Harry Potter 7
It was WONDERFUL.
SOOOOOOOO WONDERFUL. And fabulous. And horrible. And fabulously awesome, and I wonder how long it will take me to recover enough that I stop screaming in joy and bursting into tears at odd moments. So good. So joyful and full of amazing moments. I was crying and laughing and whooping, generally at the same time.
So many moments. So many things I had hoped to see but never thought I would. So many I never would have expected. So many things I was curious about but never expected to be addressed. But were. Quite a few things I definitely did NOT want to happen.
I keep bawling. But it was so wonderful.
Thank you, so much, so very much, Joanne K. Rowling, for such a wonderful gift as is the gift of these books, this world, and these characters. And thank you for the philosophies of love, family, and what's really important that runs underneath them, and through them. Thank you.
And now, SPOILERS.
These are my impressions immediately after having read it, and having paced around for and hour or two to calm down. I haven't read anything online, or talked to anybody in real life yet (I really am sequestered at the moment).
By SPOILERS, I do mean SPOILERS!!!!!!
SPOILERS!!
Snape/Lily. Yup! Thought so, not much else would have worked, but I didn't expect it to have gone back that far. She was his chosen love since age 9! WAAAAH! Oh, poor little Sevvy!
Snape vindicated, of course!!! If he had not been, much of everything Rowling had been building on for the whole of the series would have been dashed. Not that I wasn't worried, esp after that completely horrible year at Hogwarts. But I'm so glad to see I was right, and he was working for the side of good. XDDD
But, but, he barely got to do anything!! Gwah! (Besides being headmaster. Which was SO unexpected. But I didn't expect a year of completely open British Death Eater-ship, either. Yeek.) But in the end all he got to do was turn tail, and then beg to get back out there to "find Harry Potter". I was disappointed about his end. :( No chance to betray Voldie in front of his face, only in memory. :( But for Harry to defend Snape in the final battle, straight to Voldemort and in front of everybody, that was beautiful. And little Albus Severus! Wahhh! (I totally want to huggle him.)
People were dropping like flies!!! WAHHH! Tonks and Lupin!! WAAAAAAAHHH! She's killed off all my favorite adult characters. The ones I especially loved for fanfic. ;________;
And Fred! Mad-eye! Dobby!
I was glad that at least T and L went together. But poor George. ;_;
But, Neville pulling the sword out of the hat and killing Negini!!! That was SO COOL!!!
And PERCY!! YAY! He wasn't an insider job like I kindasorta hoped, but YAY away.
And the Ravenclaw Tower! (I would die, riddles for passwords. I'm terrible at riddles. But it was very cool.) And the Grey Lady and the Bloody Baron! The Malfoy Manor! And breaking into Gringotts!! Luna-ness! And Ollivander! So fabulous! So much coolness going around all over.
And the ENTIRE DA!!!!! All the Order! Just showing up! I cheered so hard.
And so much Dumbledore background. Wow, heartwrenching. And GRINDELWALD. Never expected to hear the story. So glad to.
Yup, Harry=Horcrux. Great way to find out what the villain was doing without leaving pov. I liked it. And he was finally valuing Occlumency!
The R/H kiss!!! That was great. And Ron's defeating the locket. And SOMEONE finally thinking of the CoS!! Ron imitating Parseltongue! It was brilliant!
Kreacher! Wow, how far kindness and respect will get you. That was wonderful.
I was so glad Harry didn't actually get the chance to betray the goblin, because that was a horrible plan. And that he didn't choose the Hallows. Of course they were messed up! (Why were they called Hallows anyway? Sacred Items of Death?)
Makani being right about the Malfoys! XD That was cool.
Yay for using Wizarding Fairytales!
I really want to know who got the "unexpected reprieve". And who didn't.
Snape's Patronus, and how he used it. Oh, wowowow. Harry to Lupin about parents leaving their children. wowowowow.
And Harry realizing his similarities to the abandoned boys, Snape and Tom. Wow. (Snape should have realized that, so much eariler, Gah, his blindness to Harry's similarities and his reflected James-hate made me SO MAD in so many of the books. Snape never did anything decent to Harry's face. And thats my biggest pity.)
The VERY END!!! wheeeeeeeee!!!!!
I wanted MORE details. But the very very important ones were there. YAY for the families and the kids!!
So much fabulous stuff!!!!
Okay, I think I'm done for now. I'm going to go watch a completely unrelated Netflix so hopefully I can calm down enough to get some sleep tonight.
