1. I actually liked Harry and identified with his problems a lot more in this book than in the others. He wasn't too horribly emo or CAPSLOCK, and I liked his doubt. So, yay.
2. Liked Ron, too. And that his No. 1 fear appears to be Harmonians. ahahahaha. We hear you, man!
3. Hermione is so smart and cool—why does she cry all the time? I mean, she spent the whole book, basically, alternating between being awesome and weeping/sobbing/gasping. I mean, I guess that could be a legitimate character trait, but it really bugged me after a while.
4. I've always felt a lot of sympathy for Snape, and was TOTALLY unsurprised by how his whole plotline played out; I never doubted that he was still spying for Dumbledore, etc. I mostly just wish, as I said below, that we could have SEEN Harry reevaluate his feelings, or even have a moment of, "Yeah, Snape was a dick, but he was brave in the end," instead of suddenly being, "ZOMG SNAPE WAS THE BRAVEST MAN EVAH I SHALL NAME MY CHILD AFTER HIM." Okay!
5. I AM SO FUCKING CONFUSED BY THE MALFOYS. I feel like Rowling never really knew what to do about them, couldn't commit to having them be TOTALLY EVOL! or redeemed, and instead settled for some middle mushy place. Especially Draco. OMG JUST DECIDE. I think I really just wanted him to make a CHOICE, one way or the other, but instead he just skulks along. Maybe that was Rowling's point, but if so, I don't think she sold it strongly enough.
Also, all the switcheroo about the various wands gave me a headache.
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Date: 2007-07-18 06:21 am (UTC)2. Liked Ron, too. And that his No. 1 fear appears to be Harmonians. ahahahaha. We hear you, man!
3. Hermione is so smart and cool—why does she cry all the time? I mean, she spent the whole book, basically, alternating between being awesome and weeping/sobbing/gasping. I mean, I guess that could be a legitimate character trait, but it really bugged me after a while.
4. I've always felt a lot of sympathy for Snape, and was TOTALLY unsurprised by how his whole plotline played out; I never doubted that he was still spying for Dumbledore, etc. I mostly just wish, as I said below, that we could have SEEN Harry reevaluate his feelings, or even have a moment of, "Yeah, Snape was a dick, but he was brave in the end," instead of suddenly being, "ZOMG SNAPE WAS THE BRAVEST MAN EVAH I SHALL NAME MY CHILD AFTER HIM." Okay!
5. I AM SO FUCKING CONFUSED BY THE MALFOYS. I feel like Rowling never really knew what to do about them, couldn't commit to having them be TOTALLY EVOL! or redeemed, and instead settled for some middle mushy place. Especially Draco. OMG JUST DECIDE. I think I really just wanted him to make a CHOICE, one way or the other, but instead he just skulks along. Maybe that was Rowling's point, but if so, I don't think she sold it strongly enough.
Also, all the switcheroo about the various wands gave me a headache.