Chp 31...Part 1beatletteAugust 31 2007, 21:49:28 UTC
Oh snap we're at a lot of people's favorite chapter! (And it's one of mine too ^_^)
Okay, seriously, I thought Voldemort was kinda nice to take a break from the battle. I always figured that if it was war, there would be no breaks until someone surrenders. Of course, the time limit of one hour also is intense as well since no one knows what will happen. And damn, Voldemort sure knows what to say to get to Harry.
RIP FRED, TONKS, AND LUPIN ;_; Once again, I was sobbing pretty hard at Tonks and Lupin's deaths. :( That and then the Weasleys surrounding Fred....*oh god, I need more tissues* The imagery and description that JK gives us...I can picture it in my head and that makes me more sad.
Now to Snape's tale: (which btw, was totally shocking and all
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Re: Chp 31...Part 1amara_anonAugust 31 2007, 22:28:28 UTC
"Would you like me to do it now?" asked Snape, his voice heavy with irony. "Or would you like a few moments to compose an epitaph?"
I absolutely loved that line, and yeah, I could so hear Rickman's delivery there. It's that sort of dry sense of humor and attitude that makes Snape so likeable, despite his cruel qualities. I loved that JKR put that line in as a light moment in an otherwise sad chapter.
Chp 31....Part 2beatletteAugust 31 2007, 21:50:01 UTC
"I prefer not to put all of my secrets in one basket, particularly not a basket that spends so much time dangling on the arm of Lord Voldemort."
Seriously how the hell does DD come up with all of his sayings? Shit, how does JK? lol.
Dun dun dun we hear the whole conversation that Hagrid only heard a part of.
"And while that fragment of soul, unmissed by Voldemort, remains attached to and protected by Harry, Lord Voldemort cannot die." [...]"So the boy...the boy must die?" asked Snape quite calmly.
Well holy fuckin shit. At this scene, I really thought that Harry had to die and was going to die. As shocked as I was, I accepted it because prior to DH, I always said that I would accept Harry's death if he brings down LV as well. Yet a part of me was REALLY hoping he'd live
Damn DD was basically training a soldier. Way to use someone (or rather someones.)
It was Snape's Patronus! of the silver doe. *sigh*
"After all this time?" "Always," said Snape*SOBS!!!* (these books have made me into such a crybaby and I rarely cry
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Re: Chp 31....Part 2amara_anonAugust 31 2007, 22:31:24 UTC
I think it was Dumbledore's eyes that teared up.
I mostly thought Snape was evil during this book, but the one thing that made me question it a little was his use of Sectumsempra during the flight. I was like, "Hm, why is he using that instead of Avada Kedavra?"
Re: Chp 31....Part 2jenderellySeptember 1 2007, 00:06:21 UTC
I think Snape knew that no matter what spell he cast, he could miss and hit somebody he wasn't intending. Plus, did he really know which "Harry" he was trying to protect? If he thought it was the real Harry, it would be better to cut him rather than kill him.
Re: Chp 31....Part 2amara_anonSeptember 1 2007, 00:54:39 UTC
Sorry, what I was trying to say was the fact that he was using a spell that wouldn't kill people made me question his allegiance to the DE at a time when I assumed he was one of the bad guys. So yeah, of course with the revelations from "The Prince's Tale" it makes sense that he wasn't using Avada Kedavra. :)
I) Snape deserved a decent post mortem after the death scene reduced him to a shell of his former self (how am I supposed to believe that Snape allowed himself to die like that without a single one of the witty ironic barbs we come to know and love
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Therefore, it seems apparent that Harry's paternal grandfather was probably a Slytherin
You mean grandmother right? Harry's grandfather (James's dad) was a Gryffindor. Since I saw the Black family tree, I figured that they were Harry's grandparents. It's kind of cool that James and Sirius were actually that closely related.
That's what I meant too; I obviously wasn't thinking there.
However, it seems we agree on the conjectured identity of Harry's grandparents: a Gryffindor on the Black family tree, a Slytherin Black, and two Muggles!
Ironic that Snape died in the Shrieking Shack, the same place where James saved him from getting killed in before. I thought that was an interesting touch.
Cutting off George's ear seemed more to me like a practical joke from Snape than Snape trying to kill either George or a Death Eater.
It seemed like it would be ironic that George, who had played so many practical jokes in Snape's classroom, would be the victim of such a joke by Snape... but that was assuming Snape saw through the disguise!
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Okay, seriously, I thought Voldemort was kinda nice to take a break from the battle. I always figured that if it was war, there would be no breaks until someone surrenders. Of course, the time limit of one hour also is intense as well since no one knows what will happen. And damn, Voldemort sure knows what to say to get to Harry.
RIP FRED, TONKS, AND LUPIN ;_;
Once again, I was sobbing pretty hard at Tonks and Lupin's deaths. :( That and then the Weasleys surrounding Fred....*oh god, I need more tissues* The imagery and description that JK gives us...I can picture it in my head and that makes me more sad.
Now to Snape's tale: (which btw, was totally shocking and all ( ... )
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I absolutely loved that line, and yeah, I could so hear Rickman's delivery there. It's that sort of dry sense of humor and attitude that makes Snape so likeable, despite his cruel qualities. I loved that JKR put that line in as a light moment in an otherwise sad chapter.
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Seriously how the hell does DD come up with all of his sayings? Shit, how does JK? lol.
Dun dun dun we hear the whole conversation that Hagrid only heard a part of.
"And while that fragment of soul, unmissed by Voldemort, remains attached to and protected by Harry, Lord Voldemort cannot die."
[...]"So the boy...the boy must die?" asked Snape quite calmly.
Well holy fuckin shit. At this scene, I really thought that Harry had to die and was going to die. As shocked as I was, I accepted it because prior to DH, I always said that I would accept Harry's death if he brings down LV as well. Yet a part of me was REALLY hoping he'd live
Damn DD was basically training a soldier. Way to use someone (or rather someones.)
It was Snape's Patronus! of the silver doe. *sigh*
"After all this time?"
"Always," said Snape*SOBS!!!* (these books have made me into such a crybaby and I rarely cry ( ... )
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I mostly thought Snape was evil during this book, but the one thing that made me question it a little was his use of Sectumsempra during the flight. I was like, "Hm, why is he using that instead of Avada Kedavra?"
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You mean grandmother right? Harry's grandfather (James's dad) was a Gryffindor. Since I saw the Black family tree, I figured that they were Harry's grandparents. It's kind of cool that James and Sirius were actually that closely related.
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However, it seems we agree on the conjectured identity of Harry's grandparents: a Gryffindor on the Black family tree, a Slytherin Black, and two Muggles!
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It seemed like it would be ironic that George, who had played so many practical jokes in Snape's classroom, would be the victim of such a joke by Snape... but that was assuming Snape saw through the disguise!
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