Why down on all the characters?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 179307

> Leslie41:
> 
> I'll put on my litcrit hat and speculate--
> 
> One serious problem with the book is that the ending is crap.  Not 
> merely the "crapilogue" that people cite--I'm not as upset with 
that 
> as I am the way that Rowling ends the series so abruptly after 
> Voldie's death.
<snip>  
>> But Remus Lupin should be alive, as should Fred.  There's no 
point to 
> them being dead, within the context of the story. 
> 
> A third reason might have to do with Snape.  There were a lot of 
> Snape haters out there--more, probably, than there were Snape 
> lovers/admirers (of which I count myself in number).  
> 
> It's got to be hard to reconcile Snape as a hero for people that 
hate 
> him so, and within the context of the book he's in many ways as 
much 
> a hero as Harry.  <snip> I can only say that if I had been wrong, 
and he'd been on the side 
of 
> evil all along, I'd now be feeling terribly ill-served, and angry, 
> and I imagine that's how some people that have always hated him 
must 
> feel.
>


Alla:

But this Snape hater is so very happy with the book.

I am quite satisfied with the deaths of Fred and Lupin and how she 
handled them ( I mean not that I would not love for them to be 
alive, but she totally sold me on their deaths) and no, despite the 
fact that I did not get the evil Snape, I am more than happy with 
the ending I got for Snape. In my wildest dreams I could not imagine 
that she could do Dumbledore's man Snape and leave me so very happy.

In my wildest dreams I could not imagine that I will read Dumbledore 
asking Snape to kill him ( something that I soooo did not want to 
happen) and be not bothered by it at all.

But the thing is she did. It is your right to believe me or not, but 
it is the truth.


I went into book 7 in a very separate mode as a reader from the mode 
of discussion here. I left all my expectations for the characters 
completely behind me and was just ready to enjoy the story.

And you know, I did.

Of course, I won't lie - there was ONE and ONLY one expectation 
which I was not able to leave behind me and that was I so wanted 
Harry to live.

I truly and honestly do not know if she killed Harry whether I would 
say that I would be able to enjoy the book over and over again.

But I am pretty sure that if she would wrote Harry's death well, I 
would NOT call her a bad writer, I would not just reread the book 
probably.

Everything else? It is like it was in another part of my brain - all 
that I wanted for the characters, etc. I was ready to enjoy what JKR 
delivers and as I said, believe it or not, I did.

Dumbledore's Snape, manipulative Dumbledore, plot holes, etc, etc.

Oh, and epilogue? LOVED. It is sugary, absolutely, but through the 
seven books which I went on this journey with Harry, I felt very 
much that he wants a family first and foremost and that he would not 
be happy without it. I would have feel cheated had she not showed it 
to me - that Harry indeed got what he wanted as I felt.

I loved that all dearly and OMG, books are on my list of the books I 
will be rereading with so many books I love in my life.

JMO,

Alla