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Hey guys! I'm back!
I can't remember if I've posted since...the time I was reading the book. I finished Sunday night, but didn't really feel like posting about anything. The things I DID post were all shippy related too, just because I'm a PROUD HarryHermione shipper, and I LOVE you guys. Anyway, I've been wondering if I could even give a review of the book, but I guess I could sum up what I feel about it under a cut. Hopefully it won't get too long.
I read from midnight to 8 AM, fell asleep, woke up at 1 PM, and by 4 PM Saturday I was sniffling, because I was around chapter 18/19, and then once I got to ch.20 Xenophilius Lovegood, I all-out-bawled. And had to read FF for a little bit too, lol.
I didn't cry because of my ship being made fun of, or because of Ron being so thoughtful, or Harry's yearning for Ginny's body to make him feel like a normal boy - I cried because it finally hit me that this was it. This was the book that would [hopefully] tie up all the loose ends, and Harry would either come out dead, or alive - depending on Moldyshorts of course.
My review: Neville is pure gold, along with Dobby, the DA, Lee Jordan and his awesome alias name of River. The Twins totally had me laughing with Fred's 'saint-like' comment, the '7 Harry's chapter and how they totally couldn't take Harry down just because he refused to give hair', and of course I cannot forget Luna and Dean [kinda shippy, don't ya think?], or Aunt Muriel. There were a few Luna Harry moments too - d'you see that? And Harry even felt very nice feelings for Luna when he went to the Lovegood home and then seeing their pictures upstairs in her part of the house - those pictures with the 'friends' banner all around made me sniffle. Oh Luna. Made of gold, you are.
I LOVED Aunt Muriel. She was a riot and I could totally name all of my relatives as being offspring of her. OMG, she had me laughing SO HARD for the LONGEST TIME!
And I'm SO GLAD McGonagall made it - even if Tonks and Lupin should've been the ones to survive - that woman is awesome - MINERVA FTW!! Charmed DESKS, HERE I COME!
And I'll say this, I loved many parts of the book, but because of my anxiety over the end, the fact that the kids were going to look for Horcruxes, and all the things they might face - my heart was in my throat for more than half the book. I swear I didn't relax until I got to chapter 28, or rather, I got used to the pace of the book. The pace was SO FAST in this one, I felt like I was in a whirlwind. If anyone had bothered me while I was reading, I'm sure I would've freaked out because I was just at wit's end.
Considering ships - I still had hope in this last book, but now I'm glad JKR didn't touch my ship because then she would've ruined it. All we got in this book from Harry was superficial stuff - Ginny's sweet smelling hair, and that fierce look of hers, and then her lips...other stuff like that included. And OMG. RON. I have to give him credit. He tried, he tried SO HARD, and at first, Hermione was a bit flummoxed, I know she was, because near the beginning of the book when Ron is complimenting her spell-casting abilities, she gives this perplexed look and tosses a glance over to Harry before giving a puzzled smile to Ron in thanks. But Ron is a cutie, after they kissed [with Harry interrupting them] I laughed because it's true, those that hadn't kissed their crushes sure better move quick or else...lol.
Things that bothered me, or had me go, 'huh'. Lupin and Tonks. That seemed too quick for a marriage to me, and then the baby? Wow. I hated that they died, but it made sense to me in that -war doesn't make sense and lives are lost without reason- type of deal, I was very sad to read them being dead.
Ron leaving the trio. I pretty much decided that someone would leave the trio while on the hunt, and I always thought it would be Ron. See, Hermione is loyal, and steadfast. I knew she wouldn't leave Harry unless something SUPREMELY drastic happened, like her parents getting killed [and another huh? moment] - HER altering her parents memories and sending them off to Australia. WOW CRAZY - I felt that that was OFF [OOC] Sure, it's logical to totally detach from family to keep them safe, but I wonder why the Order couldn't take Hermione's parents to keep them safe? Why? And the fact that the Order allowed Hermione and Ron to be Harry decoys too? I thought they would be considered too young, but whatever, they came out alive, even if it came really close. *pets Hedwig*
I loved seeing the crying side of Hermione in this. Especially when Ron left, and Hermione cried for a week afterwards. I could care less that Ron left, but I really felt for Hermione because she's just so dog-gone loyal and she just knew she needed to stay with Harry, besides the fact that she gave her word. Hermione in this book was spot-on when it came to the hunt and helping Harry. The only thing I didn't really like was, of course, the shipping, but Hermione was just brilliant - especially with her purse and stashing all that stuff in it just in case something happened at the wedding - which it did - and then doing that double apparation when they had to leave the Ministry and that bloke took a hold of her robe and then she quickly disapparated them to some forest when they got to the top step of Grimmauld because of that guy. GAH! Hermione brilliance. Of course, her breaking Harry's wand takes away from it slightly but those things do happen.
