HP and the Deathly Hallows *SPOILERS*

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I finished the book last night. Sobbed like a baby in some spots.

Sooooo.... did you love it? Fave part? Did you cry? Were you shocked about Dumbledore? Happy to know that Snape *was* a good guy after all? Anything you wanted to see done differently?
 
OMG! Dumbledore!! WAHHHHHH!!

Oh, wait. What's the book about again?

:p


Debbie


It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.
-Calvin & Hobbes
 
Favorite part- Snape's memories. Those sure explained a LOT! Cried when Dobby died. (still sniffing over that) LOVED the scene when they were taking Harry to the Burrough and the Death Eaters surrounded them--WOW! Poor Hedwig-I never saw that one coming.
Showdown w/ Bellatrix and Molly Weasley--excellent. I'm so happy Olbermann's prediction was wrong--Harry's still a wizard and horcrux free.

Jonahnah
Chocolate IS the answer, regardless of the question.
 
Okay, when Harry and Dumbledore were talking after Harry died, what was that thing whimpering and mewling over in the corner? Was it a piece of Voldemort's soul? The piece that came out of Harry?

And HOORAY for Percy for coming through in the end! I didn't cry at Dobby or Hedwig. Not sure why. I sure did cry at Fred though:( And Lupin and Tonks.

When Harry was walking through the Forbidden Forest to meet his end and his parents and Sirius and Lupin were with him, I could barely read I was crying so hard.
 
Well it was an enjoyable book. I think it was the worst of the series.
I see it as the first HP book written with the movie in mind.

I had thought that the book would conclude and the story line would be over. Instead we have a bunch of potential spin offs.

As I said, it was enjoyable, JK is a GREAT writer. Made the flights from NH to OK just whiz right by.
 
Dave - I agree that it seemed that there were a lot of "movie-worthy" scenes in it. I even found myself wondering "How are they doing to do that in the movie?".

Shannon - well, for one thing, Dumbledore is also dead. And also, it's magic. ;)
 
Yeah, they never did explain what thing was whimpering in the corner. I kept reading thinking she would explain it. I'm assuming it was the piece of Voldemort's soul that was in Harry, too. Also,I must have missed the part where the Elder Wand belonged to Draco. Why is that? It did get confusing in some parts, so I might have missed it. My FAVORITE part was when Harry got the chance to see Snape's memories. He was good, after all! I KNEW it! And Harry realized everything Snape had done for him and Dumbledore. Shelley, I cried when Harry was going into the forest with his family to meet his death. I kept thinking, "I don't believe it. I don't believe it. I can't believe she (Rowling) would let Harry die." It was an intense part.
 
I thought it was AWESOME - wonderful book. I was disappointed with the epilogue - it was too short, there was too much left out. What happened with everyone else? Who's the headmaster at Hogwarts? Minister of Magic? What are Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione's careers? What happened to Luna? IMO, it seems like JKR left it wide open for more sequel books. I can only hope! ;)

That aside, the rest of the book was brilliant. It was very emotional. I cried like a baby when Dobby died. And Snape... wow. When he was looking into Harry's (Lily's) eyes right before he died... *sob sob sob* The Dumbledore story was quite fascinating - it definitely made him seem more human.

There's so much I could say about this book - it was truly worth the wait. :)

ETA - I believe the thing whimpering in the corner at King's Cross was the piece of Voldemort's soul that came out of Harry.
 
I loved it. I disagree that it was written with the movie in mind. I really don't think JK thinks like that. I did think the whole thing about Harry not dying (or being given a choice) because he was so pure at heart was a bit of a reach, but other than that, I think the book concluded the series.

What's funny is the whole thing about Harry having to die to kill Voldemort WAS true - Harry did die. But he was given a second chance at life because of the way he died. He was able to talk to Dumbledore because he was in the world between.

Then again, I'm just a sap and a big sucker for happy endings.

