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

[Faith Akiyama]

She should've ended the book right before the epilogue

I wanted to see Luna, George, Remus, and Tonks addressed further...

Snape, oh Snape

 

[TheGlassAngel]

^ I thought that too when I first read it

I'm contemplating ripping the epilogue out

 

[laurette]

the death that hit me the most was Snape's
but I'm glad that he is good after all.

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

The Epilouge was totally futile. As if we didn't know that Harry & Ginny and Ron & Hermoine would all end up living in marital bliss with a brood of children. Lol.

I, too, woud have liked more light shed on the murders of Lupin, Tonks & Fred. I thought J.K.'s haste execution and lack of explanation was a bit of robbery. And poor Hedwig and Dobby.

Severus Snape's unfaltering alliance and indirect kindness completely shocked me. I ate several ill-wishes after reading his bittersweet redemption. The Lily P. and the Kreacher aspects were heartbreaking, too.

I thought this book was the most introspective and human of the bunch. Nice read.

 

[ilaughead]

^ I thought that too when I first read it

I'm contemplating ripping the epilogue out

I'm trying to pretend it didn't take place...

 

[eternitygoddess]

So what's everyone's opinion of Dumbledore now?

He seemed semi-Voldemort with his desire to conquer death.

But he'll always be my fave. character after Harry.

 

[Faith Akiyama]

^He is human like them all Admirable...

 

[TheGlassAngel]

My opinions of him haven't changed I like him more now that he doesn't seem like a god-like creature who is completely selfless. JKR made him human.

I mean, yes Dumbledore is mostly good but there is also a part of him that craves power and immortality. I think the important part is the he focused on the greater good of the wizarding world rather than fixate himself on his obsession and that is what makes Dumbledore a good man. Voldemort is also obsessed with conquering death and did not care about others as long as he himself remained immortal.

You can say that they may share similar obsessions but chose different paths and that is perhaps what separates 'good' from 'evil'

 

[BadHairDay]

just finished it and i feel like i should have savoured it so much more than i did, should have made it last for weeks not hours! Its a complete mixed feeling when you finish it, isnt it? on one hand you feel like you've got some kind of closure now that you finally know what happens to them, but on the other hand you feel really lost and sad that you will never again read a new harry potter book.t

agree about the epilogue though, normally i love those "10 years later" type things but not this time- it was definately better left unsaid.

i really did cry like a baby when dobby died.

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

Even after the closer and rather interesting look into Dumbledore's life, my opinion has not changed. I was actually annoyed with Harry for blindly believing that Dumbledore was not capable of yearning for the weakest of human desires like any other person. The fact that Dumbledore admitted his flaws and was remorseful proves that was an exceptional man, I think.

 

[after__eight]

Jesus the epilogue was awful. Hermione.. my god all she did was cry and become whiney and pathetic half the time. Where was Ginny? She basically did nothing the entire time except provide a uterus.
I loved the first bit when Harry and Ron started warming up to Kreacher but Hermione is the biggest f-ing dumb*** for runing Grimuald Place. I seriously wanted to stab her.
Hmm i'll have to read this again.

 

[Deep Brunette]

Oh I positively bawled through Harry realizing he's going to have to die and the Death March with his parents and Lupin and Sirius.
I loved the Ron/Hermione relationship with Ron trying to treat her well and stand up for her and the fact that they finally got that very overdue kiss. Ron's enthusiastic reaction to her kiss.
My heart broke a little for Snape's love for Lily, I figured there might have been something there but it was a lot more bittersweet than I imagined. "After all this time?" "Always."
I loved the "NOT MY DAUGHTER YOU b*tch!" thing, really made me love Molly more.
I agree that the whole Ginny thing wasn't developed well enough but as long as Harry's happy I'm fine.
I thought Petunia's story line was interesting I really didn't see it coming.
As for the deaths, something in me had always dreaded a little for sweet little Hedwig, I actually choke up at that, especially because she died upset at Harry. The Tonks and Lupin thing wasn't elaborated on enough for me to really get emotional over it but I do feel for the boy, even though he grows up fine. Fred's death, again wasn't elaborated on enough to really get to me the way it could have but it was definitely a tough one, I've always had a soft spot for the twins. I knew Dobby was doomed but it was one of the sadder parts of the book for me when he died.
It's nice to see that Hermione was right about elves and that they just had to be treated well. I loved Kreacher in this book too. Mad Eye's death wasn't too emotional for me, lol, I've gone through Sirius and Dumbledore dying so I was too busy hoping Mad Eye was considered one of the "main characters" who would die.
I've loved the portrayal of Neville throughout these books and I loved his "Dumbledore's Army!" at the end.
It was interesting to me that Draco really did seem upset by his friend's death and the fact that his mom saved Harry.
I liked the things that were portrayed in the epilogue because it really does put an end to the series, even if it wasn't written well. The whole Snape being the bravest man harry ever met was one of my favorite quotes of the book, as was the "All was well." But can anyone figure out how the last word could have been 'scar' at one time??
Overall, I liked that the trio survived it, gave the series a nice feel of triumph, victory, peace, etc. while the deaths of so many other great wizards shows the sacrifice needed to do this. I just liked how this group of young people came together and even if they all weren't technically the best or most powerful of all wizards, they triumphed in the end. I commend you if you actually read through all my ramblings, I was up until 5:30 finishing the book and I'm running on a few hours sleep. Now that I have some peace of mind over the characters, I'm off to look at clothes and relax!