I LOVE YOU DOBBY! YOU FREE HOUSE ELF YOU!! And yay for more Weasley action. And you know what? I'm puzzled at how Harry HEARD Hermione screaming upstairs, and he didn't seem to care as much as Ron. WHAT was that? Even his thoughts only barely registered her screaming, though he WAS trying to work quickly.
And last, but not least. Sevvy-sev. Our dear Severus Snape. I knew his past would be twisted and crooked and slanted and just all over the place, and I think I vaguely remember getting the heebyjeebies when I realized that Snape may very well have had a crush on Lily Evans while reading a previous book.
Indeed, the world is not all black and white, in fact, very little of the world is that clear. Life is shades of grey, and Harry learns that most of all - this whole journey was for him - coming of age and realizing things for himself, getting the whole picture, and realizing what others have gone through to get to this point, and how people on all sides suffer.
Dumbles? I knew there was something more to him, I figured those twinkly blue eyes were twinkling because he was hiding so many secrets and was just so mischievous about it all. BAH. Mischievous doesn't have the negative connotation I'm looking for, but yeah. And when Harry and him meet again after he died...well, I loved it that Harry told Dumbles to just 'take a guess' and Dumbles laughed. Harry deserved to take a few kicks at Dumbles for the manipulation going on there. That man - WOW - so many things were revealed from his past, and Harry finally saw A LOT more of the real Dumbledore, not just the caring Headmaster that was ultimately looking out for his safety.
I liked this book, shipping aside of course, and I'm sad, and anxious to say goodbye to Harry Potter - of the JKR persuasion. As for fandom, I'm still here, and I'm still a strong HHr shipper. Nothing will make me turn away from that because HHr DOES happen in future canon, even if the epilogue says otherwise - and about that: the epilogue was just tacked on there to take a a few kicks at us. JKR just wanted to poke fun at us, but the book, since it IS written for children, is a children's series, the ending fits all fairy tales, yeah? The hero goes off with the maiden/girl left behind/superficially priceless girl, while the side-kick(s) get hitched, or find their own mates.
Oh well. I knew there was a reason I looked up Harry Hermione one boring December day in 2005.
ooops. Sorry it's so long.
ALSO!!!! I posted prompts over at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hhr_challenge - come on guys! Go support OUR SHIP and contribute! You can post Fanart, one-shots, and drabbles that are inspired by the prompts there. There's a prompt for every day of the month. Stuff should be showing up at the comm very soon actually, since August prompts were posted in June, and we've got maybe a week until the 1st. I'm so excited!
I can't remember if I've posted since...the time I was reading the book. I finished Sunday night, but didn't really feel like posting about anything. The things I DID post were all shippy related too, just because I'm a PROUD HarryHermione shipper, and I LOVE you guys. Anyway, I've been wondering if I could even give a review of the book, but I guess I could sum up what I feel about it under a cut. Hopefully it won't get too long.
I read from midnight to 8 AM, fell asleep, woke up at 1 PM, and by 4 PM Saturday I was sniffling, because I was around chapter 18/19, and then once I got to ch.20 Xenophilius Lovegood, I all-out-bawled. And had to read FF for a little bit too, lol.
I didn't cry because of my ship being made fun of, or because of Ron being so thoughtful, or Harry's yearning for Ginny's body to make him feel like a normal boy - I cried because it finally hit me that this was it. This was the book that would [hopefully] tie up all the loose ends, and Harry would either come out dead, or alive - depending on Moldyshorts of course.
My review: Neville is pure gold, along with Dobby, the DA, Lee Jordan and his awesome alias name of River. The Twins totally had me laughing with Fred's 'saint-like' comment, the '7 Harry's chapter and how they totally couldn't take Harry down just because he refused to give hair', and of course I cannot forget Luna and Dean [kinda shippy, don't ya think?], or Aunt Muriel. There were a few Luna Harry moments too - d'you see that? And Harry even felt very nice feelings for Luna when he went to the Lovegood home and then seeing their pictures upstairs in her part of the house - those pictures with the 'friends' banner all around made me sniffle. Oh Luna. Made of gold, you are.
