Are we having fun?

[slgazit]

No: HPFGUIDX 80671

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ellejir" <eberte at v...> wrote:
> Wanda wrote:
> 
> > <snip> Are WE having fun anymore? Speaking for myself, I have to
> > say no.  For me, the fun died on June 21, when OotP was released.
> 
> Elle (me):
> I do not think that your view of OoP and the direction that the HP 
> series is heading is universally held.  A fair number of people 
> enjoyed reading OoP (myself included) and some people on the list 
> have stated that it is their *favorite* book in the series.

Count me on as one who loved OoP. I liked the added depth, the
complexity of characters and emotions, how it became so much harder
to tell good from bad. It did not have as tight a plot as previous
books - rather a series of events. Its climax was not as spellbinding
as the one of GoF. But I loved the added psychological dimensions
and that Harry is finally beginning to act out his feelings. It's
high time he finally did that.

I have a feeling that the coming two books will be both darker
and more uplifting. The Wizard World crisis will deepen, casting
shadow over everything the characters go through. People will die,
get betrayed, etc. But I think Harry will pull out and grow
to the task appointed to him. He will not be as emotionally fragile.

Salit