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Re: Brief comments on Magic, Dumbledore, and The Epilogue. Camilla Send a noteboard - 08/04/2010 03:25:38 PM

Dumbledore

I hated the way in which Dumbledore died. I didn't care too much about his actual death, but I spent the rest of the series waiting for his death to mean something, or to be explained. Neither one ever happened. Dumbledore going down without a fight, begging Snape to do it. . .both were so completely out of character that I knew it had to be a trick. But it wasn't. It was just a very puzzling, anticlimactic death. Cedric's death was far more meaningful and dramatic, and we only knew him for a book or two. Dumbledore was Harry's mentor for the entire series, as well as the most powerful wizard in the world, and he got nothin'. Bah.


I rather liked how she dealt with deaths. Deaths usually don't have meaning. And deaths of that kind (sudden/violent) are surprising. I like how Rowling does not grow pathetic over these deaths, precisely because the character through whom we see all this does not manage to grasp what is happening, and then promptly goes into shock. It is one of her better turns as a writer.

Dumbledore begging Snape to do it made a lot of sense. It fleshed out both characters. Why is it inconsistent? Dumbledore will do anything to keep Draco from splitting his soul; Snape does not want to kill Dumbledore. You seem to have completely missed the point of that scene.

The Epilogue

Everyone I've talked to hated this, but I actually enjoyed it. It was cheesy, true, but I really like to see things get back to normal after big battles for some reason. Too many stories show you the fight, but very little of what everyone is fighting for. Always seems like you win the prize, but never get to find out what it is. Sure it might make a more dramatic ending to fade to black as the last arrow falls, but, darn it, I want to know if my gang got their happy ending or not. :P


I liked the epilogue, too.
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I'll give you that.... Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:11:27 PM 990 Views
It does seem logical that the series gets more teenager-oriented as Harry grows older. Legolas - 07/04/2010 06:47:57 PM 995 Views
Yeah, I believe she's explicitly said she did that on purpose beetnemesis - 10/04/2010 08:24:47 PM 910 Views
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My bad...much thanks for reminding me. Jeordam - 07/04/2010 05:43:53 PM 977 Views
Re: Harry Potter (the entire series) DomA - 07/04/2010 12:26:22 AM 1306 Views
I get where you're coming from Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:19:13 PM 1089 Views
That's kind of the point though... fionwe1987 - 07/04/2010 08:44:26 PM 1035 Views
This is how I see it too DomA - 08/04/2010 12:43:03 AM 1148 Views
just a comment about your rich=bad LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 02:05:32 AM 1107 Views
Re: just a comment about your rich=bad DomA - 08/04/2010 05:58:13 PM 1107 Views
it was a bit black and white... LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 08:48:05 PM 901 Views
I agree with many of your points. Legolas - 07/04/2010 12:44:31 AM 1204 Views
I have to dispute the concept of going "too far." Ghavrel - 07/04/2010 06:32:47 AM 958 Views
Hm, I don't know. Legolas - 07/04/2010 11:08:12 AM 1030 Views
This is a lot like the argument I'm having with Joel on the CMB concerning original sin. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:21:39 AM 947 Views
Where is this debate? I'd like to read it. Jeordam - 08/04/2010 05:18:38 PM 1605 Views
I should have put "debate" in quotes. It's about four sentences long. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 10:32:43 PM 937 Views
I agree entirely about Snape *NM* Camilla - 07/04/2010 11:50:00 AM 445 Views
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His death wasn't very spectacular, but he did play an essential role... Legolas - 07/04/2010 06:45:58 PM 1140 Views
Brief comments on Magic, Dumbledore, and The Epilogue. Aemon - 07/04/2010 07:13:55 AM 1294 Views
Re: Brief comments on Magic, Dumbledore, and The Epilogue. Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:09:20 PM 1138 Views
The movies are even worse about this. beetnemesis - 07/04/2010 06:15:35 PM 1033 Views
Hmmm.... Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:21:40 PM 1001 Views
Oh, that's definitely why they did it beetnemesis - 09/04/2010 06:44:50 AM 1338 Views
how many high school relationships... LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 02:13:48 AM 999 Views
Death doesn't actually happen in slow-motion fit for the cinema screen. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:24:31 AM 998 Views
Re: Death doesn't actually happen in slow-motion fit for the cinema screen. Camilla - 08/04/2010 03:27:09 PM 1006 Views
Re: Brief comments on Magic, Dumbledore, and The Epilogue. Camilla - 08/04/2010 03:25:38 PM 1120 Views
Harry Potter and Star Wars have two radically different approaches to this beetnemesis - 07/04/2010 06:13:25 PM 1208 Views
When my son asked for his own set of Harry Potter books, Beqi - 07/04/2010 10:26:37 PM 1057 Views
This is assuming of course... Jeordam - 07/04/2010 11:00:15 PM 1096 Views
yes, that's where parenting gets "complicated" LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 02:16:06 AM 1013 Views
You are taking this a bit extreme I feel. Beqi - 08/04/2010 08:51:34 AM 961 Views
I agree. *NM* RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/04/2010 06:11:06 PM 398 Views
Re: This is assuming of course... Camilla - 08/04/2010 03:30:33 PM 1154 Views
I am the same way with a few books. Beqi - 08/04/2010 08:05:04 PM 993 Views
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Re: I was most irritated by the ironic names TaskmasterJack - 08/04/2010 10:07:40 PM 1407 Views
Sheriff Lobo wasn't a werewolf, either, and Bear wasn't a bear. Tom - 09/04/2010 12:47:48 AM 964 Views
Exactly - it's not as obvious if you're a kid, then it seems clever and it's fun to decode. Legolas - 09/04/2010 01:04:11 AM 1069 Views
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