Deathly Hallows Book Discussion **LoTs Of Spoilers**

[Chernabog]

YAY I am finally done with the book. Freaking loved it -- definitely the high point of the entire series. Very worthy finale.... I just loved Hermione and Ron's kiss, as well as the "NOT MY DAUGHTER YOU BITCH!" line... wowie!

I hope the movies of the last two books will do them justice, since it was dizzying how much was packed into those pages. Escape from being kidnapped (Malfoy Manor, my fave chapter) , a bank heist, a mystery, a war, and I swear she kills someone every 50 pages. Just ... fantastic.

I do agree that Voldemort was a little too dumb and arrogant at the end, but I guess that was the point. I still don't understand why he didn't just make another horcrux when he realized that HP had destroyed some of them. If I ever re-read Half-Blood Prince I suppose I'll look for that explanation from Slughorn, because I don't remember it.

[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.

[innerSpaceman]

I LOVE Order of the Phoenix. All a matter of taste, I suppose. But I dig the allegory.


I HATE Half Blood Prince, but am re-reading it now because I just read both books that, heheh, bookend it. Maybe I'll like it better the second time.

[€uroMeinke]

Well, I finally finished - and I enjoyed it. I was glad that this one recovered from the last and had enough momentum to keep me up reading when I should have been sleeping.

High points for me not mentioned (or noticed by me anyway) in this thread:

No Quidditch - thank god for that, those long passages of quidditch matches always annoyed me.

I liked that the characters become more complex and flawed, that came quite away from the Good vs. Evil of the earlier books. The Malfoy's willingness to betray Voldermort, for the sake of their son - but never fully coming into the fold. Snapes unrequited love and the power it has over him that transcends questions of good and evil. Dumbledor's failings and dark past. Ron's abandonment of the quest. It made them all more real, and to me more satisfying.

That said, the epilogue was unnecessary - and a bit annoying if I think too long about it.

[Gemini Cricket]

I'm re-reading HP 7.

I don't know how they're supposed to do the wedding at the Burrow in the Deathly Hallows movie if the whole freakin place was burned down in the last movie...

[ToriBear]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I'm re-reading HP 7.

I don't know how they're supposed to do the wedding at the Burrow in the Deathly Hallows movie if the whole freakin place was burned down in the last movie...

Maybe they'll rebuild? And I had the same thought when I saw that scene. Then again, I thought that throughout the whole movie.

I'm going to re-read the book as soon as I finish my other books. (That will take a year!)

[wendybeth]

I get the feeling the wedding scene is going to be omitted. Frankly, I'm surprised they included Fenrir- judging from this movie, he's not going to have a lot to do. Maybe Bill will get attacked in the next- kind of moving plots around? It just seems odd that, in a movie that was so pared down of characters from the book, that they did include Greyback.

[Gemini Cricket]

Couple of things:

1. The DVD for The Half Blood Prince has a teaser trailer for Deathly Hallows on it. It looks like it's gonna be goooood!

2. The actor who plays Neville is kind cute now. 20 and not as goofy as he used to be. Just saying.

3. The actor playing Fred Weasley apparently is the A.D. for Deathly Hallows. That's pretty cool.

[medievalme]

Hi Guys, Melissa (Russell's/Boss radio's wife) here! I mentioned to Heidi (and Russell) that a friend of mine who worked in the movie biz was moving and wanted to sell lots of her promo stuff and they (and I) thought it might be wise to mention them here to the other Harry Potter fans here first in case you guys wanted a stab at them!

She wanted to sell as a lot, but I can have you email her if you have questions other than what you see in her description and I have photos if you want me to email them to you too. I wanted them, but with the kids, the ink and quill would be ruined in about 4 seconds and I hate to see that happen. Here is her info:

Actual Warner Bros. issued promo items from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” films. Lot includes:

From “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”: Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans backpack (with tags) (backpack is a bit dusty), Harry Potter baseball hat, special first edition film soundtrack (sealed), bag of Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans and 4 lightning bolt tattoos.

From “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”: Tom Riddle’s diary (sealed), quill and ink set (ink has dried), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets baseball hat, Ravenclaw notebook.

$100/OBO (contact her directly with offers!)

Contact: Cris at: crisco4@hotmail.com

P.S.
I loved the book and read 600 pages of it in one night once Russell and the kids went to bed! Got to bed at 3:30am! Could not put it down.

[Snowflake]

Coolstuff Medievilme, but I can barely afford the Valentino I collect, let alone getting into the Potter franchise. I confess, though, back in the day of movie 1, on ebay there were some genuine Hogwarts Letters hitting the auction block and I did lust after one for a while.