socalMAN123 Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Hey everyone! I thought I would create a thread where you can discuss if you liked the book or not, how long did you wait, etc. I haven't read it yet because my brother is reading it, but we did wait until about two o'clock this morning to finally get it. Also, no spoilers, so you don't ruin the book for people who haven't read it yet! ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneygurlz2s Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 I have never read the books (I did read an exerpt from book 3 or 4 and was intriqued, but that was as far as it got....) or seen the movies... just not my genre, I guess, but we did get caught up in the HP Mania last night so I thought I would share..... Â My family likes to go out to dinner and then head to the local Barnes and Noble or Borders and just browse and hang out for a couple of hours. We especially like to do this when Samantha is not along, as we don't have to spend all our time sitting in those tiny chairs in the kids section. Last night, Sam had an overnight event at her day care, so we went out to a late dinner (8:30 is late when you are over 40 ) and (and this was MY bright idea) to Barnes and Noble since I knew they would be open late. Â OMG!! I have never seen so many children, babies, adults, teens in costume. It was like Halloween. Only much weirder. Some older lady (older than me) had stuffed cats all over her (what is THAT about?). There must have been 1000 people in that store and about an hour after we got there they closed the entrance and they would only let in the number of people that went out. Of course, with the exception of Herb and I, no one was planning to leave, so there was this huge line, easily another 100 people, outside the store and all they way up to the Old Navy store two doors down. You could not find a place to sit, the line at the Starbucks was HUGE and there were all kinds of things going on around the store to keep the crowd entertained. It was quite the experience. I wanted to stay until midnight to see the crowd go wild when the books were wheeled out, but my party pooper husband didn't want to. At least when we left at 11 two more people got to go in!! Â It was enough to make me want to read the book.... or at least the last page or two so that I can find out what happens/ed to Harry..... Â Shari "I was ready to declare myself a Muggle or something" Shoufler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odene497 Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 So far I'm on page 137, and it's been really good. Well, as good as the others. It's kind of hard to talk about without spoilers. Â -Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapseofreason Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I'm on page 268... it's pretty good so far. I'm having a hard time putting it down though as I REALLY want to know what happens. Â By the way, for those in Southern California... I just walked into Ralphs a few hours ago and got my copy for $20. Sweet. Â Oh, and earlier today I dragged my husband to Order of the Phoenix, it was really good. I think it's the best movie so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Snape kills Dumbledore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywood!007 Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I know what happens I know what happens! Â I don't read the books, so I wanted to know..and anonymously found out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woah_killa Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I finished it about an hour ago...half the time I was sitting there like or but towards the climax/end it turned out to be truly amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Snape kills Dumbledore? Â You're a little late on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dood Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I knew how it ended weeks ago, when do we get to discuss it here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I don't have any of the books, only watch the films. I read the final ending to see who got killed off yesterday in Birmingham and put the book back on the shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TatsuXtreme Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 i honestly thought that it was amazing! so many tear jerkers in the book! Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SPOILER ALERT! DO NOT CONTINUE READING THIS POST IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO HAVE THE BOOK SPOILED!!! Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I thought it really sucked how so many people died, i mean i dont think that it was absolutly nessesary to kill hedwig... i mean come on! Â im seriously wondering how they are going to make this movie PG-13? Â i mean, if they do it they'll have to cut out so many things, i mean like the snake coming out of the woman's neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Snape kills Dumbledore? Â You're the man now dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easytoremember Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I thought it was great. The ending was perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastGunslinger Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I just finished it a few minutes ago; I loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklingscribe Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Loved it, and thats all I can say really without spoiling it for other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Benvenuto Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 SPOILER ALERT!! Â Â Â I'm about halfway through the book and loving every minute of it. But c'mon, what 3-4 deaths every 6-7 chapters? ergh, that's extreme....say the least... Â Â But however in general, I'm really glad the books are over. I been waiting for this day and finally it came. THANK GOD. Â Now, for the 3rd Eragon book? that's another story.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER Â Â Come on people, the deaths are absolutely necessary here to keep anything resembling consistency. It's known thanks to earlier books that when Voldemort was first getting really powerful he killed people left and right without any remorse, and so did the Death Eaters. Now, when he's come back, and he has no only his own greed driving him, but also revenge on Harry? OF COURSE it's going to be worse. There would have been no way to get around having a lot of deaths without the book seeming forced and very fake. Â Also, who cares if it's PG-13 or not. Seriously, I find it hard to believe the last movie made that rating. the books have been getting progressively darker, if you hadn't noticed. They've never been really nice anyway. Â Â Anyway, I loved it. I thought the epilogue was a perfect way to wrap things up to keep people from being all "WE NEED MOAR." With the two characters dieing, Im taking it she meant Harry and Snape? Honestly, I thought the Snape thing was AMAZING. I'm so glad she did that. I'm glad he's good. With everything leading up to that from books and books ago, it makes you wonder how much of it she's been planning from the get go. Then, even she hadn't been planning it, you have to give the woman major props for working everything together so well! She really made fantasy novels seem extremely realistic. Â OKAY, but the last line before the epilogue made me groan. Such a bad pun, and so cliche and just..... I loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sound Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Really basic spoiler alert. Â I've only read 50 pages at the moment... and i'm pretty pissed how the school didn't continue. There could of been a new headmaster, or something, but instead... well i'm actually not sure what's going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 SPOILER Â Â Â ^Keep reading, Hogwarts is still going. Harry, Ron, an Hermione just aren't going there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doitdumont1128 Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 SPOILER!!! Â Â I thought when Lupin and Tonks die towards the end was horrible. How they just asked Harry to be their sons godfather, and then they die weeks later was sad. it completely mimicked harry's parents and sirius... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xX-Linde-Xx Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 SPOILER!!!!!!!!! Â Â Â Â Â Â Who thought the epiloge was the way to happy and fairy tale like. I felt like the whole thing was a big they had kids and lived happily ever after. Â Â I was speechless when Hedwig died and when Fred died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texashorns82492 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Ha, I'm only on the Order of the Phoenix, but my brother is halfway through and saying it's boring. Something about them being in a forest and not going to Hogwarts or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 ^ It gets more exciting as you progress through the book. Â SPOILER ALERT!!!!! Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Who else besides me thought that was the lamest death ever? Seriously, I can understand Harry surving the Killing Curse once, but twice? It just doesn't make sense! However, I just finished reading the book, and it is defenitly my new favorite Potter. Lots of action but I'm sad because George died. I guess he had it coming to him after his ear got shot off. ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 SPOILER Â ^It makes sense that he survived a second time. First, Voldemort had Harry's blood, which would make the protection of Harry's mother's sacrifice more direct. It didn't make Voldemort able to surpass that protection and like Dumbledore said, having Harry's blood only doubled the bond between Harry and himself. Now, also the wand that Voldemort was using, the Elder Wand, it wasn't his: it was Harry's! It was Dumbledore's, then Malfoy disarmed Dumbledore and it became his, but then Harry had "defeated" Malfoy when he took his wand and others when they escaped from the Malfoy's house, so it became Harry's. The wand would probably be weakened and not act upon it's owner with the same intensity. There's plenty of reason Harry survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Android Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 All I have to say is WOW! I just finished it after an all-nighter. I think the series ended perfectly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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