Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: It's not getting any easier.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

Those last chapters kill me everytime I read it. I have gotten so attached to these fictional characters. It's weird, yes, and I feel a little silly for it, but I can't help it. Anyone else reread the book and still sobbing through the ending?
Duckie

[graywarrior]

1. Haven't reread it, but I so know what you mean and feel.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. Yes, I found myself crying again...

at the ending upon rereading the book. :cry:

I so love the books -- I have reread the series I don't know how many times. Two of the books got me through some very nasty times -- I read POA while waiting for my Mom to get out of surgery to find out of she had ovarian cancer. That was one of the longest days of my life, and POA kept me occupied and happy instead of freaking out over what news I might be getting.

I just started book one again -- I cannot wait to see OOTP. Mugglenet had some new photos of the cast, and Imelda Staunton looks PERFECT as Umbridge!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

13. I saw those...

It's going to be great...as long as people look at the movies as a different entity. It's not going to be the same, but I hear it's going to be GREAT!
Duckie

[asthmaticeog]

3. Pretend Dumbledore was on welfare.

That should ease the pain.

[Susang]

9. I heard he stunk too.

Put the boys off their food.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

11. Pro-choice too. Used magical spell to protect Planet Parenthood clinics

from anti-choice terrorists.

[XemaSab]

4. I was rooting for Snape

:D

[graywarrior]

5. Me, too.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

14. Don't say that!

:cry: That's just MEAN.
Duckie

[XemaSab]

20. How is it mean?

:shrug:

[Broken_Hero]

6. I haven't reread

the HP series, and I knew what was going to happen at the end of HBP, so it was no big surprise for me. As for character attatchment, I feel that way with Glen Cooks Annals of the Black Company, RA Salvatores Drizzt line, and the Dark Tower series by S. King...

[XemaSab]

7. Old thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=208&topic_id=6&mesg_id=1899&page=

[derby378]

8. Final episode: HARRY POTTER AND - AW, SOD IT, EVERYONE DIES

I dare you, Joanne Kathleen Rowling. I double-dog dare you.

:evilgrin:

[BreweryYardRat]

10. Call me emotionally stunted, but no.

[tigereye]

12. I think we were more upset when another pal of Harry's bought

it in the previous book.


I think I was more shocked than saddened. It didn't feel right to me, compared with some other events in the past books.

[liontamer]

15. eh

everytime i reread it i find more evidence that he isn't dead.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

16. I hate to burst your bubble...

But according to JK no one is coming back, and HE is really dead. She promised.
Duckie

[liontamer]

17. well she'd have to say that wouldn't she?

[YellowRubberDuckie]

19. Everytime she has said something like that about the book...

She's been telling the truth. She's even apologized to a group who has a website called "he's" not dead because he really really is.
Duckie

[mvd]

18. ** SPOILER **

It felt really bad losing Dumbledore, but for me, not knowing all the circumstances involved lessened the impact. We'll know in book 7.