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HP 6
Oh my god, she really killed Dumbledore. I mean, I thought it was going to happen, but... wow. And Snape. I don't know what to think. I still don't think he's turned traitor to the Order, I can't say why, but just that it wouldn't make storytelling sense. The secret of the Half-Blood Prince, the intimations of what he knows, of why Dumbledore was so sure, all that is still not said, and gaaaaaaaaah why is book 7 not out yet?!?!
And gah, Ginny. I like Ginny. Why does Harry do the Peter Parker thing? It's not like Ginny can't fight alongside Hermione and Ron! And oh, Harry has grown up, and he's so good. I mean, he was a bit of a prat in book 5 and often very annoying in the previous books, but he is really honestly good through and through and he is so solid and tries to do the right thing, and gah, it kills me. I'm not much for heroics -- all the fancy stuff that he did for the previous books didn't mean that much to me, but in this one, when Dumbledore talks to him about the irrelevancy of the prophecy, that kills me. And I love how Harry understands that even though Voldemort has forced it so that it will either be him or Voldemort, he still does have a choice. He isn't the Chosen One, he does the choosing (much like Buffy), and I adore that.
I think this is why I dislike prophecies in fantasy books -- they take that element of choice away from the hero, and that choice, that's what I think really makes the hero. And Harry does choose, and he chooses to keep fighting, to keep doing what's right. And he's often misguided and waylaid and the like, but he really does try, and that's what I love the most.
I still can't believe Dumbledore is dead.
I still can't believe Snape killed him. I'm sitting here making up giant fantasies that Dumbledore had commanded Snape to kill him somehow once he knew of Draco's plan and probably the Unbreakable Vow, that he was asking the same of Snape that he asked of Harry back at the lake, only to a larger degree. And I'm sitting and fanwanking and saying that Snape was so very angry at Harry in the duel because he didn't want to hurt Harry. Wargh. Am confused. Want to read book 7.
Dude. That was really good.
ETA: strangely, despite desperately wanting to spill about the book, I started reading some fandom posts and realized I didn't want to be involved in the fandom. For some reason, I have no real desire to read about things that go in the margins of the book (ok, except my strange weakness for Hermione/Snape, and who knows where that came from), and, well, I just don't want to be caught up in the endless speculation and fannish squee and whatnot for some reason. I dunno. I mean, I want to talk about it, but I want to talk about it as a book, like I would discuss other books with people, and not use it as a springboard to canon and fanon and fic and fic portrayals and stuff. I just want to talk about Rowling and what she did and why and etc.
And gah, Ginny. I like Ginny. Why does Harry do the Peter Parker thing? It's not like Ginny can't fight alongside Hermione and Ron! And oh, Harry has grown up, and he's so good. I mean, he was a bit of a prat in book 5 and often very annoying in the previous books, but he is really honestly good through and through and he is so solid and tries to do the right thing, and gah, it kills me. I'm not much for heroics -- all the fancy stuff that he did for the previous books didn't mean that much to me, but in this one, when Dumbledore talks to him about the irrelevancy of the prophecy, that kills me. And I love how Harry understands that even though Voldemort has forced it so that it will either be him or Voldemort, he still does have a choice. He isn't the Chosen One, he does the choosing (much like Buffy), and I adore that.
I think this is why I dislike prophecies in fantasy books -- they take that element of choice away from the hero, and that choice, that's what I think really makes the hero. And Harry does choose, and he chooses to keep fighting, to keep doing what's right. And he's often misguided and waylaid and the like, but he really does try, and that's what I love the most.
I still can't believe Dumbledore is dead.
I still can't believe Snape killed him. I'm sitting here making up giant fantasies that Dumbledore had commanded Snape to kill him somehow once he knew of Draco's plan and probably the Unbreakable Vow, that he was asking the same of Snape that he asked of Harry back at the lake, only to a larger degree. And I'm sitting and fanwanking and saying that Snape was so very angry at Harry in the duel because he didn't want to hurt Harry. Wargh. Am confused. Want to read book 7.
Dude. That was really good.
ETA: strangely, despite desperately wanting to spill about the book, I started reading some fandom posts and realized I didn't want to be involved in the fandom. For some reason, I have no real desire to read about things that go in the margins of the book (ok, except my strange weakness for Hermione/Snape, and who knows where that came from), and, well, I just don't want to be caught up in the endless speculation and fannish squee and whatnot for some reason. I dunno. I mean, I want to talk about it, but I want to talk about it as a book, like I would discuss other books with people, and not use it as a springboard to canon and fanon and fic and fic portrayals and stuff. I just want to talk about Rowling and what she did and why and etc.
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Most of my flist seems to think the same thing, so it might not be so giant a fantasy.
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If it's a fantasy, we're ALL going to Fantasyland together. I think there's good reason to believe it -- Snape being good simply makes a better story than Snape being evil, even for readers who aren't madly in love with Snape. (Severus! I have faith in you!)
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Er, so am I, and most of the HP fans (some of whom are still involved in that fandom) on my flist. :)
What I find amusing that there are many current and former HP fic writers on my flist, and many of them have said, "Well, that killed any desire I had to ever write fic again."
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However, she also bags on the CRAZY-ASS Harry/Hermione shippers who are tearing her to shreds for not making their pairing canon, so it's an awesome interview. *g*
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This is definitely my favorite so far, if not for the good writing, then because I did not end up spending time being annoyed at Harry Potter.
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And I really liked Harry in this book, which made me happy, because I didn't like him all that much beforehand. Ditto the romances not working quite as well.
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Gina
PS I saw and enjoyed your Romance Novel Hero post, but not until it seemed a little late to add anything to the discussion.
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And glad you enjoyed the romance novel post!
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Gina