Deathly Hallows Book Discussion **LoTs Of Spoilers**

[Strangler Lewis]

If you kill all 31 other versions of yourself in parallel universes, you become all powerful. Wait, that's "The One" with Jet Li. Well, best not to think about these things too deeply.

Loved the book. Well worth the disappointment of the last three. (I've gone back to re-read key portions of the Order of the Phoenix in anticipation of seeing the movie, and it still sucks.)

Some quibbles: the final duel with Voldemort, like all the OK Corral wand battles did not sing out on the page. Harry went from "Do you feel lucky, punk?" to zen master who would not use the killing curse. I didn't like it.

I also was exquisitely worried that Hermione would be put on trial as a mudblood and would have to be rescued--or not. But that didn't happen. I also can't believe Harry and Hermione didn't hook up after Ron ditched them, but maybe that'll happen in the rewrite.

All in all, an amazing achievement, even with all the wretched excess.