Posted by Dinah on July 11, 2007, at 0:48:39
In reply to Serious Spoilers for unread existing books!!!!, posted by TexasChic on July 10, 2007, at 20:41:07
It's hard to think of Draco's failure to kill Dumbledore as being a sign that he's not evil. He almost killed Katy Bell, without even intending her any harm. Maybe what he really lacked was courage. He always was a cowardly little weasel.
Hmmm... My Snape theories are a bit unformed. They center around the fact that Dumbledore changed beyond reason the last book, and particularly as the book progressed. It was not like Dumbledore to be so childlike with Harry. Especially since Harry didn't really do anything to earn Dumbledore's reliance. He couldn't even remember how to repel the infiori (sp?). And around the fact that Dumbledore seemed to be pleading with Snape at the end. I just get the feeling that there was more going on than meets the eye. I realize he's really dead. She's been clear about that. But I can't help wondering if that small part of the tale couldn't have been part of some plan. Clearly letting the deatheaters and a werewolf in the school was no part of the plan.
And I also can't help but think that the Phoenix will play another role. Fawkes has been a key player in almost every book.
I have to confess that I've been wanting to learn more about Lily. I've always felt like there was something hinted at but not told about Lily. But perhaps some mysteries are meant to stay that way.
My only prediction, such as it is, is that Neville will end up teaching Herbology someday at Hogwarts. :)
I have a feeling that I might not like Book 7, just as I didn't like Book 5 (because it was so unrelentingly grim) and Book 6 (because Dumbledore ceased somewhere in there to be the Dumbledore I loved). But I'll still devour it over and over again just as I did those two books. Because I may not have liked them too much, but I did love them.
Besides, the books really get better after you've read the later books. You go back and read the earlier ones and catch all the little tidbits of significant information that you didn't realize was significant.
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