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Did I miss it or did she ever tell what happened to the Dursleys after they left their home? And did we ever find out anything about Harry's really green eyes other than they were like his mother's?
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Carnation, you are too funny! But no, we have no answers to either. All that speculation about the eyes being a magical connection was wrong :P (though granted, y'all weren't too off about eyes having some power...(Ministry of Magic...))
I just finished (I would have last night but I MADE myself stop to draw it out and savor). I am happy. The ending was cheesy, too cinematic, the plot so-so, but I am pleased. My heart was pounding, my breath was shallow, I laughed (her tragedy doesn't get to me as much somehow), and overall, I am well pleased with this ending. I think the best part about this book though, is that it affirms the power of love :) Snape in the Pensieve :O Those who died :( Molly Weasley kicks some serious booty :D So does Professor McG :D :D :D |
And what about Professor Trelawney hurling all those crystal balls? I thought that was hilarious - she finally found a good use for them!
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Aw, I cried so much when a particular redhead died. :( And a certain animal. OK, I have a question about a sentence. On page 734, it says "... and Harry saw Charlie Weasley overtaking Horace Slughorn, who was still wearing his emerald pajamas. They seemed to have returned at the head of what looked like the families and friends of ever Hogwarts student....along with [people] from Hogsmeade." Does that mean that Slughorn is with the deatheaters? If so, then I totally missed something because I thought he was good. |
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Snape had a very deep love for lily...thus he played the part of bad guy convincingly. Harry was as I suspected a horcrux Dumbelore pulls a Matrix / Obi Wan (think Matrix 3 trainstation) The name Voldemort really becomes unusable We finally learn about the wands and what they mean Crabbe dies....heheheh The centaurs attack.....finally Lupin and tonks get separated from thier kids I must say that I really enjoyed this book and as someone mentioned early on ...the first couple hundred pages get really dragged out but once they start putting together clues to the items bequeathed to them and the horcruxes...you get dragged in.....lemme take a peep over at wikipedia and see if some idiot has alreayd spoiled the whole thing....yup....they did |
So, I haven't re-read the entire book yet, but I did scan the Epilogue because I'm wondering what Harry (and the others) ends up doing, work wise... remember when he wanted to be an auror (which they probably don't have as much use for) but what about the ministry? Idk, I just want to know what he does.
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Ugh! Friday evening worked the Harry Potter book release party at Barnes and Noble (I went as Professor McGonagall), got home at 3 am and started reading. Promptly fell asleep after 2 chapters. Read most of Saturday and finished around 4am. I seriously need to catch up on sleep :rolleyes:
I loved the book, but was astounded how many people died. I was really sad about Hedwig :(, I think I figured out which person got the reprieve and which two were the unexpected deaths (Hagrid, Tonks/Lupin). I was curious though about the following-- Who became the new headmaster at Hogwarts? Who was the person that was able to do magic late in life? What happened to Luna? What about the veil that Sirius fell through? Did Hermione ever bring her parents back from Australia? Who are Rose and Hugo named for? Why wasn't anyone named for Sirius? What happened to George? Does he still continue the joke shop? Did the Dursleys return home? |
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Who became the new headmaster at Hogwarts?
I'm thinking Professor McGonagoll, but I'd like to think at some point later in life Harry becomes Headmaster (or at least teaches Defense against the Dark Arts) Who was the person that was able to do magic late in life? Bit of a puzzle here - perhaps Hagrid was finally "permitted" to perform magic? What happened to Luna? It seemed like there was a tiny hint of some interest with Dean. I think she either continued the Quibbler or taught Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts. What about the veil that Sirius fell through? What about it? Did Hermione ever bring her parents back from Australia? Once the danger from the Death Eaters passed, I imagine she at least restored their memory, but they may have decided to stay in Australia. Who are Rose and Hugo named for? I've been puzzling over this myself. They may just be new names Why wasn't anyone named for Sirius? Although it doesn't say so, I like to think that Sirius is the middle name for Harry's son James. What happened to George? Does he still continue the joke shop? I can't imagine George not doing jokes, but I think one of his brothers joins him. Perhaps Ron - that would drive Hermione nuts! Did the Dursleys return home? What would Privet Drive be without the Dursleys? |
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I borrowed these spoilers from BetteDavisEyes from the Harry Potter Speculation thread (I didn't want to re-print them in case some of you are still reading the book, and have not yet read them. Highlight to read) These were on the mark, except for one I think. Where did you get these from???
