OOP. Impressions. Spoilers. Anyone?

[jdr0918]

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<<< Big Death; Theme: Death of father figures 
 I thought JKR has destroyed all the father figures in Harry's life  
rather throughoutly in this book: Dumbledore turns out to be great 
but fallible, The Big physical DEATH, and the worst one, James -- the 
spiritual guide, the perfect idol, the palace of everything Harry 
wants to be, smashed down completely.  JKR has destroyed that image 
now.>>>

I thought it was going to be Molly Weasley because of JKR's loss-of-
mother issues, but this was somewhat the same, and James turning out 
to be such a tool -- that wrecked my nerves completely!! I had always 
thought that Snape fans were suffering from movie contamination (Alan 
Rackins is hot, as opposed to the balding old guy of GrandPre's 
illustrations), but I'm more inclined to like him now, if he would 
just wash!

 
<<<Talk about red herrings we've been given from book 1 to 4, I think 
this has to be the biggest of them all...it was James who was like 
Draco.>>> 

And how creepy is it that Molly, Arthur, Mrs. LeStrange, Narcissa 
Malfoy and Sirius are all related? When you think about it, as pure-
bloods they sort of have to be, but...
Who are the Weasleys really and why are they the only purebloods who 
can reproduce more or less at will?
 

<<New characters
Tonks was a total odd character...Figg got a total of five lines! 
Moody stands out from the crowd. Luna Lovegood likes Ron...I want to 
know whether all the weird things she mentions exist...>>> 

I think Luna and offscreen Viktor are clues that there will be no 
intertrio shipping in canon, which is fine by me. My Ripping Yarn 
thesis demands that they remain chastely chums.

<<<<... cut down on the number of newbies?>>>

And do something with Draco. He's getting kind of shrill. 



Romance
Cho's a waste of ink...did JKR maybe have something else in mind, but 
then decide to cut her losses (and book length) and relegate Cho to 
the twilight zone of Weasley Cousin World?

 
<<<Fred and George: Civil disobedience
The way the teachers act is also very, very funny...Tough McGonagal: 
my favourite female character in the series...>>>

Gred and Forge must return! Just when the angst level reached 
threatcon orange, everything got very, very silly.


<<<Random Snape and Harry thoughts
...the relationship most explored in the next two books...Snape has 
come to realise that Harry did not exactly lead a happy life outside 
Hogwarts...[Harry will] vent his frustration on Snape...>>>

Sort of a role reversal, eh? For the same reason that Snape dogged 
Harry, Harry will terrorize Snape: it's not pleasant to be reminded 
of your own pain and helplessness. I see a really twisted S/M father-
son relationship here -- oh, no! Book VI fever!


<<<Speaking of which ... Missing Person(s) Notice: Where is Wormtail? 
Where is Karkaroff? Where is Bagman?>>>

Don't know, care less. Canon was getting crowded anyway. I hereby 
sentence them to an indeterminate term of imprisonment in Weasley 
Cousin World.

--JDR