Thoughts on Half-Blood Prince
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jigglypuffI FINALLY FINISHED IT!
Didn't take me as long as Order of the Phoenix, but I still slacked all the same. 8/
I'm pretty indifferent on this one.
I liked all the parts with Snape and the few moments with Fred and George and Remus (As well as fun with Riddle! :D), but that was just about it. Harry really irritated me throughout a lot of the book and the forced romances, especially.
Why is JKR hooking everyone up?
On top of that, I only support one of the couples she did. That was Bill/Fleur. They were cute in the end, especially with Fluer sticking up for not only her own, but Bill's feelings. And her accent = ♥
Sorry, I'm a Fluer fan. XD
The moments with Ron/Hermione were exasperating, at best, for me. Their occasional arguments were kind of humourous before, but now it just felt like overkill.
Harry/Ginny...urgh, I DON'T GET YOU! All of a sudden Harry's got a crush on Ginny and can't stop thinking about her.Enjoying those wet dreams, Harry? :D When the heck did that happen!? This is just so boring.
And now we've got Remus/Tonks. This is another that makes no sense to me. I like Tonks, I really do, but JKR turned her into a love-sick puppy. She was adorable in Order of the Phoenix! She's one of those characters that I appreciate enough that I don't need to see them paired up with anyone. She's totally fine alone. That and I'm an avid Sirius/Remus supporter. :D
But was I the only one who thought the whole 'confronting Remus on my feelings' was a little...out of place considering the events? Dumbledore's dead and everyone's freaking out over what's happening and what's going on, Bill's freaking bleeding in the bed, and Fluer's kind of pissed with Molly for doubting their marriage again and then Tonks turns on Remus going "SEE!? Now why can't you be like that!? Love me!!!!"
I kind of wanted to see Remus go "wtf, no! FOCUS!"
...Tonks...I expected better from you. /8
Now I want some Harry/Hermione or Harry/Luna fics. Or MOAR Sirius/Remus. Recs plzkthx? :]
Speaking of Luna.
I was really hoping for some more Luna moments, but that didn't happen either. Though her Quidditch commentary was cute!
I admit, I really did get all fangirly when Harry asked Luna to Slughorn's Christmas party. I was expecting him to ask Ginny, but Luna? Gaahhhh~♥
But you know? Even though I knew about the ending, I didn't get so sad over Dumbledore's death as much as I thought I would've. He's awesome and all, but it only just bought down my night a bit, that's all. :/
And then the Harry angst, again. Not as bad as Order of the Phoenix's CAPSLOCK ANGST, but close. He seemed to angst a lot in this one, though.
All in all, Half-Blood Prince really disappointed me. I heard this was probably the worst one in the series, but I thought that was a little bit of an exaggeration, at first.
Goes to show what I think, huh? XD
Next up is Deathly Hallows!
Might take me a bit longer what with school just started yesterday and my applying for a part-time job. Not counting my learning to drive and assisting my mom in her job.
I'll probably re-read Prisoner of Azkaban or start The Golden Compass once I finish that.
but anyway, I'm going to go to bed! :D
Didn't take me as long as Order of the Phoenix, but I still slacked all the same. 8/
I'm pretty indifferent on this one.
I liked all the parts with Snape and the few moments with Fred and George and Remus (As well as fun with Riddle! :D), but that was just about it. Harry really irritated me throughout a lot of the book and the forced romances, especially.
Why is JKR hooking everyone up?
On top of that, I only support one of the couples she did. That was Bill/Fleur. They were cute in the end, especially with Fluer sticking up for not only her own, but Bill's feelings. And her accent = ♥
Sorry, I'm a Fluer fan. XD
The moments with Ron/Hermione were exasperating, at best, for me. Their occasional arguments were kind of humourous before, but now it just felt like overkill.
Harry/Ginny...urgh, I DON'T GET YOU! All of a sudden Harry's got a crush on Ginny and can't stop thinking about her.
And now we've got Remus/Tonks. This is another that makes no sense to me. I like Tonks, I really do, but JKR turned her into a love-sick puppy. She was adorable in Order of the Phoenix! She's one of those characters that I appreciate enough that I don't need to see them paired up with anyone. She's totally fine alone. That and I'm an avid Sirius/Remus supporter. :D
But was I the only one who thought the whole 'confronting Remus on my feelings' was a little...out of place considering the events? Dumbledore's dead and everyone's freaking out over what's happening and what's going on, Bill's freaking bleeding in the bed, and Fluer's kind of pissed with Molly for doubting their marriage again and then Tonks turns on Remus going "SEE!? Now why can't you be like that!? Love me!!!!"
