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Harry Potter Review
Okay. I'm going to write my Harry Potter review, which is full of spoilers, in here instead of my blog so that you only read it if you want to.
Wow. I definitely think I like this one the best. I've always liked Harry, but his character development throughout this book was....perfect. Rowling is brilliant....making Sirius's death his fault was absolutely perfect. The writer in me said, "Oh, the angst!" Maybe I'll be trying my hand at HP fanfiction....Some people found Harry's verbal tirades too much, and annoying. I found them perfect, though. In fact, reading the first couple of books, I constantly found myself asking why he wasn't fighting back in situations of blatant unfairness. I think it was very realistic. I congratulate Rowling for letting her characters grow - they're not 11 years old any more, and it's kind of cool to watch them all mature, as opposed to other authors, whose characters remain exactly the same for all of time.
She really made me think Arthur Weasley had gotten it. I had guess it might have been him, and when Harry and the Weasley children we're all sitting at the OotP headquarters waiting....she just set that scene perfectly, I really thought he was gone. I equally liked the way she killed Sirius Black, though I was sad, as he was one of my favorite characters. When I first read it, with him taunting one minute and suddenly dead and falling behind a veil the next, I was like, "what?" and reread the page. Where was the dramatic death scene? Why couldn't Harry hold him in his arms as he died, like Cedric? No parting words? Just, "Come on, you can do better than that!" Boom. You're dead. I was upset at first, before I realized the brilliance of it. This book is all about reality - and that's how death is. It's not always going to be dramatic like Cedric's. There isn't always time to sit and hold the dead body and cry over it. The death was short, and almost written in a cold-blood matter. I liked it. We didn't really get reaction from the other characters, as there was no time. I was disappointed in this too, but it is more realistic this way. I loved the following scenes - Harry going after Lestrange. I was aghast when he tried to get her with Crucio...and the scene with Dumbledore - delicious angst-filled. (I'm a big fan of angst, if you couldn't tell by the content of this journal, ^_~)
Aside from specific scenes....I really liked the overall character development in this book. Particularly Neville and Ginny. The scene with Neville visiting his parents at St. Mungo's was...perfect. And him pocketing the gum wrapper his mum gave him....*tear* I've always liked Ginny - seen a lot of potential in her, and she's grown into a very believeable person. I especially liked her comment reminding Harry of her being possessed in CoS. I don't remember the exact wording, and I've loaned the book to my cousin. I think it would be cute if Ginny and Neville became Aurors and got married. Aww!
Did anyone else feel like Harry and Hermione had a lot of scenes together? I feel like they got a lot closer in this book....that would be interesting, especially if Ron liked Hermione. (oh, the angst!) I also liked how Hermione had Voldemort's plan figured out before they even went to the Department of Mysteries. She's really smart....I like Hermione. I knew it wouldn't be her that died - Harry couldn't really do much without her. If one of the three dies, it'll have to be Ron. Although, Rowling did give me a bit of a scar when Hermione got knocked out.
I also liked the addition of Luna. What a funny kid. Just sits there placidly, accepting all these weird conversations, and then just going along with them. I wonder what's in store for her...hmm.
I found the Prophecy horribly amusing. Imagine of Voldermort had picked Neville...Ahahahahaa. Yiss.
And lots of people have commented on how much they liked Tonks, but I really didn't find much depth to her, or anything particularly fascinating. I liked Moody. He amuses me, I don't know why. A lot of people also said they liked Fred and George's departure from Hogwarts, but I thought it was a little far-stretched and overdone.
Ooh, another scene I really liked - Molly Weasley trying to get rid of the Boggart and sobbing because she kept seeing everyone dead. I really like the way Rowling captures her characters' fears. She's really good at analyzing people....all of the characters seem more real - we know what angers them, what they're good at, but most of all, what makes them cry. Yiss. I love this book to pieces. The end.
Wow. I definitely think I like this one the best. I've always liked Harry, but his character development throughout this book was....perfect. Rowling is brilliant....making Sirius's death his fault was absolutely perfect. The writer in me said, "Oh, the angst!" Maybe I'll be trying my hand at HP fanfiction....Some people found Harry's verbal tirades too much, and annoying. I found them perfect, though. In fact, reading the first couple of books, I constantly found myself asking why he wasn't fighting back in situations of blatant unfairness. I think it was very realistic. I congratulate Rowling for letting her characters grow - they're not 11 years old any more, and it's kind of cool to watch them all mature, as opposed to other authors, whose characters remain exactly the same for all of time.
She really made me think Arthur Weasley had gotten it. I had guess it might have been him, and when Harry and the Weasley children we're all sitting at the OotP headquarters waiting....she just set that scene perfectly, I really thought he was gone. I equally liked the way she killed Sirius Black, though I was sad, as he was one of my favorite characters. When I first read it, with him taunting one minute and suddenly dead and falling behind a veil the next, I was like, "what?" and reread the page. Where was the dramatic death scene? Why couldn't Harry hold him in his arms as he died, like Cedric? No parting words? Just, "Come on, you can do better than that!" Boom. You're dead. I was upset at first, before I realized the brilliance of it. This book is all about reality - and that's how death is. It's not always going to be dramatic like Cedric's. There isn't always time to sit and hold the dead body and cry over it. The death was short, and almost written in a cold-blood matter. I liked it. We didn't really get reaction from the other characters, as there was no time. I was disappointed in this too, but it is more realistic this way. I loved the following scenes - Harry going after Lestrange. I was aghast when he tried to get her with Crucio...and the scene with Dumbledore - delicious angst-filled. (I'm a big fan of angst, if you couldn't tell by the content of this journal, ^_~)
Aside from specific scenes....I really liked the overall character development in this book. Particularly Neville and Ginny. The scene with Neville visiting his parents at St. Mungo's was...perfect. And him pocketing the gum wrapper his mum gave him....*tear* I've always liked Ginny - seen a lot of potential in her, and she's grown into a very believeable person. I especially liked her comment reminding Harry of her being possessed in CoS. I don't remember the exact wording, and I've loaned the book to my cousin. I think it would be cute if Ginny and Neville became Aurors and got married. Aww!
Did anyone else feel like Harry and Hermione had a lot of scenes together? I feel like they got a lot closer in this book....that would be interesting, especially if Ron liked Hermione. (oh, the angst!) I also liked how Hermione had Voldemort's plan figured out before they even went to the Department of Mysteries. She's really smart....I like Hermione. I knew it wouldn't be her that died - Harry couldn't really do much without her. If one of the three dies, it'll have to be Ron. Although, Rowling did give me a bit of a scar when Hermione got knocked out.
I also liked the addition of Luna. What a funny kid. Just sits there placidly, accepting all these weird conversations, and then just going along with them. I wonder what's in store for her...hmm.
I found the Prophecy horribly amusing. Imagine of Voldermort had picked Neville...Ahahahahaa. Yiss.
And lots of people have commented on how much they liked Tonks, but I really didn't find much depth to her, or anything particularly fascinating. I liked Moody. He amuses me, I don't know why. A lot of people also said they liked Fred and George's departure from Hogwarts, but I thought it was a little far-stretched and overdone.
Ooh, another scene I really liked - Molly Weasley trying to get rid of the Boggart and sobbing because she kept seeing everyone dead. I really like the way Rowling captures her characters' fears. She's really good at analyzing people....all of the characters seem more real - we know what angers them, what they're good at, but most of all, what makes them cry. Yiss. I love this book to pieces. The end.
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