Harry, Harry Potter?

[botias]

I just finished the book, much reading done after midnight in the bath, so... I definitely got a hee from this post by st_salieri If Joss had written the series... As for me:

1. I can't wait to see the movie. I was definitely getting visuals
2. I was surprised the body count wasn't higher or at least played for harder impact. Hedwig died and I was liek whoa, this is going to be hardcore, but it seemed like it didn't really hit that hard after that. I went in totally expecting Ron to die at the very least, and was actually expecting Harry to die for reals, I was prepared for Hagrid to go and I was definitely surprised that all the Malfoys were still upright.
3. I wanted more Draco. Yes, he's white blond and ebol Shut Up
4. I thought the epilogue was lame and I like lame, but laying down who lived happily ever after with whom probably kept a few tons of carbon out of the atmosphere in the form of pleading letters penned on wood pulp and delivered overseas
5. I loved the Snape/Lily storyline... same patronus *sniffle* deer so pritty
6. I loved with she did with Dumbledore's character.
7. I love that Harry's the bestest hero Evar, I love the way Dumbledore sees him, but Harry doesn't do all the heroing. I thought it was great that the plot tokens and heroics were shared. Neville gets the nifty sword, instead of Harry cleaning up.

Comments

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

With you on most of these (I just finished a little while ago!) but particularly #2. And Neville and the sword was one of my favorite parts, and I never saw it coming!

[diachrony.livejournal.com]

I never thought Harry would die for real, nor Ron or Hermione, because after all, no matter how much adults have enjoyed it, it's a *children's* book series, of the type where Good triumphs over Evil and there's a happy ending.

IMO, it would also have destroyed nearly all interest in any future movies, alienated her current readership, and lost future readers ... it would probably have been the worst move JKR could have made! Anyway, I believe it just isn't the type of series where that kind of ending would have fit or been satisfying.

I really liked *how* JKR plotted out the events that led to the final battle and Harry's triumph. Being entirely unspoilered and not bothering with predictions, it was a very satisfying adrenaline-infused, exhilarating, twisty-turny showdown to me.

[botias.livejournal.com]

I had the same thought when I thought Harry was going to die, that it would put a real damper on the film franchise. I would have been satisfied with that ending for some reason, and I'm a real happy ending h0r. Maybe because Harry always seemed apart from the world he lived in, as much as he loved it, and also because he'd just lost the final adult member of his adopted family. Dumbledore, Sirius and now Lupin, cutting some of the major ties he had made. I tend to forget it is a children's book. :) Which is silly because it so clearly is. Maybe I become a child when I read it. :)

The death I thought was unsatisfying was Snape's. I wanted to see him die in the act of showing his true colors. That's a bit cliched I know, besides messing with her big reveal.

It was good that way for me too. I was also completely unspoilered except for having heard that JKR said at least two major characters were going to die. :)