny.

This was a very dark book, I can't believe people let there 5 year old kids read it.

And I was also really confused over whos children were who in the epilogue, can anyone clarify whose was whose?

 

[Label Basher]

James (12 or 13 years old), Albus (11) and Lily (9) were Harry and Ginny's kids.

Rose (11) and Hugo (9) were Ron and Hermione's.

Teddy (20) was Lupin and Tonks and Victorie must have been Bill and Fluer's.

 

[vintageamour]

i think im the only one who liked the epilogue haha. i thought it was sweet & good closure. answers a few questions although raises some more..

 

[kochie332]

i didnt realize that Voldemort was that thing at King's Cross!

 

[Label Basher]

i didnt realize that Voldemort was that thing at King's Cross!

If you mean part of Voldermorts sole then yes it was. That is what everyone else on the net is saying.

I want to know why when he woke up there he had to be naked. Did JK check out Dan's play maybe lol.

I liked the epilogue as well and to me it was a given that if Harry had kids he would name them after his parent's. Like I said before I just wished they had of mentioned Luna.

 

[Lacroix]

I finally finished it, I havent been on the internet since I got it at midnight when it came out but I couldnt bring myself to read it straight away. I feel oddly empty now after being obsessed with Harry Potter for all these years that its over. I did not expect the book to be like this at all and I just...there are so many things rushing around but one thing I will say is that I LOVE Snape with all my heart!!! And I cried far too many times to count. So cruel that Lupin & Tonks had to be taken from their child but I sort of knew that would happen when Lupin made Harry godfather. I thought and would have liked Harry to have died along (of course) with Voldermort. I think he should have sacrificed himself for the others (including Fred) and then been reunited with Sirius, Dobby (oh God Dobby, why did he die??????????????????) his parents, Hedwig...everyone. Im so glad Bellatrix was defeated and that part in Gringotts where Hermione drank the pollyjuice potion and became her was amazing...and the part where Harry realised how to open the snitch ('I open at the close') that was genious! And Ron was amazing too, I was so worried when he disapparated and left & if he'd have died I wouldve been beside myself. I did not like whole thing regarding Dumbledore I have no respect for him, so much more for Snape which reminds me about the whole doe patronous !!

I found the epilogue so dissappointing and stupid. Really stupid in fact. I just wish there was more I felt unfullfilled reading it. I dread to think what the movies will be like what with all the things they will change and miss out.

I can't think of my other opinions on it just that I'm so sad that its all over.

 

[kochie332]

If you mean part of Voldermorts sole then yes it was. That is what everyone else on the net is saying.

I want to know why when he woke up there he had to be naked. Did JK check out Dan's play maybe lol.

I liked the epilogue as well and to me it was a given that if Harry had kids he would name them after his parent's. Like I said before I just wished they had of mentioned Luna.

I was just reading through the book so quickly that i missed some connections, including that one. but now that i think about it, that makes perfect sense.

the whole naked Harry was a bit surprising. Maybe it was to show how pure he was

 

[Lacroix]

Damn! I wanted Harry to end up with Hermonine, but Ginny? What's JK thinking?!?!?!

That would never happen from the character credentials from books 1-7 and everything else thats happened so far. It would be as unlikely and stupid as Voldermort apologizing and kneeling at Harrys feet and going freely to Azkban prison

 

[marylauda]

It would seem weird to me if Harry and Hermione had gotten together, it would be like marrying his sister.

 

[Label Basher]

It would seem weird to me if Harry and Hermione had gotten together, it would be like marrying his sister.

I know to me Hermione has always been Harry's sister and that is what he said to Ron after they destroyed the locket.

PS Kochie I just realised that I spelt soul wrong. I put sole as in shoe. I really am a fashion girl at heart.

 

[Mr-Dale]

Am I the only one who thinks it´s lame that they got married and have kids and everything is alright and actually the fact that it ended in a ´so many years later´ is lame too? Quite unoriginal...

 

[kochie332]

I know to me Hermione has always been Harry's sister and that is what he said to Ron after they destroyed the locket.

PS Kochie I just realised that I spelt soul wrong. I put sole as in shoe. I really am a fashion girl at heart.

hahaha i didnt even notice, but i got that you were talking about his soul

 

[australian_girl]

Maybe it's because Cho's not trustworthy, with she and her friend betraying the DA in Harry Potter 5 and all.

cho didn't betray them, the information was taken from her through a magic potion by umbridge.

Oh and there is a theory that Crookshanks is the Potter's old cat.

cho didn't betray them. the information was taken from her through some sought of magic potion, by umbridge. they thought she had given them away at first. but later found out the truth

 

[farren fashion]

^^ that was only in the movie. in the book cho had nothing to do with it. her friend marietta went and told umbridge. because hermione jinxed the paper they signed to be in dumbledore's army marietta ended up with pimples spelling snitch or sneak or something across her face. so everyone knew who had told.

 

[Label Basher]

^^ that was only in the movie. in the book cho had nothing to do with it. her friend marietta went and told umbridge. because hermione jinxed the paper they signed to be in dumbledore's army marietta ended up with pimples spelling snitch or sneak or something across her face. so everyone knew who had told.

I was so pissed that they left that out of the movie. I wanted to see some chick with snitch all over her face. They left soooooo much stuff out I really hated OoTP movie.

 

[farren fashion]

^^ yeah, i wish they had show that girl instead. but, i don't know -- i liked the movie. i do believe it was the best they could do. but yeah -- i agree they left out a lot of good stuff. especially quidditch!