So!! Who's finished Deathly Hallows??

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PHOENIXROSE

Sunday, July 22, 2007 5:10 AM

Anyone? Anyone? *bouncing up and down* What did you think? What did you think? I'll give my whole impression when I'm coherant.... I cried a lot... The death toll was, obviously, much higher than I expected. And... Oh, I'll try to think about it all tomorrow!

*edit* Okay, so if you clicked on this thread and you haven't finished, I would advise you to leave. Like, now, so you won't be tempted to read anything spoilery that comes later. Because I'm not gonna start a thread for those who have finished and then communicate exclusively in spoiler tags.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
A troll's hair is still pointy, even when it's wearing a hat.

ZEROKIRYU

Sunday, July 22, 2007 5:46 AM

It was Good....*Bounces up and down*....I cried a lot as well.....

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SHINY

Sunday, July 22, 2007 6:30 AM

Just finished it. It was better than I expected; she managed to surprise me a few times, which was a...um...well...surprise, since I thought I had every angle covered...of course, this is magic so you can always just make up stuff, like, say, the rules of wand magic. ;)

EVERYONE PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE THE SPOILER TAGS OUT OF COURTESY. (I've also edited the thread subject to reduce the chance of someone accidentally stumbling onto spoilers and ruining it for themselves)

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FREMDFIRMA

Sunday, July 22, 2007 9:12 AM

As of ten minutes ago - I'm not actually fond of the series but I wind up having to read them since girl wants to DISCUSS them,, *eyeroll*

And so, I had to know.

Pretty good, kinda drags at one part, but all in all, satisfactory.

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High death toll indeed, I was like, damn, they're droppin like flies - got my wish, Mad Eye went down swingin, as I felt he always would.

I knew I had nailed Snapes reasons and motivations pretty good, and as previously mentioned, he WAS trying to educate potter, but ramming his flaws in his face and forcing him to deal with them, instead of buttering him up like everyone else did - whether Snape ever realized it or not, that's the mark of a true friend.

Dumbledore, Jerk, Berk, never liked him, never trusted him, and still don't, even dead.

All the deaths and only one, just one, made me misty-eyed... Dobby.
House Elf Hero, truly free, and of noble and altruistic spirit, if only the wizards would ever learn from his example, eh ?

Kinda feel shorted on Minerva, she was a bit wimpier than I expected, bleh.

But omg, Molly, Dayammmn, and that's all I got to say about that.

-Frem

BLACKBEANIE

Sunday, July 22, 2007 12:36 PM

Finished it on saturaday. And in less than 10 hours, I'm very proud.

I was shocked by the death toll, Joss is proabably applauding this woman as we speak.
The story turned out really good, lots of little twists and things that were connected. I loved it.

Was anyone else surprised by the swearing?

REGINAROADIE

Sunday, July 22, 2007 12:50 PM

Read it all in one sitting. I waited all day for it to come by Canada Post, which they never delivered. Finally got fed up and went to Chapters and got a copy myself. Read the first chapter in the parking lot, then drove home. Started reading it pretty much immediately, used up the remaining coffee in the house to keep me buzzed, and read the entire thing in one night. I finished it in about 13 hours.

All I gotta say is, this is without a doubt the darkest of the books and at times I wasn't sure where this was going, and not in a good way. But the finale tied everything beautifully, and the majority of my predictions came true.

I can't really give an honest opinion about it since I haven't slept in about 24 hours, so I really should be getting to bed. But suffice to say, it was a powerful experience.

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Loudon Wainwright III - "Strange Weirdos" off the "Knocked Up" soundtrack

PHOENIXROSE

Sunday, July 22, 2007 1:29 PM

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Originally posted by Shiny:
EVERYONE PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE THE SPOILER TAGS OUT OF COURTESY. (I've also edited the thread subject to reduce the chance of someone accidentally stumbling onto spoilers and ruining it for themselves)

I would really hope that no one would click on a "Who's finished" thread if they weren't finished.
So yeah, if you're not FINISHED you probably want to just leave the thread. Now. Seriously. Because I find comunicating completely in spoiler tags to be annoying as hell and I am not gonna do it. That's why I started this thread instead of going and talking about it everywhere.
Anyway.
I... still don't like Snape. I know, I know, he's one of the good guys after all, but he's an asshole! He supposedly loved Lily, but still joined the campaign against 'mudbloods' and then got a concience when it occured to him that others wouldn't have seen her as different from any other 'mudblood' and she might *gasp* be in trouble. That's not sweet or romantic or noble, it's just selfish. Okay, so useful to have someone on the inside as a spy, but that he was there in the first place...

