<b>> Chapter 21 - The Tale of Three Brothers</b>
I think Harry Potter gravely regrets not having read wizarding tales. Anything to avoid drinking Gurdyroot! From his reaction to the fairy tale, I get the impression the Dursleys never showered him with Rapunzel and Cinderella. I can only imagine him reading those, "Long hair? Pumpkins and mice, oh my!"
<i>"So he can sneak up on people," said Ron. "Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking.... sorry, Hermione."</i>
LOL. Ron. I LOVE YOU. Death gets too much fun.
Normally, I'd be a Hermione and be logical and skeptical of everything, but these are way too cool to disregard.
<i>Hermione looked exasperated: The expression was so endearingly familiar that Harry and Ron grinned at each other.</i>
Oh, I feel so nostalgic. GAH. I love them so much. I love trio-friendship.
<i>Luna had decorated her bedroom ceiling with five beautifully painted faces: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Neville. They were not moving as the portraits at Hogwarts moved, but there was a certain magic about them all the same: Harry thought they breathed. What appeared to be fine golden chains wove around the pictures, linking them together, but after examining them for a minute or so, Harry realized that the chains were actually one word, repeated a thousand times in golden ink: </i>friends....friends... friends...<i>
</i>I LOVE LUNA'S BEDROOM. I WANT HER BEDROOM. I love you, Luna!!! Despite the skeptical, bad things they think about Luna's odd ways---she loves her friends --- the only friends she has. More than half not being at
Hogwarts with her anymore. Oh how I love her----
Wait. Where is she?! Oh no!! They've got Luna!! [cries] NO!! Snape must have grabbed her, especially after the attempt at stealing the fake sword of Gryffindor. Anyone but Luna!! ....and Tonks!....And Lupin!!... I know something's happened to her after she wasn't at the house!! ARGH!! Stupid instincts!! Gasp! Don't torture Xenophilius! He's only trying to get his daughter.
<i>"All right," breathed Hermione, as the broken printing press blocking the top of the stairs began to tremble; Xenophilius was feet away from them.
</i>^Typo? Was A feet away from them? Bothers me, all these typos.
<b>> Chapter 22 - The Deathly Hallows</b>
Is it me, or does it seem like Hermione's always the one who bails them out of trouble? Right, I knew it wasn't just me. Why are they so angry at Xenophilius---he was trying to get his daughter back, I would've done the same thing, personally. I'm a coward like that. Though I would've did it in a more clever sort of way.
<i>"Then she'll be in Azkaban, I expect," said Ron. "Whether she survives the place, though.... Loads don't..."
"She will," said Harry. He could not bear to contemplate the alternative. "She's tough, Luna, much tougher than you'd think. She's probably teaching all the inmates about Wrackspurts and Nargles."</i>
^WE HOPE SO!!! Oh man, that image is just too amusing.
<i>They put up the tent and retreated inside it, where Ron made them tea.</i>
-----Wait, Ron can make tea? Wow... must be a chapter on tea-making in <i>Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches</i>
Gah, Hermione's still on her, "I won't believe what I can't see" rampage. Omg. Hallows vs. Horcrux. Awesome concept. Wow, Harry's extremely thrilled at having the Deathly Hallows... it's rather frightening.
<i>"No, it doesn't," she said. "It </i>doesn't<i>, Harry, you're just getting carried away. Please," she said as he started to speak, "please just answer me this: If the Deathly Hallows really existed, and Dumbledore knew about them, knew that the person who possessed all three of them be master of Death---- Harry, why wouldn't he have told you? Why?"
</i>Um. Gee, let's think. Maybe he didn't want to pull a Slughorn and put ideas into Harry's head to find out that he's gone in search for them amidst thoughts of being power-hungry, and longing for his parents, turn into Voldemort, Jr. Or, perhaps he didn't want Harry concentrating on ideas such as these to have Voldemort use Legilimens to find these ideas and the wizarding world facing a monster who's controlling Death, an even more certain, more definitely monster. Boy, I don't know----these seem to be such sucky reasons for not telling Harry a fairy-tale. That darn Dumbledore. He should know that there can be no love without bed-time stories for our Boy-Who-Lived.
Exhibit A: <i>"But Harry hardly slept that night. The idea of the Deathly Hallows had taken possession of him, and he could not rest while agitating thoughts whirled through his mind: the wand, the stone and the cloak, if he could just possess them all...."
</i>Exhibit B: <i>".... and Harry murmured words to the Snitch in the darkness, trying everything, even Parseltongue, but the golden ball would not open...."
</i>Exhibit C: <i>"Harry wished his scar would burn and show him Voldemort's thoughts, because for the first time ever, he and Voldemort were united in wanting the very same thing..."
</i>Exhibit D: <i>"And the desire for the Elder Wand, the Deathstick, unbeatable, invincible, swallowed him more."</i>
I <3 leader!Ron. So Gryffindor. Woah---it's March already?! We're only halfway through the book! 438 pages ago, it was only two weeks 'til July 31st!
