Deathly Hallows - initial thoughts. : comments.
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BELLATRIX: Make love to me.
VOLDEMORT: ...Seriously, Bella, don't do that. It's creepy.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
You know, after the whole Dumbledore thing that happened...I actually love him now more than ever. I mean...I've always loved Dumbledore, but I don't hate him at all after knowing all of this, either, I actually love him more. I found him to be very brave. I mean, it was her sister, but...who should have to give up their childhood for something like that? Well, in Book-World, anyway...and in the real world too, sometimes. I mean, there are always options when it comes to stuff like that. Taking on big responsibilities like that when you're still a teenager...well, you know what I'm trying to say. XD It's early and I can't really convey my thoughts right now. Gah.
But yes, I enjoyed this book immensely, and I'm probably going to have to read it a few more times to really grasp all that's happened. Glad you enjoyed it!!
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I dunno. While I didn't hate Dumbledore after learning about his Dark Secret Past (c), the fact remains that he neglected his sick sister (which I find, as I said, inexcusable) and advocated cultural imperialism. Whether or not he "should have" had to take care of his family was irrelevant - he still had to do it, and his neglect of that duty is, in the long run, what killed Ariana.
Now, I see both of those incidents as evidence of youthful selfishness and 'academic' (i.e. insulated) idealism rather than moral depravity, so I can't hate him for that. In fact, I'm sort of relieved that he's no longer the standard against which everyone must be held in terms of moral perfection.
What irritated me was Rowling's overly conciliatory tone in the "King's Cross" chapter; she seemed desperate to make us love him again in spite of everything ("See? See? He's still the good guy. You still like him, right? Right?"). That got on my nerves.
But I still liked the book, so...yeah. Glad to hear that you liked it too!
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Gah, I probably make no sense. It's only 10:00 in the morning, and I'm still sleepy. :P
But still...that makes SOME sense, doesn't it? It's definitely something I'll be thinking about more and more.
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And that's the other reason that the tone of "King's Cross" strikes me as so wierd. If JKR's paying any attention to her own fandom, she should have *known* that fandom wrath would descend upon Dumbledore like the hammer of an angry god as soon as she wrote "The Prince's Tale". It's a little late to make nice after Dumbledore's effed-over the fandom's favorite character.
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Okay, I take back my comment about loving him even more now. ;_; Now I'm sad.
I thought a lot about what you said, and yes, he was very selfish. I don't know WHAT I was thinking before...I guess I still hadn't really wrapped my brain around everything that happened. Now that I've really sat and thought about it...
*sigh*
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And yes, that's one of the book's more depressing after-effects. :(