I, too, would like to know more... So, JK - and THEN what happened?
 
Christine - I don't necessarily think it was written with a movie in mind (otherwise all those scenes of Harry, Ron and Hermione traveling around and hiding out would have to be drastically shortened), but there were a lot of scenes where I thought "that'll be cool if it's in the movie". Like escaping from Gringott's on the dragon. I hope the dragon is okay. Poor thing.:(

Neville was great, as was Luna. Like Emily, I would like to know what happens to some of the other characters.

Oh, and McGonagall kicked some serious butt at the end.
 
Yes, I agree, the thing in the corner at King's Cross was Voldermort's soul. Harry told Voldermort during their face off that he had seen what would happen to him if he couldn't show remorse.

When Hermoine first told Harry and Ron that remorse was the only way to "undo" a horcrux, I thought that Harry had probably become a Horcrux, but that it had been undone the night in the ministry when Voldermort had inhabited Harry's body. Dumbledore had talked about that act being unbearable to Voldermort because the love Harry was capable of feeling was excruiatingly painful to him. I thought, for those few moments, Voldermort had been forced to "feel what he had done" (loosely quoting Hermoine's description of what it would take to undo a horcrux).

That being said, I was a little confused by the way Roling *did* choose to save Harry... Dumbledore said it was because of the protective spell that had been cast on Harry by his mother's sacrifice.... "He took your blood believing it would strengthen him. He took into his body a tiny part of the enchantment your mother laid upon you when she died for you. His body keeps her sacrifice alive, and while that enchantment survives, so you you and so does Voldermort's one last hope for himself."

But I am confused by that... I thought the enchantment was supposed to break when Harry turned 17?

Another question is... Harry told Voldermort that his last chance to save himself was to show remorse before he died (because the remorse can undo a horcrux). But... you can't undo a horcrux after it has been destroyed can you? Harry and co. had already destroyed the horcruxes, already killed those little pieces of Voldermort's soul.

Also, why did Harry's scar start hurting again in this book? Had Voldermort stopped using occlumency? Did I miss something?

I know, lots of questions. Overall, I loved it. I always thought Doby was an utterly lovable character, but had to love him even more for his willing sacrifice. I love that Harry's sacrifice cast a similar protective spell over "Dumbledore's Army", and that Neville got to pull the sword from the hat. Such a compelling, and to me, ultimately satisfying story.
 
I loved the book too! Glad to see that most of you had the same questions I had. I am right there with those of you who were crying when Harry was making the walk to face Voldemart. Especially, when they were telling him how proud they were of him.

I also thought it was good comedic timing when Hermoine and Ron finally have their first kiss.

I was wondering if Harry would be the one to raise Teddy, since he was the Godfather, but the book made it sound like he didn't. I wondered who the parents of Victoire were as she was the cousin of Teddy ( a little gross, but I realize she isn't the blood cousin). So perhaps she is Bill and Fleur's daughter?

On the Snape story-line. I loved that part too. It's funny at Border's we had a choice of picking up a sticker that said Snape is loyal or Snape is disloyal (well, something like that). I am proud to say that I took the "Snape is loyal" sticker, but only based on a hunch of what I witnessed in the movies.

And this is just an aside, I was watching a "You-Tube" interview of Daniel Radcliffe about his play "Equus" and let's just say that it really brought into perspective that he has entered adulthood. I guess it's a tribute to his acting ability, but it sort of makes me cringe to think of him as being --ahem-- experienced? for lack of a better term. Sort of reminds me that he is like some of those 1970's teeny bopper stars like David Cassidy or Leif Garret --only in the sense of the billions of teenage girls that must be throwing themselves at him. I don't want to think of him in that way--yuck!

Lastly, I have to admit to being a little sad that it is over.
 
>Also,I must have missed the part where the Elder
>Wand belonged to Draco. Why is that?

