Tried to post this yesterday but LJ wasn't having it...
Last exam today. THANK GOD. That is all I have to say on the subject.
Also finished OotP. Wah. I have much more to say on this subject.
1.) THE DEATH: I cried. More than was strictly necessary. The funny thing was...I didn't cry because Sirius died. That might sound weird but I don't actually like Sirius that much. It's not that I HATE him, he's just not one of my most favourite characters. Especially after this book. I just...did not like him. Makes me wonder if JKR was trying to prepare us for his death by distancing him from us. Worked for me, anyway.
I nearly had hysterics when McGonagall took those stunning spells. *hyperventilates* I ADORE McGonagall - was so scared she was dead. Also, I so thought that Neville was going to die at the end. I was shouting out loud when I got there. I could not BEAR the thought of him dying. *whimpers* That would have been wrong. And yet...it would have been a better plot device than killing Sirius. I'm not sure why but the whole Sirius dying thing just didn't sit well with me...I think mostly because someone died and I just didn't care. If Neville or someone had died it would have had a huge impact on me but in my opinion, Sirius was no great loss because I didn't much like him. I'm sure people who did like Sirius would think differently but that's just my humble opinion. Also, the nature of his death got to me. It seemed so...insubstantial. He falls through the curtain and he's gone. I like the idea of the dead being behind the curtain I thought that was really haunting and very cool but...there's something about people dying when there's no body at the end of it that I've never really liked too much. It doesn't seem real otherwise. And also I thought he'd go out with a bit more of a bang. I guess though, the symbolism was nice. I definately liked the curtain but just...I dunno. I've read too many stories and have learnt that if there's no body, it's highly likely that the person isn't really dead. I know that isn't the case here but still. It just didn't affect me.
What DID affect me hugely was Harry's reaction. When he started smashing stuff in Dumbledore's office I burst into tears. I really did. I love Harry so much and it's so horrible to see him like that. I hate that Sirius had to be the one to die because of what he means to Harry. It's really painful to see him act like that. And yet it's exactly how he should have been acting. It seemed very very real and thus...I bawled. Bawled muchly. Oh Harry...
2.) THE GOOD GUYS: Luna Luna Luna Luna. She is completely and utterly fantastic. I adored her. She's right up there on my list of greatness. I want her. She's so cool! Finally a girl besides Hermione I can really really like. And she's a Ravenclaw. She's crazy and it's fantastic and I so feel for her because everyone thinks she's a weirdo. The bastards. I hope she's in it loads more.
Fred and George are my heros. I am going to marry them. Both of them. What an exit. They better still be in it loads now that they've left school. The green jackets at the end were slightly worrying but apart from that...
Dumbledore. I like that he's been humanised. I also really loved the way he calls Voldemort 'Tom'. Really nice touch, I thought.
Tonks! How cool was she? Very nice. Want to see lots more of her. Wish I could change my hair like she can. Loved that she was clumsy like me too.
Cho. Liked her. Thought the whole thing with her and Harry worked really well. But am glad it didn't work out in the end. It ended just as it was wearing itself out a little and I think that was good. The kiss was cute though. Bless.
Mrs. Weasley. I nearly cried when she was trying to fight the Boggart. That was horrible.
Ginny...I really don't like. She irritates the hell out of me and I can't put my finger on why. Wish she'd just bugger off. Oh, I especially hate that she's becoming one of those people who goes out with people at random for no real reason other than to go out with someone. Ick. Really hope she doesn't end up with Harry.
Harry. Dearest Harry. Oh he rocks my world. I love that he's finally just...oh so cool. I mean he's always been cool and had that little edge to him but he was so completely real in this book. I always thought that he coped a little too well with everything life has been throwing at him. I love that he can be sulky and angry and bitchy just because he bloody well feels like it. And he can be wrong and rash and stupid and can really come up with some cutting replys when he wants to. And yet he's still so wonderfully good. His turmoil over seeing his father behave the way he did in Snape's memory proved that, as did his sympathy for Luna at the end of the book. I think he's fantastic. His father however, I do not think is fantastic. I was appalled by what he and Sirius did to Snape. Really and truly appalled. The utter wankers...I can't believe they would do that to someone. Really I can't. Poor Snape. I don't much like Snape but that was just utterly wrong and cruel and he did not a damn thing to provoke them. Bastards. I really wish that bit hadn't been in there. I understand why it was but I wish it hadn't been. Lily was cool though. I liked her.
