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    Chieftain of the Pudding Race Member Evil_Maniac From Mars's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dutch_guy
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    The last duel was sort of disappointing, but I was more annoyed at Bellattrix's death than at Voldemort's demise really. I mean, Ms Weasly ?!
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    I know, I was thinking that somebody like Lupin, or a close friend of Sirius, would have killed Bellatrix. On the other hand, Neville getting his revenge would have been nice.
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    I've just finished HP7 and agree with the OP - it's the book I enjoyed most in the series. I started reading the HP books to entertain my young son 5+ years ago, but it was like a chore. Too many langours in the plot and the writing seemed pedestrian. But as the target audience of the books increased by one every year, reading the books became more fun for me. Eventually, I started competing with my son for who reads each book first and this year, I won - he found the absence of school in HP7 a major turn-off; for me, it was a major plus.

    The book did still drag a bit in parts, but the action was generally fast-paced and it was good to see characters and plot devices come together & be resolved. I think it brings to a close the 7 year story arc in a very satisfying way - given the nature of the story, it could only really end as it did.

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    I agree econ21.

    Although, after reading some other fanfics, there were other possible endings, this one was the best possible. After all, it was the author's goal to get there.
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    HP is OK, but WAAAAY too much Deus Ex Machina...

    - Neville pulling sword from hat...
    - Patronus being very advnced magic in book 3, then Harry taches it to a bunch of 13 year olds in book 5...

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    Neville was able to pull the sword out of the hat because he is a true gryffindor. Its the exact same as in the second book only with Neville instead of Harry. As for the Patronuses, Harry is supposed to be a really good teacher and they don't have to fight dementors while they're casting them. That said, you are right, there only should of been a couple of people able to learn it.
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    After a fairly enjoyable first book the series was pretty grotty right through. The series did improve again after the third book, but as for the last book: way too much filler. Sure, it was spectacular stuff that I'm sure will be well suited to the big screen, but I started by reading the end, read the start, and gave up. As always the writing style is mediocre at best, and I truly got fed up of the pointless hoops the characters were made to jump through. As for the characters themselves, their character changes inexplicably at almost random moments, particularly in that whole sequence when they've left their safehouse. In the end, an average series with some good ideas stiched together in arbitrary ways by means of bad writing.
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    great story, bad writing... cheap end... The main thing i hav against the series is that's too black and white. Besides that I believe that most other charactars are far more allround than HP. His 2 friends and Dumbledore are real persons, they make mistakes have vices and virtues. Harry does make mistakes but he has no (significant) vices, only virtues. And that sux...

    I mean he didnt even kill Voldemort in the end... voldemort killed himself, because ofcourse Harry Potter is too good to kill, even for humanities sake... he's the ultimate vestal virgin... little queer. In the movie he (not only the charactar but also the dude that plays him) he's the main reason why i'm so annoyed by the movies... he works on my last nerves...

    How do you mean? THEY KILLED MY PARENTS!!!!
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