I LOVED Aunt Muriel. She was a riot and I could totally name all of my relatives as being offspring of her. OMG, she had me laughing SO HARD for the LONGEST TIME!
And I'm SO GLAD McGonagall made it - even if Tonks and Lupin should've been the ones to survive - that woman is awesome - MINERVA FTW!! Charmed DESKS, HERE I COME!
And I'll say this, I loved many parts of the book, but because of my anxiety over the end, the fact that the kids were going to look for Horcruxes, and all the things they might face - my heart was in my throat for more than half the book. I swear I didn't relax until I got to chapter 28, or rather, I got used to the pace of the book. The pace was SO FAST in this one, I felt like I was in a whirlwind. If anyone had bothered me while I was reading, I'm sure I would've freaked out because I was just at wit's end.
Considering ships - I still had hope in this last book, but now I'm glad JKR didn't touch my ship because then she would've ruined it. All we got in this book from Harry was superficial stuff - Ginny's sweet smelling hair, and that fierce look of hers, and then her lips...other stuff like that included. And OMG. RON. I have to give him credit. He tried, he tried SO HARD, and at first, Hermione was a bit flummoxed, I know she was, because near the beginning of the book when Ron is complimenting her spell-casting abilities, she gives this perplexed look and tosses a glance over to Harry before giving a puzzled smile to Ron in thanks. But Ron is a cutie, after they kissed [with Harry interrupting them] I laughed because it's true, those that hadn't kissed their crushes sure better move quick or else...lol.
Things that bothered me, or had me go, 'huh'. Lupin and Tonks. That seemed too quick for a marriage to me, and then the baby? Wow. I hated that they died, but it made sense to me in that -war doesn't make sense and lives are lost without reason- type of deal, I was very sad to read them being dead.
Ron leaving the trio. I pretty much decided that someone would leave the trio while on the hunt, and I always thought it would be Ron. See, Hermione is loyal, and steadfast. I knew she wouldn't leave Harry unless something SUPREMELY drastic happened, like her parents getting killed [and another huh? moment] - HER altering her parents memories and sending them off to Australia. WOW CRAZY - I felt that that was OFF [OOC] Sure, it's logical to totally detach from family to keep them safe, but I wonder why the Order couldn't take Hermione's parents to keep them safe? Why? And the fact that the Order allowed Hermione and Ron to be Harry decoys too? I thought they would be considered too young, but whatever, they came out alive, even if it came really close. *pets Hedwig*
I loved seeing the crying side of Hermione in this. Especially when Ron left, and Hermione cried for a week afterwards. I could care less that Ron left, but I really felt for Hermione because she's just so dog-gone loyal and she just knew she needed to stay with Harry, besides the fact that she gave her word. Hermione in this book was spot-on when it came to the hunt and helping Harry. The only thing I didn't really like was, of course, the shipping, but Hermione was just brilliant - especially with her purse and stashing all that stuff in it just in case something happened at the wedding - which it did - and then doing that double apparation when they had to leave the Ministry and that bloke took a hold of her robe and then she quickly disapparated them to some forest when they got to the top step of Grimmauld because of that guy. GAH! Hermione brilliance. Of course, her breaking Harry's wand takes away from it slightly but those things do happen.
I LOVE YOU DOBBY! YOU FREE HOUSE ELF YOU!! And yay for more Weasley action. And you know what? I'm puzzled at how Harry HEARD Hermione screaming upstairs, and he didn't seem to care as much as Ron. WHAT was that? Even his thoughts only barely registered her screaming, though he WAS trying to work quickly.
And last, but not least. Sevvy-sev. Our dear Severus Snape. I knew his past would be twisted and crooked and slanted and just all over the place, and I think I vaguely remember getting the heebyjeebies when I realized that Snape may very well have had a crush on Lily Evans while reading a previous book.
Indeed, the world is not all black and white, in fact, very little of the world is that clear. Life is shades of grey, and Harry learns that most of all - this whole journey was for him - coming of age and realizing things for himself, getting the whole picture, and realizing what others have gone through to get to this point, and how people on all sides suffer.
