River ,'Objects In Space'
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***SPOILER ALERT***
I think in the end, the bodycount was 50
Closer to 60, as at least 50 nameless students died in the Battle of Hogwarts alone.
considering the Deatheaters were flinging about killing curses (or maybe I'm just assuming they were).
Yeah, so was I. It frightened me, since it's a fucking one-hit kill.
Whatever happened to Fawkes?
A circle has no beginning.
Thank goodness, Deatheaters are no better shots than Imperial Storm Troopers.
ffawkes?
I bet Dumbledore's death freed him. . . or something.
The Mundane Spoiler Challenge. Very amusing. Some are quite clever: "Ron impresses Hermione with his tongue in chapter 31."
To get a taste, check out the mundane spoilers for HBP. Some are hilarious.
The first six books in 100 words or less:
BOOK ONE:
Harry: :D
BOOK TWO:
Harry: :)
BOOK THREE:
Harry: :|
BOOK FOUR:
Harry: :/
BOOK FIVE:
Harry: :(
BOOK SIX:
Harry: :'
For those who hated the epilogue, I suggest reading this post, which is slightly ficcish in that it's written from Harry's perspective, but I consider it more of an analysis of what else is going on in that scene that Rowling didn't touch on.
My back had been going out anyway, but the hours of reading Harry Potter were the final blow. I just went to my chiropractor, who said I was the fifth person today attributing back pain to long hours with the Deathly Hallows. She's calling it the curse of Harry Potter. She's a friend, and the first thing she said was, "Don't tell me anything! I just got it yesterday."
Ha! I had neck pain yesterday.
I have a migraine today, and had to leave work because looking at manuscripts was making me ill. Possibly brought on by eyestrain?
One Slate author's comment on the book:
Nyuk:
...a long and only slightly ridiculous chapter set (maybe?) in the afterlife—which looks exactly like King's Cross railway station, except that the only bearded transient Harry meets is Dumbledore, and unlike the bums in King's Cross Dumbledore only exposes himself to Harry emotionally.