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Great Book But what is the story with James! He's a total jerk! How did Lily end up with him? Why did JK protray him like this, surley no one likes him?!
I think James Potter was an idiot as a teenager as some people tend to be. I mean, they just take longer to grow up. But when he did he was a better person than Snape, I mean Snape turned into a death eater! I know he repented but not till Lily was dead.
Anyone else noticed that in the forest was the first time Harry called Lupin "Remus"? Was that indicative of the fact that they were now equals because Harry had given Lupin advice--given him a full-blown telling off actually? By the end of the book no one is really a flawless authority figure anymore, not even Albus. Look at that, we're not even calling him Dumbledore anymore!
Love the book, of course...was really holding out that Snape would end up being a good guy. But does anyone know why Malfoy was supposed to be the heir of the Elder Wand? That really confused me.
Wand1 - We've only seen James through Snape's point of view and sure, he was a jerk but he was 15 years old and he resented the fact that Lily was friends with Snape. I'm sure the green monster of jealousy can cause you to do stupid things. One thing I didn't like about DH was that JKR didn't focus much on James and how he 'deflated' his head and became a better person. It was all about Snape, *sigh*
Shortylin - Malfoy cast the Disarming spell and took Dumbledore's wand in HBP so he became the 'owner' of the Elder Wand
Another thing I don't like about DH now that I've had time to think about it was the lack of Ginny and Tonks and the portrayal of the relationship between Remus and Tonks. Their relationship was rushed and although I love Remus to bits, he was going to abandon his pregnant wife! I like how JKR presented his werewolf angst but I think it could have been better handled. We didn't really see much of Tonks apart from being pregnant at home and abandoning her baby to run after Remus. Sure, she helped out at the beginning to fetch Harry but that's about it. I really wish there was more of Ginny and although the H/G romance was subtle, sweet and poignant, I felt like she was just there as Harry's love interest. Sure, she tried to steal Gryffindor's sword and rallied the DA at Hogwarts but she was stuck in the Room of Requirement with Tonks during the battle until Tonks decided to run after Remus. I resented Harry when he wanted her to be the Princess in the Tower...you don't see Ron trying to lock Hermione up during the battle.
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Agreed, that's why I loved the fanfic better (the version with Ginny joining the trio on search for the Horcruxes). Ginny really showed her Gryffindor spirit. Brave, impetuous, and sometimes too careless. But she's like the female version of Harry.
I absoloutely loved this book, everythign about it was just great, though Im still not sure if it beats PoA as my favourite.
I read in one of the comments that Bellatrix killed Fred which struck me as odd cause I dont remember if Bella was even near the scene when Fred died.
Loved Mrs. Weaslye killing Bella, she really shouldnt have said that about Freddie and it does have a lot of irony to die the way she killed Sirius. I would have preffered it if Neville had killed her but then Is uppose his soul was too pure to kill a human.
Ron/Hermione kiss was just perfect! greatly timed, I had expected it when Ron came back but it wouldnt have been natural then.
The fact that each Horcrux was destroyed by someone different was soemthing I really enjoyed, cause that meant that Harry didndt get all the glory.
Snape/Lily is seriousley my favourite ship now, I was crying all the way through the princes tale, I hate James! :D 'Look at me' was my most favourite scene in all the books.
I wasnt too fond of Harry/Ginny mostly because I would have preffered Ginny with Draco but I suppose that was just wishful thinking.
The Epilogue was terrible, theres more to the world than having babies! though I did love Albus Severus!
i wish no one would kill me for this comment but i agree......i thought that the epilogue was a kind of a disappointment i was looking for more details like what jobs are they taking?and when and where they got married those kind of stuff.but don't get me wrong i really really loved the book,come on its harry potter of course it'll be great...but still somehow i was not content with the ending it was the only hitch....
i really loved the part where ron comes back to harry and hermione and immedietly redeems himself.it was really emotional for him when he saw harry and hermione kiss(i wonder if they'll put that on the movie?!?!) and hermione telling him that no one would choose him over harry...plus im HUUUUGE ron and hermione fan i thought there would be more kissing for them hahaha.....but yeah like i said its harry potter ofcourse its great....
Thank you Pottyabouthary it's about time to call a spade a spade, James is a ... well I can't think of an appropiate euphemism for jerk! It's one thing going along with bullying but to be the ring leader! It doesn't seem to me that what he was doing to Snape was in anyway harmless, bullying is a serious thing and anyone who could do that is not a very nice person to say the least even at 15 in fact espcially at that age. Yes, youth makes us do silly things but I hope none of us have ever forcibly taken someone's trousers down! I'm not defending Snape by the way duckgoddess, I'm talking about James, you do have a good point about it being from Snapes poing of view, but shouldn't bullying be seem from the victims point of view? However, with some hard word I think JK could have redeemed James, even a little, but she didn't and unfortunately leaves a lot of questions unanswered! I hope she goes back and fills in the blanks, you can't just kill off Lupin and Tonks like that - REJECT! They were too cool.
i have a question: do any of you think that harry would have died a long time ago if it wasnt for hermione? cos i noticed that most of the solutions and stuff were her ideas. like when she got him out of bathilda's house after the snake bit him. he would have probably died right then if she wasnt there. and she figures like everything out cos shes the smart one. sure harrys more brave and stuff, but hermione was really helpful.
