MissyP89 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 (I've had to avoid the phorums like the plague when someone told me there were spoilers on here. But I'm back now!) JKR did well, really well. I was pleased. The epilogue was kind of unnecessary, and oh-so-predictable, but cute nonetheless. Harry telling off Remus was great. Kreacher's change of heart was nice, especially the part where he was beating Mundungus over the head with a frying pan. I always knew Ron would come back when he left. Tonks was one of my very favorites. I was upset when I saw she'd died. But one of my favorite lines was when Ginny (I'm so glad she lived) and the others were fighting Bellatrix, and Molly came out of nowhere and said, "GET AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER, YOU--" Well, you know. I loved it. Does it show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 [quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1338418' date='Jul 23 2007, 06:41 AM']pregnancy will do that... [/quote] I cried too ... and there's no chance I'm pregnant. I am not looking forward to the emotions of pregnancy [quote name='Cow of Shame' post='1339066' date='Jul 23 2007, 08:24 PM']Everyone should have foreseen the death of Tonks & Remus. I mean, c'mon...Harry as godfather? You know you're sealing your fate if you do something as stupid as that. It's no big shock that Harry lived. Rowling has said that she knew how she wanted the series to end, back when she started writing. Other than someone like me, who starts a *children's book* with the plan to have the main character die a horrible death at the end? Pinkly Torrus the fuzzy kitten pranced his way through the meadows, smiling at the sun, the clouds and the butterflies. "Wow," thought Pinkly, "life is such a wonde...." his piercing scream ceased only after his fluffy tabby body hit the rock-filled bottom of the hidden crevasse that he had inadvertently fallen into.[/quote] OK that may be the single funniest post I've seen on PM ... well, since you were last regularly posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kateri05 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 [quote]But one of my favorite lines was when Ginny (I'm so glad she lived) and the others were fighting Bellatrix, and Molly came out of nowhere and said, "GET AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER, YOU--"[/quote] i LOVED that part!!! it was great!! [quote]Chapter 33 ("The Prince's Tale") was beautiful, though.[/quote] i agree considering how important he ended up being overall, i guess i'm a little disappointed he didn't get more time too. and i the epilogue. i'm just a sucker for a well tied up happy ending! : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 [quote name='MissyP89' post='1339255' date='Jul 24 2007, 12:08 AM']But one of my favorite lines was when Ginny (I'm so glad she lived) and the others were fighting Bellatrix, and Molly came out of nowhere and said, "GET AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER, YOU--" Well, you know. I loved it. Does it show? [/quote] O I was saying that right along with Mrs Weasley!! Must be a someone threatens MY child? mum thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kateri05 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 ohmigosh cmom, i TOTALLY thought of you when i read that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullnaChinaShop Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I really liked the ending but I was left with one question. How did Neville get the sword? The last time we had seen it was at Gringots and the goblin had it. Did I miss something obvious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullnaChinaShop Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 [quote name='BullnaChinaShop' post='1339519' date='Jul 24 2007, 07:17 AM']I really liked the ending but I was left with one question. How did Neville get the sword? The last time we had seen it was at Gringots and the goblin had it. Did I miss something obvious?[/quote] Yes, I did miss something obvious. He pulled it from the sorting hat. I read that passage 4 times before I read it properly. That still leaves the question of how it got from the goblin to the hat unless it would always appear there for a true Gryffindor in need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 [quote name='BullnaChinaShop' post='1339618' date='Jul 24 2007, 09:32 AM']Yes, I did miss something obvious. He pulled it from the sorting hat. I read that passage 4 times before I read it properly. That still leaves the question of how it got from the goblin to the hat unless it would always appear there for a true Gryffindor in need.[/quote] That was my take on it. It wasn't very clearly written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kateri05 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 [quote]it would always appear there for a true Gryffindor in need.[/quote] duh : which just goes to show that the goblin cultural concept of ownership clearly didn't apply to the sword, because its obviously incredibly magically attached to Gryffindor/Hogwarts. or.... could it have been the fake? oh no wait, the snake was a horcrux. nevermind then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I just ran across a [url="http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/julyweb-only/130-12.0.html"]great review in Christianity Today [/url]... you should read it in its entirety, but here's an excerpt from the end: [quote]When C.S. Lewis started out to write The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, he didn't have Christianity in mind. "Some people seem to think that I began by asking myself how I could say something abut Christianity to children; then fixed on the fairy tales as an instrument, then collect information about child psychology and decided what age group I'd write for; then drew up a list of basic Christian truths and hammered out 'allegories' to embody them," Lewis once wrote. "This is all pure moonshine. I couldn't write in that way at all." "Everything began with images," Lewis continued. "A faun carrying an umbrella, a queen on a sled, a magnificent lion. At first there wasn't anything Christian about them. That element pushed itself in of its own accord." Something similar seems to have happened to J.K. Rowling. She began writing about wizards and quidditch and Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans, and somewhere along the way, Christ began to whisper into the story. And the whole world was listening[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Just finished it about 5 minutes ago... Wow! The chapter before Harry "dies," as he is walking through the Great Hall to his "death"....beautiful. I was reminded of Christ, as He walked along the final days of His life, knowing what would be done to Him, yet remaining calm and approaching the Cross resolutely. And the romantic in me leaped for joy when I realized that Harry *wasn't* dead, and that he *would* end up with Ginny. Made my heart sing. AMEN! GREAT SERIES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 You know, I don't get why only Voldemort was punished in the "afterlife". Dumbledore should have been punished for suicide (he had Snape kill him). Then again, all of the characters should have been punished for using power from the Devil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigid Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 [quote name='kujo' post='1340623' date='Jul 25 2007, 03:48 PM']Just finished it about 5 minutes ago... Wow! The chapter before Harry "dies," as he is walking through the Great Hall to his "death"....beautiful. I was reminded of Christ, as He walked along the final days of His life, knowing what would be done to Him, yet remaining calm and approaching the Cross resolutely. And the romantic in me leaped for joy when I realized that Harry *wasn't* dead, and that he *would* end up with Ginny. Made my heart sing. AMEN! GREAT SERIES![/quote] yep! that's exactly how I feel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 [quote name='StThomasMore' post='1340753' date='Jul 25 2007, 06:21 PM']You know, I don't get why only Voldemort was punished in the "afterlife". Dumbledore should have been punished for suicide (he had Snape kill him). Then again, all of the characters should have been punished for using power from the Devil.[/quote] With regard to the power from the Devil, you're attempting to apply our moral rules to a world constructed fundamentally differently from ours. You can't use the same moral matrices to evaluate right and wrong. And D's death was not suicide. It was either Draco or Snape who would have killed him; he was trying to spare Draco's soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 [quote name='Terra Firma' post='1341067' date='Jul 25 2007, 10:21 PM']With regard to the power from the Devil, you're attempting to apply our moral rules to a world constructed fundamentally differently from ours. You can't use the same moral matrices to evaluate right and wrong. And D's death was not suicide. It was either Draco or Snape who would have killed him; he was trying to spare Draco's soul.[/quote] Well, I'm sure I can't be the only one who, whenever he watches a movie or reads a book, thinks about what mortal sins the main characters have or have not committed and, when and if the characters die, decides whether they die in a state of grace or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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