ah, i bought the whole Snape thing, because from the first book i was always convinced that there was something that had turned him/held him back from being OTT evil - and it clearly wasn't love for ppl as a whole. he was always disparaging about Harry and James, but not Lily, and from the flashback in Book 5, where Lily appears - i was pretty sure he had a thing for her. actually, as book 7 moved on, i was holding on to the fantastical idea that Snape was Harry's father, but had never forgiven him for Lily dying. which made noooo canon-sense at all, but it would have been awesome. i don't know that i completely bought Harry forgiving Snape so easily (i.e. by the time he fought Voldemort), but maybe a combination of Snape giving him those memories with his last breath, and the moments of clarity that he had with Dumbledore.. plus he would been trying to throw Voldemort off. actually, Snape's character reminds me of Spike from Buffy (his actions are not motivated by a desire to do good, but out of a somewhat selfish love for someone) and the Hunchback from ND. part of me wanted one of those memories to have him a lil more broken tho, but i would imagine that to the last, he wouldn't be giving Harry the satisfaction.
wasn't the whole bit with the sword it's big thing that was mentioned way back. this book, Bill made a big deal about the difference between how the goblins and wizards viewed ownership of goblin-made artefacts and how you had to be careful in your dealings. stands to reason that Gryffindor would have been aware of that as well, and likely enchanted the sword so that it would aid Gryffindor house in its hour of need, no matter who 'owned' it and where it was. Harry could have saved himself some trouble going after the hat, rather than heading into the bank, maybe.
i actually suspected Bill and/or Molly Weasley of being under the sway of V for most of the book. it was a 'perfunctonary' hug from Bill at one point, and Molly's over-excessive mothering. i've always found her character cloying and frustrating. which i think is kinda the point (the characters need a mother figure to outgrow), but even so - gyargh!
Luna love again tho - i think at least in part because the adorable actress from OotP is firmly stuck in my head.
also - Kreacher luff - i was pretty teary during all the fighting, but then Kreacher leading the house elves was just...
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Date: 2007-07-24 05:56 am (UTC)wasn't the whole bit with the sword it's big thing that was mentioned way back. this book, Bill made a big deal about the difference between how the goblins and wizards viewed ownership of goblin-made artefacts and how you had to be careful in your dealings. stands to reason that Gryffindor would have been aware of that as well, and likely enchanted the sword so that it would aid Gryffindor house in its hour of need, no matter who 'owned' it and where it was. Harry could have saved himself some trouble going after the hat, rather than heading into the bank, maybe.
i actually suspected Bill and/or Molly Weasley of being under the sway of V for most of the book. it was a 'perfunctonary' hug from Bill at one point, and Molly's over-excessive mothering. i've always found her character cloying and frustrating. which i think is kinda the point (the characters need a mother figure to outgrow), but even so - gyargh!
Luna love again tho - i think at least in part because the adorable actress from OotP is firmly stuck in my head.
also - Kreacher luff - i was pretty teary during all the fighting, but then Kreacher leading the house elves was just...
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