It wasn't until I reread the last few chapters last night that it sunk in for me why Voldemort was unable to kill or enact lasting spells on any of the good guys after Harry "died." Harry's act of sacrifice, even though it wasn't the ultimate one, gave the same protection to his friends that his mother's sacrifice did for him.
Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.
Anya ,'Showtime'
The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration
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By consensus, this thread is reopened specifically to discuss Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It will be closed again once that discussion has run its course.
***SPOILER ALERT***
Kathy A - Jul 23, 2007 7:14:28 am PDT #1498 of 3301
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Aims - Jul 23, 2007 8:21:24 am PDT #1499 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Kathy - do you have access to The Bedchamber over at Checkmated.com?
Hil R. - Jul 23, 2007 8:32:32 am PDT #1500 of 3301
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Heh. There were a bunch of news stories about how some rabbis in Israel were upset that the release was on a Saturday, thus leading a bunch of stores that normally close on the Sabbath to remain open. One of the Jewish blogs gave a sample of headlines for these stories (Reuters: "Harry Potter's Israel launch pits wizard vs. rabbis." CNN: "Will Harry Potter's magic work in Israel?" PressTV Iran: "Harry Potter angers Zionist regime.") and is having a contest for "Come on, we can think of funnier headlines than that." [link]
Kathy A - Jul 23, 2007 8:38:02 am PDT #1501 of 3301
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Aimee, yes I do--do you need access?
Aims - Jul 23, 2007 8:39:33 am PDT #1502 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Aimee, yes I do--do you need access?
Yeah. I registered for it, but no approval yet and I want to read Chapter 11.5 of Midnight Confessions.
Kathy A - Jul 23, 2007 8:42:14 am PDT #1503 of 3301
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Aimee, I just sent you my info--go ahead and enjoy!
Aims - Jul 23, 2007 8:43:10 am PDT #1504 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.
BLESS YOUR PERVY HEART!
Kathy A - Jul 23, 2007 8:48:42 am PDT #1505 of 3301
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Heh.
I like that adult-rated fanfic site because they really don't have any (or at least, very little) slashfic, but their adult fanfic is usually pretty well-written for all that it is pervy.
Kathy A - Jul 23, 2007 8:53:14 am PDT #1506 of 3301
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
My friend Tami bought her book on Saturday, but is trying to stretch it out. She started it on the train into work this morning, called me with her opinion so far (the Death Eaters had just showed up to ambush the multiple Harrys), and said she'd read some more at lunchtime. She just called me to mourn over the loss of Hedwig and Mad-Eye, and I told her that the death and destruction was just beginning. She'll be calling me back tomorrow morning with more opinion. A delayed read-n-post is always fun!
§ ita § - Jul 23, 2007 8:55:35 am PDT #1507 of 3301
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I quite liked it. I was, for other reasons, an emotional basket case while reading it, which probably helped more than hindered.
I agree with those that think the travelling camp bits dragged, and I also didn't like what I'm sure was supposed to be a big payoff: Harry chatting with Albus. I still think Dumbledore's a bit of a jerk, and listening to him wax so complimentary over Harry's personality made my eyes roll. Harry won, true. And he had to make some really big decisions to get there. But didn't Dumbledore read HP5? Wait--I guess he was pretty wrapped up in himself there too.