As much as I hate to admit it

[keire_ke]

I am deeply impressed with the work Rowling's done with HBP. I am slightly disgruntled that Ron didn't die though... But since it is, formally, still a book for kids, I really wasn't expecting it. I loved the humour bits though.

Anyway. I am still majorly pissed off at her for killing Sirius. Silly move there. I want him back, damn it! I braved the five book just to get more of Sirius, and he barely appeared and then got killed in the end! Am however curious for the resolution, what with the Horcruxes and all. Hm... The thing with Snape wasn't entirely unexpected - for a 'good' character he was much too childish throughout the series. So, no big surprise there. Even if something did strike me as odd in that confrontation, somewhat. Can't put my finger on it though.

The bit about the Half-Blood Prince was dismissed rather casually, with no dramatic impact. I felt there should be more.

Rowling has no understanding for fanservice. Nosir, everything had to be plain as the lights of day. *rolls eyes* I did like Lupin/Tonks though. A little random, but they rocked. *grins* Ginny rocked from book five, so no major complaints from me here. Pity there wasn't so much Neville though.

I admit to chanting 'oooooh, Harry will bring balance to the Force'. Heh. I couldn't help it really! Rowling was so watching SW. Dumbledore even got a space for a roboclaw! One thing that bugged me and never got resolved was the moment when Dumbledore asked Harry whether he feels sympathy for Voldemort. I  was not impressed by the fact that he didn't mention or implied Harry should, when he spent so much time showing Harry that Tom Riddle was very much human.

All in all - the book really was good. I don't care much for Harry as a character, but I liked it, overall. Third book is still best in my opinion, but this one comes as a close second. *grins* The romantic parts sound as if written by a fangirl though.

Comments

[helensheep.livejournal.com]

The bit about the Half-Blood Prince was dismissed rather casually, with no dramatic impact. I felt there should be more.

I agree totally, I think that is my only major gripe about HBP at the moment. There didn't seem to be enough about it to name the whole book after it ;) I was also slightly disappointed with who it was - but I loved the explanation; at least he's not some form of secret royalty or something =)

[merula31]

I got the impression that Snape didn't want to kill Dumbledore. Someone elsewhere said Dumbledore was 'forcing' Snape into it- which I don't quite see, but that was only my thought- and I may change it on the reread.

I think Neville and Luna are going to hook up- hey, she hinted that way, right? *grin*

I felt bad for Voldemort's mother... but not for Tom Riddle. I felt he made his choices knowing full well what he was doing. I also felt very bad for Draco- who I never liked before, but oh... I wondered if Rowling was reading the fanfiction on him! Turn away from the Dark Side!

[solanum-d.livejournal.com]

I wanted to wait to read this until I'd finished the book, too. ^_^

I thought, in the end, the title was a bit of irony, in that Harry spent the vast majority of the book depending on the Prince only to be betrayed by him in the end. Not massively climactic, but a little thought provoking. As for the identity of the Prince, well, it wasn't completely predictable. My husband guessed it, way at the beginning. (side note: isn't it funny that Hermione thought Snape had girly hand-writing?)

I agree that something was amiss with the entire Snape confrontation at the end. Both when he killed Dumbledoor and when he was facing off with Harry. I'm sure more of that will be revealed in book 7... I'm actually looking forward to/ hoping for a good twist.

I totally agree that she needs a clue in the fanservice department. ^_~ Why do authors want to shut down fanfiction sites? I just don't get it. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery and all that. I like Tonks, though, so I don't really mind her with Lupin.

My favorite of her romantic fangirl moments was when Harry's insides were doing the conga. *snerk*