OoP Big Ending Let Down

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 66460

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Justin Hart" 
<justinhartim at h...> wrote:
 
> 
> It just seemed rushed to have them show up in the forest finding 
> Harry and Hermione...

Well, it was after Harry and Hermione met the centaurs and Grawp. I 
think there was enough time. I think the main reason why the others 
appeared was, because everybody had to be in the forest to use the 
thestrals. It would have cost to much time if they went back to the 
school first.
> 
> Then there was that pointless debate about who should go to 
London... 
> and how many animals there were to ride... and who could see 
them... 
> it just didn't work for me...

IMO, this scene was just to show the loyality of Neville, Ginny and 
Luna. Considering, that Neville and Luna were much more of a help in 
the end, than Hermione and Ron, I think this scene was pretty 
important. But I agree, that they should have shortened it a bit.
> 
> And how far is London anyway from Hogwarts?  Any why didn't they 
just 
> use the floo network in Dumbledore's office?

Because they were in the forest and the thestrals were there. And I 
am not sure if they were able to get in Dumbledores office. Umbridge 
wasn't.
> 
> ...then the excitement seemed to build... but how many ways can 
> someone get hit, fall unconsious, and generally use and defend in a 
> wand fight?  There were no clever moves... no keen magic 
involved... 

I am not sure what you meant. Those who were unconscious remained 
unconscious till the end of the fight.
> 
> ... and then to have this strangely mundane accidential breaking of 
> the prophecy... it just seemed odd

I think it was necessary. Voldemort never would have stooped trying 
to get the prophecy. Although I would have liked it better, if either 
Harry or Neville had smashed the prophecy in purpose.
> 
> ... on top of that: the chasing through the rooms seemed 
> unneccesary...

Yes, that scene didn't do it for me, either. Although I loved 
Bellatrix provocation.
 
> 
> ... and of course the big let down: SIRIUS BASICALLY TRIPS INTO THE 
> VEIL AND IS GONE!!  WHAT KIND OF HEROIC EXIT IS THAT?!!!!  And he 
> goes out bragging?  
> 

I think it was a very heroic exit. He died fighting. He died trying 
to save his godson. Do you think an Avada Kedavra would have been 
more heroic?

Hickengruendler