Harry Potter and the Multiple Set-Pieces

[rich_jacko]

Wow, who'd have thought that Voldemort would turn out to be Harry's dad? ;o)

Sorry, I'll stop. Here's my inevitable Book 7 review:

Comments

[ju_bear]

I quite like the fact Longbottom became a professor! :)

I reckon when the film for this comes out, it should be at least a 15! :p

I also took pleasure at Malfoy's dad downfall... evil power climbing never pays (yes, I felt sorry for Draco rather than his dad). :p It was also good that Draco was not as evil either. The fire curse was brilliant.

Dumbledore turning up limbo was also cool. H got to ask him stuff that he felt he should have been told. The secrecy of Dumbledore's past sparked the whole issue of, "hey, I thought we were friends, why haven't you told me abt xyz abt your past?".

Truthfully, I was sad it all ended. It is nice to fast forward 19 years later back to the station before their kids head off to school.

[rich_jacko]

Neville is terrific - He's grown so much as a character, but you could tell he had it in him from his moment of glory back in Book 1.

I'm completely not bothered by the film. Nothing they do with it could possibly come even close to living up to the imagination that comes off the page.

Everyone feels sorry for Draco. I half think she deliberately made him more sympathetic to keep the drooling fangirls happy ;o)

I loved the Fiendfyre too. Not exactly the most subtle of weapons, nor one you want to use in a confined space when your friends are right next to you!

And JKR obviously wasn't going to let a little thing like death stop her from writing in the obligatory Dumbledore exposition scene!

[pica_scribit]

You should come join us on read_hp. We're doing a chapter-a-day read of DH, and we're currently on Ch 11. It's a madhouse, but it's a fun way of discussing all the details as we go along.

(in case of confusion, I am also skjaere; this journal is just for my completely insane Potterlove)

[rich_jacko]

Ah! Guess I picked the wrong time to lend my copy out!