My thoughts on the book (obviously this contains spoilers)

[coriandra2002]

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This is not a comprehensive review, just my thoughts on the book. It
wasn't difficult reading it from start to finish. I loved how fast
paced it was. That made it hard to put down. I enjoyed most of it, but
not quite all. To be expected, of course, nothing's perfect but that's
all right. Perfect can be boring. The death of Remus and Tonks, right
after the birth of their baby really depressed me and it seemed
totally unnecessary, but I wasn't about to let that turn off the book
completely. Incidentally, what happened to their baby? Who took care
of him when Tonks' parents were killed and how did he escape being
killed? And what provisions did Harry, his godfather, make for him
when he learned he was expecting to die and stay dead?

The death of Fred really hit me too, but I could sort understand it,
assuming one of Ron's brothers had to die. If it had been Percy or
Bill or Charlie  the deaths wouldn't have sparked the same emotional
response. Anyway, it was great to see Percy finally reconcilled to his
family. I was thought he was just a half step away from becoming
totally evil and was going to be cut off from them forever.

I would have liked to know too, what Kreacher was doing while Ron,
Harry and Hermione were off hunting for the Horcruxes. It sorted of
bothered how they disappear like that without any notice or warning.
Another unanswered question: Hermione mentioned that Kreacher
behaviour was simply reflective the belief of the people that were
kind to him. What kindness did the Black family show him and why?
Somehow I have trouble imagining those people, especially "Miss Bella"
being kind to anyone for their own sake, let alone a non-human whose
race is looked down on by most wizards.

Hermione's reaction to Ron's leaving was great, hard hitting and
realistic. It was one of the most memorable parts of the book for me.
Another one of my favourite parts was Neville killing Nagini, the last
Horcrux. I thought he was going to kill Bellatrix but I can see how
killing the Horcrux was even more important. I noticed he acting more
like a Gryffindor in every book and he certainly developed into an
amazing character.

Like most people, I thought the epilogue left a lot to be desired. I
rather like the bit of fluffiness after all the doom and gloom, but
really didn't tell us anything, other than who married whom and the
names of their children. It was set nineteen years later. What were
Ron, Harry, Hermione and Neville doing during that time. What happened
to other students and teachers? And what happened to the Sorting Hat?
Voldemort set it on fire near the end of the book, but in the epilogue
there's still the reference to sorting. So did they save the Hat or
find another way of doing it? And did Marietta Edgecomb ever get
healed of her disfigurement? I don't think what happened to her was
cruel or unjustified at the time. She deserved what she got. Mind you,
if she still has that word across her face twenty years after leaving
Hogswart, then I might consider it that.


Not to be overly negative. Aside from the unanswered questions it was
a great book. And I suppose the question make interesting writing and
reading for people who like gap fillers. I'd encourage everyone to
read it, the few who haven't already.

coriandra2002