Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows *WARNING! UBER SPOILER ALERT*

[Lenny]

So come on? What did people think? How long did it take you to read? Where there parts that really surprised you?

Before you answer I must ask one thing - if you say anything about the book, put it in spoiler tags. I don't care if you just say how many pages it is. PUT IT IN SPOILER TAGS. I will be editing the posts of those who don't.

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Anyway, here's what I thought (copied and pasted from a post I've made on another forum):


Two words, the first sounds like "clucking", the second is "super-duper-uber-amazing-brilliant-great-fantastic"!

Took me just shy of 5 hours 31 minutes, and boy was every minute worth it.

And so the spoilers begin:

First of all, I WAS SO VERY NEARLY RIGHT!! I said that one of the twins would die, so, of course, I back the losing horse. 50/50 chance and I get it wrong! Typical!

The rumours of Harry being the seventh horcrux proved [in my mind] surprisingly correct, too. We finally learn the truth about Snape, which is nice. And big shocker, didn't see it coming - Snape had one hell of a crush on Lily. Poor thing. And we find out about Dumbledore's death.

One thing that really seemed to stand out in DH, was how detailed Rowling's world is. It may not show in the other books, but in book 7 it is really clear how much thought has gone into all the different aspects of a world in which Wizards and magical folk live, especially where goblins are concerned. It's just a shame that there wasn't more of it.

As for the ending, I liked it. I really did. For a series that has had people crazy for a decade, the climax was nothing short of wonderful. None of this poncy "and it was all a dream" rubbish, but rather a satisfactory ending.

All in all, well worth the read (though I doubt that anyone needs to be told that!)

Oh, and one more thing - some of the deaths really did surprise me. The first one especially. Who'd have thought that the first character to go wouldn't be a magic user?

[Vollstrecker]

lol...

My girlfriend JUST walked in the door with it.

[Sovereign]

Said girlfriend threatened me if I released the ending :(

[Jessifer]

Just finished reading the book last night at 1am. I had to work daily too, so I didn't have the time to just sit down and read for hours on end. But...I loved it so much! ^_^

First off, and I can't help but mention this first, Neville is fucking BADASS! I was surprised! I love the change he went through!

I always had a feeling that there was more to Snape. I was right when I guessed that Dumbledore had planned his death with him. I hadn't realized however, just how deep Snape really was behind the scenes of it all. To go through all of that for the child of the one person he ever loved, who never returned that love...heartbreaking.

I loved Kreature in this book. Cracked me up.

"Perhaps just one more, Master Harry, for luck?"

I admit, I loled. And the sidestory that went with it was great.

And with as much as the twins went through, like George losing his ear, I loved the fact that they never lost their sense of humor. I love the twins. Sigh. It was a shame Fred died. "Saintlike. You see...I'm holy. Holey, Fred, geddit?" Ha!

Also, I felt rather sorry for Draco in the book, and was rather glad that by the end there was a sort of...well...not quite friendship...but rather civilness between them all.

[D3V]

You know what guys... I think I might actually go borrow these books from the Libary etc, and try and catch up on it. I suppose if everyone is so interested in them there must be more behind the material that what is shown at the surface. Hmm, the possibilities... There are 7 books now right, and Deathly Hallows is the last one in the "series" .. ?

[slaynish]

I have never cherished a seriese of writing more than Harry Potter. Never read a better book. This seriese has controlled my "reading lifestyle" for the past..ehh...7 or so years has it been? Probably less.... Somebody ask me what book is my favourite, i say harry potter.

How could I be in love with a fictional character(s)?

What the fuck man.

So weird. Yet I cant control it.

[D3V]

I think what my problem is, was that I haven't enjoyed any of the movies that i've seen, I can't stand the ratcliffe kid because he looks so ridiculous...

[Lenny]

I can remember when there was a country wide competition for kids to enter to win the role of Harry, Ron and Hermione. Nearly entered myself! :p

[D3V]

I'd much rather see you in the movie than that Kid, seriously...

[Lenny]

I don't think Daniel Radcliffe is that bad. Definitely a lot better than he first was.

Rupert Grint is very good. Not only as Ron, but in the other films he's done.

And Emma Watson is quite good, too. She just needs to keep her eyebrows down. I wonder if she does that with her eyebrows in real life...

[Vollstrecker]

The actors they've chosen have all been superb in my opinion, but the directing and screenplays have been pretty downhill after Chris Colombus dropped off.

I already figured out how the 6th and 7th movies are going to be directed. The 6th movie is where Harry and Ron are struggling to take the Ring to Mount Doom, and the 7th is when Harry manages to throw it down the ventilation shaft of the Death Star.

On topic:
I have no complaints about the books, except I was hoping that we'd hear more about the Mirror of Erised.

[Lenny]

On the subject of the films: out of the five, I think that the Chris Colombus ones are the worst.

