was Re: Interview w/ JKR [Sirius]

[lorien_eve]

No: HPFGUIDX 73168

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kiricat2001" <Zarleycat at a...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dublinaaireland" 
> <fashionmenu at h...> wrote:
> > <snipped>
> > 
> > Dublina: Lisa, sorry to hear that the comment "are you for real" 
> was 
> > considered rude but the comment that was made and I quote
> > ****So, the final two books have lost a lot of their potential 
> allure 
> > for me****, actually made me laugh out loud to the point where my 
> co 
> > worker in the next bay to me wanted to know what I was laughing 
> at.  
> > Again, as I said before it is getting to the best bit and stating 
> > that the potential allure is lost on someone, I found quite 
> humorous.
> > 
> > Lisa:
> > >> Each of us has our own reasons for liking these books, and our 
> own 
> > emotional reactions to them, and seeing such a dismissive 
response 
> to 
> > someone's reactions bothered me. >>
> > 
> > Dublina:  Such a dismissive response?  Isnt saying that 
*potential 
> > allure is lost* dismissing the last two books of the HP series?  
> 
> Since mine was the original quote of how some of the "potential 
> allure is lost" I feel I must respond.  This is not dismissive at 
> all.  It's not the same as saying "I won't read the books." Or "The 
> books are going to be awful because my favorite character is gone."
> 
> It merely means that I won't have the same level of anticipation, 
the 
> same counting-down-the-hours thrill that existed before OoP. I will 
> read the books, probably much more slowly, the first time through 
> because I want to know what happens, but I won't be chomping at the 
> bit, sweat pouring from my brow, locking myself away for the 
weekend 
> to *devour* the books. They will be more, well, like books, and 
less 
> like a life-pausing experience.
> 
> I can't help but think how all the devoted Snapists would feel if 
it 
> had been Snape who died.  I'm sure they all would want to finish 
the 
> series, but I would find it hard to believe that, at least some of 
> them, wouldn't feel a lack of something in them. Would their eager 
> anticipation of the new books be the same, knowing there was no 
more 
> Snape? 
> 
> Marianne


Marianne, I know exactly how you feel! Other than Harry and/or Ron, 
Sirius was my favorite character. I was looking forward to OOtP (like 
everyone else) because, obviously, I wanted to know what happened 
next. But also, I was looking forward to seeing more of Sirius (we 
didn't see enough of him in GOF, IMO) and learning more about him and 
his past. Now that he is gone, part of the of the allure is gone. I 
still love a lot of the characters and definitely look forward to the 
next book, but it just won't be the same without Sirius. I'm really 
anxious to see who Harry goes to for questions, advice, etc. now that 
he doesn't have Sirius. And I also agree with what you said about the 
Snape fans--if Snape had been the one to die, I think a lot more 
people would feel the same way you and I do.

Lorien_Eve