Harry Potter 7

[Professor Flitwick]

Yeah thanks for answering my questions and posting that interview with J.K, hewkii9.

But one thing that will pleuge people's mind forever..........What ever happend to Tom the bartender, Corneliuse Fudge..........and....most inportantly.....Goblin number 3. 8-|

[Norrington]

Draco doesn't die. He appears in the epilogue with his wife and son, Scorpio.

Again, taking the same decision as before.

Crabbe

Dobby

Colin Creevy

Bellatrix Lestrange

Nagini the snake

About 50 other (unamed) Hogwarts students

Oh, sorry. I forget-ed *wacko*

[Aredhel]

IMO the last book was very good indeed, but I had hoped, that the important characters who were killed (like Lupin, Fred or Dobby) was better described. All of the deaths were so short made. Only just said: .... died! It sounds a bit as if there was no defence of the ones who were killed. I though she should have described a bit more.

The end (19 years later) was a bit strange for me.

Overall I think the 4th, 5th and 6th book were the greatest. They had lots of suspense; this last one was not with that much suspense I had expected.

That Snape was good in the end was a really nice idea. I think it was a good piece of Occlumency he uses for himself not to let the Dark Lord into his "real" mind and thoughts.

-Aredhel

[JoeMI6]

I finished the book two days ago - I'm a fast reader, but I didn't want to rush it. I think it's the best book, despite its faults. The ending was rather clich

[yellost]

All of the deaths were so short made. Only just said: .... died! It sounds a bit as if there was no defence of the ones who were killed. I though she should have described a bit more.

Well, I'm not sure about that... I mean, nowadays, in cinema and things like that we get really accustomed to seeing people die on screen and having a huge freeze of the picture for the event followed by a looong slow motion of the guy falling down intercut by small shots of everyone around him watching in shock and despair etc... and that gives you far too much time to actually realise and accept the fact that the guy is dead before he even touches the ground. And in the end, I think it just kills off any emotion the scene might have had otherwise.

Whereas in the way Rowling did it, you can really identify with the people around the dead, not quite believing what they are seeing because it went too fast (after all, if you think about it, in war, a guy takes a bullet, falls on the ground and that's it; he's dead.... The whole thing can't take more than a second). That way, even you doubt what you are reading too and get to feel that emotion of a loss slowly creeping up in your mind.

I thought it was cleverly done, whether she intended it that way or not...

[Brainbox]

I caught a bit of a Newsnight review on the book last night. Essentially they all said that it was either "a bit rubbish" or "not quite as good as it could've been."

Still, they're entitled to their opinions. I just disagree.

[Clonie]

I was wondering how Neville got Griffindor's sword out of the hat when Griphook had it.

[hewkii9]

Griphook probably lost it in a Butterbeer drinking contest.

Longer version of the interview I posted earlier-

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20001720/

[Clonie]

Griphook probably lost it in a Butterbeer drinking contest.

To the Sorting Hat? X-D

The hat has a large capacity though, it could probably out-drink a Goblin.

[JoeMI6]

I was wondering how Neville got Griffindor's sword out of the hat when Griphook had it.

The same way Harry got it out of the hat in book 2. Neville is a true Gryffindor, and therefore could remove the sword from the hat, even though it was in Griphook's hands.

[Corvus]

That must have been a nasty suprise for Griphook. Sitting at the bar, bragging to the other goblins, about to show it to everyone when it suddenly disapears. :-D

[Clonie]

When the trio are in the Cafe, Hermione says she's never done a memory charm, but she did it to her parents.

[Corvus]

Wouldn't that be something else? Aren't modifying memories to give them a false one different than simply deleting them? But, you could be right. I need to check my book...

[Clonie]

I don't really care about those small things, I just felt like pointing it out. :-P

[Brainbox]

I don't really care about those small things, I just felt like pointing it out. :-P

Mmm, a likely story... ;-)

[Clonie]

Mmm, a likely story... ;-)

Well it is, I like picking out flaws even if I don't care about them. :-P

[JoeMI6]

Yes, modifying a memory is different to using obliviate, which destroys the target's memory. I'm not sure what the different spell is though.

[Clonie]

Oh, right. :-P

[hewkii9]

Yes, modifying a memory is different to using obliviate, which destroys the target's memory. I'm not sure what the different spell is though.

Crucio! >:-)

And JKR's never told us the real memory-modding spell.

[Clonie]

"You'rus lifelongus dreamus is to movus to australius andus youus don'tus havus a daughterus."

Hmm.

[Scouty]

I read it, I enjoyed it....I really enjoyed it....I loved it... A good way to end such an epic adventure.

Snape was killed the way he was so he could give the vial of his memories to Harry to look in the pensive.

:-) .

[Brainbox]

My friend's just told me that there was a headteacher somewhere that read the epilogue in an assembly, to demonstrate 'moving on.'

Unfortunately, all the kids were mad because she'd spoilt the end.

[Clonie]

My friend's just told me that there was a headteacher somewhere that read the epilogue in an assembly, to demonstrate 'moving on.'

Unfortunately, all the kids were mad because she'd spoilt the end.

There is a word for such people... can't say it here though. :-|

Heh. X-D

[hewkii9]

Meanie?

That's horrible. At least the epilogue doesn't spoil Luna's final fate. But if I were one of those students, I'd be mad. Or I'd have just covered my ears and yelled constantly to save my friends from the spoilers.

[Clonie]

At least the epilogue doesn't spoil Luna's final fate.

You mean that she lives?