I love JK Rowling! I think I need to re-read because I think I missed a couple of crictical things. I read it way too fast and all of a sudden I was like, I didn't even see when Tonks and Lupin died and only realized when they were mentioned after the fact. Andre saw me sobbing at Snapes death/flashback and said "That can't be good." And made me tell him who died. He hadn't read the series. I loved the flash forward and it was really the only way she could avoid writing more HP. My one complaint is that she didn't mention Luna in the flash forward. After the movie, she's now really one of my favorite characters. That actress what ever her name was made her freaking endearing, and JK just upped the ante with that portrait on the ceiling on her room.
High points (well things I thought were really well done)
Snapes death.
Alberforth
Backstory, backstory, back story!
Don't mess with Mrs. Weasley
Luna in general
Neville's a hero!
Draco's a pawn and the bad guys are just as terrified as the good guys.
Flash forward. Albus Severus!
The three at the very end.
High death toll.
Kreacher and the army of house elves.
Things that make me have to go back and re-read
How did Neville get the sword?
When did Tonks and Lupin die?
Who raised their son?
Sort of need Harry's "death" clarified but I'll let it go...
All of JK's exposition contortion's deus ex machina
So do you think it's Snapes death that made JK cry, or was it Dobby's