Rae ([info]dentedsky) wrote,
@ 2007-07-25 21:19:00
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Alas, it ends! Rae's quick opinion
The Harry Potter 5 movie was really good in my opinion, I really enjoyed myself.

But let us turn now to the LAST BOOK OMFG.

spoiler warning!

I really loved this book, I could not put it down! Whenever I was at work "I wanna go home and read Harry Potter!!! Arrgh!" Unfortunately I had not much time on the w/e due to my mother hogging it! And I went and saw the movie on Sunday.

The plot, the suspense, the action! JKR really has a gift of writing this genre.

I also was soooo happy to hear that Slytherin wasn't ignorantly made 2-D as was in the first book way back when. Although, I was one of the few people who were all like SNAPE IS BAD and I surprised myself by being happy to be proven wrong. And even though Draco wasn't in it very much (at least he played a large role in book 6) of what there was of him made me squee because he seemed so innocent... Dumbledore had faith in his soul... Harry saved his life - twice! The bit where Harry nicked his wand, though, seemed a little elusive to me. Did Draco no try to struggle, at all?!

Going to what I really disliked about the book, was the bit at the back that was called Nineteen Years Later I mean, WTF? It read like a bad fanfiction I would scorn on FF.net! The only good thing about it was he gave one of his dumb brats Severus as their middle name and that Draco was in it and civil and that Harry didn't say anything bad about Slytherin.

Ok but apart from that dumb bit which I think she shouldn't have published, nor written at all, the book was great! And what great fodder for the imagination of slashers! ok, so Snape's dead but I never slash him anyway. But plenty for Harry/Draco! Sigh, I wonder what ever happened to Draco's wand? Will Harry ever give it back? Would Draco ask for it? The passing back of Draco's awsome wand that totally saved the day, THAT'S the extra scene JKR should've written, fucking!

And what about Dumbledore and Grindelwald?! They had two months of some heated, fantastic relationship in which they lazed around naked in bed all day brainstorming about the Deathly Hallows~! ok, that's a bit much, even for me, but an interesting plot bunny none-the-less.

Ginny pissed me off, she should have died instead of Remus and Tonks!

Hagrid didn't die, like everyone thought he would, and it's awsome Grawp had a cameo here and there.

Go Neville! You kick arse! And wow, Dean, Seamus and a bunch of Hufflepuffs were in it.

Ron and Hermione's kiss was amusing, but anti-climatic, or maybe just exhausting.

ok, that's... about all I have to say. Except I love dragons, and I really felt sorry for the one in Gringotts.




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[info]tsosh
2007-07-25 03:42 pm UTC (link)
Did Draco no try to struggle
I'm at work so I can't be sure, but IIRC it says something like Harry battled the wands out of his hands or something... So he probably fought.

I loved Draco in this book. He was exactly as I pictured him - a bit of a coward that will do as told to keep himself (and family) safe. Not "good" enough to change sides and help Harry and the Order, but not bad enough to fight against them (he didn't agree to admit it was Harry when Grayback brought him). And he's a good friend (he saves Goyle from the fire and risks his life).

The Epilogue... there's already a term for it, "EWE" - Epilogue? What epilogue?. I still can't believe JKR wrote this thing. Unless she wrote it 30 years ago when she was 12... And why didn't her editors say something? Didn't anybody notice how lame it is??

Dumbledore/Grindelwald - totally canon. :)

That poor dragon. It was so awful...
I actually had a very similar scene planned for the book7 fic I've been meaning to write (I knew the cup will be in the Lastrange's vault!), but in my fic the dragon was Norbert, and he recognises them, and they escape on his back and free him.

/long comment by very bored at work Ann.

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[info]dentedsky
2009-06-09 04:05 am UTC (link)
omg i'm just reading back on my lj as exam procrastination and you know what...?! we're geniuses! did we guess dumbledore/grindelwald BEFORE it became official?!?! DID WE?

lol.

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[info]tsosh
2009-06-09 08:19 am UTC (link)
Hello there!

Yes, we know Dumbledore/Grindelwald. It was so obvious - weren't they sneaking to each other's room at night? ;)
I even told some ppl in rl about it, and they laughed at me that I think everyone's gay. It was fun having the last laugh at them all when JKR admitted it.

Good luck at the exam!

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[info]countessmary
2007-08-09 08:44 pm UTC (link)
Hello. I don't know you, but I'm looking for the author who wrote "Compound" a harry/cedric story. Is this you?

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[info]dentedsky
2007-08-11 10:54 am UTC (link)
lol yes it is.

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[info]countessmary
2007-08-12 08:16 pm UTC (link)
Oh. My. Lord.

That was amazing. Amazing and sad and wonderful and sweet and confused and so many other emotions. I love the waring between inner and outer selves.... so absolutely brilliant.

I can't say enough good things about this. I love that he mistakes the portkey feeling for love... just another sad bit of wonderful in this already wonderful story.

Love!

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[info]dentedsky
2007-08-18 06:41 am UTC (link)
oh thank you very much! I er, don't remember that fic that well, though I do remember messing up the tenses. but i'm glad you liked it.

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[info]countessmary
2007-08-18 06:48 am UTC (link)
I very rarely comment if I have problems with a fic. I more often say what I liked about it and leave the other comments for that person's beta reader. :) Plus, there's the whole fact that I enjoyed this story immensely.

Cheers.

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Amy - :(
(Anonymous)
2007-08-14 04:46 pm UTC (link)
The last book was amazing!!!! i pretty much cried lol. i cant believe the series is over :( i cant wait for the next 2 movies their gunna be awesome. i was a little disapointed with the 5th one. it was good but they missed out on A LOT of stuff. but it was still good i mean. i hope clémence poésy comes back to play fleur for the next 2 movies, she's so pretty.

P.S I love you relapse story please finish it

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[info]azure_dream
2007-12-30 08:57 pm UTC (link)
You know, I think JK put in that last bit of badfic just to stop the slash. And I know you think Snape is straighter than a ruler on crack, but his uptight bitter self could definitely use some love...maybe Regulus?

Regulus/Severus? It sounds delicious. You know it does. You want to write that <>right now.</i>

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[info]misskalloway
2008-01-13 12:09 am UTC (link)
Completely OT, but thanks for the comments made, like, two years ago in the Lemonade Cafe guestbook. ^_^

Now, perhaps, Raz will stop hitting me with a spatula for neglecting e-mail and other correspondence!

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