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[minervasolo]

I should probably say something about Deathly Harows. Spoilers behind cut.


The book actually justified the length, for the most part, which was good. Dumbledore exposition towards the end grated, though. And the fact that Lupin and Tonk just managed to have a kid before they died. Who, from the epilogue, wasn't brought up by Harry, by the sounds of it.

Epilogue ouch, I'm afraid. Did Ginny get no say in the naming of the kids? Painful names. And not a Fred in sight!

Can't help it, but I'm glad Draco Malfoy survived, and was just a coward, rather than evil. For the first time in ages, I'm wanting to write for for HP again, though I really ought to finish the one I started first (though C&S gets finishd before that, and you wouldn't believe that I have 90% completed the last chapter of that, would you?).

Yeah, enjoyed it. Mostly fitting end. 4/5? Something like.

The thing that muses me most, in the end, is that there are people in the UK who finished the book before people in the US could even buy it. Timezones are fun!


ultharkitty has leant me Sims2, which is going to chew up some time before I start work. And I have the new Scott Lynch book to bury myself in. And the Emma peel boxset on its way. Just as well I plowed through HP, isn't it?

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[shy-dramaqueen.livejournal.com]

4/5 sounds about right. The major chunk of exposition towards the end was a bit of an action stopper.

The one thing that keeps annoying me, though, is how they talk about how perfect and great and unusual the Invisibility Cloak is - when both Dumbledore and Mad-Eye could see through it. (That should at least prove that the fairy tale about the items was made-up, since the first owner according to the story used it to hide from Death.)

... I think the epilogue could have, sort of, not existed. :-\ But I'm not a fan of empty "and then they totally lived happily ever after"-scenes. I'd like an open ending about relationships and whatnot.

But the book was good and has eaten most of my weekend. And I can't be spoiled any more. :D

[jack-magic.livejournal.com]

You writes me D/H slash? And OMG FINISHES C&S???

I was just thinking that about the names. I mean, Albus? Who the fuck would do that to a kid? Granted, this comes from someone who's been a hat for 17 years so I'm a bit sensitive.

When do you has be on MSN mores so I may talks you to death??? (been reading macros all night, hence teh lolcat speech)

[minervasolo.livejournal.com]

I tend to default to Draco/Hermione, oddly enough, but mistful writes absoltuely brilliant D/H. I've been reading her WIPs, including the one set during seventh year (which I kept finding myself comparing the book to for quality), and the one where Hary is part Veela, because that's just fun. Most of yesterday disappeared into this endeavour; the time I had left went into playing Sims2. I had forgotten how addictive that game is (and how fun it is to delete the toilet...).

I didn't know you were reading C&S. The last chapter really is nearly done, but since it's the last chapter, I want to go through it a few times before I actually post. Also, doing so means I get to ut of the editting the fic for geography and britishisms a bit longer.

I seem to have three windows messenger type programs at the moment, so I'm trying to figure out which one turns on when. Sorry I'm not logged in properly more often!

[jack-magic.livejournal.com]

Is that the girl who did Underwater Light? (I call all fanpeoples girls even though some are boys and most are older then me)

Yah I reads C&S! That was why I looked you up in the first place, back in my "If I poke this writer enough, maybe she will explode! And I will get her mad skillz!" phase.