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I agree with rascal: I wasn't disappointed at all. I loved Kreacher and Dobby. They were awesome (and they justified all that nonsense in previous books about Hermione's concern for the house elves). I guess I never clamored for any more information on the veil: I figured Sirius was dead and that was the end of that. And I took the "avada kedavra" and green burst of light in the OTP movie as confirmation that Rowling wanted us to believe Sirius was quite simply dead. So there are holes. Yup. But no bigger (or smaller) than the holes in Star Wars (like how does Obi-Wan not know in ESB that Luke was NOT their last hope). The bad thing about the deaths of Lupin and Tonks is that we don't get to see it and will never know exactly how heroically they died. The good thing about that, though, is that it reinforces the scene as breakneck-fast, an actual battle with lots going on at once, and Harry only being able to see but so much of it and having little to no time to react to it until it is pretty much over. The "effin" and "bitch" lines were unnecessary, I thought. Rowling's epilogue is written with a child in mind, and the rest of the book should have kept that in mind, too. As an adult, I don't mind the use of those words. But when i think of the rest of the audience, particularly the youngest, I'm disappointed. And the more I think of the epilogue, the less I like it. It only scratches the surface of what we'd like to know about their futures. It doesn't even tell us whether our three heroes GRADUATED, for Pete's sake. Did they get honorary degrees or something?

"You're doing well. Your brother would have shot himself by now." *** "The lady and I were trying to dance." "You were trying. She was succeeding." *** "I would have killed him." "No, not today. He is trained to kill. You seem trained to drink. Oh, yes, my friend, you would have fought very bravely, and died very quickly..." "I've never lost a fight." "Except to a crippled old man just now." *** "I have broken the fourth commandment, padre." "You killed somebody?" "No, that is not the fourth commandment." "Of course not. Tell me, in what way did you break the most sacred of commandments." "I dishonored my father." "That is not so bad. Maybe your father deserved it." "What?" "I said, tell me more, my child."

"You're doing well. Your brother would have shot himself by now." *** "The lady and I were trying to dance." "You were trying. She was succeeding." *** "I would have killed him." "No, not today. He is trained to kill. You seem trained to drink. Oh, yes, my friend, you would have fought very bravely, and died very quickly..." "I've never lost a fight." "Except to a crippled old man just now."

come out and play-ay-ay-ay-ay.... You're up.

Nope. On the right track, though. Not necessarily the Crusades. In fact, the first pic could work all by itself, but I liked the ears pic and wanted to use it again. :)

THIS THREAD IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE FINISHED READING HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS. If you haven't read it and don't want the plot ruined, don't keep reading!!! Ok, my first question has to do with WordWolf's disappointment that things he was expecting were left out. Like... what? I LOVED the explanation of Snape's murder of Dumbledore. It all makes perfect sense to me. And I love that Sirius was really dead and Dumbledore was really dead. I agree with WordWolf that the body count seemed to be racked up for no real narrative reason. Don't tell me Lupin's dead and Tonks s dead: tell me how and why! Can we start putting pieces together, though? I really do enjoy that.

Extensive exposition is when you stop the action to explain things you need to know for the action that follows it to make sense. I'm creating a spoiler thread so those who've read this already can discuss the plot more openly. It will be called "Don't Read This Unless..."

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I was mostly impressed, and I did find the ending satisfying. As a storyteller, I was a bit troubled by two extensive expositions coming right at the climax, but really, I can't think of a better place to have put them.

Nothing will every top GarthP's pic of Gollum holding a PFAL book.

"You're doing well. Your brother would have shot himself by now." *** "You were trying. She was succeeding."

Kentucky Fried Chicken is not my home. And it's not good for me. and the day you come in there to tell me where I should eat while I'm trying to snack on a finger-lickin'-good original recipe basket is the day I tell you to take a bath and no, I do not have spare change.

That avatar is AWESOME!

Oh, shoot, I'll never get the name of this one, but it might be "The Defector." There's a Romulan on the Enterprise D (Next Gen) and he's trying to tip the crew off to some menacing Romulan plot. Problem is the Romulans already fingered him as a traitor and were feeding him false information, so the information he provided had no real value to the Federation.

"You're doing well. Your brother would have shot himself by now."

Really, this could only be one movie, right? Especially after you said "recent." I thought maybe Mystery Men, but that's not recent. My Super Ex-Girlfriend

I will not be on line, but I will be watching out for the UPS truck!

I don't know if she will eventually become a GSer. She sees it as my thing, but maybe... Anyway, trying to come up with a puzzle...

You may be right about Bellatrix's line, WW, but I have to wonder: JKR has had her thumbprint on these movies, and if she wanted to overrule the line and the visible result, she should have done so. If she allowed that scene and you're wrong, she wanted everyone to know she intended no ambiguity. If she allowed that scene and you're right, it proves she's fallible (horrors!). If she did not allow that line and you're right, producers will have a bit of a time trying to undo the mistake. But we'll know tomorrow, won't we? :)

I thought an ascot was a sweater.

Definitely have a thoguht, but can't figure the third picture into it. Tie? Cravat? U-sket? My guess is The Three Musketeers Death + Ream = The Three M something Ears

Good movie. I understood that some things had to be cut back, but I do wish we'd gotten to spend more time with the actual Order of the Phoenix. Mad Eye Moody, Professor Lupin and Tonks were all severely shortchanged. Another few minutes with each of them would have done some good. Also, the fight at the end of the film seemd a bit rushed and confusing (as I'm sure real fights are). Looking forward to getting my copy of book 7 on Saturday. :)