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  • Leo Lakio
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    Whaaaat???

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  • cynsaligia
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    amazingly, i haven't kept up with the series after reading only the first installment.

    rowling revealed recently that dumbledore is gay.


    One fan asked whether Albus Dumbledore, the head of the famed Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, had ever loved anyone. Rowling smiled. "Dumbledore is gay, actually," replied Rowling as the audience erupted in surprise. She added that, in her mind, Dumbledore had an unrequited love affair with Gellert Grindelwald, Voldemort's predecessor who appears in the seventh book. After several minutes of prolonged shouting and clapping from astonished fans, Rowling added. "I would have told you earlier if I knew it would make you so happy."
    bill orally, upon hearing of this, talks about the gay agenda and indoctrination of children.

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  • alohatim
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    Wow! I was just in our library. There was a small shelf of books for sale. I bought the Deathly Hallows hard cover in good condition for $1. I am not really a big Potter fan--but I couldn't pass it up.

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  • kupomog
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    Originally posted by NoCal Boy View Post
    And memory fails me right now but did Umbridge just disappear from the story after the sequence at the Ministry of Magic?
    Yeah she pretty much did...was a bit disappointed at that. Although if you'd like to know her fate after the book, JK reveals it in the web chat.

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  • NoCal Boy
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    Just finished. First thing I did was login here to read this thread, which I've been ignoring for the past two weeks!

    As everyone else has posted, it's dark, dark, dark compared to the earlier books. Probably more wizard violence and blood spilled in this volume than in all the previous six combined. I liked how the tone "matures" as Harry and friends do. After all, they're (young) adults now. The climactic battle scene kind of reminded me of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones where our heroes actually go to war.

    "Spoiler-iotum"!!

    Random spoiler-y thoughts:

    As soon as it was revealed that Lupin and Tonks had died, I thought it was a guarantee that Harry would live. As their newborn child's godfather, I thought this twist would set up a new sequel series where Harry would be a supporting character, like Sirius, to his godson and new generation of Gryffindors. Guess the epilogue kinda ruled my guess out, but if Rowling decides she needs another billion or so in the bank you know she could write that series about Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione's kids.

    I don't know if disappointed is the right word, but I thought that not keeping her promise that at least one or two of the three main characters would die was kind of a letdown. Not that I wanted to see it, but if that was really her vision as she'd stated over the years, kind of seems a concession to keeping the fans happy that all of them survived.

    Clever how Dumbledore remained a main character in this book even after he "died". And I had a very strong feeling that Snape would be redeemed somehow, but didn't see Dumbledore's complicity in his own death coming. Somewhat disappointed that we didn't see the Malfoys get what had been coming to them, but I guess she was being careful of too much violence against "kids".

    Very disappointed that Rita Skeeter didn't meet an ugly end; perhaps the most annoying character in the series. And memory fails me right now but did Umbridge just disappear from the story after the sequence at the Ministry of Magic?


    Overall, an enjoyable read and satisfying end to the series. As with anything with as many fans as it has, it can't be the be-all, end-all to everyone.

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  • alohabear
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    The latest issue of EW magazine is wild about Harry and may give you some answers about DH. Here's the Link

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  • kupomog
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    JK confirms this in a recent web chat, so woooooo.

    Here's the transcript of it, Rowling answered fans' questions: http://mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1156

    For that particular spoilered part, search and find "King's Cross."

    And finally I get some closure on the death of
    Tonks (Lupin, as well),
    my favorite character of the whole series who got such a weaksauce death

    And for anyone who hasn't really been checking sites for news, check out MuggleNet's front page for many MSNBC links from an interview conducted with JK. You will find out a lot of stuff, such as what character got a reprieve from dying, and which two characters were instead killed off. You'll also learn professions of a few of the characters 19 years later, and just a lot of juicy in-depth stuff.

