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I think it is more likely Hermione that wouldn't let them quit. I'd like the think that they had a nice, quiet, no life in peril, 7th year at school, finishing their education.
Yes, I think that they finished. I do, however, see Ron grumbling over studying, saying "we saved the world, and we still have to take our exams! It's not fair!"
Indeed.
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Finished DH about 5 hours ago. ran to the store with Andi and read through a gazillion posts here.
Y'all type a lot.
My scar eyes hurt. I may nap before I comment further.
Jesus! I was just reading EW and Helena Bonham Carter perforated Matthew Lewis' eardrum by accident with her wand.
Also, Dumbledore's "look of triumph" when he saw Harry's scar after V.'s resurrection was because he knew Harry's blood was in Voldemort, which would protect Harry.
I just finished the EW issue, too--where was the bit about HBC and the eardrum?
Jesus! I was just reading EW and Helena Bonham Carter perforated Matthew Lewis' eardrum by accident with her wand.
Eek! (Also, does he have a really straight ear canal or something? Because just about every time I've heard of something like that happening, the object has been rather thinner and bendier than those wands look.)
I think the HBC and the eardrum incidence was in a couple of issues ago -- it was the one with Daniel Radcliffe on the cover and was mostly about OotP the movie.
Talking about Matthew Lewis: someone on my FFlist posted this pic of ML, which kind of made me boggle. Not that I don't love Neville and think he's adorable, but ML, errm, cleans up pretty well?
Oh, my. He does clean up well. Wow.
That's Neville? Yum!
someone on my FFlist posted this pic of ML
Shit, he looks like Clive Owen's prettier brother. I wonder if he's using prosthetic teeth as Neville.
As for his ear, HBC was (in character) poking at his ear with the wand like it was an abusive Q-tip and he moved into it just as she poked.
She was very sorry to have injured him, but in true cheeky fashion once she learned about it would yell at him, "CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW, LUV?"
A friend I know on LJ has stated that the epilogue feels a little different because it was written years ago by JKR and kept under lock and key. She only made minor tweaks to it for publication.