SOOOOOOOO WONDERFUL. And fabulous. And horrible. And fabulously awesome, and I wonder how long it will take me to recover enough that I stop screaming in joy and bursting into tears at odd moments. So good. So joyful and full of amazing moments. I was crying and laughing and whooping, generally at the same time.
So many moments. So many things I had hoped to see but never thought I would. So many I never would have expected. So many things I was curious about but never expected to be addressed. But were. Quite a few things I definitely did NOT want to happen.
I keep bawling. But it was so wonderful.
Thank you, so much, so very much, Joanne K. Rowling, for such a wonderful gift as is the gift of these books, this world, and these characters. And thank you for the philosophies of love, family, and what's really important that runs underneath them, and through them. Thank you.
And now, SPOILERS.
These are my impressions immediately after having read it, and having paced around for and hour or two to calm down. I haven't read anything online, or talked to anybody in real life yet (I really am sequestered at the moment).
By SPOILERS, I do mean SPOILERS!!!!!!
SPOILERS!!
Snape/Lily. Yup! Thought so, not much else would have worked, but I didn't expect it to have gone back that far. She was his chosen love since age 9! WAAAAH! Oh, poor little Sevvy!
Snape vindicated, of course!!! If he had not been, much of everything Rowling had been building on for the whole of the series would have been dashed. Not that I wasn't worried, esp after that completely horrible year at Hogwarts. But I'm so glad to see I was right, and he was working for the side of good. XDDD
But, but, he barely got to do anything!! Gwah! (Besides being headmaster. Which was SO unexpected. But I didn't expect a year of completely open British Death Eater-ship, either. Yeek.) But in the end all he got to do was turn tail, and then beg to get back out there to "find Harry Potter". I was disappointed about his end. :( No chance to betray Voldie in front of his face, only in memory. :( But for Harry to defend Snape in the final battle, straight to Voldemort and in front of everybody, that was beautiful. And little Albus Severus! Wahhh! (I totally want to huggle him.)
People were dropping like flies!!! WAHHH! Tonks and Lupin!! WAAAAAAAHHH! She's killed off all my favorite adult characters. The ones I especially loved for fanfic. ;________;
And Fred! Mad-eye! Dobby!
I was glad that at least T and L went together. But poor George. ;_;
But, Neville pulling the sword out of the hat and killing Negini!!! That was SO COOL!!!
And PERCY!! YAY! He wasn't an insider job like I kindasorta hoped, but YAY away.
And the Ravenclaw Tower! (I would die, riddles for passwords. I'm terrible at riddles. But it was very cool.) And the Grey Lady and the Bloody Baron! The Malfoy Manor! And breaking into Gringotts!! Luna-ness! And Ollivander! So fabulous! So much coolness going around all over.
And the ENTIRE DA!!!!! All the Order! Just showing up! I cheered so hard.
And so much Dumbledore background. Wow, heartwrenching. And GRINDELWALD. Never expected to hear the story. So glad to.
Yup, Harry=Horcrux. Great way to find out what the villain was doing without leaving pov. I liked it. And he was finally valuing Occlumency!
The R/H kiss!!! That was great. And Ron's defeating the locket. And SOMEONE finally thinking of the CoS!! Ron imitating Parseltongue! It was brilliant!
Kreacher! Wow, how far kindness and respect will get you. That was wonderful.
I was so glad Harry didn't actually get the chance to betray the goblin, because that was a horrible plan. And that he didn't choose the Hallows. Of course they were messed up! (Why were they called Hallows anyway? Sacred Items of Death?)
Makani being right about the Malfoys! XD That was cool.
Yay for using Wizarding Fairytales!
I really want to know who got the "unexpected reprieve". And who didn't.
Snape's Patronus, and how he used it. Oh, wowowow. Harry to Lupin about parents leaving their children. wowowowow.
And Harry realizing his similarities to the abandoned boys, Snape and Tom. Wow. (Snape should have realized that, so much eariler, Gah, his blindness to Harry's similarities and his reflected James-hate made me SO MAD in so many of the books. Snape never did anything decent to Harry's face. And thats my biggest pity.)
The VERY END!!! wheeeeeeeee!!!!!
I wanted MORE details. But the very very important ones were there. YAY for the families and the kids!!
So much fabulous stuff!!!!
Okay, I think I'm done for now. I'm going to go watch a completely unrelated Netflix so hopefully I can calm down enough to get some sleep tonight.