Dumbles? I knew there was something more to him, I figured those twinkly blue eyes were twinkling because he was hiding so many secrets and was just so mischievous about it all. BAH. Mischievous doesn't have the negative connotation I'm looking for, but yeah. And when Harry and him meet again after he died...well, I loved it that Harry told Dumbles to just 'take a guess' and Dumbles laughed. Harry deserved to take a few kicks at Dumbles for the manipulation going on there. That man - WOW - so many things were revealed from his past, and Harry finally saw A LOT more of the real Dumbledore, not just the caring Headmaster that was ultimately looking out for his safety.
I liked this book, shipping aside of course, and I'm sad, and anxious to say goodbye to Harry Potter - of the JKR persuasion. As for fandom, I'm still here, and I'm still a strong HHr shipper. Nothing will make me turn away from that because HHr DOES happen in future canon, even if the epilogue says otherwise - and about that: the epilogue was just tacked on there to take a a few kicks at us. JKR just wanted to poke fun at us, but the book, since it IS written for children, is a children's series, the ending fits all fairy tales, yeah? The hero goes off with the maiden/girl left behind/superficially priceless girl, while the side-kick(s) get hitched, or find their own mates.
Oh well. I knew there was a reason I looked up Harry Hermione one boring December day in 2005.
ooops. Sorry it's so long.
ALSO!!!! I posted prompts over at
hhr_challenge - come on guys! Go support OUR SHIP and contribute! You can post Fanart, one-shots, and drabbles that are inspired by the prompts there. There's a prompt for every day of the month. Stuff should be showing up at the comm very soon actually, since August prompts were posted in June, and we've got maybe a week until the 1st. I'm so excited!
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I'm not quite sure about what I feel about Dumbly's history. It's good that he was humanized, but I think I read too much fanfic just ruining this concept to death--I got Dumbly-was/is-evil Fatigue. Still, JKR's twist on it was most original.
Muriel... well, I really don't like her. Reminded me too much of my grandmother who irritated and terrified me by turns. Grandma's worse these days, with her Alzheimer's. Good lord, she KICKS doors down in the dead of night and screams the sleep out of you. ::shudder::
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lordy! *comforts*
Muriel helped me to relax some because she made me laugh. It was refreshing to laugh when I was so anxious!
But I understand, that was how *our* house was for a few months, and it was exhausting! *chuckles* *pets you*
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I forgot- Thanks!
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Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, I went out of town unexpectedly.
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'my heart was in my throat for more than half the book.' just like me !
'but now I'm glad JKR didn't touch my ship because then she would've ruined it.' oh my god you´re so write! I´m mean if I was a r/hr shipper I would be so angry right now! because after waiting this much for only that kiss scene! and it wasn´t even a good scene :|
I liked the part when Ron comes back to Harry and Hermione and everybody thinks that they´re going to kiss and no! She punches him several times hahaha I love that girl!
'I loved seeing the crying side of Hermione in this.' actually she cried for 90% of the book. but I think that´s a bad thing.it only made it more real cause no real person would do through that much stuff and not cry.
'As for fandom, I'm still here, and I'm still a strong HHr shipper' i´m with you :D
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I think it was a good added element. I mean, shipping aside; Hermione IMO, was very IC. She was devoted to the cause: which was helping Harry. She promised she'd go with him, and she did everything in her power to do that. I thought McGonagall was a goner for SURE. I didn't think she'd be around past the 10th chapter because of the spells that were thrown at her that night Hagrid ran off, but she made it - and more power to her! ♥ McGonagall is adult Hermione; which makes me laugh a lot.
HHr FTW!!!
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'McGonagall is adult Hermione' that´s true! although JK said that Hermione is working in the law department of the ministry I think she would have made a great teacher!
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I loved the book in its entirety, even though some of my favorite characters had to die. And I think Dumbledore's past made him human. He made a mistake and he made up for it throughout his lifetime. And the bit about sacrificing Harry in Snape's pensieve, remember that he can't put all his eggs in one basket. Somehow he knew that Harry would look into Snape's pensieve and if he would have mentioned that he (Dumbledore) knew that Harry would survive, do you think Harry would have done what he did (decide to sacrifice himself). I don't think so. Everything Dumbledore said or did as far as Harry was concerned is to steer him towards the right decision. All for the greater good....
I'm just glad that it ended without Harry dying because she (JK) did make a hint of it especially in the prophecy. I'm sad that the series is over. I guess now we have to find another series to read and latch on to, but we must continue with the HHr fanfic cause I truly beieve they belong together. :)