Comments | lareinenoire: And the book finally showed up...

lareinenoire

And the book finally showed up...

Jul 20, 2005 23:53

Order of the Phoenix took me five-and-a-half hours, give or take. Half-Blood Prince took me less than four. Started around 12:30, finished around 4:00.

My first reaction: Screaming

My second reaction: Dear sweet God, that book was good.

Most of my theories were, as expected, shot to hell, but some emerged unscathed, much to my surprise.

( Not particularly coherent thoughts )

books, harry potter

Comments 7

alstaria July 20 2005, 23:38:44 UTC

'There's no need to call me "sir", Professor'. Best. Line. Ever. I nearly fell off the couch.

I loved that line!! I just finished the book this morning so I am still processing it, like you. I've read some fascinating theories already..especially in regards to Dumbledore's death(he was already dying from the ring curse and pleaded with Snape to end him to save Malfoy from becoming a murder) and the identity of R.A.B.(which I am certain you've figured out..I just wonder if you'll use it in your fic)

I want to read it again right away but i promised my aunt I'd lend it to her as soon as I was done.

thunderemerald July 21 2005, 00:03:04 UTC

:: I wish there had been something to back it up more than my obsessive Remus-reading.

Heh. I hear ya. ;)

good_conduct July 21 2005, 00:04:28 UTC

and I wish there had been something to back it up more than my obsessive Remus-reading

EXACTLY!

lazy_neutrino July 21 2005, 06:24:03 UTC

I wish you'd got the bok earlier. Then you could have written my comments for me because we seem to agree 100%.

Which clearly marks you down as a person of excellent taste :).

hannahmarder July 21 2005, 12:06:42 UTC

Glad to hear your reaction, La Reine! I wanted to post a commiseration on your 'haven't got my book yet' entry but I didn't want my avatar to give anything away. Like lazy_neutrino, I agree with all your thoughts - especially Amelia Bones, and the shippiness. It was a surprise, but not in a bad way because JKR wrote it so well. And of course Snapeikins is innocent, the poor heroic darling! He and DD planned it all. Yeah, my avatar really does say it all, but I actually am convinced that that is correct. I loved the 'call me sir' line as well, though Luna and McGonagall's Quidditch commentary was pretty hilarious too. The Fleur bit wasn't so great for me, I was in a cold sweat thinking that her characterisation was miles off in Fraternisation, but the end scene with her and Bill sorted it all out. Phew.
Hannah

lareinenoire July 22 2005, 20:01:45 UTC

Aww! I assumed that everyone was simply reading Fleur the wrong way, given what I'd seen in GoF. After all, having a part-veela living in your house can't be easy, especially if you're female, and even moreso if your eldest son is to marry aforementioned part-veela. ;)

Oh goodness, the Quidditch commentary--I loved it! Forgot to mention it, with everything else, but I adored. And I wanted to hug Luna.