It really doesn't add much other then their professions. Which I'm not sure we need to know.
I do have to say I feel pretty vindicated about my predictions. I had thought Harry would have to die because of the connection to Voldie but David insisted he would survive and then it occurred to me that it was probably only important that he believed he had to sacrifice himself. I was plesantly surprized that Dumbledore died by being foolish though we suspected that his death was planned and that Snape was in fact good the fact that he was dying anyway hadn't occured to me exactly. I didn't like the way Snape died it does feel like he got cheated. And Once I decided he was in fact good I began to wonder how much of his meaness did he carry on with because he felt he had to to maintain his image and confidence of the Death Eaters. I thought it was pretty clear that their was more to the history of he and Lily once the scene of Potter teasing him happened and clear from his never mentioning her that he loved her. I would have liked more of a feeling of closure with the Malfoy's and the Dursley's. In fact I think Dudley having a child who turned out to be magical would be quite fitting and of course hopefully he would have learned to be more accepting of it then his parents were. Though Narcissa's willingness to fake Harry's death was a little redeeming for all the Malfoy's.
I thought parts of the end were beautifully written particularily from the time he realized he had to die to where he did. She does a great job at building and maintaining suspense for a long time and there have been times in the series where I though her magical ideas were brilliantly fun and creative and yet other times especailly in the last book where the horcruxes are things that seem common and cliche and I can't help but wish she could have come up with something new.
I also kept wondering how pissed that goblin was going to be when the damn sword went missing from him in the end.
My favorite line was something about Snape and a bottle of shampoo. there was less humor in this one which is understanable though I still missed it.
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Date: 2007-07-26 03:03 pm (UTC)I do have to say I feel pretty vindicated about my predictions. I had thought Harry would have to die because of the connection to Voldie but David insisted he would survive and then it occurred to me that it was probably only important that he believed he had to sacrifice himself.
I was plesantly surprized that Dumbledore died by being foolish though we suspected that his death was planned and that Snape was in fact good the fact that he was dying anyway hadn't occured to me exactly.
I didn't like the way Snape died it does feel like he got cheated. And Once I decided he was in fact good I began to wonder how much of his meaness did he carry on with because he felt he had to to maintain his image and confidence of the Death Eaters. I thought it was pretty clear that their was more to the history of he and Lily once the scene of Potter teasing him happened and clear from his never mentioning her that he loved her.
I would have liked more of a feeling of closure with the Malfoy's and the Dursley's. In fact I think Dudley having a child who turned out to be magical would be quite fitting and of course hopefully he would have learned to be more accepting of it then his parents were.
Though Narcissa's willingness to fake Harry's death was a little redeeming for all the Malfoy's.
I thought parts of the end were beautifully written particularily from the time he realized he had to die to where he did.
She does a great job at building and maintaining suspense for a long time and there have been times in the series where I though her magical ideas were brilliantly fun and creative and yet other times especailly in the last book where the horcruxes are things that seem common and cliche and I can't help but wish she could have come up with something new.
I also kept wondering how pissed that goblin was going to be when the damn sword went missing from him in the end.
My favorite line was something about Snape and a bottle of shampoo. there was less humor in this one which is understanable though I still missed it.