So, what the heck am I supposed to do now?

[bubbles83]

I'm... not sure how I feel about it. I think I liked it. Right now I'm kind of... peaceful I think. It's finished. It's done. And I think I liked it. But 750 pages is a lot to take in at once, and I'm afraid if I think about it too hard, I'll hate it. So this will probably kind of bounce along everywhere and might not make much sense, but I'm writing things as they come to me.

She killed Fred and Remus and Tonks, and it's horribly upsetting. I don't think I can even count the number of times I started to cry or got teared up while I was reading. It's a little embarrassing to be honest, and I eventually closed the door to my room so no one would see me.

Neville saved the day with his awesome. I think that alone would have made me like the book. I don't even think I can describe the love I have for him. He started out as Neville, you know? Dorky, didn't have any confidence in himself, but then look how he ended up. He was running the DA. Sure, at first he had Luna and Ginny helping him, but then he was on his own. And he killed Nagini. Neville Longbottom destroyed the final horcrux with Gryffindor's sword. How hardcore awesome is that? His grandmother rocked pretty hard too.

Kreacher and Percy got redeemed and I love them both for it. I definitely cried when Percey showed up.

I kind of hope JK Rowling feels HORRIBLE over killing Dobby and Hedwig. Nothing like the death of a defenseless owl in the first 50 pages to get the ball rolling. THE BALL OF MY TEARS!

Molly Weasley fucking rocked it like a mofo! NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH! Oh man. Lulz. Good times, Molly. Good times. You think the kids ever get together and say, "Remember that time Mom went ballistic on Bellatrix? Wasn't that fucking awesome?" I bet they do all the time.

I'm still upset about my dear Remus.

The Snape being in love with Lily forever and always was kind of lame, but I can live with it.

I loved the bit in Ravenclaw Tower. Not because that part was great or anything, but because the Tower itself was awesome. The knocker with the riddles to get in? Fantastic. You have to be clever to get into the Ravenclaw common room. None of this namby pamby password stuff. If you weren't smart enough to figure it out, then too bad. I'm not sure how you would keep out clever people from other houses though.

MALFOY NAMED HIS SON SCORPIUS! WAY TO CARRY ON THE TRADITION OF RIDICULOUS NAMES, DRACO "OBVIOUSLY A FAN OF FARSCAPE" MALFOY!

I think everyone could have predicted that Neville would become a herbology teacher. I just hope he had Babies Of Awesomeness with Luna.

The whole epilogue kind of seemed like fanfic to me, but whatever. Remus's son is a pimp and I think that's the only thing that matters.


I honestly don't know what I'm going to do now that it's all over. I hope Rowling decides she isn't done with this world after all. I really wouldn't mind a Mauraders book. Or Hogwarts, A History.

Comments

[bubbles83.livejournal.com]

Really? Mine was 759 pages. It's probably because the American version was printed in a bigger font. I know it's different from the British version, but I don't know about Canadian.

[smidgy06.livejournal.com]

I hope so. I mean mine ended and all - had the nice little 19 years later and all.

[bubbles83.livejournal.com]

Did you get the part where Remus admitted that he had been in love with Sirius for years and he felt like he was betraying him by loving Tonks, but Harry told him Sirius would want him to be happy?

Because that part was totally in my book.

[smidgy06.livejournal.com]

Uhm, no.

Dammit!

[quiche86.livejournal.com]

I totally got that chapter in my copy. Actually, all three of them. Yeah, I bought three. I'm a freak like that.