Order of the Phoenix- no spoilers
Jun. 22nd, 2003 03:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tarotgalNo spoilers, I promise. I can't stand 'em. And I can't stand being taunted by them even if they're well hidden. I've gotten over 300 e-mails with spoilers since Thursday now to catch up on... as though I have the time.
ANYWAY, I just finished Order of the Phoenix. I made it to page 176 without crying... and I think Harry was back in school about 20 minutes before I started crying again. I spent the end of the books in tears, obviously. I am very sad, but I knew it would happen, and I'm not in denial or angry. Things have to happen to characters- even ones we love. Harry and his readers will just have to deal with it. I wasn't surprised, or shocked, or angry. Just sad. I grow to love HP characters the more I write fanfic... and it's sad to see one of my babies go. Still, the character was BRILLIANT in this book, and others, and there's always before to think about :-)
On another note, I LOVED the book. I think it's my favorite. Even if I did cry a lot, I laughed a HELL of a lot. At times, it felt like JKR was reading my mind. It's exactly how I would have portrayed Sirius... and Lupin... and Snape. There were some FANTASTIC Remus and Sirius moments that make my heart soar... plus TONS of possibility that the two were a couple and NOTHING to break that illusion, which I was worried about. But the "Marauder" moments meant SO much to me, as did Sirius and Snape interactions. The characterization of them all was EXACTLY how I think of them... right down to the last taunt and laugh and bookreading and joking and EVERYTHING. Oh my GODS I loved it! It was like, straight out of my head and onto the page. I loved the book especially for those moments, but the whole thing was really good. I really, really enjoyed it. Can't wait to get it on tape/CD now and listen to it a hundred times over in Jim Dale's telling.
Man... I'll probably cry for days... but I really enjoyed it, and I don't think it could have been better. At times I had to take a shower cuz I was so icked LOL But there were SO many good moments that QUICKLY topped my favorites list. Not to mention a LOVELY bit about a Quidditch player with a cold who sneezes when he's snitch-seeking *G* heehee But really, this was a fantastic book. It really was. Very uncharacteristic despite a "normal" school year(compared to book 4) and quidditch resuming... but still, a really good book.
ANYWAY, I just finished Order of the Phoenix. I made it to page 176 without crying... and I think Harry was back in school about 20 minutes before I started crying again. I spent the end of the books in tears, obviously. I am very sad, but I knew it would happen, and I'm not in denial or angry. Things have to happen to characters- even ones we love. Harry and his readers will just have to deal with it. I wasn't surprised, or shocked, or angry. Just sad. I grow to love HP characters the more I write fanfic... and it's sad to see one of my babies go. Still, the character was BRILLIANT in this book, and others, and there's always before to think about :-)
On another note, I LOVED the book. I think it's my favorite. Even if I did cry a lot, I laughed a HELL of a lot. At times, it felt like JKR was reading my mind. It's exactly how I would have portrayed Sirius... and Lupin... and Snape. There were some FANTASTIC Remus and Sirius moments that make my heart soar... plus TONS of possibility that the two were a couple and NOTHING to break that illusion, which I was worried about. But the "Marauder" moments meant SO much to me, as did Sirius and Snape interactions. The characterization of them all was EXACTLY how I think of them... right down to the last taunt and laugh and bookreading and joking and EVERYTHING. Oh my GODS I loved it! It was like, straight out of my head and onto the page. I loved the book especially for those moments, but the whole thing was really good. I really, really enjoyed it. Can't wait to get it on tape/CD now and listen to it a hundred times over in Jim Dale's telling.
Man... I'll probably cry for days... but I really enjoyed it, and I don't think it could have been better. At times I had to take a shower cuz I was so icked LOL But there were SO many good moments that QUICKLY topped my favorites list. Not to mention a LOVELY bit about a Quidditch player with a cold who sneezes when he's snitch-seeking *G* heehee But really, this was a fantastic book. It really was. Very uncharacteristic despite a "normal" school year(compared to book 4) and quidditch resuming... but still, a really good book.
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Date: 2003-06-22 01:30 pm (UTC)I honestly didn't think Harry was too out of character. If I'd just seen Voldything come back from the dead and kill the guy beside me, then sent away without any contact or news I'd have been VERY pissed as well. Plus he's an adolescent and going through a lot of changes there that affect emotions and such. Honestly, I totally understood Harry's reactions to things and thought him completely valid. But that's just me :-)
*sigh* It's good to be done... I don't have to worry about spoilers... but tis sad to be done, too. Enjoy the book. The sadness will come when it comes, but there are PLENTY of moments filled with other emotions too. So just enoy!! :-)
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Date: 2003-06-22 01:32 pm (UTC)Enjoy :-)
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Date: 2003-06-22 01:48 pm (UTC)I loved the Snape moments. I really felt badly for him, more than once. And such snarkiness... "Yes, Potter, it /is/ my job." I laughed like a loon at that.
And Neville... Neville is my hero.
I think, in all, it wasn't the best, but it also wasn't the worst. Doesn't live up to 3, but wasn't quite as off as 2 (I did like 2, but it's my least favorite of them all). :
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Date: 2003-06-22 01:59 pm (UTC)And Neville, I agree, I started really liking him in book 4 and now I'm just TOTALLY impressed with the laddie!
And Snape.. yeah... quite a few lines like that throughout had me laughing out loud(my neighbors must think I'm going mental) But I really felt for Snape... and LOVE how my thoughts about his time at Hogwarts were confirmed through, er, incidents. :-) And that nickname... my GODS that was priceless, though! LOL