I kind of wish that non-verbal spells had played some part in something. That was the last bit of advice that Snape gave Harry -- learn to keep your mind and mouth shut.
Hil, there were times during the book where I thought that, too. But I also think there were points where Hermione, at least, was clearly doing a non-verbal spell. There wasn't a big deal about it, but I think there were points where they were under the Cloak and hiding and doing spells where I figured they
had
to be doing them non-verbally, or else they'd be heard.
Someone a few days ago linked to a fic with the sort of between-the-lines stuff for the epilogue. I can't find the link now -- anyone know which one I'm talking about?
That was me! Here you go, when LJ returns.
Non-verbal spells helped Harry stay hidden under the cloak during the final battle.
Okay, fine, you're right, Luna probably is the Potterverse character most likely to take advice from a toy bunny intent on ruling the world. Like that's a BAD thing?)
No, of course not. Not at all. And also, Luna shines with cleverness in "Deathly Hallows," and is the absolute best Quiddich narrator EVAH!
And also, Luna shines with cleverness in "Deathly Hallows,"
Fuck cleverness, she's also an incredibly perceptive human being: I loved the bit at the end where she distracts the throng so Harry can escape to be with his friends.
A comma splice
and
a colon?? J.K. would be proud.
And also, Luna shines with cleverness in "Deathly Hallows," and is the absolute best Quiddich narrator EVAH!
These are true things.
(Confession time: I don't like Quiddich. Don't care about it at all. Blah-blah-blah sports with brooms, whatever. So I *loved* Luna's Quiddich commentary.)
A few hundred of the DH book are missing pages. Some have already appeared on eBay.
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ATLANTA — Harry Potter charmed millions of readers this weekend, but the spell was broken at least briefly for some fans when they found pages missing from their precious copies of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."
The book's publisher, Scholastic Inc., says a few hundred of the 12 million copies of the book are reported to have pages missing. The gaps have left hardcore Potterphiles rushing to stores to exchange them _ or filing them away as mementos of the book's epic release.
Leanne Greer, 36, had gone on "lock down" _ no television, radio or Internet _ after buying her copy of "Deathly Hallows" at about 7 a.m. on Saturday. She said she finished reading page 306, then discovered the next 33 pages of the book were missing.
"I just kind of freaked out," said Greer, a Purdue University graduate with degrees in elementary education and English. "My husband said, 'Why are you screaming?' He said 'I thought one of the kids was hurt.'"
She said she finished reading page 306, then discovered the next 33 pages of the book were missing.
I read this article earlier and checked. Basically, they cut out right before Ron leaves, miss the entirety of "Godric's Hollow," and jump back in right as "Bathilda" is revealing herself as Nagini.
So they miss the sign at Godric's Hollow - the graffiti made my allergies act up.
Where is Luna's Quidditch commentary? I misremember.
But she grew into her colon obsession: Oh my God, I could not take it after a while.
Holy fuck, that was so annoying. I had to pretend they were all semicolons just to make it through without my head exploding. Plus the abundant ellipses... I kept thinking of the book's title as
Harry Potter and the Problematic Punctuation.
I found it surprisingly slow going until about the last 150 pages, partly because I kept tripping up on her clunky phrasing and telling-not-showing (e.g. "Her dislike of the goblin sending her to deliver messages was clear") and her other writing tics, which her dodgy punctuation didn't improve.
Still, I did like the story she was telling, and I'm very fond of her characters, and very glad that the Trio all survived. My prediction going in was that, if Ron and Hermione had hooked up by page 200, one of them was going to bite it -- so I was very glad that their big kiss was put off until nearly the end. I was especially sad to lose Fred -- love the idea of him haunting either Hogwarts or the joke shop -- and was actually a little mad that both Remus and Tonks died, although it did make me think, like others said, that Harry had to survive to be Teddy's godfather, which was a bit of comfort.
Mostly, though, I'm just so, so glad that Snape turned out to be on the right side after all. I didn't even think I was that invested in his character, but I was so sure he was good even after the events of HP6, and then for so much of book 7 it seemed like he might be all evilified after all, which made me really upset, so I was extremely relieved to find out where his true loyalties lay. I wish he'd been more present in the book, although I suppose he'd have had to appear Bad for most of the time, which would have made it more difficult to accept him as Good in the end.
Also, Neville Longbottom, you are my goddamn hero and always have been.
