seldear | Half-Blood Prince post (Reply)

Interesting. Very interesting.

I sauntered out and bought a copy this morning, then read it in about five hours. Yes, I read way too fast for my own good.

Unspoiler: I prefer this story to OotP, which just seemed way too over-dramatic. And JKR definitely overused the capslock.

Wow.

I mean...WOW.

As

stars_like_dust has said, the series has taken an abrupt turn into adulthood. It's quite refreshing, actually - I was worried that Harry might cause JKR to go mental on the capslock again.

Ron/Hermione and Harry/Ginny shippers will be over the moon. I'm actually hoping to watch things implode over in the Harry/Hermione camp. But then, I'm a meeeeean and evil person.

ETA: Have just checked a few communities. Has everyone put posting on hold? It's deadly silent! Bizarre.

Draco-lovers will adore it since the boy actually plays a part other than the most horribly cliche poseur of pureblood relations.

And I personally think there is still a possibility that Snape might turn out to be on the side of the angels. And I'm not even a Snape-fan! Dumbledore's death was expected, so not terribly much a surprise. Also not surprising is Harry's decision at the end of the book. To have Voldemort pursue Harry to Hogwarts in the final year would have been predictable. And now there's all kinds of possibilities opened up by the fact that there'll be no more school, no more predictability: just the hunt.

So, yay, JKR. Unexpected plots, some nice twists, and very enjoyable.

Definitely interesting.

Am up for discussion on HBP by all and sundry.