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Snape is a half-blood...who would have guessed?
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE

Quote Originally Posted by Chris 2.0
Why was Harry's eyes being like Lily's important?
To build up to the whole "Look.. at.. me.." thing.



I wasn't entirely impressed with the book. For a good portion of it I was wondering why she didn't title the book "Harry Potter and the Teleporting Campsite"

I have to admit I was an absolute sucker for the action scenes though. Rowling's awesome character development really showed during those; it was easy to put together a really clear picture of the battles, which were epic.

I didn't like how a lot of it was 100% predictable. Most all fans predicted all the MAJOR TWIST!! plot points: Snape killed Dumbledore on his orders, Snape loves Lily, Harry is a horcrux, RAB is Regulus Black, the locket at Sirius's is a horcrux, etc etc etc... I was kind of hoping she would put in a big twist that tied everything together, but still surprised everyone. Oh well.

Most of the death I could have gone without. I teared up for Hedwig and Fred, killing them was just cold blooded you stupid bitch . Lupin/Tonks was pointless, but I was never very attached. Moody went just as I'd imagine most militaryish hard-asses would - fighting the bad guys. Dobby's death rounded out his character real well: eager to please no matter what it takes, and Colin Creevey's was as well: annoyingly hyper and intrusive, but with his heart in the right place.

Also, it needed a final chapter. You don't just kill the bad guy then roll credits. What would've been cool was the last chapter being the next issue of the Daily Prophet, detailing the rebuilding of Hogwarts, making everyone repeat their last year at Hogwarts because it didn't count (and H/R/H could get their NEWTS to become lawyers and aurors), complete revamp of the ministry, new minister, Umbridge being sacked, Rita Skeeter being found out about being an unregistered animagus and thrown in jail, same with the theif and as-good-as-murderer Mundungus, new guards for Azkaban, obituaries for all who died on both sides (Did every last death eater except the Malfoys die?) etc etc. That way she could tie up her loose ends, please all her fans, and still be a respectable author or whatever she was bitching about.

Sometime when I have time I'm going to have to go back and read every book in a row, I'd like to see all the little planted hints and stuff.