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I'm happy. More than happy, actually. Rowling managed to make me cry twice. Only one book has ever made me squeeze a tear, nothing even remotely compared to my sobbing reactions to this. There was a point when I thought the story got a bit scattered but I'm glad to annonce I was completely wrong, and I was merely jumping into conclusions. 'The Deathly Hallows' may be the best of the seven Potters, at least in my opinion.
Rowling's writing is as spellbounding as ever, and the tiny puns (one continuous one will cause Kapari a little trouble, I assume) and other humorous bits remain as hilarious as in the other novels. But the true magic in this particular part, of all of the seven, is that everyone reveals their true colour: mean characters attain more profound traits, glorious characters get fallible traits, all of these making them more human than before. And for the record, I was right about Snape, although I could never even dream of having something, something concrete, in common with him.
I can't wait for the translation to come out. I'll be (again) lining up in front of Suomalainen in the morning, getting resentful glances from all the kids dressed up in Gryffindor colours due to my green-and-silver scarf and the snake ring, both indicating belonging to Slytherin of which I am proud of, especially now!
I think it'll be the third chapter of 'The Deathly Hallows' I'll translate in Finnish and give to my little brother as a Christmas gift (I did this same thing with 'The Half-Blood Prince). I'm sure he appreciates it much more than something bought from a store. The third chapter I chose due to it's contents. Those of you who know what it contains and know about the graduation day events are probably capable of making out the connection and my intentions.
4 kommenttia
millikan
23.7.2007 14:36
I still liked the third one, Prisoner of Azkaban, better though sixth and this one come right after them...fun book and indeed many things were as how I heard them speculated but good amount of surprises too.
Splenetic
24.7.2007 11:47
Yes, 'ear, 'ear.
'Prisoner of Azkaban' was actually the first one I read, and it comes third, right after this one and 'The Half-Blood Prince'. There is something so very intriguing about Snape. I had trouble believing the whole Lil-Sev shippers in fanfiction alone, and now Rowling wrote it herself.
I wonder if the entire, in all its details, were planned beforehand, or if the numerous fanfictions and discussion forums actually affected the plot?
millikan
25.7.2007 15:33
Let's say I did get definitely Lily/Snape shipping from the fifth book, that flashback from Snape's youth...that there were something between the two, which probably caused the mixed feelings Snape had for Harry...mixture of jealousy and hatred for his father and affection for his mother. So i would say it was planned in the beginning.
Splenetic
27.7.2007 10:15
Probably. I mean, Rowling said that she had written the last chapter a long time ago, so I find it plausible that she had thought of the things behind the characters. And since Harry said that Severus was "the bravest man I ever knew" I'm sure Rowling had a pretty good idea of why.
And it's so romantic, in a tragic sense that is, to live and die to avenge the murder of his only loved one.