Re: sorry, long ass postmmailliwSeptember 3 2007, 22:10:30 UTC
Yes, Albus/Severus was a slap in the face: but it allows for powerful sibling rivalry! (Especially if the ASP of the family ends up with the other snakes...)
Re: sorry, long ass postjenderellySeptember 3 2007, 23:25:09 UTC
i think he would have named his fourth kid trains. omg lol. Seriously! Ginny was afraid of that and this is why after her third child she had her tubes tied. (magically, of course). lol
DH:36 - The Flaw in the Plan (Bloomsbury 2007) - 2pica_scribitSeptember 3 2007, 21:16:26 UTC
11) Voldemort: "There will be no more Sorting at Hogwarts School." In this one thing, I agree with Voldemort. The House system is divisive and causes more trouble than it is worth. When you split kids up and tell them that where they are implies certain characteristics, you invite prejudice.
12) The Sorting Hat. I wonder if it said anything to Neville before it ignited? I was so sure that the Hat was destroyed here and that the House system was done with whether Voldemort won or not. Destruction of the Hat is a symbolic destruction of Hogwarts. A breaking down of order.
13) Hogwarts rises. Without a resurrection from Harry, the forces opposing Voldemort rise up, willing to continue the fight even with their hero fallen. I bet Voldemort didn't expect that.
14) Chaos breaks out. While no one is looking, Harry vanishes beneath his cloak. Neville breaks the body-bind, presumably puts himself out, and draws the Sword of Gryffindor from the Hat, as if he meant to do it all along. Did he know the story from Harry? Did he
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Re: DH:36 - The Flaw in the Plan (Bloomsbury 2007) - 2jademgSeptember 4 2007, 14:23:34 UTC
11) & 12) I'm with you on the Sorting Hat business. I was kinda surprised in the Epilogue to hear about it.
15) Totally! Neville was always the Key to Everything!!
17) lol. Too true, you mentioned the other day being reminded of Aslan, and I can't believe that never jumped immediately into my head. Jesus. Duh.
20) I too am hoping that Voldemort died with the knowledge of everyone who he thought too insignificant were exactly the people that ruined him. I am wondering now Voldemort's reaction to Harry's not being dead and whether he thinks of Narcissa.
DH:36 - The Flaw in the Plan (Bloomsbury 2007) - 3pica_scribitSeptember 3 2007, 21:17:09 UTC
21) Flitwick got Dolohov! Yay! I hope he spit on his no-good corpse afterward.
22) Ron and Neville bring down Fenrir. Go boys! The thing is, we hear about all these people "falling" and being "brought down", but that's not really confirmation of them being dead, is it? I want a dead list, Jo! I want to know who's done.
23) Lucius and Narcissa. They know Voldemort's done. They don't even try to appear loyal any longer; all they care about is finding Draco. You know, I always saw this quality in Narcissa, but I was convinced that Lucius was a cold-hearted bastard, and that's how I've always written him. Oh, well. AU, right?
24) Three on one. McGonagall, Kingsley and Slughorn (yay!) battle Voldemort, while Hermione, Ginny and Luna face Bellatrix. And we know that neither of these Big Bads are pushovers or slouches in the magic department. Bellatrix nearly succeeds in killing Ginny, and thus diverts Harry from his purpose momentarily. *bites nails* But...
25) "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!" Oh, YESSSSSS! Mrs Weasley is
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Re: DH:36 - The Flaw in the Plan (Bloomsbury 2007) - 3mmailliwSeptember 3 2007, 22:12:31 UTC
23) I agree with you about Lucius; while love for Draco seemed to be obviously what drove Narcissa, Lucius seemed to have more of an evil quality to him (but then again, it seems like all the parental figures in this book not named Walburga loved all their children!)
When I flipped to that page, I felt so much nostalgia. I don't know why. I also felt sad because it was OVER. God I cried so much with this book and yet even at the very end, where's it's all happy, I find more tears in my system to let loose. It's only 6 more pages but damn.
And I liked the epilogue! I must be one of the few that did.
H/G's kids: Lily (9 years old), James, and Albus (11 years old). Ok when Lily was crying about wanting to go to Hogwarts, I saw Ginny from book 1 wanting to go also.
R/Hr's kids: Rose and Hugo.