No! No! No! No! No! TED!!! NOT TED!! [sobs] I'm going to be sick. I hate this book! [stomps and pouts] I hope Griphook and Dean Thomas are all right! But....TED'S DEAD!! [sobs]
Kingsley = Royal, makes so much sense. Of course, he's trailing the Muggles' Prime Minister---so of course he'd know about the effects of the war on muggles.
Remus = Romulus, cause no one guessed THAT allusion. </sarcasm> I LOVE YOU, Remus. I would ask you to marry me if I wasn't such a shipper of you and Tonks.
[SQUEE]
<i>"Oh, didn't I tell you?" said Ron in surprise. "Bill told me Lupin's living with Tonks again! And apparently she's getting pretty big too..."</i>
OMG!! I LOVE IT. GOOD FOR YOU, LUPIN! Good for you!
Hagrid ran away after hosting a wild "Support Harry Potter" party. AWESOME. Go out with a bang. xD I love it.
Rodent = Fred. LOL!!! That is brilliant. xD I love Potterwatch --- I want to tune into Potterwatch, NOW! Stupid, Harry, go off saying his name! Gah! Can you be anymore rash!?!
Deaths so far: (8) Charity Burbage, Hedwig, Mad-Eye Moody, Rufus Scrimgeour, Gregorovitch, Bathilda Bagshot, Ted Tonks, Dirk Cresswell
<b>> Chapter 23 - Malfoy Manor</b>
Fenrir! ARGH! I'll tear you to pieces you---you---SCUM!!! Get your dirty hands off of Hermione!! See, Harry? Lying under pressure's rather difficult. Good thing you've got a cover, thanks again to Hermione.
Oh noes! Not the Sword of Gryffindor! Ah!! No!! They're being caught!! Argh, by Greyback, no less! Most degradingly so. Oh joy, we get to go to the Malfoy Manor again, because our last visit was SO very pleasant.
Draco's lack of effort on identifying Harry and the rest of the trio is rather surprising. I hope he has a change of evil heart.
Dude, what an intense chapter. Oh no!!! Hermione!!! No, not Hermione!! ARGH, SOMEONE KILL BELLATRIX, PLEASE! Ron cares so much for Hermione, [cries]. Gasp! It's Luna!! SHE'S ALIVE!! Mr. Ollivander TOO!! Awesome!! LOL. Such a serious moment and Luna takes the moment to say hell to Dean. Oh how angry I'd be if she died. Gosh, my dear Hermione. No! The blue eyes! Ah!! C'mon!!
<i>"Stand back. Line up against the back wall. Don't try anything, or I'll kill you!"</i>
^Right, Draco. 'Cause you've done that loads of times before.
DOBBY?! I really didn't think we'd see you again, dude. Woah?! Wormtail still has honor.... enough to save Harry's life---seriously? Wait---what? Isn't that suicide? This is how you die, Wormtail? That's pathetic----well, for a pathetic person, I suppose. WTHECK?! Dobby?!
Dobby.... DIED?! What the----. Well, I was never a big fan of Dobby, so I'm sorry he died, but I'm not holding my own wake for him.
Deaths so far: (10) Charity Burbage, Hedwig, Mad-Eye Moody, Rufus Scrimgeour, Gregorovitch, Bathilda Bagshot, Ted Tonks, Dirk Cresswell, Wormtail (Peter Pettigrew), Dobby
<b>> Chapter 24 - The Wandmaker</b>
Wow, the first burial for Harry is for a house-elf. Dobby, no less. It's rather sad, and I can understand how distraught Harry must be. Harry's known Dobby ever since he was TWELVE. That's FIVE WHOLE YEARS. Wow... I still think Harry should've shown more grievances for losing Hedwig. HE'S HAD FOR SIX YEARS! Dobby shows up and then he dies. A common theme for this book. Let's see... Moody, Ted Tonks, Burbage, Scrimgeour, Wormtail, etc. Depressing. Once again, Harry's ability to love prevents him from becoming Voldemort.
Everyone's being moved to Great-Aunt Muriel's? Is that wise seeing as though she's a rabid Skeeter fan? I love that Harry's finally taken the lead. I don't know, Harry----do you believe that Death Eaters are smart enough to find out by Priori Incantatem that your wand's broken? Voldemort, yes --- Death Eaters, no. Ah!! Dumbledore had the Elder Wand!! That I did not see coming.
<b>> Chapter 25 - Shell Cottage</b>
I find it amusing that even our trio are debating the circumstances of Dumbledore's death. Why does Griphook want the sword of Gryffindor? Ooo---the sword was stolen from the Goblins----so then why is Godric Gryffindor's name engraved in the blade?
I want Luna with someone. Just someone. She needs a ship. Where's that bloody Neville?
LUPIN!!! YAY LUPIN!! Omgomgomgomgomg!!!
