Thoughts at the End of DH *MAJOR SPOILERS*
I've not read any other reviews yet, and this may the hundredth one by now, but I wanted to express my initial thoughts on DH before being influenced by anyone else's. This is a long, but pretty damn fair review, at least imo. :)
( Entertained, but Not Satisfied )
( Entertained, but Not Satisfied )
I knew in my mind (even if my heart didn't want to believe it) that it was going to end OBHWF. Maybe I'm reading too much into perceived slights from JKR (who, me?:)) I can understand the pairings, but I wanted more because there's so much potential for more. I would have been happy with Dean/Whomping Willow if the relationship had been built properly. None of the ones we got stuck with were. If love's your central theme, you can't skimp on the building of the soulmates' relationships.
Neville absolutely rocked and I want to take him out for dinner and drinks! But I still wanted him to be able to avenge his parents' deaths, no matter how cliched that might be. I agree wholeheartedly that Molly's performance was a never-before-seen spurt of courage.
I'll agree that Harry needed that conversation with his parents, Sirius and Remus, who wouldn't? My problem is that, if JKR is trying so hard to help children understand death and not be afraid of it, why portray something that will never happen for anyone else? Who gets that kind of reassurance before they die? I still believe the reassuring would have carried just as much weight after Harry went to the Netherworld. The conversation was lovely, but it's not a realistic approach and JKR herself said she thinks death should be portrayed realistically for children.
I didn't *hate* the use of the DH, it was more of a O_o response, I guess. Maybe I expressed myself too emotionally. :D
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