I DID love DH - General First Observations (LONG)

[jytuarte]

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> Katie:

> Neville pulling Godric Gryffindor's sword out of the Sorting Hat
> literally made me drop my book and cry. All I could hear in my
> head was Dumbledore saying, "Only a true Gryffindor could have
> pulled that out of the Sorting Hat..." Neville definately ends
> the series as one of the most well-rounded, brave, and remarkable
> characters JK created - and certainly in my top 5. He's amazing.


I wholeheartedly agree with you about Neville.  I've always loved
him, even back when he tried to stop Harry, Ron and Hermione from
going out at night, but especially at the Department of Mysteries.
I love how his grandmother was too tough to capture and was so proud
of Neville (makes me well up now just thinking about it). And a
really cool part about Neville's progress was that Harry was an
integral part of it, steadily increasing his confidence through
the DADA training, Dumbledore's Army, and their friendship. Great
stuff, I love it, sometimes seems like the loyalty, bravery and
friendships between the kids makes me cry more than the tragedies.
But who am I kidding, they both do!

jytuarte