OoP/ No Hidden Person/ lack of plot...(spoilers)

[megalynn44]

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"Stefanie R" <ohmigod_ at h...> wrote:
While all the other books are subtly tied together in that you 
don`t realize until the end the hints that she has laid out and they 
make a puzzle with very few loopholes. Whereas in ootp she sets about 
delving into the themes of the books to date, and all the unanswered 
questions of the entire series rather than having an engaging story 
in the present at the same time. 

Now Me:

Your entire post was exactly what I was thinking. I am hoping on my 
second read through I will change my mind, but the one thing I always 
look forward too is finding out who the person with the secret is. 
The hidden, unsuspected person who is more than what they seem. I was 
ready to add to my list of Quirrel, Ginny, Scabbers/Wormtail, and 
Moody/Crouch. and I got no one. Everyone was what they seemed. 
Instead of a puzzle there was a timeline, and my head wasn't about to 
burst after the pile of information loaded onto me in the last few 
chapters.

I will stop short of saying I didn't enjoy it. I will always enjoy 
JKR's humour. It's like nothing else. And I cannot say enough how 
much fun all the Weasleys were in this book. Fred and George's 
departure was Immortal, and Ginny is right in line to take their 
place. Ron and Hermione act more and more like Arthur and MOlly 
everyday. 

And JKR is so good at writing believable characters. I mean Harry 
really is acting like a bratty teenager instead of a saint and I 
appreciate that. I love that everyone is flawed. Even Dumbledore. We 
finally saw that Dumbledore is NOT perfect and does make mistakes.
And the last line of chapter 27 (Dumbledore's exit) was the best last 
line of a chapter ever.

No I think I will place book 5 with book 2, not the best, but still 
wonderful and essential to the series.

Megalynn