<i>"It is I, Remus John Lupin!" called a voice over the howling wind. Harry experienced a thrill of fear; what had happened? "I am a werewolf, married to Nymphadora Tonks, and you, the Secret Keeper of Shell Cottage, told me the address and bade me come in an emergency!"</i>
I still can't get over it---he's MARRIED to Tonks. That sends me into giggles EVERY SINGLE TIME.
<i>Lupin fell over the threshold. He was white-faced, wrapped in a traveling cloak, his graying hair windswept. He straightened up, looked around the room, making sure of who was there, then cried aloud, "It's a boy! We've named him Ted, after Dora's father!"</i>
I love several things about this passage. I was right in thinking that Lupin calls Tonks, 'Dora'. So cute. And IT'S A BOY, DARN IT!! THAT'S BLOODY AWESOME!! [bounces around and sends items toppling over]
<i>"Yes ---- yes ---- a boy," said Lupin again, who seemed dazed by his own happiness. He strode around the table and hugged Harry, the scene in the basement of Grimmauld Place might never have happened.
"You'll be godfather?" he said as he released Harry.
"M-Me?" stammered Harry.
"You, yes, of course --- Dora quite agrees, no one better ---"
"I ---- yeah --- blimey ----"</i>
I'm happy about this---really, I am---but the last time someone was named Godfather, it didn't go well for them! [coughSiriuscough]
<i>"I can't stay long, I must get back," said Lupin, beaming around at them all: He looked years younger than Harry had ever seen him. "Thank you, thank you, Bill."</i>
As he should look younger. He's not weighed down anymore, he's accepted that his life is finally good again. Has a beautiful wife, a new-born. He should have the energy and the enthusiasm as a 25-year-old.
<i>"To Teddy Remus Lupin," said Lupin, "a great wizard in the making!"
"'Oo does 'e look like?" Fleur inquired.
"I think he looks like Dora, but she thinks he is like me. Not much hair. It looked black when he was born, but I swear it's turned ginger in the house since. Probably be blond by the time I get back. Andromeda says Tonks's hair started changing color the day that she was born. "He drained his goblet. "Oh, go on then, just one more," he added, beaming, as Bill made to fill it again.</i>
ARGH!!! [squee] I just adore it. Just ADORE IT. First of all. I LOVE IT. Teddy IS the next Harry Potter. Teddy Remus Lupin = Harry James Potter. Remus Lupin. James Potter. You see?! You see?! This makes me believe that John Lupin must have been Remus's father's name. No doubt, little Teddy will know who his father is---the great man that he is. AHH!!! Teddy's a metamorphmagus---AHH!! That means no doubt, he doesn't have a werewolf trait. Guh---I LOVE IT. It's going so well!!! [grinning her head off]
Ah. Okay. Bill explained it----they have a different way of seeing these types of things.
Life so far: TED REMUS LUPIN.
Shell Cottage was an extremely short chapter for me---but it was definitely the most exciting.
<b>> Chapter 26 - Gringotts</b>
If Bellatrix was vile, no doubt her wand would be equally vile. So at this point, all of the trio have lost their wand? Wait, no. Ron has his, right? .... Yeah---the Snatchers took his wand, right?
Is it me, or should Harry show a bit more remorse for HEDWIG since he's so beaten down by Dobby's death. LOL. Bellatrix tastes worse than Gurdyroot. Oh I can only imagine.
The state of Diagon Alley is just so upsetting..
Confundo Charms are handy.
"You're grounded!"
"But, Mum, you said I'd be grounded after the party this weekend!"
"Oh, did I?"
Goblins following DE orders to watch for imposters---RIDICULOUS! ARGH! This is nerve-wracking. Wow. Imperiused goblins made things much easier. No doubt it would raise alarms, though. Gasp! Imposters in Gringotts!! ---- What are they going to do?! It's gone from bad to worse!
Great, a dragon is in front of the vault.
You'd think the
Ravenclaw symbol would be a Raven---but it's an eagle. Interesting.
Y'know---Griphook could have told them about the fake expanding treasure thing. Bloody goblins. He stole the sword! Argh! So what if Ravenclaw's symbol was there too other than Hufflepuff's Goblet---or would Voldy not hide them both in the same place?
They only have Hufflepuff's and they have no sword to destroy it with. Bloody goblins.
<b>> Chapter 27</b> <b>- The Final Hiding Place</b>
Okay, so Voldy has the Elder Wand. Bellatrix and Malfoy escaped--- does this mean they're dead men walking for screwing up (again)?
Uh. You didn't kill Dumbledore, thank you very much. Snape did. The shack and Hogwarts! Harry! They're at a shack and Hogwarts....Wait---the ring was in the shack so it's only Hogwarts. Okay, so we have three down---we have the goblet---that makes four. There's two more... Ravenclaw's symbol and Nagini. Yay. Nagini IS a horcrux. The diary, the ring, the locket, the goblet, Nagini and something of Ravenclaw's. 6 horcrux, Voldemort himself being the 7th part of his soul...
I've had disappointments here and there, but overall - it was a good read.