I cried over a lot of the deaths, but I think I cried hardest over Dobby and Fred. Fred was such a sudden low blow, and it really just brushed over George's reaction. I mean, they were twins, and shared everything as most twins do, and I've heard having a twin die is like losing a part of your own soul. Poor George.
Lupin didn't hit me until the 'shades' showed up. What exactly were they, anyway? Not really back from the dead, but an echo of the dead? A glimpse of the dead? Talking to the dead? Anyway, when they showed up and there he was, I really started crying. Somehow until then I thought one of them would be okay. I didn't want little Teddy to be an orphan. Especially wondering, for the first time, whether his godfather was going to make it. She really had me scared with that "Harry is a horcrux" thing. I had wondered if she would have them both die, but couldn't believe she really would. It would have been a bold break from tradition... but considering the scope of the fanbase, it's probably good she didn't, because she might have seriously gotten death threats.
Magda and I totally came up with the scenario of Molly flying into a maternal rage and finishing Bellatrix. That was awesome!
Surprised by the swearing? No. These things haven't truly been kid's books since Goblet of Fire. It's difficult to break genre barriers, so she had to keep anything explicit out of the book, despite all the violent death that was described. I've always had an issue with the "Violence is okay, but no sex or swearing" thing with whether something is 'okay' for children. I read these books at exactly the right age. I was 13 when I burned through the first three, and then I got the new ones as they came out, and I grew up with the characters, and I really think that's how they should be read. Otherwise, read them all in one sitting at about sixteen. Probably not at ten. Anyway, that's me getting off on a tangeant because it bugs me that something that should by rights be for adults isn't allowed to be too adult.
Okay, so little Albus's middle name is Severous, so who thinks that little James's middle name is Sirius and little Lily's is Dora?

*edit* Oh yeah! Best. Potter. Ever.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
A troll's hair is still pointy, even when it's wearing a hat.

DEEPGIRL187

Sunday, July 22, 2007 2:59 PM

I'm done! Started around eight yesterday, had it finished by four. Tears did ensue.

I really think she did a wonderful job of ending things. Even though it hurts my heart to lose certain people, I think it was best that way. She really wrote the story realistically, showing that no battle can be won without loss.

On the other hand,

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Remus, Tonks, Dobby and Fred? That I'm still reeling from. And I was so pleased with how she wrote Snape's character, and especially that in the end, Harry was able to forgive and respect the decisions he made.

Okay, have to stop typing, or the tears will start again.

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"Right! Because teenage pranks are fun when you're about to die!"

SAB39

Sunday, July 22, 2007 3:17 PM

Arrived at the bookstore about 10:30pm, got my copy about 12:45 (I was #400 in line, go figure), got home just after 1, and finished it at 7:20am. Loved every minute of it and collapsed in hysterical giggles for several minutes at Hermione yelling "MERLIN'S PANTS!". Have some nits to pick though.

So I'm the only one who thinks the death toll was too low then? Fred, Remus and Tonks were certainly painful but I don't think it rings true to get through the defeat of the greatest Dark wizard of all time without losing at least one of Harry, Ron, Hermione or Ginny. The deaths in the previous two books struck much closer to Harry personally than these ones did.

I spotted one plot hole - Snape's patronus took the same form as Lily's after her death. The Order of the Phoenix communicate using patronuses, so everyone would be aware of the form of everyone else's. Lily and James were in the Order. But yet nobody in the Order has a clue of why Dumbledore is so sure Snape has reformed? A doe patronus isn't a BIG FREAKING CLUE that Lily might JUST have been important to him in some way?

I was unhappy about the way the book - and Harry - treated Ginny. Her "birthday present" was entirely in character but after that it wasn't at all like her to just slink off to Hogwarts. Ok, so she helped leading the resistance there, but I don't believe that she would have just abandoned Harry. And the fact that she didn't even show up when they were at Bill and Fleur's house, and she knew it, was completely out of character. And Harry should have given her more credit in the final battle than to just try to keep her safe and out of action. He knows her better than that, or damn well ought to by now.

SHINY

Sunday, July 22, 2007 4:55 PM

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
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Originally posted by Shiny:
EVERYONE PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE THE SPOILER TAGS OUT OF COURTESY. (I've also edited the thread subject to reduce the chance of someone accidentally stumbling onto spoilers and ruining it for themselves)

I would really hope that no one would click on a "Who's finished" thread if they weren't finished.
So yeah, if you're not FINISHED you probably want to just leave the thread. Now. Seriously. Because I find comunicating completely in spoiler tags to be annoying as hell and I am not gonna do it. That's why I started this thread instead of going and talking about it everywhere.

Ouch. Looks like I touched a nerve! Sorry PR, I just wanted to be extra careful because I hate being spoiled myself. At least we're not going dark all weekend like every HP forum on the Web -- what's up with that?!?!

Anyway, I think my favorite part was Harry viewing Snape's full memories in the Pensieve (I just liked the way it was written)...although I think Dumbledore really did use Harry, and I resented it (if you are going to use someone like that, someone you claim to care very much about, at least respect them enough to be straight with them -- if not before he died, at least he should have put arrangements in place so he could have given Harry more guidance from his portrait in the headmaster's office)

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