OT - Harry Potter

Is anyone reading the new book? I just finished it and it was awesome. All the questions were answered and then some. Very satisfying!

Wed. Jul 25, 3:23pm

I finished Satuday night. While I really enjoyed it, I don't really think all of the questions were answered. I am sad to be done with the series, though, and am mourning some of the character's deaths.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 3:32 PM

i finished on sunday... i loved it! i'm also sad about the end of the series and mourning some of the deaths as well. it's hard when you watch these kids grow up even if they are fictional. even though it wrapped everything up, i think the epilogue was a bit cheesetastic!

Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 4:13 PM

love love love harry potter.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 4:21 PM

In 200 pages and I am loving it. Want to hang on and enjoy every word because I know it is the last one...

Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 4:44 PM

I read today that Rowling is in the process of writing another book, NOT another HP, but actually two books, one for adults, one for kids. I am so glad to hear that such a talented writer is going to continue writing!

Thursday, July 26, 2007, 5:25 PM

I loved the endings...but the 19years later thing brought up SOOO many more questions!

1. What's Harry's profession?
2. What exactly happened to Teddy?
3. Where's the child named "Fred"????
4. How's George
5. Rest of the Weaslys?
6. The Dursleys?

fsjfhkjhdsjkfhskdhf!!!!

Thursday, July 26, 2007, 5:31 PM

SPOILER ALERT!!! IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE BOOK< DON"T READ THIS!!!!
JK Rowling said that Harry and Ron are both top Aurors, and Hermione is in Dept. of Magical Enforcement ( or something like that) check out usatoday.com for those answers and more.

Thursday, July 26, 2007, 7:37 PM

7.37 I LOVE YOU. thank you for some answers =)

Thursday, July 26, 2007, 9:34 PM

thanks 7:37!!!

Thursday, July 26, 2007, 9:52 PM

7.37...can you link us? i can't find it =[

Friday, July 27, 2007, 10:00 AM

7:37 here

Oh gosh I'm sorry but I am really not that computer savvy. Do this instead, go to mugglenet.com and use their link. Not only will you find that USA today article, but you will find loads of other links including JK's Today show interview. She really gave TONS of information in those interviews. mugglenet.com is really the best source of info, I think. I hope that helps! I love HP and am so sad that the series is at an end. Hopefully JK will do that character encyclopedia she talked about. I need more!! :)

Friday, July 27, 2007, 11:03 AM

bloomsbury (the publishing co) had a live internet chat today with JK. She answered TONS of reader's questions, the one I submitted was not answered :(. It was stil really interesting, though. Go to mugglenet.com for a transcript.

Monday, July 30, 2007, 7:23 PM

hp7

SPOILER ALERT!!!!

I am a huge HP fan and I loved it! I cried when the whole snape thing was explained. I loved snape because he is such a complex character. I did think the epilogue was cheesy, but it sort of had to be in order to wrap things up. I also cried like a baby when dobby died. sooo sad. I think that it will make an awesome movie if they make it longer than the last movie.

Monday, July 30, 2007, 8:40 PM

Who died in the last book?

Monday, July 30, 2007, 9:25 PM

omg, i cried so hard when dobby died... he was just so sweet! and snapes memories explained so much, it really made you realize how complex and amazing he was. so sad he's gone.

Monday, July 30, 2007, 9:46 PM

Slow reader here.....wanted to savor the last book. I agree, I loved the Snape story the best in the last book. Loved the complicated Dumbledore story too. Felt like the end was shades of "Star Wars"....a little over the top...and the epilogue dorky....so wizards and witches have their kids YOUNG and send them off to the same schools they went to...yikes...sounds like the Harvard club in the 50's. Oh well. I'd love to see them having better Muggle impact...you know, helping out with global warming...but I am a 60's gal.

Monday, August 6, 2007, 8:37 AM

As someone who didn't begin reading the series at all until book seven came out (I really had no interest until my book club shamed me into reading them), I can proudly say that I finished up the last one Thursday night! They were great. I was pretty satisfied with the ending - you knew that there had to be more to Snape than just "he's good, oh no, he's bad" so that story arc was a good one to put in there.

I also cried when Dobby died.

The one thing I did notice - death is a huge theme in these books. She doesn't always build up to a death, either. I honestly didn't think Sirius would die in the fifth book and I was surprised when Mad Eye died in the seventh. It does help keep them realistic, though. When is the last time a war (as she calls it a Wizarding War) was fought that no one on one side perished?

Monday, August 6, 2007, 9:40 AM

have a question...

What was the story behind that moaning baby under the chair about when Harry was talking with Dumbledore? Anyone have an idea about that?

Monday, August 6, 2007, 7:32 PM

I'm sure that was what was going to be left of Voldemort once Harry finished him off. That's what was left of his soul because he'd split it into so many Horcruxes.

I loved the book, and the series, but I do agree that there were too many unanswered questions in the epilogue. The fact that she answered them in interviews kind of sucks - there are so many people who won't see those; that information really should have been given in the book. Why leave it out?

Monday, August 6, 2007, 7:54 PM

So then, do you think that the moaning baby was similar to the creature that Wormtail put into the cauldron in "Goblet of Fire" when Voldemort returned to physical form?

Monday, August 6, 2007, 10:04 PM

Related Content: How To Lose Weight- The Basics Weight Watchers Points System The Fat Smash Diet The Eat To Live Diet The Beck Diet Solution How To Get The Motivation To Lose Weight		How To Be Successful Using PEERtrainer How To Burn Fat Online Weight Loss Support- How It Works Does Green Tea Help You Lose Weight? Tips On Using PEERtrainer Visit The PEERtrainer Community Diet and Fitness Resources
Fitness Weight Watchers Meetings Learning To Inspire Others: You Already Are Writing Down Your Daily Workouts Spending Money On A Personal Trainer? How I Became A Marathon Runner		Preventive Health How To Prevent Injuries During Your Workout Flu Season: Should You Take The Flu Shot? Are You Really Ready To Start PEERtrainer? Super Foods That Can Boost Your Energy Reversing Disease Through Nutrition
New Diet and Fitness Articles: Weight Watchers Points Plus How To Adjust Your Body To Exercise New: Weight Watchers Momentum Program New: PEERtrainer Blog Archive Review Of The New Weight Watchers Momentum Program		Weight Loss Motivation by Joshua Wayne: Why Simple Goal Setting Is Not Enough How To Delay Short Term Gratification How To Stay Motivated How To Exercise With A Busy Schedule
Real World Nutrition and Fitness Questions Can Weight Lifting Help You Lose Weight? Are Protein Drinks Safe? Nutrition As Medicine?		Everyday Weight Loss Tips How To Eat Healthy At A Party How To Eat Out And Still Lose Weight The Three Bite Rule Tips On How To Stop A Binge