Harry Potter Spoilers are marked...
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
Overall, I felt it was very well done, and am of course, already awaiting the next one. I wonder how long we will have to wait?
Yes, I finished it in a day. I didn't get to actually read the book until Sunday, in fact, I was so excited to read it that I woke up at 6:00am on Sunday. That NEVER happens. I hate to wake up early on the weekends. I got started reading at about 7:30, and finished it on Sunday afternoon about 2:00.
WARNING: HARRY POTTER SPOILERS AHEAD!!
Oh no. I cried. I know, I know. It is just a book. And a kids' book at that. But, really, it is much much more than its critics believe. And this one - so sad. Dumbledore dead, and at the hands of Snape. While Harry stood, immobilized under his invisibility cloak.
Is Snape really a traitor? It certainly looks that way.
And Dumbledore is really dead. I knew it when his portrait appeared on the wall in the headmaster's office.
And I cried. I believe Dumbledore was my favorite character.
Now Harry has to face Voldemort without any adults to run interference. He's got his friends to help, and I understand the Spiderman-esque reason that Harry broke up with Ginny...but damn.
Draco's an idiot. But what else is new. And at least he isn't a complete monster like his parents.
And Snape is the Half-Blood Prince. Some of those spells he came up with were interesting, but I am confused - why is it that Harry can simply recite an incantation and it works, without him knowing what the spell does? I mean, it seems from all the other HP books that you have to know what the result of the spell is so you can put your mind to achieving it before it will work. Hmmm...
I did really enjoy how much more mature Harry seemed to be in this book as compared to the last one.
Overall, I felt it was very well done, and am of course, already awaiting the next one. I wonder how long we will have to wait?
Yes, I finished it in a day. I didn't get to actually read the book until Sunday, in fact, I was so excited to read it that I woke up at 6:00am on Sunday. That NEVER happens. I hate to wake up early on the weekends. I got started reading at about 7:30, and finished it on Sunday afternoon about 2:00.
WARNING: HARRY POTTER SPOILERS AHEAD!!
Oh no. I cried. I know, I know. It is just a book. And a kids' book at that. But, really, it is much much more than its critics believe. And this one - so sad. Dumbledore dead, and at the hands of Snape. While Harry stood, immobilized under his invisibility cloak.
Is Snape really a traitor? It certainly looks that way.
And Dumbledore is really dead. I knew it when his portrait appeared on the wall in the headmaster's office.
And I cried. I believe Dumbledore was my favorite character.
Now Harry has to face Voldemort without any adults to run interference. He's got his friends to help, and I understand the Spiderman-esque reason that Harry broke up with Ginny...but damn.
Draco's an idiot. But what else is new. And at least he isn't a complete monster like his parents.
And Snape is the Half-Blood Prince. Some of those spells he came up with were interesting, but I am confused - why is it that Harry can simply recite an incantation and it works, without him knowing what the spell does? I mean, it seems from all the other HP books that you have to know what the result of the spell is so you can put your mind to achieving it before it will work. Hmmm...
I did really enjoy how much more mature Harry seemed to be in this book as compared to the last one.