I can't be spoiled anymore \o/
Jul. 26th, 2007 10:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
castalieSo. I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Dude. Dude! So okay I keep telling people that, yeah, I do like the HP series - or else I wouldn't have bothered with the seven books, would I? - but that I don't consider myself a Fan per se. But that last novel? Was just incredible!
Til then, my favourite of the lot was PoA but I think it just got pushed second.
It was so intense and so deliciously dark. It felt so real too - it was full of fear and worries and pain and, I don't know, nothing was easy and everything was so hard and I completely lapped it up. Twas bloody stressful, too. I hate stories that idealise war, that make it look like it's easy and here war showed its true colours in a way...
Fred's death really shocked me; I was in tears. It was brilliantly done, imo. So swift; no warnings, no goodbyes. One second he was fighting, the other he was dead and that's it. It really broke my heart. And it feels so wrong to think of George alone now.
Remus' death didn't surprise me as such but I didn't think both he and Tonks would die. I have to say I never really cared for Tonks and I never succeeded in believing in that ship so I can't say I was sad on her behalf but it was sad to think of their child growing up without knowing them. Or them, him.
Man, reminds me of the scene when Harry goes to meet Voldemort and he's surrounded by his parents and Sirius and Remus; I want to cry again! *quivering lower lip*
Oh and Snape! JKR, I love you so much for having done this! I know I said two years ago that it wouldn't bother me if it turned out he truly was on Voldemort's side but, as I read, I realised it wasn't exactly true and so when he died I couldn't believe it because I was like 'no! there has to be more, there has to be!' And then we got the pensieve scenes and ohhh the fanfics were right! I mean, I swear it felt like reading a fic lol But in a good way because I absolutely loved what JKR did with Snape. The Doe patronus thing might have killed me a little, btw.
So I guess I was a bit more attached to his character than I thought :-) His story is also so tragic! I'm really happy Harry got to see it all, and I might have squeed when he taunted Voldemort about Snape's real allegiance - also I just adored the whole 'he was never yours! he was Dumbledore's' 'it doesn't matter that he wasn't mine' thing - I'm never happier than when people talk about others as their possession *eg*
And then there was Dumbledore's story; such a complex man and so many awful responsabilities. Using people like that, man... It was really fascinating; not pleasant at all but fascinating. Poor Harry, who had to learn such difficult things about him. But he got to make his peace with him, in the end, and I guess he really needed it.
And, dude, I've never loved Harry more than I did in DH ♥ ♥ I'm almost ashamed to think of the little moment of disappointment when I realised he wasn't gonna die. But it's just - the whole thing was so intense and scary and beautiful and sad and I think that if he'd died, so okay I would have cried a lot, but I would have been okay with it somehow.
I loved Hermione with each page - and to think of what she'd done to her parents in case she didn't survive. Wow *might be a little bit in awe of her*
And Neville! And the Malfoys! I've never given much thought about Narcissa nor Lucius, but how much I loved that in the end their only allegiance was to their family, that in the end Voldemort didn't matter and only Draco did. I think JKR did very good with most her characters.
Seriously, that was one hell of a good read. So okay I'm not a big fan of the Nineteen Years Later epilogue, but whatever. I did like the, I don't know, spirit of it, maybe? But it was too much - the name thing, though technically touching and moving made me roll my eyes a little. So maybe I do like what she wanted to do with that chapter, but I can't say I really enjoyed how she did it per se - like, I liked the meaning but not how it was said? I'm not sure I'm saying it right myself...
Well, now that it's done, I'll be able to catch up with the rest of my reading and also all the shows I've downloaded but haven't watched yet. I apparently also downloaded the premiere of the Sarah Connor Chronicles. I'm not sure I'll follow it but I couldn't resist seeing Heroes!Zach as John Connor. And also, Summer Glau is always a joy to see *g*
Though first, I'll hunt down some HP fics *nods*
Til then, my favourite of the lot was PoA but I think it just got pushed second.
It was so intense and so deliciously dark. It felt so real too - it was full of fear and worries and pain and, I don't know, nothing was easy and everything was so hard and I completely lapped it up. Twas bloody stressful, too. I hate stories that idealise war, that make it look like it's easy and here war showed its true colours in a way...
Fred's death really shocked me; I was in tears. It was brilliantly done, imo. So swift; no warnings, no goodbyes. One second he was fighting, the other he was dead and that's it. It really broke my heart. And it feels so wrong to think of George alone now.
Remus' death didn't surprise me as such but I didn't think both he and Tonks would die. I have to say I never really cared for Tonks and I never succeeded in believing in that ship so I can't say I was sad on her behalf but it was sad to think of their child growing up without knowing them. Or them, him.
Man, reminds me of the scene when Harry goes to meet Voldemort and he's surrounded by his parents and Sirius and Remus; I want to cry again! *quivering lower lip*
Oh and Snape! JKR, I love you so much for having done this! I know I said two years ago that it wouldn't bother me if it turned out he truly was on Voldemort's side but, as I read, I realised it wasn't exactly true and so when he died I couldn't believe it because I was like 'no! there has to be more, there has to be!' And then we got the pensieve scenes and ohhh the fanfics were right! I mean, I swear it felt like reading a fic lol But in a good way because I absolutely loved what JKR did with Snape. The Doe patronus thing might have killed me a little, btw.
So I guess I was a bit more attached to his character than I thought :-) His story is also so tragic! I'm really happy Harry got to see it all, and I might have squeed when he taunted Voldemort about Snape's real allegiance - also I just adored the whole 'he was never yours! he was Dumbledore's' 'it doesn't matter that he wasn't mine' thing - I'm never happier than when people talk about others as their possession *eg*
And then there was Dumbledore's story; such a complex man and so many awful responsabilities. Using people like that, man... It was really fascinating; not pleasant at all but fascinating. Poor Harry, who had to learn such difficult things about him. But he got to make his peace with him, in the end, and I guess he really needed it.
And, dude, I've never loved Harry more than I did in DH ♥ ♥ I'm almost ashamed to think of the little moment of disappointment when I realised he wasn't gonna die. But it's just - the whole thing was so intense and scary and beautiful and sad and I think that if he'd died, so okay I would have cried a lot, but I would have been okay with it somehow.
I loved Hermione with each page - and to think of what she'd done to her parents in case she didn't survive. Wow *might be a little bit in awe of her*
And Neville! And the Malfoys! I've never given much thought about Narcissa nor Lucius, but how much I loved that in the end their only allegiance was to their family, that in the end Voldemort didn't matter and only Draco did. I think JKR did very good with most her characters.
Seriously, that was one hell of a good read. So okay I'm not a big fan of the Nineteen Years Later epilogue, but whatever. I did like the, I don't know, spirit of it, maybe? But it was too much - the name thing, though technically touching and moving made me roll my eyes a little. So maybe I do like what she wanted to do with that chapter, but I can't say I really enjoyed how she did it per se - like, I liked the meaning but not how it was said? I'm not sure I'm saying it right myself...
Well, now that it's done, I'll be able to catch up with the rest of my reading and also all the shows I've downloaded but haven't watched yet. I apparently also downloaded the premiere of the Sarah Connor Chronicles. I'm not sure I'll follow it but I couldn't resist seeing Heroes!Zach as John Connor. And also, Summer Glau is always a joy to see *g*
Though first, I'll hunt down some HP fics *nods*
