I like that JRK addressed the whole "hey, Dumbledore is kind of sketchy" argument. Also, Dumbledore/Grindenwald, HOT NEW SLASH PAIRING, just angsty and fascist and pretty enough for fandom to completely latch onto. Woot.
7. People who died
Man, a lot more people died than I thought would, and although I was horrified and saddened by each one, I'm not *shocked* by any of them, really. I mean, you had to figure at least one Weasley would die, and Ron and Ginny aren't expendable, so it was probably going to be Percy or one of the twins. Remus had to die because he was one of Harry's father figures, although I *am* surprised that JKR killed off Tonks too. Snape, similarly-- ever since he killed Dumbledore, he was marked. But, at least she didn't kill off Luna or Neville, which would have been HORRIBLE.
8. Nineteen Years Later
(OK, so Nineteen Years Later isn't a character, what do you want from me?)
I sense a lot of "I'm ignoring the epilogue" fic in the works. Actually, I predict that within a week of the book's release there will be some apt fannish wordsmush or portmaneau to indicate that your fic or your personal canon is Deathly Hallows-compliant but ignores the epilogue. Oh, and Teddy Lupin / Victoire Weasley is my new favorite pairing. Come on, you know they're both HAWT. I see Teddy as being kind of Byronic and *attractively* broody in that way that Harry never quite managed, and of course Victoire has Fleur's veela charm crossed with Bill's scruffy rock-star sex appeal. I have decided that they're both archaeologists, and they go around having adventures like Rick and Evie in "The Mummy." ... Yeah. Um, I basically just wanted to say something that wasn't "stop naming the kids like an ff.net writer would" because everyone is already saying that and is GOING to be saying that. Because, seriously, JK, no.
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6. Dumbledore
I like that JRK addressed the whole "hey, Dumbledore is kind of sketchy" argument. Also, Dumbledore/Grindenwald, HOT NEW SLASH PAIRING, just angsty and fascist and pretty enough for fandom to completely latch onto. Woot.
7. People who died
Man, a lot more people died than I thought would, and although I was horrified and saddened by each one, I'm not *shocked* by any of them, really. I mean, you had to figure at least one Weasley would die, and Ron and Ginny aren't expendable, so it was probably going to be Percy or one of the twins. Remus had to die because he was one of Harry's father figures, although I *am* surprised that JKR killed off Tonks too. Snape, similarly-- ever since he killed Dumbledore, he was marked. But, at least she didn't kill off Luna or Neville, which would have been HORRIBLE.
8. Nineteen Years Later
(OK, so Nineteen Years Later isn't a character, what do you want from me?)
I sense a lot of "I'm ignoring the epilogue" fic in the works. Actually, I predict that within a week of the book's release there will be some apt fannish wordsmush or portmaneau to indicate that your fic or your personal canon is Deathly Hallows-compliant but ignores the epilogue. Oh, and Teddy Lupin / Victoire Weasley is my new favorite pairing. Come on, you know they're both HAWT. I see Teddy as being kind of Byronic and *attractively* broody in that way that Harry never quite managed, and of course Victoire has Fleur's veela charm crossed with Bill's scruffy rock-star sex appeal. I have decided that they're both archaeologists, and they go around having adventures like Rick and Evie in "The Mummy." ... Yeah. Um, I basically just wanted to say something that wasn't "stop naming the kids like an ff.net writer would" because everyone is already saying that and is GOING to be saying that. Because, seriously, JK, no.