Harry Potter 7 - SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS!!!

[phantomgirl110]

I created this second thread so we can discuss Deathly Hallows in detail without having to worry about spoiling it for other people. So, although it should be obvious,

DO NOT READ THIS THREAD UNLESS YOU'VE FINISHED DEATHLY HALLOWS OR ARE OK WITH SPOILERS!

If you're still here, you're asking for it.




























I will never get over Fred's death. My absolute, number one, FAVORITE character in the entire series, the one that my imaginary self who lives in the HP world was going to marry, is DEAD. *sobs*

[chorusgirl16]

Oh gosh, I am so sad too! *offers Phantomgirl110 a kleenex and a hug* Gosh, the death that upset me the most was Dobby. Dobby was my hero! I loved him, it's so sad!

[midnightangel not logged in]

I finished the book the day I got it and it was horrible when the characters died.

The one that hit me hardest was Lupin's death. Though I have been, admittedly, Snape fangirlish for the past few months (which can be attributed to some fanfic I wrote surrounding his character), I have always been a Lupin lover and the fact that he had just gotten married and had a son was absolutely heartwrenchingly sad.

Dobby's death also saddened me, but I didn't cry until I read "Here lies Dobby... A Free Elf."

Fred's death was also fairly traumatic for me, as the twins rock so hard and I can never wrap my mind around one without the other. It's just devastating.

Bella's death made me smile, though. I loved how Molly offed her. "Get away from my daughter, you *****!" Priceless! I swear that was the best part of the book....

Voldemort's death was expected, quick, and simple. I liked that.

And I was suprised that Draco didn't die. I thought for sure he would be dead within the early part of the book. So when I finished, I assumed he got the reprieve. But... a very recent interview with Jo revealed that it was Mr. Weasley who recieved the reprieve! That was a shock for me, but I was so glad to know that she didn't kill him, though she considered it.

Tonks' death, like Lupin's, was sad because of her marriage and new family. But I'm not a Tonks fangirl... So she doesn't get as many sad points as Lupin's death.

Hedwig's death was senseless, I thought. I mean, she didn't know she was dying "for the greater good". She wasn't like the other, concious beings who knew what they were fighting for. *sigh*

Moody's death saddened me, but didn't bring me to tears. Though Umbridge with his eye sickened me insanely much. I just wanted to poke her eyes out and stick them on a door and see how she felt.

Harry's "death" worried me, but I knew she wouldn't leave him dead. That would defeat the purpose of the series being called "Harry Potter", after all...

Snape's gory death made me feel sad and a tad queasy. Especially after all his memories... That was hard to grasp...

Wormtail's "suicide" caught me by suprise.

And I think I covered all the emotional things for me, though I know plenty of other characters died...

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Snape/Lily, though I figured it was possible, felt wrong to me. It just did. I don't know why, but it hit me weird.

The epilouge gave closure, but it took a while for me to feel it, if that makes sense.

R/Hr made me happy. Because we all knew it would happen.

Neville and Luna's reapperances were squee worthy.

The Malfoys being potrayed as a family was an "in your face" to half the people I know and have discussed the family dynamic with, so I was pleased.

Potterwatch rocked.

And Kingsley is the best.


Those are my thoughts at the moment, as my mother is requesting I go to bed.

[phantomgirl110]

Some more of my thoughts, in the same sort of format as midnightangel's...

I felt the same about Moody's death; it was kind of an "aww, that's too bad...ok, what's going to happen next?" moment. I didn't want him to die, but he wasn't a favorite.

Dobby...so sad, so sweet...just like everybody else, the inscription on his grave just destroyed me.

I was so horrified that Lupin and Tonks died so shortly after getting married and having a baby. And the fact that it happened so suddenly and with no explanation! "Oh yeah, and by the way, Lupin and Tonks died too. Next subject." I couldn't believe it when I read that! (And yes, I did lose it again...I cried so much in this book.)

Poor Hedwig...

I actually was surprised when Snape died, though I have no idea why. Looking back, it seems really obvious, but somehow it never occured to me. I think I was just concentrating on the three leads and the rest of the Weasleys. It made me upset, of course, because Snape is such an awesome character, but it kinda made sense too.

I was fully expecting Harry to die, for exactly the reason we found out in the book, so I gave myself a little pat on the back for thinking of that one. But at the same time, I was really glad that he didn't ACTUALLY have to die, because I wanted the happy ending.

Speaking of the happy ending...I hated the epilogue. I was happy with the way the pairs worked out (YAY R/HR!) and that "all was well," but I thought it was written like bad fanfiction. And it really pissed me off how we didn't hear about almost any of the characters. How's George coping? Where's Luna? Who's the new headmaster at Hogwarts? Why did Ron and Hermione name their son Hugo instead of Fred? Huh, huh, huh?

Neville ROCKED. Seriously, Neville just owned the whole book. As someone on another forum said to me, "Neville is tired of these motherf***ing snakes in his motherf***ing Hogwarts!" You go, Neville.

I didn't care for the Snape/Lily thing, though I can't really describe why. I completely saw it coming, so it just seemed so cheesy and obvious to me or something. I didn't OMGHATE it, I just thought it was kinda "meh".

[midnightangel]

Why did Ron and Hermione name their son Hugo instead of Fred? Huh, huh, huh?

Because, in a recent interview, Jo revealed that that's what George named his firstborn son.

[phantomgirl110]

Yeah, I just read that recently. I'm glad she said that, it makes me feel better.