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“Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [spoilers]category: WWWorld Citing Another Reading Material Moi
As this entry will contain spoilers for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) Without further ado:
Although 2 weeks after reading the book too quickly, I have decided I will read it again probably next weekend. Some scenes are a bit vague in my memory, and after discussing the book with friends and colleagues, I have noticed that I did miss some more or less important scenes. I have to say that JKR added some surprising new themes to the Harry Potter saga, and I am still not quite sure what I think of those. They seemed a bit contrived to me, as if she used them as a deus ex machina just to tie all the loose ends together for the sake of simply finishing the book series. The Dumbledore backstory was intriguing, especially his relation with Grindelwald. I liked how Dumbledore had Snape help Harry along the way, without Harry knowing about it. This is also the story arc which I still distrust. Snape. Why did she have to kill him so carelessly? I have been a Snape fan since book two I think, and I was always hoping to see him redeemed publically, in front of his Order peers. No such luck. Also, the reasoning behind his motives - a life long love for Lily Evans (Potter) - seemed immature. Harry's reading of his memories did clear up some of the remaining oddities and story arcs from books 1-6 and also from events in this book, but to me it appears as if Snape needed to be killed in order to close these arcs. By killing him so carelessly (why would a Potions Master, supposedly one of the best in his field, be killed by the venom of a magical snake?), JKR has left her only truly interesting character with a life debt - from her as an author to him as a character with the most redeeming potential. As for the other deaths, of course, it is sad to see George without Fred, and little Teddy without his parents Lupin and Tonks, but those are the casualties of war, and their deaths did serve the better good. The epilogue? Nice. Sickeningly nice. And useless. Long live fanfiction! Deathy Hallows [wikipedia explanation of the title] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [wikipedia entry on the book]
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, I have decided that - even after 2 weeks - I should put my thoughts on the book behind the read more section.
I liked DH! I did! I do!
Oh and good point about Snape and his potions skills.
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The battle for Hogwarts was superb and the final duel with Voldemort epic. But it is still kind of confusing all the stuff about the wands ... you are not the master but I am the master because I stole the right owner of the Elder Wand of his other wand ... confusing.
About the characters Neville was a wonderful surprise in that scene when he kills Nagini I think the top floor neighbours heard my exclamation. I missed Ginny though I tought she was going to have a more important role in this book.
About Snape I am happy he was one of the good guys at the end but I still dont like him much. He just helped Harry because of his love for Lily but because of his animosity with Harrys father he despises Harry which in my opinion is childish and unfair. I agree he was killed in a rush just like the others but Dobby which makes you think why so much attention to Dobbys death (I admit I cried a los when dobby died) and barely a few words for the others.
What can I say ... I am sad it did finish. I read my first Harry Potter 8 summers ago during my visit to USA ... almost a whole life ago.
JKR is answering most of the questions we all have in several interviews so we will not have to wait for the encyclopedia to know what happened to the different characters.
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