SERIOUSLY DON'T READ THIS UNTIL YOU'VE READ THE BOOKmrcentipedeJuly 23 2007, 01:33:07 UTC
Yeah, seriously. Stop reading this.
I think it's going to take me a while to really process it all. So many people died!
The whole thing about the death-wand really belonging to Harry because Draco unwittingly defeated Dumbledore via Snape, and then Harry stole Draco's wand (not the Hallow wand, just Draco's personal wand) seemed a bit too convenient and weird to me, but most of the rest of it had me deeply, deeply engrossed.
Hagrid carrying Harry's body back to Hogwarts while Harry heard everybody's screams was especially memorable. And of course, the last chapter, which I suspect will be the one everybody will be talking about, even if it was relatively inconsequential, plot-wise. I wonder what Harry did for a living? I was kind of thinking he would end up as the Defence against the Dark Arts teacher, but I guess he would want to spend more time with his family? Maybe once his kids are older? I guess it's good that this things are unanswered.
Oh yeah, and aren't the goblins going to be pissed off that Neville had the sword?
SERIOUSLY WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING HERE IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK?mrcentipedeJuly 23 2007, 04:07:08 UTC
Aberforth/Harry = Ewww!
Yeah, I would've thought Fred would've made it to the list, too, but maybe George had a kid and named him that first. Also, perhaps a middle name? Knowing how much planning J.K.R. seems to put into these things, I bet she thought of that.
I did laugh when I read the name of Draco's son: Scorpius. That's one to look out for at the bicycle license plate stand next time you're at the gift shop.
Do you suppose she's going to write a sequel in (quickly does the math) 2016, when the new kids arrive at Hogwarts? Pick up where the last one left off? Probably not, but if so, will we still be excited about it?
I don't recall Lilly's Patronus being mentioned in DH, but it was probably mentioned before, back in PA perhaps. I think it was actually a neat bit of subtlety, since Harry's was a Buck it was cool to see that connection without being hit over the head with it, which can sometimes happen in which did happen in the Harry Potter books, sometimes. (Got to get used to the past-tense). Either way, it was probably a
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Mrs. Weasely being a Death Eater was pretty easy to tell. There were a lot of clues in the last three books. I have to say, I was a little disturbed at how frequently Peeves was dropping the F-bomb, though. That seemed a little crass, even for a poltergeist.
As for the phallic wand thing, I may certainly be wrong on this, but I kind of doubt that it is ever referred to in the book as the elder "rod". If it was, she was just asking for it, wasn't she? But, no, I think this is just your sick little creation, you perv.
No bet here, but I'm not so much folding as I am getting some more pretzels this hand. JKR might write another HP something. She has mentioned that she might do an HP encylopedia type thing, but a short story compilation would make more sense. I am kind of hoping she moves on and does something else for a while, eventually.
I thought we were talking about her Scrabble hands...gnarledfingersJuly 24 2007, 06:54:21 UTC
You caught me. I was recently rereading the Encyclopedia Magica and I've been calling wands rods, books librams, and my younger brother a Mirror of Opposition Doppleganger. So maybe it wasn't the Elder "Rod" so much as it was an Elder "Wand".
Did you ever hear about that Nancy Stouffer who sued JK Rowlings for copyright and trademark infringement? Did you ever read the summation of the book that Stouffer claims was stolen from her?
I just finished it. I don't know what to make of it all. I'm very mixed.
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I think it's going to take me a while to really process it all. So many people died!
The whole thing about the death-wand really belonging to Harry because Draco unwittingly defeated Dumbledore via Snape, and then Harry stole Draco's wand (not the Hallow wand, just Draco's personal wand) seemed a bit too convenient and weird to me, but most of the rest of it had me deeply, deeply engrossed.
Hagrid carrying Harry's body back to Hogwarts while Harry heard everybody's screams was especially memorable. And of course, the last chapter, which I suspect will be the one everybody will be talking about, even if it was relatively inconsequential, plot-wise. I wonder what Harry did for a living? I was kind of thinking he would end up as the Defence against the Dark Arts teacher, but I guess he would want to spend more time with his family? Maybe once his kids are older? I guess it's good that this things are unanswered.
Oh yeah, and aren't the goblins going to be pissed off that Neville had the sword?
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Yeah, I would've thought Fred would've made it to the list, too, but maybe George had a kid and named him that first. Also, perhaps a middle name? Knowing how much planning J.K.R. seems to put into these things, I bet she thought of that.
I did laugh when I read the name of Draco's son: Scorpius. That's one to look out for at the bicycle license plate stand next time you're at the gift shop.
Do you suppose she's going to write a sequel in (quickly does the math) 2016, when the new kids arrive at Hogwarts? Pick up where the last one left off? Probably not, but if so, will we still be excited about it?
I don't recall Lilly's Patronus being mentioned in DH, but it was probably mentioned before, back in PA perhaps. I think it was actually a neat bit of subtlety, since Harry's was a Buck it was cool to see that connection without being hit over the head with it, which can sometimes happen in which did happen in the Harry Potter books, sometimes. (Got to get used to the past-tense). Either way, it was probably a ( ... )
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Mrs. Weasely being a Death Eater was pretty easy to tell. There were a lot of clues in the last three books. I have to say, I was a little disturbed at how frequently Peeves was dropping the F-bomb, though. That seemed a little crass, even for a poltergeist.
As for the phallic wand thing, I may certainly be wrong on this, but I kind of doubt that it is ever referred to in the book as the elder "rod". If it was, she was just asking for it, wasn't she? But, no, I think this is just your sick little creation, you perv.
No bet here, but I'm not so much folding as I am getting some more pretzels this hand. JKR might write another HP something. She has mentioned that she might do an HP encylopedia type thing, but a short story compilation would make more sense. I am kind of hoping she moves on and does something else for a while, eventually.
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Did you ever hear about that Nancy Stouffer who sued JK Rowlings for copyright and trademark infringement? Did you ever read the summation of the book that Stouffer claims was stolen from her?
Rita Skeeter, eat your heart out.
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