Re-Read
I went back and re-read everything from the moments the kids enter Hogwarts again. I don't know how I missed it the first time, but snapes last words were "look at me"* to Harry, all he wanted was to see Lily's eyes one last time. ah I cryed when I re-read that.
I suggest re-reading it, when your not so scared about who's going to live and die and how will it all end, there are so many small moments you can take your time with. Like Harry say I'm sorry to Lupin, or Neville's old man face as he's caring in the dead. Or the humor in Ms. Tawny the throwing her crystal balls. I still am not happy about how quickly the story ends after Riddle is defeated, but the epilogue was much better when you already know the ending is abrupt. I like that in the epilogue James has his namesakes personality.
I agree it would have been nice to see Tonk and Lupin's death scence and more of a conclusion. Did people hear what harry was saying to Riddle, did they hear him clear up snapes name? One assumes the world eventually knows because why would the hero of wizzerdom name his secound child after snape, still. I want to know what happens to Rita Skitter, she caused so much harm over the series. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a wizard equivalent to plagiarism and she was barred from ever writing aging because of it.
Still my favorite line in the book is a toss up between Mrs. Wesley's "Not my daughter bitch"* and Snapes retort of "now or would like a few moments to compose your epitaph"*
(*i don't have the book on me i apologize if its not verbatim)
I suggest re-reading it, when your not so scared about who's going to live and die and how will it all end, there are so many small moments you can take your time with. Like Harry say I'm sorry to Lupin, or Neville's old man face as he's caring in the dead. Or the humor in Ms. Tawny the throwing her crystal balls. I still am not happy about how quickly the story ends after Riddle is defeated, but the epilogue was much better when you already know the ending is abrupt. I like that in the epilogue James has his namesakes personality.
I agree it would have been nice to see Tonk and Lupin's death scence and more of a conclusion. Did people hear what harry was saying to Riddle, did they hear him clear up snapes name? One assumes the world eventually knows because why would the hero of wizzerdom name his secound child after snape, still. I want to know what happens to Rita Skitter, she caused so much harm over the series. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a wizard equivalent to plagiarism and she was barred from ever writing aging because of it.
Still my favorite line in the book is a toss up between Mrs. Wesley's "Not my daughter bitch"* and Snapes retort of "now or would like a few moments to compose your epitaph"*
(*i don't have the book on me i apologize if its not verbatim)