HP: TDH SPOILERS!!!!
I just finished it unspoiled, whee! Everyone at work friggin' spoiled themselves and the ones who hadn't didn't read the books, so they were encouraging me to read because even they were curious what fate would befall Harry Potter.
It honestly broke my heart in places. Shot my OTP (that's the second one, JKR!) all to Hell and left me dazed and confused. I loved every crazyass second of it.
Chapter thirty-three The Prince's Tale absolutely killed me. Not to mention Chapter thirty-two where Severus actually DIES. I could feel it coming, hell, I called it about the unrequited love between Severus and Lily and his death in the very beginning. But I didn't think...I wasn't prepared for how it played out. The way he died honestly killed me but it made sense b/c the poor man, obviously, never caught a break. I was adamant as I read the book that he was still Dumbledore's but even I started wane a little at the end. When we found out how it all really went on behind closed doors? I crumbled. I don't particularly like how things turned out but it made sense. I desperately wanted to see Harry and Severus come to an understanding, something anything before he died.
That certainly didn't happen. He just wanted to look into Lily's eyes again. *sigh* I sorta like that JKR did this, to be honest. It made Severus human, he had the compacity to love and feel remorse, unlike Voldemort.
Harry was right, Severus was the bravest person anyone had ever known.
And on top of that? Dobby. OMG. I didn't really know I had such an attachment to that annoying, heroic, selfless house elf. But I did. I bawled almost as hard as I did for Severus if not a teensy bit harder. What he did for his Harry Potter and the rest...oh goodness. It's almost hard to talk about. I swear, I can't talk about Dobby or Severus without breaking down a bit. Dobby's death was such a shock, he never even entered my mind as a possible victim. OR HEDWIG FOR THAT MATTER!!!!!!! wtf. I should've known after the accidental murder of the lovable, defenseless owl, to expect just about anything. But I was touched by how Harry felt it was the right thing for him to dig the hole himself and both Ron and Dean didn't question it. And when they gave him the clothes? I was a goner. If she was going for the sentimental button, she did a great job with me. I cried at the damn drop of a hat with this book. Especially if that hat blew up and killed my favorite characters.
Anything you all wish to discuss?
I am so exhausted and I can barely form thoughts. I've honestly read this book for 27 hours straight. I only slept about four hours each night because I was too excited not to read! I'll miss the anticipation the most, I think.