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trinityofone) wrote2007-07-17 09:10 pm
trinityofone) wrote2007-07-17 09:10 pm
So...
Please tell me some of the rest of y'all have done the naughty and read you-know-what and want to talk about it here. 'Cause I just don't know enough HP people. (And there's something I've never before regretted. ;-) )
ETA: So far, no actual spoilers in the comments. If/when that changes, I promise to edit with the appropriate warning IMMEDIATELY.
ETA2: I would say that there are some spoilers here now! BACK AWAY.
ETA2: I would say that there are some spoilers here now! BACK AWAY.
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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.
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Yeah, there was even Rita Skeeter's suggestion of NAMBLA-pandy. Heh.
(And speaking of possibly inadvertently funny things—I LOVED the conversation where Hermione basically says that it's not the size of the wand that counts, it's what you do with it that matters. *g*)
7. I'm really, REALLY glad that Neville and Luna lived (though Neville/Luna is actually one ship I would have enjoyed hearing about in the epilogue, complete with unfortunate children's names). I didn't mind, story-wise, the other characters' deaths, although as I said below, I'm sad Remus and Tonks didn't get more of a send-off, and I'm very, very worried about George now. I've been doing a lot of reading about twins lately, and the idea of them being separated makes me ouchy.
8. I am one of the many lame and predictable people who can't get over the names. I think the wave of epilogue-ignoring fic will be amusing to witness, but even more, I'm anxiously awaiting (as an amused spectator) all the people who will now decide it's their mission in life to make the next generation have sex. I loved
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I don't think you're lame and predictable! I just wanted to have something to say BESIDES "James, Lily and Albus? SRSLY?" Because.... yeah. Srsly?
Poor George. *snifs* He'll be ok, he's got the rest of the family, it's not like he's all alone. Plus, maybe Fred will come back as a ghost or something, how about that! :D