I don’t mind the plot not being advanced if the writing's good, and I’m being amused. The way JKR writes, she *really* needs to keep the plot galloping along. I still think Dumledore's story could have been told more concisely and taken far fewer pages. Anyway,the first 115 pages weren't a total write off - the owl exploded! That has to tide me over until the snake rips violently out of the old, suddenly rotting woman's neck.....
Did Bill insist that Fleur was entitled to a proper wedding, and they weren’t going to run away and elope? It might have calmed my questions as to why this was happening at all. And if it had to happen, why not just close family, and a handful of even closer friends so that they could put a Fidelius Charm on the Burrow.? Also, if this war is in Britain, then why not hold the wedding in France? Maybe the muggle tradition of the Bride’s parents hosting the wedding and footing the bill doesn’t hold sway in the Wizarding World, but isn’t being on the brink of a major conflict a good decider?
I like Aunt Muriel - I can’t wait to be 100, so that I can be as blunt in real life as I am on this site! I bet she’d not crawl up the mighty Harry Potter’s unwashed behind. (Shower? You think? I don’t blame Ron for leaving that tent).
Word to the Hagrid hate.
Ron’s jealousy over Krum got old by the end of Book 5. It started to smell early in Book 6. After Lavender’s daily ravishing of him, he should certainly have gained a lot of confidence. JKR could still have her ‘moving’ locket scene just with the Molly prefers Ginny/Harry and Hermione think you’re an idiot points, and dropped this ancient and yawnsome ‘Hermione loves everyone but me‘ nonsense.
In fact, even the Horcrux didn’t bother with the Viktor Krum crap. He was bought back to please the fans - there was no need for him plot wise - Diggle or Aunt Muriel or any Wizard over 30 could have told Harry the info. If Krum came back, he should have killed one or other of Hermione’s parents then escaped. It’s an obsession of mine, but if Hermione was grief struck and guilty, then Harry would have had to do some thinking for himself and GROW UP. (And no doubt died horribly within 20 pages.)
Plus if Krum *and* Ginny died in the Battle, we could have saved Tonks or Remus for Teddy‘s sake. Though probably not both, since I wouldn’t give that relationship 2 years. Then Tonks could marry Mr Granger or Remus - Mrs Granger (or Mr Granger if certain shippers are to be believed)
I also wish Bill’s name was Bilius - and Ron’s was Orion or something. So Hermione’s sniping of ‘Ronald’ for the past 5 years has been completely wrong. But he didn’t tell her because he thought it was funny.
A lot of what we assumed made the Wizarding World different disappeared during the later books. JKR read too much fan fic. and we started getting ‘By Merlin’, button holes in robes, and Bonding ceremonies. I’d have preferred a Christian ceremony, perhaps with Wizarding extras on top. But JKR never defined the nature of magic, so what do we know? Good point about the Fat Friar, but he belongs to the time when JKR took care with her work and remembered what she‘d written before, eg that Polyjuice only lasted 1 hour. That‘s all over the place in this book. And I repeat, surely a glamour makes more sense? They don’t have time limits, do they? Why go to the trouble of the potion? Why drag the image of some unsuspecting muggle (especially if they live close by) into trouble here (Or at Godric's Hollow)? It was only needed for the 7 Potters, The Ministry and Gringotts.
Still, remembering the early (good) books became more difficult for her as she got further into the series. And God, I mean, Merlin forbid she re-read her own work.
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
Recap Proper
Date: 2008-08-22 09:29 pm (UTC)Did Bill insist that Fleur was entitled to a proper wedding, and they weren’t going to run away and elope? It might have calmed my questions as to why this was happening at all. And if it had to happen, why not just close family, and a handful of even closer friends so that they could put a Fidelius Charm on the Burrow.? Also, if this war is in Britain, then why not hold the wedding in France? Maybe the muggle tradition of the Bride’s parents hosting the wedding and footing the bill doesn’t hold sway in the Wizarding World, but isn’t being on the brink of a major conflict a good decider?
I like Aunt Muriel - I can’t wait to be 100, so that I can be as blunt in real life as I am on this site! I bet she’d not crawl up the mighty Harry Potter’s unwashed behind. (Shower? You think? I don’t blame Ron for leaving that tent).
Word to the Hagrid hate.
Ron’s jealousy over Krum got old by the end of Book 5. It started to smell early in Book 6. After Lavender’s daily ravishing of him, he should certainly have gained a lot of confidence. JKR could still have her ‘moving’ locket scene just with the Molly prefers Ginny/Harry and Hermione think you’re an idiot points, and dropped this ancient and yawnsome ‘Hermione loves everyone but me‘ nonsense.
In fact, even the Horcrux didn’t bother with the Viktor Krum crap. He was bought back to please the fans - there was no need for him plot wise - Diggle or Aunt Muriel or any Wizard over 30 could have told Harry the info. If Krum came back, he should have killed one or other of Hermione’s parents then escaped. It’s an obsession of mine, but if Hermione was grief struck and guilty, then Harry would have had to do some thinking for himself and GROW UP. (And no doubt died horribly within 20 pages.)
Plus if Krum *and* Ginny died in the Battle, we could have saved Tonks or Remus for Teddy‘s sake. Though probably not both, since I wouldn’t give that relationship 2 years. Then Tonks could marry Mr Granger or Remus - Mrs Granger (or Mr Granger if certain shippers are to be believed)
I also wish Bill’s name was Bilius - and Ron’s was Orion or something. So Hermione’s sniping of ‘Ronald’ for the past 5 years has been completely wrong. But he didn’t tell her because he thought it was funny.
A lot of what we assumed made the Wizarding World different disappeared during the later books. JKR read too much fan fic. and we started getting ‘By Merlin’, button holes in robes, and Bonding ceremonies. I’d have preferred a Christian ceremony, perhaps with Wizarding extras on top. But JKR never defined the nature of magic, so what do we know? Good point about the Fat Friar, but he belongs to the time when JKR took care with her work and remembered what she‘d written before, eg that Polyjuice only lasted 1 hour. That‘s all over the place in this book. And I repeat, surely a glamour makes more sense? They don’t have time limits, do they? Why go to the trouble of the potion? Why drag the image of some unsuspecting muggle (especially if they live close by) into trouble here (Or at Godric's Hollow)? It was only needed for the 7 Potters, The Ministry and Gringotts.
Still, remembering the early (good) books became more difficult for her as she got further into the series. And God, I mean, Merlin forbid she re-read her own work.