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Death. Deathly. Hallows.
By far, the most interesting concept that JKR had twisted in the plot with her little tweaks. But, nevertheless, I did find a lot of the deaths troublesome. XD They just...didn't quite fit in the way that the others in the past had. Then, again death is never supposed to but in the light of significance...It honestly felt as though JKR had randomly picked names out of a shoe or something. At least, that's my thoughts after the Wormtail's death.
My reaction to them: Honestly? I did not cry a tear during this book. At all. And, although I'm not Cho-like either way...I cried plenty for Siry along with DD. I guess, like someone mentioned---JKR kinda set the Battle in such fast motion, Harry was unable to feel the grief that he had with the others in the past---But, even at that, I didn't feel remorse. They just seemed so---out of the loop.
Mad-Eye: It was beyond obvious, from the moment that Dung and Mad-Eye began their bickering, that either or would soon be a victim. Not necessarily dead, but I still read their tidbits with intent. Not saying that I wasn't shocked, even if it was expected or not. I stared, re-read, and then stared off into space again. Yet, I was positive Mad Eye would soon pop up out of no where eventually. Merely wishful thinking.
Wormtail: I LOVED the way JKR wrote this bit. I don't know why. I know, it may sound inhuman, but...I wouldn't have had it any other way. It was ingenious. The symbolism that embodied each word that she used during that scene completely left me in a 'Paulo Coelho' daze. It was extremely touching and by far one of the greatest lessons of life.
Dobby: There were four times during this book, that I practically jumped out of my bed with bliss. One of them was during Dobby's appearance at The Malfoy Manor. From the moment that Dobby saved Luna and the others, it seemed to me as though the tide had finally turned once and for all [ironically, even after the death, I continued to feel the same feeling throughout the book]. Even after it was obvious that Dobby had perished, I had doubt. Like---somehow he'd rise up once again, despite all the odds! I had this feeling for EVERY one of the deaths after--aside from when it actually occurred with Harry.] When Harry dug Dobby's grave, I honestly just didn't bother reading and skipped over it because I was so doubtful. Immaturely, I thought to myself--Why read this when he'll end up alive [For lack of a better word] in the end? Stupid thought, I know. Although, even to the end, seeing DD in the Hallows, it kinda gave me the feeling that Dobby and the others were just as alive. It was just the new beginning after the selective end. So, in a way, within the matter of how I saw the whole book play out, I did save myself that sorrow. It's weird how it actually worked out. I read over the part of the Burial, and yet...I still didn't feel angry. Not even remorse. As DD said, he was not the one who should be pitied. It was those alive---still fighting and fearing death. All in all, I kept referring back to how chivalrously Dobby had apparated and helped Harry out of the MManor. But, for a different reason than the others. Dobby, WormTail, Mad-Eye, it seemed, died doing something specific. There was select significance to their deaths. Specific life lessons of some sort. That's what the other great characters lacked.
Fred Weasley: This was a buttload of nonsense. It seemed that, I now more than ever, believed that the characters would pop back into the scene alive as ever. I had a bunch of little brainstorms and ways linked to the alleged Deathly Hallows...and hoping with this invalid thinking, was much easier than to accept the deaths and stop reading. Fred and George, are by far---legends. It's like having [excuse the cheese] bread without butter. Ice cream without fudge. Milk without cookies. It just doesn't give that some satisfaction. What was the reason that Forge passed and not Gred? And, I know that we were told that many great wizards would perish during the Final Battle---but...to have such an amazing character just die like that without any greater meaning...was beyond me. And, don't give me the whole 'conquering Voldemort at all costs' BS...Maybe JKR had some other reason for killing Fred off so carelessly...I don't know. But, I do believe that's why his death did trigger more emotion from me than the rest. He deserved a Hero's Tale. Killing him off with nothing but shock was pretty troublesome. Yet, I was reluctant. After Harry had left the scene, I still did not believe that Fred was gone. Not until Dumbledore appeared and I got the little wakeup call, did I believe otherwise.
Tonks/Lupin: My second favorite character from all the HP books, after Siry. And my second favorite Marauder, only second to Siry as well. Gosh, what a trend. Meeeh, I dunno. Quite funky, indeed. I honestly don't know what to make of this death. All of the thoughts involved in what I wrote earlier about Fred are the same in this instance. It defo did hit me pretty hard. But, I guess the fact that Lupin had followed---didn't disturb me as much as Fred dying without George. As for the child, *no comment*. Once again, still no tears appeared.
Snivellus: I knew he wasn't evil. Come on, we all knew. As devious as he treated Harry---everything that was revealed in the Pensieve--we already knew about. And, in my case, I was dead sure that it would've played out the way that it did. Lily--was a shocker, no doubt. The fact that he knew her before they even attended Hogwarts added a nice little twist in the plot. Would have Snivellus and Lily ended up together if he hadn't been so engrossed with the Dark Arts? Haha, I'm sure there'll be alot of Fanfics popping all over the place from of that little detail. Um, honestly...I don't know what more to add about his death. He was a great wizard, and the fact that Harry named his son after him was sweet. His downfall kinda reminded me of Regulus. We all knew what was to happen, it was just a matter of confirming it. I was just hoping that Voldemort would be able to witness the harsh irony when Smape revealed his cover and revolted against him. Just as I had hoped that it was revealed to Voldemort [regarding RAB]---that while he thought he was indestructible all along---people [on his side] had been able to double cross him for the greater good. For Love. For Loyalty. And not for their gain. I had thought that the shock from that point would've been Voldemort's downfall...But, JKR left Harry with all the secrets until the end and I believe that it was for the best.
Hmmm. So, there. Enough babbling. *feels so much better now*