tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424303248208640252.post3667315483375193000..comments2023-09-24T03:44:54.868-07:00Comments on Mama Christy's: Harry Potter Post Number 7,450,560Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424303248208640252.post-53126035495124031702007-08-08T15:23:00.000-07:002007-08-08T15:23:00.000-07:00Fabulous review- you made some really insightful o...Fabulous review- you made some really insightful observations, particularly about Harry coming out of the shadows of his parents' greatness (or lack thereof) & becoming a whole person on his own.<BR/>I cheered when Molly Weasley whooped it on Bellatrix- for all her fussing & fidgeting, over-protective nature & homebody-ness, she showed the warrior inside of every mother.<BR/>I'm also a fan of the epilogue- after all the loss, sadness, isolation, & fear this boy went through, he fully deserved a "happily ever after" & it was satisfying to see a glimpse of his oh-so-normal life.meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848041764631091097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424303248208640252.post-28622475345446049702007-07-29T10:05:00.000-07:002007-07-29T10:05:00.000-07:00Thanks Lady !!! I think you're driving traffic my...Thanks Lady !!! I think you're driving traffic my way. Bummer (wink)MamaChristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031762372204331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424303248208640252.post-70292227489945752232007-07-26T05:13:00.000-07:002007-07-26T05:13:00.000-07:00Can I just say how much I love this post? I think ...Can I just say how much I love this post? I think you make some utterly brilliant observations. I agree with you about the epilogue - despite all evidence to the contrary, I am a bit of a sap. I loooove happy endings. Besides, since Harry can't risk dying in a fight (and thereby passing on ownership of the Elder wand), he'd have to give up his ambition to become an Auror so the domesticity show in that portion of the book is perfectly appropriate.<BR/><BR/>Other statements I loved:<BR/><BR/>"...one of the overriding themes of this book was a lost cause may become an ally (or maybe just slightly less of a loss) if shown kindess or respect." - YES!<BR/><BR/>"I can't imagine Fred without George without Fred; it actually made ending the series that much easier. There can't be anymore books because there can't be stories with only George, not Fred." - I agree wholeheartedly.<BR/><BR/>"There is a fundamental difference between Potter and the Death Eaters in the way they treat and view magical creatures...None of the Death Eaters would ever think to do that but sadly, neither did many other basically decent Wizards." - I'm a big Sirius fan, but one of the areas when I'm fairly ashamed of him is in his treatment of Kreacher. I was so happy that Rowling showed us Harry getting right what his godfather had failed at.<BR/><BR/>I could quote your whole "Becoming our Own Hero" bullet point, but you already know what you said and I have nothing to add but "amen."<BR/><BR/>Re. the Malfoys - my friend Ro had a good point about them. Voldemort clearly enjoyed humiliating and torturing them, so he probably kept them around as whipping boys. Once he became bored with them, I'm sure he would have gotten rid of them...although Ro disagreed with me on that. She thinks V didn't want to kill any more pure bloods than he had to.<BR/><BR/>Fabulous, fabulous entry, Lady!Caffeinated Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514468253472159009noreply@blogger.com