    As for my thoughts:

    After a week of letting the book sink in, I feel that in some ways I like it much more than HBP. MUCH more. It took me about a year to really enjoy HBP, DH is already enjoyable to me save for some rushed moments, mostly the aftermath of the battle, and really lame romance stuff that didn't move me in anyway between the kids ("and Ginny was kissing him, and Harry was kissing her back, and it was bliss!!!" ). Badly written and out of nowhere romance played a large part of what killed HBP for me, that and being overall...boring. Now I've got more things to appreciate about it, though.

    DH is quite crazy from the get-go with the kids on the run (soooo tense and great) and the awesome build up to the battle at Hogwarts. I really love that side to the book. During that entire battle, I just wanted to pick up a wand and join them in the fight. And with all the death, oh man so depressing

    The other great part is tying in all the stuff I had nearly forgotten about from earlier books, as well as clearing up certain foreshadowing in earlier books (like Petunia knowing about dementors, and then talking about Lily and that "awful boy," and Harry wondered why she didn't use his dad's name...'cause it wasn't actually his dad).

    Some aspects feel rushed like the aftermath of the battle, some are just plain convoluted like the parseltongue thing, some opportunities for epic grudgematch duels were completely overlooked, the death of the characters I mentioned earlier was so obviously an afterthought that it really bugged me, the epilogue read like something I would see from 14,000 authors on FanFiction.net. And I don't know what it is, but good god does the Harry/Ginny romance not move me in the slightest bit, even at the end of this book.

    JK also didn't seem to answer a few questions she said would be, but most of those just got answered outside of the book in interviews, anyway.

    That said, "The Prince's Tale" is pretty much the best chapter written in any Harry Potter book ever.

    DH is a good book with some flaws, but overall it was quite worth the read.

    It doesn't beat out OotP for my favorite, though.

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  • Leo Lakio
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    Originally posted by kupomog View Post
    I think the baby was meant to be Voldemort's soul.
    Kupomog, I think I'd have to agree with you. (Just finished the book today, so I could finally look at this.)

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  • alohabear
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    Originally posted by sophielynette View Post
    The only difference is in the cover artwork. As I recall, the adult editions were created so that adults wouldn't have to be embarassed about reading a "kids book" (ie, childish cover) in public (bus, etc). Of course, the name is so widely known, and displayed promininetly on the cover, that it seems pointless now.
    That's it? Why not just take off the Jacket? Has anyone seen the deluxe edition with color illustrations?

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  • sophielynette
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    Originally posted by alohabear View Post
    In Europe they have children's and adult editions of the novel. I wonder what the difference is?

    The only difference is in the cover artwork. As I recall, the adult editions were created so that adults wouldn't have to be embarassed about reading a "kids book" (ie, childish cover) in public (bus, etc). Of course, the name is so widely known, and displayed promininetly on the cover, that it seems pointless now.

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  • Leo Lakio
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    Originally posted by Random View Post
    Maybe she should start with a Hogswart student's handbook.
    Like a follow-up to these, from 2001.

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  • alohabear
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    In Europe they have children's and adult editions of the novel. I wonder what the difference is?
    Attached Files

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  • Random
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    Originally posted by Leo Lakio View Post
    Well, here's one project:


    Source
    Maybe she should start with a Hogswart student's handbook.

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  • alohabear
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    A Non- Spoiler Review:
    A+! Five Stars! JK Rowling has done it again. Not since Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has a Harry Potter novel been so good. I would hate to be the screenwriter for this one because to leave out anything, would not do the book 7 justice. You'll laugh, you'll cry and yes, dear readers you will get PISSED OFF at JK a lot( I know I did) , but you'll love this book. This is not a book I would recommend to any young reader under 13 years old, only because of the violence and harshness of it and adult themes.

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  • dyasu
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    Originally posted by Leo Lakio View Post
    Harry Potter? Or The Sopranos?
    Haha! Actually I thought the way the Sopranos ended was hilarious. It could swing two different ways depending on interpretation. I kind of liked it.

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