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Champion
 
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| Found it enjoyable enough... would also have preferred more about what was happening at Hogwarts and the world in general. Much more interesting than three stroppy teenagers sharing a tent for six months. Oh, and I noticed two uses of the word 'bastard'... is it just me or was that trying slightly too hard to say "look everyone! The characters are growing up!"
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Wag
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Allen Stroud (7/29/2007)
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There is a limit, though. You can't really have the hero killed unless he then comes back in some way to still manage to save the day. There are some adult horror books that don't do that. You can stay alive *just* long enough to do the job you need to do and then die but you still need to do the job.Without wanting to derail the thread, I would like to voice my complete disagreement. Sarah here I already voiced mine, here and offline 
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Knight
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| I think that the basic premise of the Hallows themselves was sound. It was the inept way that JKR dealt with the fantasy/plotting of them that left them feeling flat. If she had left them as East European in magical origin, the other traditions of magic normally have been well handled, I think Voldys ignorance of them could have been better swept under the carpet. I don't see what was gained by making Voldy and Harry relatives but never using that fact. JKR also had absolutely no narrative control on the powers or mythology of the Elder Wand. The reasoning of Voldys death does not stand up to any scrutiny at all and I feel cheated. She dumped all the plot hooks that seemed interesting to me. Was the prophecy really about Harry or Neville? It's going to be a shit ending for a movie too. The Aliens catch a cold. Hugs all round. Roll credits. Incidently my take on the flayed baby was that it was Harry himself. The bit of him that died as a baby and was still in Limbo.
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The reasoning of Voldys death does not stand up to any scrutiny at all and I feel cheated. She dumped all the plot hooks that seemed interesting to me. Was the prophecy really about Harry or Neville? Sorry, am I missing something here? What wasn't explained? The Elder Wand was never Vlodemorts, it passed from dumbledore to Draco (as draco disarmed him). Harry beat Draco in a fight, so the elder wand would see harry as it's rightful owner. As for the prophesy, we know it was about Harry as Vlodemort (by his actions) made it so. All in all, i liked the ending. I think if JK had killed any of the 3 main characters I think it would be at odds to how the rest of the series was. I think it would've been purely a "ooo, look, i am harsh" thing, without much merit to the story. I do agree though the harry-centric narative was dull. The most interesting thing at the end of the half blood prince was the snape plot. That went into a black hole until right at the end of this one, and then i felt "the great reveal" without snape getting to intereact with anyone was a tad lame - just like his death. ah well, it's all over now.
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Knight
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| It's the whole 'disarming' part of the wands ownership. I don't have the book to hand but if the act of disarming is taking any wand at all of off the wizard that the Wand considers its master counts then then someone like Ron is the rightful owner because he got a wand from Harry after Harry became the master. Voldy took ownership of the wand in just the same way as Gregorovitch took it. Taking possession of it whilst it was not on the person who currently controlled it. It makes no sense. Why have a hinted history of the wand turning on it's master and then not use it? Ach. I don't really care. It's just my inner plot pattern recognition jarring somewhat and I'm too far into worrying about my own failings for the next event to bemoan hers.
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Wag
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Snape's death was pure rubbish.
Voldy "Sorry mate I've decided I need to kill you for ridiculously over-complicated reasons that add nothing to the story. Look out - snake!"
Snape "Damn, I was planning to survive by not being in this book.... Aggh... I die... Harry, have this deus-ex memory that explains all my loose plot ends."
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| ^^^ what he said! surely an editor might've pointed out that snape is the most interesting character, and well worth putting in the book? Hey Ho.
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Tart (8/15/2007)
surely an editor might've pointed out that snape is the most interesting character, and well worth putting in the book? Hey Ho.
I get the overwhelming impression that editors have not been an active part of the process in the Potter books since the over-long Goblet of Fire book... I could be wrong, but I get "too famous for editing" vibes when reading the later books. The plot just rolls around lazily, they're nothing like as well paced as the first three.
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