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I know you've been anxiously awaiting my clever thoughts about HBP. Coz, clearly, the 792874979 posts already out there just aren't enough.
For the most part, my thoughts on the subject are the same as everyone elses. So, ditto. Except...
1. When accio_draco starts noticing problems with commas and sentence structure, something is terribly, terribly wrong. Fiction Alley would have sent the manuscript back to JKR. The irony, it burns.
2. Other than that, OMG SO PRETTY.
3. A good rule to follow: If someone agrees to teach DADA without at least some resistance, and especially if they volunteer for the job, KILL THEM.
4. Luna Lovegood is not nearly as horrible as I thought. Also, she should provide running commentary on everything. Wouldn't that be great?
5. Voldemort, you smelly bitch, if you make my poor wee baby Draco cry EVER AGAIN, I'll save Potter the trouble and kill you myself.
5¼. That scene got me worse than the ending even. Gah.
6. DUMBLEDORE! *sobs*
7. *ahem* It seems... OH GOD, WHY?? I disliked him for most of the series but he had kinda grown on me in Books 5 and 6 and now... *flings self off cliff*
8. Ginny Weasley should go away. Like, 3 books ago.
9. The book could have been called Draco Malfoy and Dumbledore and Snape and the Half-Baked Plan and How Things Went Horribly Wrong And That Kid With The Scar Was There Too, I Think.
10. Not that I mind.
11. No, really. If you haven't figured this thing out with Snape and what team he's really playing on, blarg. Look:
- A. Snape made an Unbreakable Vow (duh)
- B. He obviously truly cares for Narcissa and Draco. Lucius is on Voldy's shitlist, so Snape has no obligation to actually be nice to Narcissa. But he does. JKR throws in Bellatrix for some contrast.
- C. Dumbledore trusted Snape. And D's always right (except when he's making one of his hugeass mistakes, but this wasn't one).
- D. Snape was a complicated spy. He probably told Voldy important-sounding, but ultimately useless, stuff about D and Hogwarts ("Dumbledore had soup for lunch today!"). Then he came back to D and told him useful info about Voldy ("Um. The Dark Lord is gonna hex your soup tomorrow.") Then he had to pretend that he was actually accomplishing some sekkrit Ebil ("Dumbledore totally ate the soup. He had to take a Tums. It was awesome.")
- E. Which explains why Dumbledore and Snape didn't take out classified ads explaining the whole situation, as per Voldemort can read minds and shit.
- F. Snape sees himself in Draco and is trying to stop Draco from following in his path. OMGSOSADANDTRAGIC.
- G. Dumbledore and Snape probably had a conversation like this at some point in time: "K, so you may have to kill me if the Death Eaters are watching and you don't wanna look a fool." "Sux0rz. But yeah."
12. Harry is pretty hot when he's all confident and not shouting at people. Like with the Felix potion and, well, hell, all through the book, actually. Gah.
13. And he has nice eyebrows, too, apparently.
14. Harry spends 97% of the book staring at and obsessing over Malfoy. I am pleased. Infinitely pleased. (Remember that time he got hit in the head by Goyle on the train coz he'd been watching Malfoy put on his robes? Ahahaha! That was great.)
15. About Ron: That boy ain't right. But he was still more likable in this book than the other 5 combined. Yay.
16. Remus + Tonks. Bwuh? Wotta? Wibba jibba?
17. No, really. If Harry says something's up, fucking listen to him. The boy ain't dumb.
18. EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE IN THE BOOK WOULD MAKE A GREAT DRAWING/PAINTING/ETC. HINT HINT WINK WINK NUDGE NUDGE.
19. Voldy's crazy inbred family. Nice. Very Anne Rice-ish, but nice.
20. That is all. For now, at least.
For the most part, my thoughts on the subject are the same as everyone elses. So, ditto. Except...
1. When accio_draco starts noticing problems with commas and sentence structure, something is terribly, terribly wrong. Fiction Alley would have sent the manuscript back to JKR. The irony, it burns.
2. Other than that, OMG SO PRETTY.
3. A good rule to follow: If someone agrees to teach DADA without at least some resistance, and especially if they volunteer for the job, KILL THEM.
4. Luna Lovegood is not nearly as horrible as I thought. Also, she should provide running commentary on everything. Wouldn't that be great?
5. Voldemort, you smelly bitch, if you make my poor wee baby Draco cry EVER AGAIN, I'll save Potter the trouble and kill you myself.
5¼. That scene got me worse than the ending even. Gah.
6. DUMBLEDORE! *sobs*
7. *ahem* It seems... OH GOD, WHY?? I disliked him for most of the series but he had kinda grown on me in Books 5 and 6 and now... *flings self off cliff*
8. Ginny Weasley should go away. Like, 3 books ago.
9. The book could have been called Draco Malfoy and Dumbledore and Snape and the Half-Baked Plan and How Things Went Horribly Wrong And That Kid With The Scar Was There Too, I Think.
10. Not that I mind.
11. No, really. If you haven't figured this thing out with Snape and what team he's really playing on, blarg. Look:
- A. Snape made an Unbreakable Vow (duh)
- B. He obviously truly cares for Narcissa and Draco. Lucius is on Voldy's shitlist, so Snape has no obligation to actually be nice to Narcissa. But he does. JKR throws in Bellatrix for some contrast.
- C. Dumbledore trusted Snape. And D's always right (except when he's making one of his hugeass mistakes, but this wasn't one).
- D. Snape was a complicated spy. He probably told Voldy important-sounding, but ultimately useless, stuff about D and Hogwarts ("Dumbledore had soup for lunch today!"). Then he came back to D and told him useful info about Voldy ("Um. The Dark Lord is gonna hex your soup tomorrow.") Then he had to pretend that he was actually accomplishing some sekkrit Ebil ("Dumbledore totally ate the soup. He had to take a Tums. It was awesome.")
- E. Which explains why Dumbledore and Snape didn't take out classified ads explaining the whole situation, as per Voldemort can read minds and shit.
- F. Snape sees himself in Draco and is trying to stop Draco from following in his path. OMGSOSADANDTRAGIC.
- G. Dumbledore and Snape probably had a conversation like this at some point in time: "K, so you may have to kill me if the Death Eaters are watching and you don't wanna look a fool." "Sux0rz. But yeah."
12. Harry is pretty hot when he's all confident and not shouting at people. Like with the Felix potion and, well, hell, all through the book, actually. Gah.
13. And he has nice eyebrows, too, apparently.
14. Harry spends 97% of the book staring at and obsessing over Malfoy. I am pleased. Infinitely pleased. (Remember that time he got hit in the head by Goyle on the train coz he'd been watching Malfoy put on his robes? Ahahaha! That was great.)
15. About Ron: That boy ain't right. But he was still more likable in this book than the other 5 combined. Yay.
16. Remus + Tonks. Bwuh? Wotta? Wibba jibba?
17. No, really. If Harry says something's up, fucking listen to him. The boy ain't dumb.
18. EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE IN THE BOOK WOULD MAKE A GREAT DRAWING/PAINTING/ETC. HINT HINT WINK WINK NUDGE NUDGE.
19. Voldy's crazy inbred family. Nice. Very Anne Rice-ish, but nice.
20. That is all. For now, at least.