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

[Salacya]

I didn't feel enough information was given about Draco's future life If the predictability continued even with his life, we can probably safely assume he married Pansy... but...

I'm not sure he married Pansy. If he'd married her, JKR would have mentioned it in the epilogue... or not?
I wanna know more about Draco's life too.

 

[loonaka]

hahaha why?

 

[Diamond Star]

I just realized how much I hate Ginny Weasley and Harry's dad. Ginny, because she had no substance. And Harry's dad, because he was an a$$hole to Snape.

Yeah but it was less obvious than making Harry's dad a total angel...I liked the epilogue as it tied things up...but I was kinda disapointed at the last sentence .
I was also pleased that Snape didn't actually murder Dumbledore... All in all it's probably the book I've enjoyed most since 'Prisoner of Azkaban'.

Had to add-I was disapointed that Lupin's death wasn't go into...I thought he was a good character and more could of been made of that.

 

[KhaoticKharma]

I finished the book, finally, at three o'clock this morning (I am a bit of a slow reader compared to most Potterheads, but I didn't get the book until Tuesday!).

Overall, I found it a little disappointing, it didn't have the same magical feeling that the past books had. It was as though it was trying to be terribly austure and dark, but for children.

 

[KhaoticKharma]

She makes Ginny sound so...unambitious. I wish ginny had a better job than a CASHIER.

Filch has got to be 200 something.

Goyle as Potions master? WHAT?!

Where's Percy and Draco and everyone else?

Mrs. Weasley is a stay at home, and in the seventh book, we find out that she's one hell of a witch...I suppose I just figured it wouldn't be unlike her to follow in her mothers footsteps.

Of course, who knows? Ginny is probably an auror too or something.


Perhaps I was alone, but I never saw her as some amazing, extrodinary character when it came to magical ability.

 

[TheGlassAngel]

Oh neither did I She was just there

 

[JeanAvril]

I never thought of her as an extraordinary character, at all. She could have been left out of the book and I would have never even known.

 

[TheGlassAngel]

I think the low part for me was the final battle. I was expecting Harry to hand Voldemort's *** over to him.

What does he do?

He decides to talk him to death.

 

[JeanAvril]

God, that battle was so boring! I was expecting full-on action, and got that dumb stuff. Just another thing to add on my list on why I didn't like this book.

 

[Lacroix]

^ I liked the battle! I just thought it was rushed though, I really wish that book was split into two (basically so I'd have one more to look forward too)

 

[KhaoticKharma]

I think the low part for me was the final battle. I was expecting Harry to hand Voldemort's *** over to him.

What does he do?

He decides to talk him to death.

So true!!

 

[Diamond Star]

I think the low part for me was the final battle. I was expecting Harry to hand Voldemort's *** over to him.

What does he do?

He decides to talk him to death.

I totally agree about Ginny..Cho was a much more interesting character

 

[KhaoticKharma]

^ Very much so.

A small part of me is still a Cho/Harry shipper.

 

[JeanAvril]

I was really hoping for like a really big secret, though! Like Snape was actually Harry's father!

 

[TheGlassAngel]

No, man.

Something Star Wars, like Voldemort was Harry's father.

 

[JeanAvril]

Even better! But I don't know who in their right mind would go with Voldemort. I'm sure you all would agree with me when I say he is not the cutest....

 

[Lacroix]

^ He was attractive once...but still, I think Bellatrix would do ANYTHING to be with him at his most repulsive state

 

[stersita]

When did he stop being handsome? After he tried to kill Harry or when he started doing all the horcruxes?

 

[KhaoticKharma]

I probably would have tapped the Christian Coulson Voldemort.

Did anyone else squeal when they read this part of the book-

There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione's arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet

- DH, pg. 625 [US edition]

 

[style_star]

I suppose she meant it as a plot device to push Ron to abandon them but it smacked rather too much of LOTR with Frodo & Sam having to wear the One Ring around their necks and it's negative effects on them.

When you mentioned LOTR, I thought of a chart my friend sent me over e-mail. It's similarities between Harry Potter and LOTR. I never knew there was so many things in common. I don't have the original source, though, because it was retrieved from an e-mail.

Harry Potter (First)
Lord of the Rings (second)


Evil sorcerer referred to as "Dark Lord" who desires to regain physical shape

Voldemort​

Sauron​

Wise old mentor with a long gray beard and a wizard hat

Dumbledore​

Gandalf​

A birthday sets off events

Harry's 11th​

Frodo's 33rd and Bilbo's 111th​

Inherited invisibility device

Cloak​

Ring (although the Ring takes you to a different 'world')​

Dog named Fang

Owned by Hagrid​

Owned by Farmer Maggot​

Evil, creepy hooded creatures

Dementors​

Nazgul​

Deceased parents

Harry's parents were murdered​

Frodo's parents drowned​

Taken to live with uncle

Harry lives with his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia​

Frodo lives with his Uncle Bilbo (film version - second cousin once removed in the book)​

Giant Spider

Aragog​

Shelob​

Bad guy with a "wormy" name

Peter Pettigrew (Wormtail)​

Grima (Wormtongue)​

Longbottom

Neville Longbottom who excels at Herbology​

Tobold Hornblower from Longbottom who knows much about herbs and pipe-weed​

Fight with a troll

Harry, Ron and Hermione fight a troll on Halloween​

The Fellowship of the Ring fight a troll​

Dark forest

Forbidden Forest​

Old forest just outside of the Shire​

"Elves" describing a race of people

House elves act as servants​

A race of peoples from Middle Earth​

Small, pitiable creature who talks in third person

Dobby​

Gollum​

Goblins

Run wizarding bank Gringotts​

One of the evil races of middle earth (otherwise known as Orcs everywhere except in The Hobbit)​

Holder of the keys

Hagrid (Keeper of the Keys)​

Hurin (Warden of the Keys)​

Mischievous pair

Fred & George Weasley​

Merry and Pippin (film version)​

Forbidden language

Saying "Voldemort"​

Black Speech of Mordor​

Dangerous willow tree

Whomping Willow​

Old Man Willow​

Basin of seeing

Pensieve​

Galadriel's Mirror​

Powerful, life-saving swords

Godric Gryffindor's sword​

Anduril​

Scar on forehead

Harry​

Merry​

Do not disturb water because of...

The giant squid​

Watcher in the Water​

Longed for safe-haven

During the summer Harry wishes he was back at Hogwarts​

On their quest, the hobbits long to be back in the safety of the Shire.​

Scar from Evil forces

Harry's scar on forehead​

Frodo's scar from the Morgul Blade​