Harry Potter reaction thread

[SpencerH]

I wasnt gonna pay $30 for it hardcover, but this morning I found it at sams for 15 so I picked it up. I havent even opened it yet!

[Jaguar]

I'm done. It's ****ing awesome.

Yea, I know, 17 hours post-release, that's pretty sad, but I finished IV even faster (8 hours post-release)

I'm gonna try to be the first fan in the world to finish all 7.


I'm gonna say some general stuff so no real spoiler worries here. My first thoughts:
1. Wow, Umbridge is an awesome character.
2. The acclemency lessons allow Rowling to do some excellent character development.
3. The Harry and Cho story was the part where I needed most suspension of disbelief. Not the crazy stuff involving Harry and Voldemort.
4. I cried twice in the book. Once when a certain thing happens, (you'll know it when you come to it) and once when Peeves saluted Fred and George when they left.
5. The action starts quick, but I found the section at the hideout to be extroardinarily boring for what I consider to be the best book yet.
6. Rowling's descriptive ability has improved greatly since book 1.
7. The loose ends were tied up astoundingly well.

Very very very minor spoilers: (I've been vague on purpose)

Spoiler:

8. I really like the idea of the wizarding community splintering into two. (Three if you include Death Eaters.)
9. I love the poetic justice in Dumbledore's midyear teacher appointment.
10. I also love the choice of person for Harry to share fate with. (That's a really awkward sentence, but I'm trying to give little away.)

Except this loose end bothers me. (You really should be at the end before reading this):

Spoiler:

How come Sirius didn't just tell Harry to use the mirror instead of the complicated "floo powder in Umbridge's office" trick?

Also, unrelated, but I didn't expect it to be Sirius. I'll really miss him.

That's all I feel like writing for now.

[Jaguar]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

I expect both of them (and Hermione too) to have more advanced romantic relationships later in the book - there was some of that in book 4 but I get a definite feel that the raging hormones of puberty are getting a hold on our heroes.

As long as we don't get 'teen porno' it'll be alright .

It was pretty tame...

but Ginny... how many boyfriends did she have over the course of 890 pages?!

Hermione Spoiler:

Spoiler:

Hermione doesn't get any in this one... I was sure that Hermione and Ron would be involved with each other when Harry met them. After all, they had been together, all alone, trapped indoors, with nothing to do...

Smileys appear in my spoilers whether you highlight it or not. Hope I didn't give anything away.

[FrustratedPoet]

NOTE: You can see through the spoiler tags when you try and quote somebody. I only narrowly avoided reading JW's Hermione spoiler. Be careful!

how many boyfriends did she have over the course of 890 pages?!

Interesting. My copy is 760-ish pages.

[Lonestar]

So far so good. I was surprised that

Spoiler:

Ron was made a prefect

I'm at the point where

Spoiler:

Neville cause the cactus to 'splode on Harry in the Train, with Cho walking in

But the best part so far was when

Spoiler:

The Bloods wasted the Dursleys in the drive buy shooting. Who knew the gangs were in Britain?

[monolith94]

Gaaaar! I can't stand the sight of all the spoilers!!! I've gotta go finish it NOW!

[Atahualpa]

from what I have seen on TV lately I would call it "Harry Potter OVERreaction thread"

[alva]

Some pretty weird posts in this trhead with all the spoilers...

[Imran Siddiqui]

My copy is 760-ish pages.

Yeah, the American version has bigger text apparently.

And JW, that list STILL had spoilers in them... you should label that better (even if the spoilers were a bit vague)... especially with Ginny and her b/f's .

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I'm up to page 140 (or something) and it is really getting fun. Of course [*minor spoiler*] I'm eagerly awaiting the school year (I pretty much know the result of what happens at the Ministry).

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
Why would someone who has no interest in Harry Potter open a "Harry Potter reaction thread"? Go out and play in the traffic or something, Bods.

I believe he was expressing his reaction, wasn't he?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yes, he revealed himself as another who wants to make others miserable because he isn't "in" with the group.

[Zkribbler]

5:30 p.m. and still no Harry Potter.

[monolith94]

I'm up to the same point that Lonestar said he was at now. I love the new character of Luna!!!

[Imran Siddiqui]

ZKrib

I feel for you man! HANG IN THERE!

[monolith94]

Hahaha what are we going to do now, form a Harry Potter support group?