Oyez, Oyez, the I Hate Horcruxes Society is Now in its Second Session

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> Jen: Hee, I'm with you on the Horcruxes.  I'm thinking this 
process 
> will be more like a mystery than a video-game, lots of deductive 
> reasoning and intrigue, not to mention the character and minor 
plot 
> wrap-ups Carol mentioned.  
> 
> Plus, I'm really curious how Harry will handle his promise to 
> Dumbledore to only tell Hermione and Ron about the Horcruxes?  I'm 
> curious if Voldemort will discover what's going on or not, before 
the 
> end I mean.  The story plays better if he doesn't (talk about 
> wearisome if he keeps moving his Horcruxes!) but then Harry will 
need 
> help and he has multiple allies he can call on...the more people 
who 
> know the more likely Voldemort will catch on... circular. ;)
> 
> Call me easily entertained, the cave was fascinating and Voldemort 
> seemed like a more able villain than he had up to that point so I 
> wouldn't mind a couple of those scenes.  JKR will have a chance to 
> spring a few surprises during the process.
> 


Alla:

Well, I wrote in the past that Horcruxes certainly were "that's it?" 
moment for me. I mean, I expected Voldemort's quest for immportality 
to have more elegant solution than for him to split his soul and 
stick it into objects a la Katchey.

BUT that does not make me necessarily hate them, if that makes sense.

All it did is strengthened my thought that magic in JKR's books is 
just a plot device that helps her to talk about the topics that 
really have nothing to do with magic.

That is why I have no problem per se with Harry entering book 7 
nowhere near being prepared for final battle magically, since I have 
a feeling that his victory will have very little to do with magic 
per se. I mean, I think JKR made it believable enough in her mind 
that Harry is talented in DADA, I don't think that she thinks that 
Harry needs to be extremely profficient in it to win at the end.

Same with Horcruxes. I may like or not like the Horcruxes hunt 
regarldess of whether it will occupy major part of the book 7 or 
not. All depends on how it will be written. If it will be just a 
plot device to use to talk about all those character issues, to 
resolve loose ends, etc, I am pretty sure I will like it.

If it will be indeed tedious, detailed review of destroying every 
one of those thingies, I may be annoyed, yes.

I mean, I will certainly be happy with as less horcruxes as 
possible, but funnily they did not ruin my enjoyment of book 6 ( 
except as in being too " that's it?"), so I am fairly optimistic as 
well.

Alla,

who remembers JKR " I don't believe in magic" answer.