Posted by Racer on July 26, 2005, at 12:16:42
In reply to Re: The Finished Harry Potter thread (spoilers) » alexandra_k, posted by NikkiT2 on July 19, 2005, at 16:28:21
Dumbledore's death really was a shock -- although, with hindsight, I can see that his not healing his hand was probably a sign that it was coming, you know? And, if I'm being fair, there were some other reasons I can see -- for dramatic strategy -- that it was time for him to go, so that Harry would have to be more independent.
I know that I'm weird, and I'll admit it probably has a lot to do with Alan Rickman, but Snape's betrayal was probably more of a blow to me than Dumbledore's death! How could Severus fool me so completely? I ask you, is that fair? I'm still feeling pretty off-balance about that.
As for the various romances, I'm just glad that Tonks found her way to happiness. She deserves it, if anyone does. And, since I didn't ever think that Harry and Hermoine were a good romantic match, I'm just as happy to see her with Ron. While I'm not sure I'd want to spend significant chunks of time with their offspring, I wouldn't worry about their breeding too much. Between Grandmother Weasley and Momma Hermoine, think what those kids would have behind them! ('Course, that might just mean they'd learn to RUN!)
Excellent book, I enjoyed it a great deal, and am glad I broke down and bought it last week. Now, on to the next in my stack...
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