I thought that Alfonso Curan did a good job with Prisoner of Azkaban, and I think that David Yates has done a superb job with Order of the Phoenix. He's also directing Half Blood Prince, which should be interesting.

[Vollstrecker]

See, I thought the directing on Order of the Phoenix was the most appalling yet.

I was literally BORED throughout the movie, and it was like he wouldn't let the actors play their parts with the exception of Luna. If I heard one more "a storm is coming" or some other cliche attempt at a foreboding, cryptic warning, I would have written a strongly worded letter to my congressman in favor of carpet-bombing everything within a 150 mile radius of Hollywood.

[Jessifer]

I loved Luna's portrayal.

[Lenny]

The mentioning of storms and the warnings are more down to the scriptwriter than the director, methinks.

And Luna should have got a lot more airtime.

[Vollstrecker]

The mentioning of storms and the warnings are more down to the scriptwriter than the director, methinks.

And Luna should have got a lot more airtime.

Well, anyone who's read the books could tell the scriptwriter was terrible throughout the series, I just left that unspoken. ;)

A lot of my complaints were direction-specific though.

[!King_Amazon!]

The movie was awesome, the book was awesomer. That's all.

[Atnas]

I finished number seven today and went to go see the fifth movie shortly afterward.

I'm sad the books have ended... I would have liked a longer ending, one that addressed all the loose ends, however few there were.

The movie was alright. Downright horrific if compared to the fifth written installment... And I don't like Harry's new muscular look, I couldn't help thinking of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. His acting was great, though, as well as the other recurring characters. Luna was my favorite out of them all. She was just so charming.

[D3V]

So will someone tell me who dies in the book? I love spoiling the ending

[Atnas]

In no particular order: Mad-Eye, Fred(Can't remember if it was George or not... I'm sorry),Lupin, Tonks, Hedwig, Snape, Various Death Eaters, Crabbe, Voldemort, Dobby... And other not-so-important deaths, or ones that have escaped me. I know the people overheard in the woods they were in at the Quidditch world cup died, but the names escape me. Some one else could supply the rest of the departed.

[Lenny]

A list in order (more or less):

- Professor Charity Burbage (Muggle Studies, Hogwarts)
- Hedwig
- Mad-Eye Moody
- Rufus Scrimgeour (Minister for Magic)
- Wormtail
- Gregorovitch (foreign wandmaker)
- Dobby the House Elf
- Grindelwald (dark wizard that Dumbledore duelled and beat in 1945)
- Ted Tonks
- Dirk Cresswell (Ministry worker)
- Fred Weasley
- Professor Snape
- Crabbe
- Nagini
- Bellatrix Lestrange
- Tonks
- Lupin
- Colin Creevey
- Voldemort
- Assorted Death Eaters
- Assorted Hogwarts teachers and students (50)

I think that's all of them.

[Jessifer]

I absopositivafuckinlutely loved the duel between Bellatrix and Mrs. Weasley.

[Lenny]

Not only said duel, but the last 150 pages were fantastic.

Do you know that Rowling is planning to write an Encyclopedia of every character in the Harry Potter series? Including notes on such things as the epilogue?

Oh, and it might satiate the curiosity of some to know that harry is head of the Auror department, Ron is also an Auror, and Hermione is working her way up through the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, I think it is.

[!King_Amazon!]

She also has two projects she's going to work on once she's done taking a break with her family. One for kids and one for adults. That's all I know about that.

It sounds like she won't be doing anything further with the Harry Potter series asside from side books like the magical creatures book. She didn't say she'd "never" do anymore Harry Potter books, but it sounds as though she won't be doing anymore.

[JRwakebord]

I stole my sister's copy, read the last 20 pages, and then told her what happened. She cried.

[KagomJack]

All hail your douchery.

[Vollstrecker]

I stole my sister's copy, read the last 20 pages, and then told her what happened. She cried.

Way to be an asshole.

[!King_Amazon!]

I stole my sister's copy, read the last 20 pages, and then told her what happened. She cried.
Make you feel like a man?

[JRwakebord]

No, I'm just a cruel son of a bitch I guess.

Mind you she's 19, the crying was a bit over the top.

[Vollstrecker]

If she's 19, the story of that series has been going on since she was 9, you just ruined a 10 year saga for someone you love.

Congratulations.

[KagomJack]

Yeah, seriously. Way to be a douchebag dude.

[Lenny]

Has it been out in America for the full decade, then? I'd have thought that until PoA it wouldn't have been big enough.

[Vollstrecker]

I'm not certain, I don't remember if the date I checked was for America or Britain. It's been at least 6 years for sure.

[Vault Dweller]

I stole my sister's copy, read the last 20 pages, and then told her what happened. She cried.

That's awesome!

[Willkillforfood]

Is your sister hot? Hook a brothah up.

[JRwakebord]

Ask gruesome. She kind of wants his shit.