3.) THE BAD GUYS: Umbridge. Hate her hate her hate her. Was so ready to kill her. Spent half the book wishing someone would do just that. And Fudge. Someone should've just dropped something on their heads and been done with it. I guess in a way she was a little overdone, but that didn't bother me. I liked the whole little girl part of her character, it made her seem just so sinister. Oh and the bit about carving the 'I will not tell lies' into Harry's hand? Fantastic. Very disturbing. She reminds me so much of the scary fat lady in 'Perfect Blue'. Bet her eyes were too far apart too...
Malfoy. I forgot how much I loathe Malfoy. I know a lot of people like him and I'll probably get stoned to death for this but I HATE him. I really really do. There is nothing good about him. I really wish Rowling would give him some redemption because at the moment there is nothing about him I like. I know he's a villain and you aren't supposed to like him but he's not even a decent villain. He's a worm. I hate him. Wish he'd died. And I cheered when Harry and George beat the shit out of him. Good for them. I'm glad though that I have found a Slytherin I like - Phineas Nigellus. Now he was cool. He's snarky and sharp and bitchy and yet he's not gratuitously cruel. Liked him a lot. Shame he's only a picture. Now if Malfoy was more like him...I'd love him to pieces.
Percy. Not exactly a bad guy but I'm putting him here anyway. The tit. Maybe he should fuck right off. What a prick. Can't stand him anymore.
4.) RANDOM THINGS: Loved the Thestrals. Very cool. But why hasn't Harry always been able to see them? Surely he saw death when he was a baby? Maybe he needed to remember what he saw for it to work.
Am disappointed in the centaurs. Wish they were nicer. I love centaurs. I used to make up stories about them when I was little. My centaurs were nice. *sniff*
The OWLs cracked me up. Very funny. Just...great. The thing with Ron and the mushroom sent me into hysterics.
Ron/Hermione. Come on Ron/Hermione!
How much did I laugh when Dudley asked Harry if Cedric was his boyfriend? *holds arms out* This much. That's how much.
Want to read it again now...
Also finished OotP. Wah. I have much more to say on this subject.
1.) THE DEATH: I cried. More than was strictly necessary. The funny thing was...I didn't cry because Sirius died. That might sound weird but I don't actually like Sirius that much. It's not that I HATE him, he's just not one of my most favourite characters. Especially after this book. I just...did not like him. Makes me wonder if JKR was trying to prepare us for his death by distancing him from us. Worked for me, anyway.
I nearly had hysterics when McGonagall took those stunning spells. *hyperventilates* I ADORE McGonagall - was so scared she was dead. Also, I so thought that Neville was going to die at the end. I was shouting out loud when I got there. I could not BEAR the thought of him dying. *whimpers* That would have been wrong. And yet...it would have been a better plot device than killing Sirius. I'm not sure why but the whole Sirius dying thing just didn't sit well with me...I think mostly because someone died and I just didn't care. If Neville or someone had died it would have had a huge impact on me but in my opinion, Sirius was no great loss because I didn't much like him. I'm sure people who did like Sirius would think differently but that's just my humble opinion. Also, the nature of his death got to me. It seemed so...insubstantial. He falls through the curtain and he's gone. I like the idea of the dead being behind the curtain I thought that was really haunting and very cool but...there's something about people dying when there's no body at the end of it that I've never really liked too much. It doesn't seem real otherwise. And also I thought he'd go out with a bit more of a bang. I guess though, the symbolism was nice. I definately liked the curtain but just...I dunno. I've read too many stories and have learnt that if there's no body, it's highly likely that the person isn't really dead. I know that isn't the case here but still. It just didn't affect me.
What DID affect me hugely was Harry's reaction. When he started smashing stuff in Dumbledore's office I burst into tears. I really did. I love Harry so much and it's so horrible to see him like that. I hate that Sirius had to be the one to die because of what he means to Harry. It's really painful to see him act like that. And yet it's exactly how he should have been acting. It seemed very very real and thus...I bawled. Bawled muchly. Oh Harry...
