OOP: Opinions?

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No: HPFGUIDX 61528

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Laura" <lo572 at y...> wrote:
> 2.  The prophesy was a bit "duh," I think. 

Yes, I was very disappointed with the prophecy...I kept on waiting 
for more to come out...but nooooooo. It was, very, very "duh". Even 
the room with the prophecies..the doorways...I remember reading 
about it a month ago about that and finding it very compelling- but 
it wans't in the novel. We know Rowling can write convincing 
nightmares...but this didn't seem so. Then again...they 
weren't...*nightmares* were they? 

As for Neville, I felt that Dumbledore cast him off to the side 
rather too quickly. I think there's more going on here. Voldemort 
seems to have created a self-fufilling prophecy..but...doesn't 
anyone ever notice...In almost every book, Voldemort has wanted 
Harry alive. I believe there was talk of transfering power to, was 
there not? Maybe Neville has a larger role in this, something I have 
wondered since the end of the first book. 

As for Sirius...I have to say, Rowling was ruthless...but it was an 
excellent choice (oh that's so horrible to say). Who would've ever 
suspected Sirius? I chatted with many at a Barnes & Noble 
party...and Sirius' name was never mentioned. Lupin's was- but not 
Sirius. Most people's bets were on Hagrid. And she toyed with us! 
Hagrid missing for the first half, turns up bruised and then that 
warning from Firenze! Mr. Weasley and his snakebite. That entire 
awful scene at the end where you didn't know...but you knew it was 
going to happen, to someone- but who? Killing off Sirius was perfect 
for Rowling. The character could do nothing more but offer Harry 
moral support and love and friendship in a limited but important 
way...and his death cut Harry to the core. It hurt us all. If anyone 
else had died...it would have been expected, anti-climatic or far, 
far too much to take. There were a few awful seconds where I though 
Hermione was dead...that would've been too much to bare.

> 3.  I thought the Cho thing was kind of pointless and icky (due to 
the fact that 
> she'd been with Cedric a whopping 6 months earlier).  I'd hoped 
for more 
> Ron/Hermione development.

I'm rather glad Cho and Harry are out of the way. Rowling and Harry 
both admitted that Cho was a crush. Those that remember being 15 
will remember how crushes turn out. I'm rather glad Harry 'went-out' 
with her and it was icky and uncomfortable and not all he thought it 
was cracked up to be. Far better than having our hero mope around 
about his love life, eh?

> 5.  I wish that there would have been more character development 
overall.  

As for character development, I think that the character of Ginny 
was really...well, developed. I used to dislike Ginny, but now she's 
one of my favorites. Once again, after the crush has gotten out of 
the way, the character can act more naturally.  


Was it just me, or did OotP seem to go by a little faster than 
Goblet of Fire? I mean, I know it sounds ridiculous seeing as how it 
was longer...but just wondering if I'm alone.

~Jess