Remember the scene on the astronomy tower when Dumbledore died? Draco was the one who had disarmed Dumbledore. Snape's "defeat" was not a true defeat, as it was planned. The defeat was in the disarming, and that is how Draco procured the wand.

But I was a little confused that, when captured at Malfoy Mannor, Harry took Draco's *original* wand, not the Elder wand, and yet somehow, in doing so, Harry procured "mastery" over the Elder wand as well. Maybe disarming a wizard is considered defeating them, and since Draco had been "defeated" by Harry, Harry had mastery over any of Draco's wands.

I LOVED that Harry used the Expelliarmus jinx to defeat Voldermort; the simplicity/ innocence behind the move had been repeatedly scorned and laughed at by Death Eaters, members of the DA, and even Lupin, yet it had become Harry's "signature move" and ultimately proved more powerful than the Adava Kadavra.
 
I enjoyed the book. I'm not sure if it is my favorite in the series, though. I felt JK left a lot of things unanswered (at least for me) at the end. I really wanted to find out what happened to Umbridge. Did she finally get what she deserved? Also, I read somewhere that they didn't really think Snape was "good", just trying to get revenge on Voldemort for killing his love, Lily. He hated James and didn't really care for Harry because he thought Harry looked and acted like James. He was just protecting Harry to seek justice for Lily. I thought that was an interesting take on it.

I also wish she would have spent more time with the other characters. I thought it was too focused in on what Harry, Ron and Herminone where doing-I wanted to know what was going on with everyone else too!

I really liked that Dudley and Kreatcher changed their opinions of Harry and actually started caring about him. Overall, I'm sad the series is over, but there is a lot of room for spin offs.
 
I finally finished it last night. I found the end very satisfying. I'm so glad Harry, Ron and Hermoine didn't die. I KNEW Snape was a good guy. Cried when Hedwig died, when Dobbie died (sobbed), when Tonks and Lupin died (Teddy will be another Harry), when I thought, for a brief moment that Harry really would have to die, when Hagrid was carrying the dead Harry... I'm sure there were other parts.

I think we've become so used to the idea of the movie being inevitable, that we see the movie scenes as we read. I'd love to see the Battle of Hogwarts on the big screen.

I'm glad there were unanswered questions at the end and the open-endedness of the epilog. I can't wait for the Albus D. Potter series. Or maybe it will be the Hugo and Rose series. Or perhaps the Teddy Lupin series. I want to give J K a great big hug.
 
Even though I wasn't happy about the ending I too would give JK a hug. Anyone who could make a 10 yo read a 800 to 1200 page book is ok in my book. She gave juvenile literacy a boost.
 
I loved it! She was very true to her characters which I enjoyed. I was surprised at all the deaths. I wonder if the kids will like it.She has a great way of writing that makes you feel like you are right there. Fight at Hogwarts was amazing!
Ellen
 
I finally finished it last night! (DS wanted to read it first!). I really enjoyed it! I thought Harry was a Horcrux about a third of the way through. I cried at Dobbys death, and my favorite part/chapter, was Snapes memories. It really explained alot. I am sad that the series is over. And I agree with Dave, J.K. Rowlings has done alot for childrens literacy!! Really a wonderful book!


Deanie
 
I have a question for those already done. I am NOT finished - just at the point where Dumbledore's tomb was exploded and the wand snatched. Ok - I've seen some of the spoilers, but here's my question. I am not a really sentimental or emotional person - haven't shed a tear yet - even re Hedwig or Dobby. But I've heard from many (and read here) that there is a "march" of some sort and that section has moved even not-so-emotional folks to tears (I did sob when Dumbledore died in HBP)

I'm taking my kids to karate lessons this afternoon and was planning on bringing this book - but I don't want to be tearing up or crying during their lessons. I won't get to read a whole lot when I'm there, but I'm dying to keep going. Am I far enough away from the tear-jerker parts that I can read for 30 minutes or so - or should I leave the book at home? Thanks for your input.

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