Here We Go

I finished "the book" last night, or rather, early this morning. I was sorta pissed because I didn't get my book until about 3 or 3:30 in the afternoon. I usually get it first thing in the morning when I pre-order. Oh well.

I have been debating on what I want to say about the book. Do I want to give a full review? Do I want to give away the ending? I already said that I'd be disappointed if Harry dies in the end so if I say I liked the book, people will figure he lived and if I say I hated it, people will figure that he died. SO! This post will contain spoilers. You've been warned. Read at your own risk.

SPOILER WARNING!!!
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Alright. Here we go.
The last book lived up to most of my expectations. Most of them. I was a bit disappointed that so little of the book took place at Hogwarts. I thought that it was sad that this would be our last chance to see Harry and the gang at school and only a few chapters took place there and it was all battle scenes.

Disappointment #2: I thought having Ron go off in an angry huff was a bit repetitive. Ron's mad at Harry, Ron loves Harry, Ron's mad at Harry, Ron loves Harry, etc. Been there, done that.

That was pretty much all that I didn't like about the book. I LOVED!!! the rest. Lots of action, some snogging, loyal friends, heart-wrenching partings, it was great. We all know Rowling isn't afraid to kill of characters, however, it was still incredibly sad that Fred, Lupin, Tonks, and Mad Eye had to die. Especially the newlyweds when they had just had a baby.

I also thought that it was great of Rowling to include an epilogue. It may be predictable, but I like a happy ending and I like for loose ends to be neatly tied off. I can't believe the series is finished. I feel like I said goodbye to some good friends. It was one hell of a ride.

Thursday Meme

Courtesy of Booking Through Thursday

Okay, love him or loathe him, you’d have to live under a rock not to know that J.K. Rowling’s final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, comes out on Saturday… Are you going to read it?

Definitely. I've had my copy pre-ordered from the first day that it was available to do so. It should arrive bright and early Saturday morning right to my hot little hand.

If so, right away? Or just, you know, eventually, when you get around to it? Are you attending any of the midnight parties?

Yeah, I'll be cracking it open right away. I have absolutely no patience. I'm not attending any midnight parties. Maybe if I was 12 or 13 or had kids that age that wanted to go.

If you’re not going to read it, why not?

Like I said, I plan on reading it Saturday.

And, for the record… what do you think? Will Harry survive the series? What are you most looking forward to?

I think Harry is going to survive the last adventure. Yeah, Rowling isn't afraid of killing off characters, even important ones, but I don't see her killing off Harry. I'll be incredibly disappointed with the entire series if she does. Endings mean everything to me. What I'm most looking forward to is seeing all the reactions to the ending of the 6th book. (I don't want to give anything away in case there are people reading this who haven't read the books.)