Yeah I do agree that Harry would not have gotten as far in his life without the help of others, not just Hermione, and it may be just me but some of the incidents he has escaped from, have happened from pure luck/chance? Hmmmm
I was like OMG because it was really good and really sad. I cried through the whole book. I just couldn't believe all those important characters died. Especially Ron's brother, Lupin, Tonks, and Snape. I was so upset because they died. But I thought the book was wonderful.
Agreed with the snape being good that was such a sad chapter with snape and lily his memories in the pensive aww how sweet, but i disagree with the story being a little slow completely disagree she wrote it perfectly even if characters i loved dies Tonks, Lupin and Fred but i think it was kinda important to see that the inocent characters get hurt in all , but i did kinda find the 18 years latter to be a little disappointing it didnt say enough about how the other characters turned out
I loved the 7th book. It is ranked on the top with book number 6 for me. I think that the first 200 pages or so were a little boring, but when you had read the end you understand that she has been bulding "steps" to the top.
I really loved the end, like the last undred pages or so (+ / -). And the scene in Hogwarts when Harry ond Voldemort are in that "box". It was really amazing to read the lines Harry said, specially when he said "Tom...." he remainded me of Dumbledoor.
And i really loved that when your were finished with the book you realise that since book number 1, J.K. Rowling has been buildnig up fot his book.
I`m a little sad that we did not get to know waht happend to Harry & Co in those years after the battle. I wonder how everything happend, like how Harry & Ginny happend. And I am curiose where Harry went after the battke, and if Lupin`s child was raised by Harry, when Harry was only 17years old.
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Anyone else noticed that in the forest was the first time Harry called Lupin "Remus"? Was that indicative of the fact that they were now equals because Harry had given Lupin advice--given him a full-blown telling off actually? By the end of the book no one is really a flawless authority figure anymore, not even Albus. Look at that, we're not even calling him Dumbledore anymore!
Shortylin - Malfoy cast the Disarming spell and took Dumbledore's wand in HBP so he became the 'owner' of the Elder Wand
Another thing I don't like about DH now that I've had time to think about it was the lack of Ginny and Tonks and the portrayal of the relationship between Remus and Tonks. Their relationship was rushed and although I love Remus to bits, he was going to abandon his pregnant wife! I like how JKR presented his werewolf angst but I think it could have been better handled. We didn't really see much of Tonks apart from being pregnant at home and abandoning her baby to run after Remus. Sure, she helped out at the beginning to fetch Harry but that's about it. I really wish there was more of Ginny and although the H/G romance was subtle, sweet and poignant, I felt like she was just there as Harry's love interest. Sure, she tried to steal Gryffindor's sword and rallied the DA at Hogwarts but she was stuck in the Room of Requirement with Tonks during the battle until Tonks decided to run after Remus. I resented Harry when he wanted her to be the Princess in the Tower...you don't see Ron trying to lock Hermione up during the battle.
Agreed, that's why I loved the fanfic better (the version with Ginny joining the trio on search for the Horcruxes). Ginny really showed her Gryffindor spirit. Brave, impetuous, and sometimes too careless. But she's like the female version of Harry.
I read in one of the comments that Bellatrix killed Fred which struck me as odd cause I dont remember if Bella was even near the scene when Fred died.
Loved Mrs. Weaslye killing Bella, she really shouldnt have said that about Freddie and it does have a lot of irony to die the way she killed Sirius. I would have preffered it if Neville had killed her but then Is uppose his soul was too pure to kill a human.
Ron/Hermione kiss was just perfect! greatly timed, I had expected it when Ron came back but it wouldnt have been natural then.
The fact that each Horcrux was destroyed by someone different was soemthing I really enjoyed, cause that meant that Harry didndt get all the glory.
Snape/Lily is seriousley my favourite ship now, I was crying all the way through the princes tale, I hate James! :D 'Look at me' was my most favourite scene in all the books.
I wasnt too fond of Harry/Ginny mostly because I would have preffered Ginny with Draco but I suppose that was just wishful thinking.
The Epilogue was terrible, theres more to the world than having babies! though I did love Albus Severus!
i really loved the part where ron comes back to harry and hermione and immedietly redeems himself.it was really emotional for him when he saw harry and hermione kiss(i wonder if they'll put that on the movie?!?!) and hermione telling him that no one would choose him over harry...plus im HUUUUGE ron and hermione fan i thought there would be more kissing for them hahaha.....but yeah like i said its harry potter ofcourse its great....
i have a question: do any of you think that harry would have died a long time ago if it wasnt for hermione? cos i noticed that most of the solutions and stuff were her ideas. like when she got him out of bathilda's house after the snake bit him. he would have probably died right then if she wasnt there. and she figures like everything out cos shes the smart one. sure harrys more brave and stuff, but hermione was really helpful.
I really loved the end, like the last undred pages or so (+ / -). And the scene in Hogwarts when Harry ond Voldemort are in that "box". It was really amazing to read the lines Harry said, specially when he said "Tom...." he remainded me of Dumbledoor.
And i really loved that when your were finished with the book you realise that since book number 1, J.K. Rowling has been buildnig up fot his book.
I`m a little sad that we did not get to know waht happend to Harry & Co in those years after the battle. I wonder how everything happend, like how Harry & Ginny happend. And I am curiose where Harry went after the battke, and if Lupin`s child was raised by Harry, when Harry was only 17years old.