HARRY POTTER!!
okay, so.....I decided that I'm going to have an all Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows post where all of m y friend (Beth and Carrie and Roxy and whoever else!) have read it can talk about it because I'm never at the computer long enough to talk about Harry Potter and Melissa just started the seventh book yesterday so I have to keep Harry Potter
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I was kind of disappointed in the epilogue. I wanted SO MUCH MORE out of it! I mean, it's been 19 years and the story included more than just those people. Who was the new Minister of Magic? What happened to the Dursley's (something I reaaaaally want to know!)? Who is the new Headmaster? is harry using the Elder Wand now or is it just in a box somewhere in his house? What jobs do they have? etc.
I think the thing with the Elder Wand made sense. Dumbledore had the wand and was buried with it. Since Snape is the one who killed him, he should have been able to take the wand. But he didn't take the wand, he left it for D. He was buried with it and somehow (I don't know when...perhaps that very night?) Draco swapped it out. It wouldn't have been spectacular with Draco, but it would still work as well as any other wand he's had. Harry took the wand from Draco when he was at Malfoy Manor so Harry bested Draco and then the wand was responsive to him. That's how I understand it, anyway. i'm surprised that Ollivander didn't recognize the wand when Harry showed it to him though (if i'm remembering correctly.).
and yeah, I totally burned through the book as fast as possible. I NEEDED answers and had the time but now I feel like I'm missing huge pieces of the story. I really want to start reading it again, but Melissa just started it so it will take a few days before I can get it back.
the best scene ever, though, was totally Mrs. Weasley at the end. I could not have imagined a better fight for her to have. I like that it was her who fought Bellatrix rather than Neville because she is the ultimate mother and she was standing up for all of the families that Bellatrix and the Death Eaters (nice name for a band) have destroyed. She wasn't going to allow her family to be ruined like Neville's had been . and it also showed just how powerful of a witch she really is because we never really get to see Mrs. Weasley do anything other than cook and take care of the kids. I was so happy that she fought Bellatrix.
Another thing I loved was Neville's grandmother! I loved that she was a feisty old lady looking for a fight with a death eater and that she was so proud of Neville.
I was just so impressed with the book and so many of the characters. I kept getting sad because it felt like the entire book was one long goodbye. I cried when Harry and Hedwig were touring the house one last time. He looked at the cupboard under the stairs for the last time and remembered his childhood. Saying goodbye to the Dursley's also made me cry. I never thought that I could ever like Dudley until I read that chapter. I want to know what happened to him and why he was like that and what he ended up doing with his life. Perhaps he has a son named Harry. Not likely...but maybe.
I was expecting more of a main character to die too. I'm sad that Lupin and Tonks and Fred died, but I didn't really think of any of them as super big characters. Dobby though, that had me in tears and I was totally not expecting him to die. I didn't even LIKE Dobby but his death...it was perfect and so sad. and I loved the Goblin's remark to Harry after noting that he had dug the grave by hand. "You're an odd wizard." I was laughing hysterically at that.
So....yeah...I was an emotional basketcase through the entire thing. My thoughts are still pretty incoherent and I want to talk about it so much that it all just kind of falls out of me and I probably don't make a whole lot of sense. Sorry about that :)
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It was also nice to see Dumbledore have faults that he couldn't blame on love. It made him finally seem human. On the same token I truly believe that Voldemort's reaction to Bellatrix's death showed feelings toward her. He never truly regretted any death. Not even Severus's death. Why would he be so reactive to hers? I think it would really solidify the choices theme that Rowling has been incorporating all these years.
I was proud of the Malfoys for their betrayal of their master. I always said Lucius loved his son, but no one would believe me. I was also proud of Draco for telling Harry to save himself. Very brave. For once he thought of someone else.
Overall, I was happy with the book. I am a sucker for cheesy stories and happy endings so naturally I loved the Dursley scene and the epilouge. I want to reread it soon though, because I, too, may have missed chunks.
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