Dark Lord Ascending -another first chapter that is not Harry's point of view -very dark -first death In Memoriam -back to Harry's point of view -Dumbledore's past -Rita Skeeter appears here. Apparently, Harry is not pleased. The Dursleys Departing -The Dursley's leave Privet Drive The Seven Potters -Harry, Ron, and Hermione are reunited -Death Eater attack -another death -very intense Fallen Warrior -another death -one person loses a body part -scenes afterwards set in the Burrow -Apparently, Harry gets drunk. (And I'm not pleased.) - I don't think Harry was drunk here. He had some firewhisky, and not used to something so strong, I think it caught him off guard, but I wouldn't say he was drunk. -tells what happened with Ollivander The Ghoul in Pajamas -general plan discussion all around -Hermione is scary The Will of Albus Dumbledore -Harry's birthday! Ron gives him a funny gift. -Minister of Magic is back -Lupin is acting off The Wedding -Weasley relatives, Luna's father, and Krum all make appearances -Krum argues with Luna's father over the symbol -Dumbledore's past again, which is not pleasant -Kingsley makes an appearence with some bad news. A Place to Hide -Harry, Ron, and Hermione leave the Burrow, and run into Death Eaters -Hermione gets hit on by drunkards -They go to Grimmauld Place Kreacher's Tale -Harry finds a letter from his mother saying disturbing things about Dumbledore -R.A.B. is Sirius's brother (everyone knew that, lol) -lots of complex stuff on Horcruxes The Bribe -setting is Grimmauld Place -Harry has sent Kreacher on an errand -Kreacher seems to be getting friendlier -Lupin is still acting off, and states something extremely surprising -Trio find out who has the locket, and they are shocked. Magic is Might -Trio plan to get the locket from the ministry The Muggle-born Registration Commission -Umbridge -persecution The Thief -Trio leave Grimmauld Place and Kreacher -Trio stays in the woods. -Harry sees through mind-link that Voldemort is not in the country, and is looking for a stolen object that has something to do with wands. The Goblin's Revenge -Ron does something weird. Godric's Hollow Bathilda's Secret The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore The Silver Doe Xenophilius Lovegood The Tale of the Three Brothers -Trio goes to see Luna's dad -He tells them a wizarding fairy story about three objects -They are called the Deathly Hallows The Deathly Hallows -Harry follows lead of DH story instead of Horocrux stuff (WTF for me?) -He becomes stupidly obsessed over it, kind of like how he was over Malfoy in HBP -Makes a huge mistake and gets the trio "captured" Malfoy Manor -A couple of people have died, one important -Someone else is being kept in the manor -Someone else dies -The trio is tortured for info -Dobby helps them escape -Another someone else dies The Wandmaker Shell Cottage Gringotts The Final Hiding Place The Missing Mirror The Lost Diadem The Sacking of Severus Snape The Battle of Hogwarts The Elder Wand The Prince's Tale The Forest Again King's Cross The Flaw in the Plan Epilogue |
Wow. Just WOW!
Some of my predictions were spot on, more were way off. But WOW. I re-read the last 3 chapter about 3 times. So well done. And I see now what JKR was referring to when she said in an interview that when she has been asked if she believes in God and has answered "yes," she has been glad no one has pressed her further because she thought that would give too much of the ending away. Quote:
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I thought that it was a great book overall, althought I would've liked it if she said what happened to the Dursleys and to Hermione's parents at the end.
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