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The problem with the epilogue is that it felt too happy and too rushed. She squished in a bunch of names to let us know that everyone names their children after dead people, but we didn't find out about Luna, George, the Weasleys, Kingsley (did he become minister?), the fifty dead people, the Dursleys, etc.

A better ending maybe would have been just a few years in the future, maybe on the anniversary of the death or in front of the memorial for those who died fighting Voldemort. Something like that. The survivors gathered there so we could at least see everyone together; see who else got married, etc.

I just felt like the epilogue was very blah. She had the kids arguing and all that, and I guess it was to show how normal everything had become, but meh....I would rather the book had ended on the final chapter instead of with the epilogue, really. It just felt tacked on and it almost didn't seem to fit with the rest of the book.
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so...what's the deal with the trace? wasn't it established that harry still had the trace? if so, what the hell happened to that little subplot?


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The Trace vanishes when Harry turns 17. So that subplot is resolved.

I liked the book. I was quite interested by the Malfoys this time around, and how they all changed. No, I don't think that they are good, but they really showed that they cared about each other these past two books. Draco especially was a surprise; did anyone else find it odd that he seemed reluctant to name Hermione, Ron and Harry when they were captured?


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so...what's the deal with the trace? wasn't it established that harry still had the trace? if so, what the hell happened to that little subplot?


People kept finding Harry because he used Voldemort's name. Not because of the trace - which DID expire when he turned 17.


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The Trace vanishes when Harry turns 17. So that subplot is resolved.

I liked the book. I was quite interested by the Malfoys this time around, and how they all changed. No, I don't think that they are good, but they really showed that they cared about each other these past two books. Draco especially was a surprise; did anyone else find it odd that he seemed reluctant to name Hermione, Ron and Harry when they were captured?


thats when i stopped hating him big grin

and im glad he was in the epilogue as well

and it was almost sad when crabbe died

almost

actually no not really at all because the dumbass killed himself with his own curse


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People kept finding Harry because he used Voldemort's name. Not because of the trace - which DID expire when he turned 17.


I really liked the idea of the TABOO word being able to trace people, otherwise the whole of book seven would probably consist of every character overcoming the barrier and saying Voldemort.

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Yeah, that was a neat little detail thing which I liked rather a lot.

My first reaction - after deciding that in my mind that epilogue does not exist - was that it was a very good book and great ending to the series, even though it dragged on a bit too much in spots.

But whoever said Harry Potter doesn't have much in the way of cliches...wow. Um, yeah. It does, quite a lot, and Deathly Hallows was more loaded with them then any of the others.


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Deathly Hallows was very life lessony, to borrow a phrase from a friend. wink But overall it was very good. big grin


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Solid book. It kept meandering along at points, but when it pulled each prospective subplot/event together it done it bloody well. That last bout with Voldemort had some great dialogue.

[SPOILER - highlight to read]: Must confess I wanted a big scene between Harry and Snape, I thought Regellus Black deserved a brave last stand against Death Eaters to make his brother proud, and Bellatrix's death should have been given to Neville.


Agreed. Hopping off on little tangents and then tying together again mind-blowingly magnificently yes

[SPOILER - highlight to read]: I also agree that Bellatrix's death should have been Neville's, but Molly did lose a son erm


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What was your first reaction after reading the final words of the epilogue?


Mine :

Wow. That was... brilliant.


Disapointing that it said nothing about what jobs they had.I like the fact that they got married but still it left so many unansweared questions and that annoyed the hell out of me!jm mad


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Disapointing that it said nothing about what jobs they had.I like the fact that they got married but still it left so many unansweared questions and that annoyed the hell out of me!jm mad


I don't remember right this second, but JK mentioned what they did for a living on an NBC interview.

Also; she'll go into more detail about that in her 'encyclopedia.'


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I really liked the idea of the TABOO word being able to trace people, otherwise the whole of book seven would probably consist of every character overcoming the barrier and saying Voldemort.


Yeah, that was a pretty neat idea on J.K's part. yes

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[SPOILER - highlight to read]: I also agree that Bellatrix's death should have been Neville's, but Molly did lose a son erm


Agreed.

Does anyone else here think that Neville's grandmother is awesome? laughing out loud The Ministry sends an Auror to capture her, and she ends up sending him to the hospital.


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your picture of bellatrix not your sig but the one to the left under you name when she kills sirius does anyone else think she is hot as sh*t in that picture

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your picture of bellatrix not your sig but the one to the left under you name when she kills sirius does anyone else think she is hot as sh*t in that picture


Oh, thanks. It's called an avatar, just for future reference. smile

I dunno about her looking that hot. I mean, she looks kind of funny, not having a nose and all due to the size and lighting of the image.


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your picture of bellatrix not your sig but the one to the left under you name when she kills sirius does anyone else think she is hot as sh*t in that picture

It's a small low quality image, and her face looks funny. And she has weird hair.





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i wasnt talkin about that exact picture ive seen the bigger size picture and better quality

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i was talking about that ONE picture that was it

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I'm annoyed that she's writing an encyclopedia, when I would rather have had everything explained in the book. The more I read it, the more I hate the epilogue. I especially I am annoyed that we don't get to see them until 19 years later. For me it's quite a big jump. They're now almost into their forties.

Few things that I did love from the book; Harry at Godric's Hollow, discovering Dumbledore's past and Hermione's insistance that Dumbledore loved him, Harry with his parents right before he faces Voldemort for what he thinks is the last time, Harry's reaction to Dobby's death, and the entire chapter where he talks to Dumbledore.

Those moments were absolutely breathtaking for me. I like angst. stick out tongue


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Originally posted by Council#13
Yeah, that was a pretty neat idea on J.K's part. yes



Agreed.

Does anyone else here think that Neville's grandmother is awesome? laughing out loud The Ministry sends an Auror to capture her, and she ends up sending him to the hospital.


Haha, yes, Neville's grandmother rocked in this, as did Neville.

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I'm annoyed that she's writing an encyclopedia, when I would rather have had everything explained in the book. The more I read it, the more I hate the epilogue. I especially I am annoyed that we don't get to see them until 19 years later. For me it's quite a big jump. They're now almost into their forties.

Few things that I did love from the book; Harry at Godric's Hollow, discovering Dumbledore's past and Hermione's insistance that Dumbledore loved him, Harry with his parents right before he faces Voldemort for what he thinks is the last time, Harry's reaction to Dobby's death, and the entire chapter where he talks to Dumbledore.

Those moments were absolutely breathtaking for me. I like angst. stick out tongue


It would be impossible to explain everything in the books, unless you wanted each one to be about 2000 pages long. Personally I like the idea of the encyclopedia a lot, I'd really like to learn more about the backstories of some of the more minor characters (like Andromeda Tonks, who has over the past week become one of my favorite characters).


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