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smg01I went to Border's at 9:00 on Friday for the release party. Got a relatively early line number. Left me nearly three hours to wander about the store. Picked up and Agatha Christie book. Also a Ngaio Marsh book. And The Time Traveler's Wife. And the season one dvds for Stargate SG-1. I suppose you could say I had some self control in the sense that I forced myself to put back the Jim Croce cd and the Inspector Lynley dvds. *sigh*
I commented elsewhere that for me one of the (non plot related) delights of this series has been watching the way J.K. Rowling has grown as a writer. If you go back to her first book it's really noticeable how far she's come. I kept remarking to myself as I read #6, that I thought that this one was her best writing yet. It feels to me like she gets better with each book. It seems like she makes a conscious effort to keep developing her skills as she goes, and I think that's admirable.
I was glad to see the speculations and explanations for how Snape really hasn't betrayed Dumbledore. He's not likable. But I want to believe that he's on the right side. And that it was Dumbledore's belief in him that is part of what kept him from rejoining with Voldemort. I definately agree that Dumbledore, above everything else, was determined to keep Draco from having blood on his hands. I actually felt pity for Draco. He clearly didn't want to do the task that Voldemort set for him. I saw him as someone caught in a trap that he couldn't figure out how to escape. I think there may be hope for him yet.
I got a little teary when Dumbledore got teary at Harry declaring himself "Dumbledore's man" through and through. And then when he repeated that to the minister after the funeral. I felt a little lost at the end with so much up in the air. I spent all of Sunday saying I can't believe Dumbledore is gone. I would like to believe that he's going to pull a Gandalf and reappear, but I don't think that's going to happen. I can't wait to see how it's all resolved.
I commented elsewhere that for me one of the (non plot related) delights of this series has been watching the way J.K. Rowling has grown as a writer. If you go back to her first book it's really noticeable how far she's come. I kept remarking to myself as I read #6, that I thought that this one was her best writing yet. It feels to me like she gets better with each book. It seems like she makes a conscious effort to keep developing her skills as she goes, and I think that's admirable.
I was glad to see the speculations and explanations for how Snape really hasn't betrayed Dumbledore. He's not likable. But I want to believe that he's on the right side. And that it was Dumbledore's belief in him that is part of what kept him from rejoining with Voldemort. I definately agree that Dumbledore, above everything else, was determined to keep Draco from having blood on his hands. I actually felt pity for Draco. He clearly didn't want to do the task that Voldemort set for him. I saw him as someone caught in a trap that he couldn't figure out how to escape. I think there may be hope for him yet.
I got a little teary when Dumbledore got teary at Harry declaring himself "Dumbledore's man" through and through. And then when he repeated that to the minister after the funeral. I felt a little lost at the end with so much up in the air. I spent all of Sunday saying I can't believe Dumbledore is gone. I would like to believe that he's going to pull a Gandalf and reappear, but I don't think that's going to happen. I can't wait to see how it's all resolved.