2.) THE GOOD GUYS: Luna Luna Luna Luna. She is completely and utterly fantastic. I adored her. She's right up there on my list of greatness. I want her. She's so cool! Finally a girl besides Hermione I can really really like. And she's a Ravenclaw. She's crazy and it's fantastic and I so feel for her because everyone thinks she's a weirdo. The bastards. I hope she's in it loads more.
Fred and George are my heros. I am going to marry them. Both of them. What an exit. They better still be in it loads now that they've left school. The green jackets at the end were slightly worrying but apart from that...
Dumbledore. I like that he's been humanised. I also really loved the way he calls Voldemort 'Tom'. Really nice touch, I thought.
Tonks! How cool was she? Very nice. Want to see lots more of her. Wish I could change my hair like she can. Loved that she was clumsy like me too.
Cho. Liked her. Thought the whole thing with her and Harry worked really well. But am glad it didn't work out in the end. It ended just as it was wearing itself out a little and I think that was good. The kiss was cute though. Bless.
Mrs. Weasley. I nearly cried when she was trying to fight the Boggart. That was horrible.
Ginny...I really don't like. She irritates the hell out of me and I can't put my finger on why. Wish she'd just bugger off. Oh, I especially hate that she's becoming one of those people who goes out with people at random for no real reason other than to go out with someone. Ick. Really hope she doesn't end up with Harry.
Harry. Dearest Harry. Oh he rocks my world. I love that he's finally just...oh so cool. I mean he's always been cool and had that little edge to him but he was so completely real in this book. I always thought that he coped a little too well with everything life has been throwing at him. I love that he can be sulky and angry and bitchy just because he bloody well feels like it. And he can be wrong and rash and stupid and can really come up with some cutting replys when he wants to. And yet he's still so wonderfully good. His turmoil over seeing his father behave the way he did in Snape's memory proved that, as did his sympathy for Luna at the end of the book. I think he's fantastic. His father however, I do not think is fantastic. I was appalled by what he and Sirius did to Snape. Really and truly appalled. The utter wankers...I can't believe they would do that to someone. Really I can't. Poor Snape. I don't much like Snape but that was just utterly wrong and cruel and he did not a damn thing to provoke them. Bastards. I really wish that bit hadn't been in there. I understand why it was but I wish it hadn't been. Lily was cool though. I liked her.
3.) THE BAD GUYS: Umbridge. Hate her hate her hate her. Was so ready to kill her. Spent half the book wishing someone would do just that. And Fudge. Someone should've just dropped something on their heads and been done with it. I guess in a way she was a little overdone, but that didn't bother me. I liked the whole little girl part of her character, it made her seem just so sinister. Oh and the bit about carving the 'I will not tell lies' into Harry's hand? Fantastic. Very disturbing. She reminds me so much of the scary fat lady in 'Perfect Blue'. Bet her eyes were too far apart too...
Malfoy. I forgot how much I loathe Malfoy. I know a lot of people like him and I'll probably get stoned to death for this but I HATE him. I really really do. There is nothing good about him. I really wish Rowling would give him some redemption because at the moment there is nothing about him I like. I know he's a villain and you aren't supposed to like him but he's not even a decent villain. He's a worm. I hate him. Wish he'd died. And I cheered when Harry and George beat the shit out of him. Good for them. I'm glad though that I have found a Slytherin I like - Phineas Nigellus. Now he was cool. He's snarky and sharp and bitchy and yet he's not gratuitously cruel. Liked him a lot. Shame he's only a picture. Now if Malfoy was more like him...I'd love him to pieces.
Percy. Not exactly a bad guy but I'm putting him here anyway. The tit. Maybe he should fuck right off. What a prick. Can't stand him anymore.
4.) RANDOM THINGS: Loved the Thestrals. Very cool. But why hasn't Harry always been able to see them? Surely he saw death when he was a baby? Maybe he needed to remember what he saw for it to work.
Am disappointed in the centaurs. Wish they were nicer. I love centaurs. I used to make up stories about them when I was little. My centaurs were nice. *sniff*
The OWLs cracked me up. Very funny. Just...great. The thing with Ron and the mushroom sent me into hysterics.
Ron/Hermione. Come on Ron/Hermione!
How much did I laugh when Dudley asked Harry if Cedric was his boyfriend? *holds arms out* This much. That's how much.
Want to read it again now...