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squee4242

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Jul 22, 2007 12:15

After all the hype and all the waiting, it was even better than I could have hoped. Yes, buying it at midnight was such a clusterfuck that I practically had a panic attack from being trapped in such a crush of people. Yes, I read it in a marathon and finished it fifteen hours after laying hands on it, pausing only to sleep and not bothering with ( Read more... )

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anonymous July 24 2007, 00:13:03 UTC

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squee4242 July 24 2007, 00:43:44 UTC

Besides Dobby, Fred was the one that got to me the most. Colin was REALLY sad too, but he wasn't a major character so it didn't hit as hard. And Snape, well, Snape's death I was ready for, but his memories got me for sure. I KNEW the Pensieve was going to have a hand in the end.

I can see the complaints about the epilogue, but I think there wasn't any way it could have avoided being anticlimactic after what came before, and no way for it to be as happy as it was without being a little bit sappy, but after mentally preparing for two years for a total bloodbath I was grateful.

I think there was actually even more to the X-E spoiler than what I actually read, I just managed to avert my eyes in time. It was snuck into a post about other (still trollish) stuff so I just wasn't able to avoid reading it. I had already quit reading everything but X-E, and I swear it was going to be the last time I checked it before going into media shutdown. But I just had to refresh one more time....

(gotta go walk the dog now, more later!)

squee4242 July 25 2007, 05:26:49 UTC

Okay, I have no idea who did magic later in life. I remember that statement from Jo but I wasn't thinking about it when I was reading, and I didn't notice anything that jumped out at me. I always figured Filtch's Squibhood would come into play, but I don't think it did.

I just thought of one thing, but it's kinda corny. What if the person that did magic later in life was Kreacher? Like maybe the magic he did wasn't literal magic, since he's always been able to do that, but his character growth? Eh, I dunno, it's a little cornball but I could see JKR being cryptic like that.

anonymous July 24 2007, 00:20:02 UTC

draco "defeats" dumbledore by disarming him in the tower before snape kills him, making him the person who the wand considers its owner despite his never having had/claimed the wand. harry wins the power of the wand from draco when he disarms draco and takes his wand. it's not just his wand itself that harry wins (although he does take it) it's also the power/ownership of the elder wand making harry its rightful owner.

squee4242 July 24 2007, 00:34:31 UTC

Cool, thanks! So I WAS on the right track...And the relevant bit from Half-Blood Prince would be (p 584):

The door burst open and somebody erupted through it and shouted, "Expelliarmus!" Harry's body became instantly rigid and immobile, and he felt himself fall back against the tower wall, propped like an unsteady statue, unable to move or speak. He could not understand how it happened -- Expelliarmus was not a Freezing Charm --
Then, by the light of the Mark, he saw Dumbledore's wand flying in an arc over the edge of the ramparts and understood... Dumbledore had wordlessly immobilzed Harry, and the second he had taken to perform this spell had cost him the chance of defending himself.
Standing against the ramparts, very white in the face, Dumbledore still showed no sign of panic or distress. He merely looked across at his disarmer and said, “Good evening Draco.”

PS: Anonymous peeps, don't be afraid to identify yourselves. If you want to, of course.

This elder wand stuff anonymous July 24 2007, 08:05:13 UTC

So - this phenomenon of 'defeating current Elder want owner to claim the rights and powers as the new Elder wand' only relates to the Elder wand in wand folklore ( ... )

Re: This elder wand stuff squee4242 July 24 2007, 19:30:16 UTC

Yes, TP, I think the "defeat the master" stuff is only related to the special Wand of Destiny powers. We know that wands choose their masters, but the Elder Wand is picky, and if it's master is disarmed it's not interested in serving them anymore. But regular wands are more forgiving ;)

Don't worry about having a dissenting opinion, I'm interested in what your real thoughts are. Fair warning though, I'll be forever a JKR apologist if necessary.

(I am realizing that I really need more HP icons. I knew this before, but this is just redonk!)

anonymous July 24 2007, 02:46:51 UTC

I felt like an idiot reading it while 8 friends were in the room, since many times during the book- Mrs. Weasley's awesome line being one example- I would yell out or gasp or (twice) CRY. It's a shame the books are over now, since I feel she has just hit her prime. FRED = Damn. I was SO upset.
Plus, Lupin AND Tonks?? After they just had a baby? Harsh. *** Muppet Baby fr. XE

squee4242 July 24 2007, 19:33:40 UTC

Oh yeah, I couldn't have read this around people. I have to assume the people in the house just rolled their eyes and went on with their business when they heard random cries of "DOBBY!!!!" "FRED!!!" "OH KREACHER YOU WONDERFUL LITTLE ELF!!!" that were emerging from my room.

I knew about Lupin, so when I read about poor Tonks it caught me totally off guard...DAMN is right.

Elder wand stuff anonymous July 24 2007, 08:08:40 UTC

Sorry, that was me - TP from XE :)

anonymous July 24 2007, 20:32:52 UTC

Hey Squee, it's Manimal. I just finished it today. I haven't had time to catch up on X-E and what was posted here (for reasons you already know :))
I saw the comments that troll posted about me and the book. I think I was angrier abot the book than some ass-clown (CALLBACK) and his stupid comments about a 48 hour old baby.

I plan on reading all of the stuff above but I just want to go ahead and say, I LOVED IT. The best move that was made was that it was really all about Harry. Yeah, his friends helped but it was the Harry Potter Show. That's the note to go out on. It was so nostalgic; all of the old references and characters brought back. WOW!
Talk to you soon.

squee4242 July 25 2007, 05:13:19 UTC

Hehe, I was just reading that old "ass clown" post. I thought it would be awhile before you had a chance to read the book, what with the baby and all :D

I figured you wouldn't be too fazed about that jerk from X-E. That sucks that you had to get spoiled, though :P

I'm glad you loved it! It was EXACTLY how I envisioned it, not in that I predicted what would happen but that it satisfied all my expectations and more. I wish I could read it for the first time all over again.