Harry Potter Book 7 *SPOILERS*

[THE HAT]

i am the hats son and i agree the ending was strange.

 

[Kycha]

[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]Thought you might find this interesting:[/FONT]




[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]Report: J.K. Rowling Writing Crime Novel[/FONT]


[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]Aug 18, 8:58 PM (ET)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]By DAVID STRINGER [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]LONDON (AP) - J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported Saturday. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling's, as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]"My wife spotted her writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novel," the newspaper, which was available late Saturday, quoted Rankin as telling a reporter at an Edinburgh literary festival. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]"It is great that she has not abandoned writing or Edinburgh cafes," said Rankin, who is known for his own police novels set in the historic Scottish city. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]Rowling famously wrote initial drafts of the Potter story in the Scottish city's cafes. Back then, she was a struggling single mother who wrote in cafes to save on the heating bill at home. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]Now she's Britain's richest woman - worth $1 billion, according to Forbes magazine - and her seven Potter books have sold more than 335 million copies worldwide. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]In an interview with The Associated Press last month, Rowling said she believed she was unlikely to repeat the success of the Potter series, but confirmed she had plans to work on new books. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]"I'll do exactly what I did with Harry - I'll write what I really want to write," Rowling said. The office of Rowling's literary agent, Christopher Little, was not immediately available to comment late Saturday. [/FONT]

 

[mickeysgal]

I don't want to get off topic here, but I figure the best answer to this question will be from the Harry Potter fans.

Does anyone know of a tour in England that is geared toward Harry Potter sites...like places they filmed? We're starting to plan a trip to England and would love to take a tour that is focused on HP. My DS would love it! I'm not even sure if one exists or where to start looking. Thanks...

 

[Daxx]

I don't want to get off topic here, but I figure the best answer to this question will be from the Harry Potter fans.

Does anyone know of a tour in England that is geared toward Harry Potter sites...like places they filmed? We're starting to plan a trip to England and would love to take a tour that is focused on HP. My DS would love it! I'm not even sure if one exists or where to start looking. Thanks...

Google Harry Potter Tours in England and a bunch of links will pop up. If you're looking for reviews or further info. I'd take this over to the UK board -- I have a feeling they'd know more!

 

[Toby'sFriend]

Does anyone know of a tour in England that is geared toward Harry Potter sites...like places they filmed? We're starting to plan a trip to England and would love to take a tour that is focused on HP. My DS would love it! I'm not even sure if one exists or where to start looking.

there are tons of them.

Where are you going in England? If you are around London there is a guy who is a licensed cab driver AND Blue Badge Tour guy that is dedicated to Harry Potter

http://www.walks.com/Homepage/Harry_Potter_Tours/default.aspx

There are also a ton of books and internet sites where you can just make a list of the sites and visit on your own.

 

[mickeysgal]

Thank you both for the info on the Harry Potter tours!

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Another one who just finished the book -- we went on vacation the week it came out & just came back, so I had a late start.

Fantastic story, and my thanks to JKR for writing such an excellent ending. I enjoyed it all - the good and the sad. I was especially glad to see that Snape was good after all.

 

[PoohJen]

ok, been listening to the book in my car the past week, and every morning I am sobbing by the time I pull into work.

Scenes that brought tears to my eyes this week:

~Harry in Draco's basement, Hermione upstairs being tortured while Ron is running around unable to help her, and Harry desparately cries to the mirror shard "Help Us!"

~Dobby yells to Narcissa "Dobby has no master. DOBBY IS A FREE ELF!!!"

~Harry digging the grave, and etching the stone. Here lies Dobby, a free elf.

This mornings tears were of sentimentality and pride when Neville came down the tunnel, and then all the DOA and Order came to help. And Harry revealing himself to McGonagall. And Percy's redemption.

I'll probably have to pull over on the bridge tomorrow to compose myself when I get to the rubbing of the Resurrection Stone scene!


I really felt bad for Snape today, unable to defend his reputation when he was chased off by McGonagall, who was calling him a coward.

 

[Deb in IA]

Those scenes are so visually powerful, aren't they, PoohJen? I can't wait to see them in the movie version!

Yes, it is so sad for Snape . . . he was so very, very brave, as JK Rowling says, but he gets called a "coward" . . . not only by McGonagal, but also by Harry, at the end of Half-Blood Prince . . .

 

[Jrsy Boy]

Anybody else wonder when the Stinging Jinx wore off Harry's face at Malfoy Manor? He is unrecognizable upstairs, but Luna doesn't seem put off by his appearance in the cellar. When he and Ron sneak back upstairs, he seems to be seeing well enough.

I know, it's a little bit nitpicky...

 

[mickeysgal]

ok, been listening to the book in my car the past week, and every morning I am sobbing by the time I pull into work.

Scenes that brought tears to my eyes this week:

~Harry in Draco's basement, Hermione upstairs being tortured while Ron is running around unable to help her, and Harry desparately cries to the mirror shard "Help Us!"

~Dobby yells to Narcissa "Dobby has no master. DOBBY IS A FREE ELF!!!"