I think James inherited his grandfather's mischievousness.
Harry thought he heard Percy discoursing loudly on broomstick regulations, and was quite glad of the excuse not to stop and say hello.... Percy's still reciting some boring rules? Some things never change ^_^
Awww the trio's kids grew up together (as infer from Albus wondering where "they" were and his relief when he found them).
"As a matter of fact, I did Confund him," Ron whispered to Harry
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Re: EpiloguejenderellySeptember 3 2007, 23:40:39 UTC
I liked the epilogue, if only for all the awesome ROONIL we get!! It has more of the lighthearted feel like the beginning of the series. No more of the heavy, dark, scariness that we've had. I love it. :)
I wish I knew who Draco married. Definitely a pureblood.. Pansy?
I liked the epilogue just fine. I am with you. Although I am wondering where the names Rose and Hugo came in. I guess it would be a little ridiculous to name all your kids after dead people in the first generation, but those came out of nowhere for me.
Ron's awesome. that is all. And I LIKE that JKR didn't end it with "scar". Ha!
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12) The Sorting Hat. I wonder if it said anything to Neville before it ignited? I was so sure that the Hat was destroyed here and that the House system was done with whether Voldemort won or not. Destruction of the Hat is a symbolic destruction of Hogwarts. A breaking down of order.
13) Hogwarts rises. Without a resurrection from Harry, the forces opposing Voldemort rise up, willing to continue the fight even with their hero fallen. I bet Voldemort didn't expect that.
14) Chaos breaks out. While no one is looking, Harry vanishes beneath his cloak. Neville breaks the body-bind, presumably puts himself out, and draws the Sword of Gryffindor from the Hat, as if he meant to do it all along. Did he know the story from Harry? Did he ( ... )
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15) Totally! Neville was always the Key to Everything!!
17) lol. Too true, you mentioned the other day being reminded of Aslan, and I can't believe that never jumped immediately into my head. Jesus. Duh.
20) I too am hoping that Voldemort died with the knowledge of everyone who he thought too insignificant were exactly the people that ruined him. I am wondering now Voldemort's reaction to Harry's not being dead and whether he thinks of Narcissa.
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22) Ron and Neville bring down Fenrir. Go boys! The thing is, we hear about all these people "falling" and being "brought down", but that's not really confirmation of them being dead, is it? I want a dead list, Jo! I want to know who's done.
23) Lucius and Narcissa. They know Voldemort's done. They don't even try to appear loyal any longer; all they care about is finding Draco. You know, I always saw this quality in Narcissa, but I was convinced that Lucius was a cold-hearted bastard, and that's how I've always written him. Oh, well. AU, right?
24) Three on one. McGonagall, Kingsley and Slughorn (yay!) battle Voldemort, while Hermione, Ginny and Luna face Bellatrix. And we know that neither of these Big Bads are pushovers or slouches in the magic department. Bellatrix nearly succeeds in killing Ginny, and thus diverts Harry from his purpose momentarily. *bites nails* But...
25) "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!" Oh, YESSSSSS! Mrs Weasley is ( ... )
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Nineteen Years Later
When I flipped to that page, I felt so much nostalgia. I don't know why. I also felt sad because it was OVER. God I cried so much with this book and yet even at the very end, where's it's all happy, I find more tears in my system to let loose. It's only 6 more pages but damn.
And I liked the epilogue! I must be one of the few that did.
H/G's kids: Lily (9 years old), James, and Albus (11 years old). Ok when Lily was crying about wanting to go to Hogwarts, I saw Ginny from book 1 wanting to go also.
R/Hr's kids: Rose and Hugo.
I think James inherited his grandfather's mischievousness.
Harry thought he heard Percy discoursing loudly on broomstick regulations, and was quite glad of the excuse not to stop and say hello.... Percy's still reciting some boring rules? Some things never change ^_^
Awww the trio's kids grew up together (as infer from Albus wondering where "they" were and his relief when he found them).
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I wish I knew who Draco married. Definitely a pureblood.. Pansy?
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I like the epilogue too! It's saddening that so many people hate it. :(
AND YES. ROONIL IS FTW HERE. ♥
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Ron's awesome. that is all. And I LIKE that JKR didn't end it with "scar". Ha!
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