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Rubyee · 07-21-2005, 08:52 PM

Spoilers!!!:

Bear with me- I only picked up this series a couple of weeks ago.

Personally, I liked OotP better. It had more to it, I thought.

I think Dumbledore is dead. Dead dead. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that he A) knows that he is no match for Voldemort again, B) knows that by being alive, he holds Harry back because Harry is used to being protected and taken care of, and C) knows that by staying alive he makes things worse for everyone else- Voldemort cannot get to the top with Dumbledore around, so he will make everyone else's life a living hell. Also, I don't think that Dumbledore has a horcrux, because until Harry got the unmodified memory from Slughorn, he didn't know what they were, really.

I could be wrong.

You all have very interesting views on Snape. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he did have a plan with Dumbledore. I had completely forgotten about the arguement. But what confuses me is how Voldemort didn't suspect him of being a traitor if he does turn out to be a good guy. You think he would notice something like that.

I really do like these books, but there are a few things that bother me. The whole school structure confuses me. Hagrid was expelled, so his wand was broken and he was not permitted to use magic (though his wand is now his umbrella and he still uses magic). But Fred and George drop out and start their own business and are perfectly capable of using magic all the time. Little things like this really get me.

Also, it seems that JKR is toying with Harry's personality a lot. He seems to be very unstable- more so than someone in his position. I don't know if she does it on purpose, or forgets what he is like from book to book, or just doesn't know how to make the points she wants to make. Or maybe I am imagining things. Who knows.

07-21-2005, 08:52 PM	#37 (permalink)
Rubyee I'm baaaaack!	Spoilers!!!: Bear with me- I only picked up this series a couple of weeks ago. Personally, I liked OotP better. It had more to it, I thought. I think Dumbledore is dead. Dead dead. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that he A) knows that he is no match for Voldemort again, B) knows that by being alive, he holds Harry back because Harry is used to being protected and taken care of, and C) knows that by staying alive he makes things worse for everyone else- Voldemort cannot get to the top with Dumbledore around, so he will make everyone else's life a living hell. Also, I don't think that Dumbledore has a horcrux, because until Harry got the unmodified memory from Slughorn, he didn't know what they were, really. I could be wrong. You all have very interesting views on Snape. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he did have a plan with Dumbledore. I had completely forgotten about the arguement. But what confuses me is how Voldemort didn't suspect him of being a traitor if he does turn out to be a good guy. You think he would notice something like that. I really do like these books, but there are a few things that bother me. The whole school structure confuses me. Hagrid was expelled, so his wand was broken and he was not permitted to use magic (though his wand is now his umbrella and he still uses magic). But Fred and George drop out and start their own business and are perfectly capable of using magic all the time. Little things like this really get me. Also, it seems that JKR is toying with Harry's personality a lot. He seems to be very unstable- more so than someone in his position. I don't know if she does it on purpose, or forgets what he is like from book to book, or just doesn't know how to make the points she wants to make. Or maybe I am imagining things. Who knows. __________________ You don't know from fun.