 

[kochie332]

i loved that book! although the epilogue was cheesy, it showed that harry had a chance at a normal life

 

[pandinha]

I need to stop coming to this thread. I keep getting at the verge of crying again. And I don't usually cry, this is annooooooying.

 

[Artemis]

Just finished it. Four hours straight I'm certain my eyes are going to explode at any moment.

On first impression I've got to say it follows the same pattern of books 5 and 6, it's terribly underdeveloped. You've got these beautifully intricate characters and WHAM! they're dead in five words with no elaboration. It's as criminal as leading us halfway through The Battle of Hogwarts, then just writing, "Everyone dies. The end." There's so much information haphazardly packed into such a small book. If she'd given it more time and thought, I'm positive all of it could have been wonderfully developed.

And she uses the same formula over and over again. Big dangerous fight/chase scene that ends with a narrow escape, long period of nothing, sudden discovery of s*itloads of info, leading to a big dangerous fight/chase scene that ends with narrow escape.....repeat ad nauseum. It became so predictable after the second round.


Best part was probably the part where Harry walks into the Forbidden Forest, recalling his parents and friends. That was at least faintly reminiscent of the JKR writing we came to love. Also like that Dumbledore was rounded out more, but not how it was done.


Now I need to eat something before my ranting gets anymore garbled up.

 

[TheGlassAngel]

^ I spent about...3 hours re-reading specific parts and I've come to realized that though the book is fairly well-written, there's a certain feeling I get that she smacked it together very fast. It's almost as though without the structure of Hogwarts (you know...start of the school year, christmas holidays, exam time, etc, etc), she got a bit lost.

This really is the only novel where Hogwarts isn't the main setting and I find that without the time frame that Hogwarts provides, the story seems to ramble on without structure.

 

[serenade]

^ I started feeling a bit lost myself while reading the book! I just felt that... I mean, one minute it was July and the next minute it was May. Maybe it just went all too fast for m, I dunno

As for Dumbledore, my view of him hasn't changed. He's never been a favourite character of mine (I didn't like or dislike him, he was kind of just there for me). But my eyes did well up with tears at the end when he was smiling at Harry through the portrait That was so sweet.

As for Snape... I'M IN LOVE WITH HIM NOW. Awww, I feel so sorry for him... and I agree with, Deep_Brunette - "After all this time?"... "Always."

 

[afterhours]

I was SO SAD when Dobby and Fred died...and when Kreacher comes running out in the middle of the battle with all of the house elves I was like "YEAH!!! GO!!!"

I am sad that Harry Potter is over--we had this nice little window into his life and now it is closed...

P.S. Albus Severus....haha

 

[kochie332]

The whole Snape and Lilly relationship really made me fell sad for Snape. I was afraid we wouldnt know the entire story of how Dumbledore could trust him, but luckily Snape pulled out the memory in time.

I really liked how Luna and Neville's characters were portrayed, and I loved that Neville turned out to be the Herbology professor in the end.

As soon as I had finished the book I thought to myself man I do not want to watch this movie, just thinking how much a will cry during it

 

[TheGlassAngel]

^ OMG! I thought that was me for a second

I had the same avy