OOP. Impressions. Spoilers. Anyone?

[jdr0918]

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<kirst_inn at y...> wrote: Mmmmm, morning folks. Have now had five hours 
of sleep and wiped all the mascara off my face, chest, arms, and 
armchair. I really wasn't even aware I used so much. I need 
discussion. No-one else I know has finished it yet. Hopefully, this 
pointless yabbering should have filled up the space where this 
message pops up on the homepage, as the vertical spoiler signs don't 
seem to be working.>>>

The Sergeant Majorette says:




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> Impressions, spewed out rather randomly in the hope of provoking 
debate: 1. Did anyone else have an uneasy feeling that they were 
reading fanfic at some points>>>

I had a more charitable interpretation. I was thinking "oh, those 
fanfic girls really hit it!" --but yeah, teenage Harry is a bit angst-
ridden for my taste.


> 4. Neville, Ginny and McGonagall (esp. the last two). Bravo. Never  
really thought I'd say that.>>>

Well, JKR did say we'd see more of Neville and Ginny, but honestly, 
Neville Longbottom and the Philospher's Stone?


> 5. - on the other hand - Arabella Figg and Rita Skeeter...? I felt 
more than a little disappointed. Those were some of the least Bangy 
scenes I have ever read. Maybe not ever. I think I'm exaggerating a  
little because of sleep deprivation.>>>

I second that motion, sleep dep too.


> and finally
> 6....I never thought I'd miss you/ half as much/ as I do... WOW. 
Where did that come from? Although I suppose you can see a certain 
inevitability about it, re-thinking the book. Ohhh...welling up 
again...>>>

Not so much the person or the manner of death, but Harry's desperate 
reaction to the loss just choked me up, like GofF's 'Remember Cedric' 
speech.  As to the plot purpose of the death, I think we all got that 
one, even if we didn't all identify the victim.
--JDR