My Review of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince SPOILERS for DH book

[Jen Reese]

> Alla:
> 
> You know what's funny Jen? I totally agree with you about the death
> scene, but it so did not bother me and I think (although I may
> change my mind), what I learned about it in DH is a reason for that.
> 
> Let me try to explain. I cried when I read this scene in HBP, I 
> mean, it was so sad as far as I was concerned, sick Dumbledore with
> enemies around him, trying to save Draco and here comes Snape.
> 
> I suppose since I now know that Dumbledore planned his death well
> in advance this scene lost poignancy for me, you know?

Jen: I get what you're saying here.  I have two Dumbledores in my head, the one through HBP and the one post-DH.  The Dumbledore saying 'please' all calm-like and satisfied in the movie remnded me of how he's portrayed by the end of the series.  I just wanted the director to take me back to the other DD!  The one who, once upon a time, I believed to be self-sacrificing and begging Snape for something unknown.

Ah well, you can't go back and maybe Yates knows that.  Maybe he planned the death scene with Dumbledore's full story in mind because his full story is already known.  Although how much of Dumbledore's backstory will be in the DH movies is difficult to decipher now.  The cave scene doesn't make it clear that he's a man suffering for his past deeds. ??

Alla:
> There is of course Snape's anguish one way or another, which he
> still feels, but since when do I care about Snape's anguish, hehe.

Jen: LOL, still not one little shread of caring?