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thescarletwoman) wrote2005-07-16 11:04 pm
thescarletwoman) wrote2005-07-16 11:04 pm
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Half Blood Prince - Thoughts
Well, my desktop looks so empty minus the MuggleNet countdown ticker. Sad not to see it anymore, but I'm happier having my book in hand.
Open thoughts: OMG. Amazing. Loved it so much more than OotP. My thoughts and theories will come later after I've thought a little more and haven't really flown through the book. Finished reading at about 5pm tonight. Couldn't read constantly as I had family stuff today but total reading time was under 7 hours. Not too shabby if I do say so myself.
The one cool thing though... I was number 2 to get my book at Barnes & Noble... the first one to actually buy it as the little kid before me won a deluxe edition. Got interviewed by the news and everything. Me as a 21 year old in HP getup and everything.
Highlight of the night. *g*
My thoughts, and they'll be bulleted as I'm still going "OMG WHEEE!"
- First of all, I loved Harry in this. For as annoying as I thought he was last time, he's that much "better".
- The muses were a tad upset by the ships and I'm wondering what turns fandom will take as a result. Hopefully we'll continue on much the same, but we shall see. I'm not giving up my pups or Bill/Tonks... no matter what.
- Loved the pensieve plot device. It was a great way to get back into the past and see everything from Tom's history. And the horcruxes...? OMG. Brilliant. My mouth hung open that entire chapter. Same with the news of learning when Voldie applied for the DADA post that no one has stayed there longer than a year since.
- Which brings up Snape as DADA prof. Thought he would get the position for Harry's final year and as it turns out, it is his final year. So I wonder if we get eight books out of this. One year for him running around to destroy the horcruxes and an eighth for him to finish Hogwarts. Assuming he survives that is...
- New characters were fun and not as annoying as Umbitch. Whoops. Ignore that slip of the text.
- Harry getting the magical creature. Yeah, we all knew he was getting Buckbeak. Where was the fun in that? And she seems to be setting up that Sirius is *sniff* dead. Okay... I'll still hold onto a small thread of hope. Small... very, very small.
- I thought it would be Dumbledore who would get the axe in this book. It just seemed... predictable. Though Snape was a surprise. Some theories on that which, after talking to my gang... I may write up for later.
That's all I can think of right now. I'm still in an OMG mode. Huzzah.
Now... how long will we have to wait for the final one...?
Open thoughts: OMG. Amazing. Loved it so much more than OotP. My thoughts and theories will come later after I've thought a little more and haven't really flown through the book. Finished reading at about 5pm tonight. Couldn't read constantly as I had family stuff today but total reading time was under 7 hours. Not too shabby if I do say so myself.
The one cool thing though... I was number 2 to get my book at Barnes & Noble... the first one to actually buy it as the little kid before me won a deluxe edition. Got interviewed by the news and everything. Me as a 21 year old in HP getup and everything.
Highlight of the night. *g*
My thoughts, and they'll be bulleted as I'm still going "OMG WHEEE!"
- First of all, I loved Harry in this. For as annoying as I thought he was last time, he's that much "better".
- The muses were a tad upset by the ships and I'm wondering what turns fandom will take as a result. Hopefully we'll continue on much the same, but we shall see. I'm not giving up my pups or Bill/Tonks... no matter what.
- Loved the pensieve plot device. It was a great way to get back into the past and see everything from Tom's history. And the horcruxes...? OMG. Brilliant. My mouth hung open that entire chapter. Same with the news of learning when Voldie applied for the DADA post that no one has stayed there longer than a year since.
- Which brings up Snape as DADA prof. Thought he would get the position for Harry's final year and as it turns out, it is his final year. So I wonder if we get eight books out of this. One year for him running around to destroy the horcruxes and an eighth for him to finish Hogwarts. Assuming he survives that is...
- New characters were fun and not as annoying as Umbitch. Whoops. Ignore that slip of the text.
- Harry getting the magical creature. Yeah, we all knew he was getting Buckbeak. Where was the fun in that? And she seems to be setting up that Sirius is *sniff* dead. Okay... I'll still hold onto a small thread of hope. Small... very, very small.
- I thought it would be Dumbledore who would get the axe in this book. It just seemed... predictable. Though Snape was a surprise. Some theories on that which, after talking to my gang... I may write up for later.
That's all I can think of right now. I'm still in an OMG mode. Huzzah.
Now... how long will we have to wait for the final one...?