OoP - Jenny's Big Questions - Spoilers!

[Laura]

No: HPFGUIDX 61461

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jenny_ravenclaw" <
meboriqua at a...> wrote:

> 2. What do you think of Harry using Crucio on Bellatrix?  This was a 
> big shock to me.
I'm kind of half-and-half on this one.  I'm surprised that he used it because it's, 
well, such an evil thing to do.  On the other hand, I'm not surprised because it 
was for Neville and Sirius, as well as to satiate his own anger.

 
> 3. Why do you think JKR chose for Sirius to be the one to die?  Was 
> she taking it too far for Harry?
I already posted on this, but I think he was a bad, bad, bad choice.  I really do 
love Hagrid, but I kind of feel like he hasn't got much more to add.  His part in 
this book was actually kind of pointless.  Sirius had just begun to be a strong 
central character, and showed emotional depth, I thought that was a bit mean 
to tell us how interesting he was, then kill him, and so abruptly, too!


> 4. What do you think of the way JKR portrays the MoM - and government 
> in general?
I thought this was great.  I think she hit the nail on the head with stupid 
politicians and useless bureaucracies.

 
> 5. Should Hagrid stay on as CoMC teacher?  Am I the only one who 
> continues to think he's a moron?
This is a toughie.  I don't honestly see why he couldn't go back to being 
Gamekeeper, and just have Prof G-P be CoMC, she honestly is better


> 6. Why did Percy turn his back on his family, especially his mother?  
> What will become of him now?
Someone already said something about power, and I think that's totally it.  He 
always was given positions of power, but, if you noticed, there was never an 
overwhelming amount of RESPECT for Percy.  Now, I think he's on a mission 
to get it any way he can, ESPECIALLY because JK didn't put anything in 
about him being repentant or anything like that... possible DE in the making?

 
> 7. Are we supposed to dislike James Potter now?
No, I think this was just to humanize him, though I must admit that I really 
dislike him right now after reading it.  I actually think it was more of a move to 
humanize Snape, since he'd been so cruel.  Not like it was a great shock, btu 
it really does cement the reason why Snape turned out that way.


Laura