This is eye-opening: J. K. Rowling considered killing off Ron Weasley in Deathly Hallows!

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*hears boom as collective heads of Ron Fandom literally asplode*

So much for the theory that Ron was essential to Harry's victory, LOL.

ETA: I've always said that Ron reminded me of James ~ holy snitch-nicker Batman!

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We've all seen some of the extremely sick and judgmental comments about Snape's display of grief for Lily as seen in Deathly Hallows Part Two. But why are people so quick to say that his grief is "different" from Harry's for Dobby or Ron's for his brother Fred? In the book, there is no real difference ( Read more... )

These are behind-the-scenes filming of many major scenes without the special effects added. So watch at your own risk!!! The first three are major Snape scenes - the Boathouse with Voldemort, Harry confronting Snape in the Great Hall, and the duel with McGonagall. Other scenes are under the cut ~ from Snitchseeker

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Still another banner with Ron and Hermione, plus a Molly Wallpaper from the EA Deathly Hallows Game site, via Snitchseeker.


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Here's the description of the DH2 Trailer Description from Oclumencia.com:

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They just keep rolling in . . . makes things easy for me!

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Here are the pics of Draco and his son Scorpius from the Epilogue, as well as Hugo Weasley and for some reason grown-up Luna???

All from the Snitchseeker Gallery

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This time let's look at Snape as a character from Arthurian Legend. We know that JKR drew on the tales of King Arthur for several character names including Arthur Weasley of course, his daughter Ginevra (Guinivere) and even Ron, taken from the name of Arthur's "spear" called Rhongomyniad.

And for those who would say that James was braver than Snape ( Read more... )

I'm not sure if I've linked before to The Last Muggle To Read Harry Potter , but the blog is a joy to read. She has recently finished the series and it's fun to read the responses of someone with a less jaded eye than the old-timers. While she writes eloquently about her emotional reaction to Snape's Redemption, you might also want to check out ( Read more... )