I kind of wanted to see Remus go "wtf, no! FOCUS!"
...Tonks...I expected better from you. /8
Now I want some Harry/Hermione or Harry/Luna fics. Or MOAR Sirius/Remus. Recs plzkthx? :]
Speaking of Luna.
I was really hoping for some more Luna moments, but that didn't happen either. Though her Quidditch commentary was cute!
I admit, I really did get all fangirly when Harry asked Luna to Slughorn's Christmas party. I was expecting him to ask Ginny, but Luna? Gaahhhh~♥
But you know? Even though I knew about the ending, I didn't get so sad over Dumbledore's death as much as I thought I would've. He's awesome and all, but it only just bought down my night a bit, that's all. :/
And then the Harry angst, again. Not as bad as Order of the Phoenix's CAPSLOCK ANGST, but close. He seemed to angst a lot in this one, though.
All in all, Half-Blood Prince really disappointed me. I heard this was probably the worst one in the series, but I thought that was a little bit of an exaggeration, at first.
Goes to show what I think, huh? XD
Next up is Deathly Hallows!
Might take me a bit longer what with school just started yesterday and my applying for a part-time job. Not counting my learning to drive and assisting my mom in her job.
I'll probably re-read Prisoner of Azkaban or start The Golden Compass once I finish that.
but anyway, I'm going to go to bed! :D
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Date: 2007-08-22 05:26 pm (UTC)The whole Ron and Hermoine bickering is so tiresome. :\ And all the nonsensical romance. Was it not like a teen trash novel? (Like, those Gossip Girl series or something, ick.)
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Date: 2007-08-23 03:52 am (UTC)Seriously. :/ It's starting to get old. A lot of the romance just felt forced like JKR really wanted to add that romantic tension amongst her characters. It just ended up being way too much and I really wanted to stop reading when some of those points popped up.
...yes, it was. ;_;
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Date: 2007-08-23 02:42 am (UTC)Reread Prisoner of Azakaban cuz it is the best.Harry Potter.Book.EVAR.
I also made up an alternate V.V.:
-He loves peaches.
-He is almost always cheerful.
-He talks about himself in third person.
-And he smacks anyone who tries to take his peaches with a wooden ruler made of oak.And very violently so.
...What?It was funny to see my friend's reaction when I told her about my alternate V.V.XDD
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Date: 2007-08-23 03:55 am (UTC)I will, but after Deathly Hallows. I'm determined to finish the series now that I'm still in my Harry Potter high.
...peaches???
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Date: 2007-08-23 04:44 am (UTC)I see what you mean.It's like,"I'm going to finish this series NO MATTER WHAT!!" That happened to me on A Series of Unfortunate Events.That series was so funny.XD
Haha,that's exactly what my friend said!She was like,"Why...peaches?" and I told her,"I don't know!I just chose peaches!*is all cheerful*"
I think I was playing too much Animal Crossing,watching too much DearS,and I just want to see V.V. spazz.You know you want to toooooooooooooooo!!XD And also,in alternate V.V.'s opinion,peaches make the world go round.^^
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Date: 2007-08-23 02:50 pm (UTC)That's what makes the series so fun.
I've just got this stupid habit of once I start something, I need to finish it. Video games are my only exception since I'll get a high on a game or the concept in general and then it goes away for a few weeks. Once it kicks back up, I'll end up picking right where I left off on the last game I was playing.
...err, 'kay. ^^;;;;
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Date: 2007-08-23 08:28 pm (UTC)=P I wish I was that way.I used to be,I think.Until I read Up a Road Slowly.Damn,that book was boring as hell and I still read it.And in the end,it was all depressing,dramatic,and I hated reading it.=( So now if I don't like it,it'll gather dust on my shelf.But yeah,I'm like you when it comes to video games.
What?Would you rather have alternate V.V. like tacos?He'd have the catch phrase,"Tacos rule." XDDD
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Date: 2007-08-23 10:10 pm (UTC)Actually, I like V.V. the way he is. He's cute. :D
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Date: 2007-08-23 11:14 pm (UTC)But Nina freaked me out.She was definitely the most drastic of all.I mean really.Let's build a nuclear bomb that could blow up Tokyo and kill thousands of people all because my heterosexual crush died!=O Let's just make the genocide worse Nina.That's something we could all use.
I actually made a promise,"If V.V. doesn't do anything so humongously antagonistic that makes me want to kill him,then I'll like him!^^ *happy happy joy joy*" HE'S A COOL CHARACTER!!And oh-so-short.
no seriously,he's like 4'6 or something.Kaguya's taller than him.XDI'd be disappointed if the little shrimp died.=(Wait,was that just a backhanded compliment?