the last harry potter...
Finally, the sep-tology is over. Half sad, half happy. Seven books and I must say that the last was just as good as I expected it to be. And yes, it is still a children's book. Not the disney type of children's story where no one dies. But it is a good mixture of fantasy and reality teased into a great story.
Many people died. That's one thing you don't really expect. Many unexpected people died. When J.K. said that 2 main characters will die. I thought, "2 is fine. One too many, actually." Gambled on which would kick the bucket and honestly, Snape was destined to kick more than just small bucket. For Snape, the bucket was probably the size of a house, a big house, three stories with all the works. Sorry Se*rene, but that was the truth. If you believed that Snape was a good guy, you have to accept that his bucket was approximately this size. Other people that died included Fred, Lupin and Tonks.
Anyways, the story was weaved together really well. One thing that I really like about J.K. is that she manages to get stuff that appears in the previous books so well involved in the later books. That's one thing that I will try to accomplish if ever I try to write a story spanning more than 1 book. Haha. I can hear the laughter. The small items that appear in the earlier books are littered all over the seventh book. And this means that if you haven't read the previous books, you might want to.
J.K. also tied up the ending really well. Although the final battle was short. That is the understatement of the year. The final battle was preceded by a lengthy exchange between Harry and Voldermort. And It ended with both parties casting one single spell. It ended the way it begun with Voldermort's own spell bouncing off Harry's spell causing him to be killed by his own spell. Fitting? Maybe but it seems too convenient.
Harry didn't resurrect as stated by everyone. Everything happened in his mind. If you died, I doubt your mind be working. So Harry was knocked out. The killing curse that Voldermort cast had only achieved what they needed it to, to destroy the horcrux within Harry. After that, Harry was still alive. Unconscious but ultimately alive. So no resurrection.
Neville was quite a surprise. The meek shall indeed inherit the earth. His character was always shown to be weak and timid but it all changed in the last 3 books. One of my favourite peripheral characters.
Nineteen years later was a good chapter. Though it really leaves nothing to the imagination, I guess it doesn't matter. 2 thumbs up, a good read.
Many people died. That's one thing you don't really expect. Many unexpected people died. When J.K. said that 2 main characters will die. I thought, "2 is fine. One too many, actually." Gambled on which would kick the bucket and honestly, Snape was destined to kick more than just small bucket. For Snape, the bucket was probably the size of a house, a big house, three stories with all the works. Sorry Se*rene, but that was the truth. If you believed that Snape was a good guy, you have to accept that his bucket was approximately this size. Other people that died included Fred, Lupin and Tonks.
Anyways, the story was weaved together really well. One thing that I really like about J.K. is that she manages to get stuff that appears in the previous books so well involved in the later books. That's one thing that I will try to accomplish if ever I try to write a story spanning more than 1 book. Haha. I can hear the laughter. The small items that appear in the earlier books are littered all over the seventh book. And this means that if you haven't read the previous books, you might want to.
J.K. also tied up the ending really well. Although the final battle was short. That is the understatement of the year. The final battle was preceded by a lengthy exchange between Harry and Voldermort. And It ended with both parties casting one single spell. It ended the way it begun with Voldermort's own spell bouncing off Harry's spell causing him to be killed by his own spell. Fitting? Maybe but it seems too convenient.
Harry didn't resurrect as stated by everyone. Everything happened in his mind. If you died, I doubt your mind be working. So Harry was knocked out. The killing curse that Voldermort cast had only achieved what they needed it to, to destroy the horcrux within Harry. After that, Harry was still alive. Unconscious but ultimately alive. So no resurrection.
Neville was quite a surprise. The meek shall indeed inherit the earth. His character was always shown to be weak and timid but it all changed in the last 3 books. One of my favourite peripheral characters.
Nineteen years later was a good chapter. Though it really leaves nothing to the imagination, I guess it doesn't matter. 2 thumbs up, a good read.
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