~Harry digging the grave, and etching the stone. Here lies Dobby, a free elf.

This mornings tears were of sentimentality and pride when Neville came down the tunnel, and then all the DOA and Order came to help. And Harry revealing himself to McGonnigal. And Percy's redemption.

I'll probably have to pull over on the bridge tomorrow to compose myself when I get to the rubbing of the Resurrection Stone scene!


I really felt bad for Snape today, unable to defend his reputation when he was chased off by McGonnagle, who was calling him a coward.

The one scene that brought me to tears was the end of Chapter 16.

"He let them fall, his lips pressed hard together, looking down at the thick snow hiding from his eyes the place where the last of Lily and James lay, bones now, surely, or dust, not knowing or caring that their living son stood so near, his heart still beating alive because of their sacrifice and close to wishing, at this moment, that he was sleeping under the snow with them."

You could just feel his despair over losing his parents.

 

[MomofKatie]

The one scene that brought me to tears was the end of Chapter 16.

"He let them fall, his lips pressed hard together, looking down at the thick snow hiding from his eyes the place where the last of Lily and James lay, bones now, surely, or dust, not knowing or caring that their living son stood so near, his heart still beating alive because of their sacrifice and close to wishing, at this moment, that he was sleeping under the snow with them."

You could just feel his despair over losing his parents.

I think I cried from the moment he stepped into the village! Seeing the enchanted "war memorial" that was actually the statues of his parents and him as a baby, then the graves themselves, and afterwards the ruined cottage where the Potters died that was a memorial to them- all made me just weep over Harry's loss.

 

[PoohJen]

The one scene that brought me to tears was the end of Chapter 16.

"He let them fall, his lips pressed hard together, looking down at the thick snow hiding from his eyes the place where the last of Lily and James lay, bones now, surely, or dust, not knowing or caring that their living son stood so near, his heart still beating alive because of their sacrifice and close to wishing, at this moment, that he was sleeping under the snow with them."

You could just feel his despair over losing his parents.

yes. but you know what else? I even cried in that chapter when everyone graffitied the Potter House sign, with words of encouragement for Harry! "We're with you Harry!"

 

[Missy1961]

I am proud to say that I finished reading Book 7 last night! I only started reading the first book at the beginning of July, and just kept going until I finished #7.

All I can say is Wow....what a great series, what a great group of characters...just great.

Now I have to start at post #1 on this thread and read....so please excuse any old quotes. I just feel the need to discuss this book.

 

[elgerber]

I am proud to say that I finished reading Book 7 last night! I only started reading the first book at the beginning of July, and just kept going until I finished #7.

All I can say is Wow....what a great series, what a great group of characters...just great.

Now I have to start at post #1 on this thread and read....so please excuse any old quotes. I just feel the need to discuss this book.

Congratulations!!!! I remember your posts saying you hadn't read any of them, you must have been very busy this last 2 months! I am so glad you enjoyed them.

 

[Missy1961]

Congratulations!!!! I remember your posts saying you hadn't read any of them, you must have been very busy this last 2 months! I am so glad you enjoyed them.

I have been busy! But more than 1 person told me that they were jealous--when I finished one book, I could pick up the next--no waiting!

 

[PoohJen]

Today I made it almost a complete mile in the car before the tears started flowing; this time they were for Fred. And even with the tears, there were a few laughs...Ron punching a bewildered Draco through the iIvisibility Cloak, shouting "That's the second time tonight we've saved your life, you..." and then when they were trying to get into the Whomping Willow, Ron lamented that he wished Crookshanks was there to press the knob; Hermione retorted "Are you a wizard or what?!" I can't recall which one, but I believe that line harkens back to an earlier book.

 

[Toby'sFriend]

Today I made it almost a complete mile in the car before the tears started flowing; this time they were for Fred. And even with the tears, there were a few laughs...Ron punching a bewildered Draco through the iIvisibility Cloak, shouting "That's the second time tonight we've saved your life, you..." and then when they were trying to get into the Whomping Willow, Ron lamented that he wished Crookshanks was there to press the knob; Hermione retorted "Are you a wizard or what?!" I can't recall which one, but I believe that line harkens back to an earlier book.

It's from the very first book where they down the trapdoor to get the Stone.

They fall onto the pile of Devil's Snare -- the plant. Hermione remembers that heat is needed to relax the plant but can't figure out how to make a fire and Ron screams at her

"Are you a Witch or what?!!!"

 

[Deb in IA]

JK Rowling is a genius. I love how she brings back echoes of the earlier books in the end.

 

[PoohJen]

It's from the very first book where they down the trapdoor to get the Stone.

They fall onto the pile of Devil's Snare -- the plant. Hermione remembers that heat is needed to relax the plant but can't figure out how to make a fire and Ron screams at her

"Are you a Witch or what?!!!"

oh yeah! great line! Big grin here!

Went out for lunch, Snape giving Harry the memories. "Look at me!" I've been haunted by that since finishing Book 7. My take on this scene is that Snape's last breath is looking into Lily's eyes.