Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (SPOILERS)

[Lincolnator]

I gotta disagree krankor. They had to do what needed to be done to win the war. If the war would have been lost, Teddy would have had a horrible life, whether one of them was there for him or not. This came down to the unfortunate truth of the good of the many outweighing the good of the few. Also, the type of people that Tonks and Lupin were, they could not sit back and watch as other did the fighting for them.

[Mr. Atari]

I read somewhere that Rowling changed a death right before publication. That someone more "major" had died, but she had misgivings about it. So she gave that character a reprieve, and instead killed off two more minor characters.

Most of the speculation I've seen on the interweb says Lupin & Tonks were the two unlucky ones. Who the major character was, no one can agree on. Hagrid, Neville, and Arthur Weasley are the three most likely candidates. My guess would be Hagrid, as his reappearance after the spiders seems to accomplish little.

[Torgo]

sampo said:

I read somewhere that Rowling changed a death right before publication. That someone more "major" had died, but she had misgivings about it. So she gave that character a reprieve, and instead killed off two more minor characters.

She's confirmed that the character she decided not to kill was Arthur Weasley, but it wasn't for the final book like so many assumed. She was going to kill him in Order of the Phoenix (I assume during the snake attack), but decided not to.

She hasn't confirmed who she offed that she didn't intend to, though. Though I will say Hedwig and Colin were kind of just killed for the hell of it.

[Hugh Beaumont]

busdrivertohell said:

I have never read a Harry Potter book, nor have I seen the movies.

And yet I am still alive. Gasp.

We should build a shelter so that, when the Apotterocalypse happens, we unbelievers can fight off the zombie hordes.

[hopesfall]

Are these the books about a widowed father and his 3 daughters who invite Joey and Jesse to stay with them?

[Torgo]

The Olson Twins and the Deathly Hallows. I like the sound of that.

[Donna SadCat Lady]

torgo said:

The Olson Twins and the Deathly Hallows. I like the sound of that.

They ARE the Deathly Hollows, poor little twits.

[Hugh Beaumont]

Uncle Joey IS the prisoner of Azkabanalamadingdong! Or whatever.

[Torgo]

::Holds hands up like moose antlers and does Bullwinkle voice:: "You really are the brightest witches of your age."

::laugh track::

[Crowfan]

Wow. I finally finished the book and I must say that I really enjoyed it on the whole. Yeah, some parts dragged and I thought that the bickering between Harry, Hermione, and Ron went on a bit too long. I was also impressed with how Snape was redeemed. Someone had mentioned that maybe Harrry and Snape should have had a face-to-face meeting, but given Harry's feelings toward Snape, he probably would not have believed Snape's story.

I also found myself liking Draco Malfoy. He wasn't completely evil after all. I found it impressive that Harry saved him three times.

I was a little disappointed that Fred Weasley was killed, although I know that some of the characters were going to be killed off.

[Krankor]

I thought it very interesting that in the end, Harry owed his life and the sucess of his mission to a member of the malfoy family. Granted, Narcissa only saved Harry for her own gain, but who'd have thought?

My own theories about Snape were all brutally false. I really liked my theories, but ultimately what Rowling did with him was fitting. Mine, and many others, I think, gave Snape a little too much credit and made him a little more selfless than he could be.