obligatory HP post
Jul. 16th, 2007 01:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
k_puffOMG HARRY POTTER AHHHHHHHHHHH
I am SO EXCITED for this book. Last week, I was all like, "Whoa, Harry Potter, anticipating and fairly anxious" but now I'm all like, "HOLY CRAP HARRY POTTER LET THE AWESOME BEGIIIIIN"
It hit me the other night that I've been waiting like, what, 10 years for this book? I mean, I'm scared! And anxious! But ahhhhsoexcited! I mean, JKR hasn't let me down yet, so I'm really looking forward to this.
I can't believe all the people out there with spoilers or whatever. I mean...how can they do that to themselves? Like I said, I've been waiting my whole childhood for this, I have LITERALLY grown up year-by-year with these chartacters, I've invested a lot of time and energy, I'm not going to throw all that away because I can't wait seven more days. I feel sorry for those people.
~~ Harry is not going to die. That's just silly. I don't think he's going to be a Harrycrux, either; it was written right in HBP that he wasn't one; Voldy TRIED to make him a Harrycrux and failed, that's why the curse backfired on him. I'm EXTREMELY skeptical of these theories. I think it's much more likely that Harry will have to sacrifice something else of extreme personal value.
~~ Ron, Hermione, and Ginny will all live, too. However, I won't rule out the possibilities of kidnapping, torture, unforgivibles... I am especially leaning toward the Imperious-curse-on-Ron theory, since it's already been set up in the novel that Ron has difficulty fighting off the Imperious curse. It would also complete his building-up-self-confidence-and-self-worth character arc, because it takes such strong confidence and willpower to fight the Imperious.
~~This isn't much of a prediction, more of a plea. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET FRED AND GEORGE LIVE. That would be awful if they died. What would be worse, is if only one of them died.
*shudder*
~~ On that note, I also predict that the Weasley's Wizard Wheezes come into play often as weapons/tools
~~ Some kind of Lupin vs. Pettigrew showdown. I have no idea as to the victor, but I mean, COME ON. That man is directly responsible for killing James, incarcerating and ruining Sirius, and (oh yeah!) reviving Voldemort, THAT DESERVES AN EPIC SHOWDOWN.
~~ Grawp is going to be important. I can feel it.
~~ Hogwarts will be closed. Even if it wasn't, I don't think any of the main characters will go back. There's too much to do, JK can't waste time at school when there are so many Horcruxes to find. Harry, Ron, and Hermione will be together through almost, if not all, of the Horcruxes. This will provide symmetry, what with all the obstacles they faced in the same style at the end of SS/PS. I also think the other characters (Neville, Luna, Ginny) will also come in and out, each offering their own expertise (herbology, anyone? ^^ <3Neville), but the three of them will be together most of the time.
~~ Ginny is no Mary Jane (a la Spiderman). She will not stand for epic heroism keeping her away from her man, especially not since she just spent the last 5 1/2 books trying to get him. Nuh uh. She will be kicking ass and taking names.
~~ Harry will not be able to forgive Snape. He's just done too much damage to people that Harry has loved. Whether he is on the side of good or bad is irrelevant.
I'll add more as I think of them...but right now I should probably be buckling back down to work. SIGH
I am SO EXCITED for this book. Last week, I was all like, "Whoa, Harry Potter, anticipating and fairly anxious" but now I'm all like, "HOLY CRAP HARRY POTTER LET THE AWESOME BEGIIIIIN"
It hit me the other night that I've been waiting like, what, 10 years for this book? I mean, I'm scared! And anxious! But ahhhhsoexcited! I mean, JKR hasn't let me down yet, so I'm really looking forward to this.
I can't believe all the people out there with spoilers or whatever. I mean...how can they do that to themselves? Like I said, I've been waiting my whole childhood for this, I have LITERALLY grown up year-by-year with these chartacters, I've invested a lot of time and energy, I'm not going to throw all that away because I can't wait seven more days. I feel sorry for those people.
~~ Harry is not going to die. That's just silly. I don't think he's going to be a Harrycrux, either; it was written right in HBP that he wasn't one; Voldy TRIED to make him a Harrycrux and failed, that's why the curse backfired on him. I'm EXTREMELY skeptical of these theories. I think it's much more likely that Harry will have to sacrifice something else of extreme personal value.
~~ Ron, Hermione, and Ginny will all live, too. However, I won't rule out the possibilities of kidnapping, torture, unforgivibles... I am especially leaning toward the Imperious-curse-on-Ron theory, since it's already been set up in the novel that Ron has difficulty fighting off the Imperious curse. It would also complete his building-up-self-confidence-and-self-worth character arc, because it takes such strong confidence and willpower to fight the Imperious.
~~This isn't much of a prediction, more of a plea. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET FRED AND GEORGE LIVE. That would be awful if they died. What would be worse, is if only one of them died.
*shudder*
~~ On that note, I also predict that the Weasley's Wizard Wheezes come into play often as weapons/tools
~~ Some kind of Lupin vs. Pettigrew showdown. I have no idea as to the victor, but I mean, COME ON. That man is directly responsible for killing James, incarcerating and ruining Sirius, and (oh yeah!) reviving Voldemort, THAT DESERVES AN EPIC SHOWDOWN.
~~ Grawp is going to be important. I can feel it.
~~ Hogwarts will be closed. Even if it wasn't, I don't think any of the main characters will go back. There's too much to do, JK can't waste time at school when there are so many Horcruxes to find. Harry, Ron, and Hermione will be together through almost, if not all, of the Horcruxes. This will provide symmetry, what with all the obstacles they faced in the same style at the end of SS/PS. I also think the other characters (Neville, Luna, Ginny) will also come in and out, each offering their own expertise (herbology, anyone? ^^ <3Neville), but the three of them will be together most of the time.
~~ Ginny is no Mary Jane (a la Spiderman). She will not stand for epic heroism keeping her away from her man, especially not since she just spent the last 5 1/2 books trying to get him. Nuh uh. She will be kicking ass and taking names.
~~ Harry will not be able to forgive Snape. He's just done too much damage to people that Harry has loved. Whether he is on the side of good or bad is irrelevant.
I'll add more as I think of them...but right now I should probably be buckling back down to work. SIGH
