Ah, the Half-Blood Prince, and only 18 hours after I bought it (which includes a good night's sleep in the middle)
SPOILER WARNING GALORE
Ok, with that out of the way: OH MY GOD JKR, HOW IN THE HELL COULD YOU MAKE MY DEAR SEVERUS THE BAD GUY!!! With that being said, I would like to say that I think Snape in the end actually IS on the OotP's side. And here's why: We already knew that Snape would die if he didn't help Draco do whatever Voldemort had asked. I had a sneaking suspicion that Draco was either going to kill someone like Harry or Dumbledore, but since book 7 has yet to come, it was probably going to be Dumbledore. Dumbledore knew that Snape had promised Narcissa to help Draco, so undoubtedly knew that Snape would die if he didn't. I also think, in light of what Dumbledore offered to Draco (and the fact that both Draco and Narcissa are getting cold feet) that he definately did not want Draco to become a killer. So the pleading in the tower...was not for Snape to save Dumbledore, but to do the killing that would both keep Draco clean AND successfully discharge Snape of his promise to Narcissa.
Also, look at something Snape said to Harry before he left: "Blocked again and again and again until you learn to keep your mouth shut and your mind closed, Potter!" He wasn't taunting Harry, he was giving him his last peice of advice for how to deal with Voldemort: to learn to do unspoken spells and learn Occlumency.
So, I'm still holding out hope for my favorite character, even though I still predict that this leads to his becoming the tragic hero in book 7.
Other thoughts on this book:
I'm really glad it wasn't as pre-teen emotionally stressful like the last one. A damn good read.
R.A.B. - Someone in Sirius' family I bet.
Tonks + Lupin = hot.
And, that is all...now, for a hard rocking good time in Charlottesville with Interrogation. Outback Lodge. 9pm.
SPOILER WARNING GALORE
Ok, with that out of the way: OH MY GOD JKR, HOW IN THE HELL COULD YOU MAKE MY DEAR SEVERUS THE BAD GUY!!! With that being said, I would like to say that I think Snape in the end actually IS on the OotP's side. And here's why: We already knew that Snape would die if he didn't help Draco do whatever Voldemort had asked. I had a sneaking suspicion that Draco was either going to kill someone like Harry or Dumbledore, but since book 7 has yet to come, it was probably going to be Dumbledore. Dumbledore knew that Snape had promised Narcissa to help Draco, so undoubtedly knew that Snape would die if he didn't. I also think, in light of what Dumbledore offered to Draco (and the fact that both Draco and Narcissa are getting cold feet) that he definately did not want Draco to become a killer. So the pleading in the tower...was not for Snape to save Dumbledore, but to do the killing that would both keep Draco clean AND successfully discharge Snape of his promise to Narcissa.
Also, look at something Snape said to Harry before he left: "Blocked again and again and again until you learn to keep your mouth shut and your mind closed, Potter!" He wasn't taunting Harry, he was giving him his last peice of advice for how to deal with Voldemort: to learn to do unspoken spells and learn Occlumency.
So, I'm still holding out hope for my favorite character, even though I still predict that this leads to his becoming the tragic hero in book 7.
Other thoughts on this book:
I'm really glad it wasn't as pre-teen emotionally stressful like the last one. A damn good read.
R.A.B. - Someone in Sirius' family I bet.
Tonks + Lupin = hot.
And, that is all...now, for a hard rocking good time in Charlottesville with Interrogation. Outback Lodge. 9pm.
2 Comments:
well....
Ahhhh!! Fuck you, Snape! I dunno. I'm still holding out hope for "good", but seriously man! *endless argh-ing* I wanted that scene of redemption. And now, if it does come in book 7, it'll just feel.... hollow?
heh... how sad is it that I was so pissed after finishing that book that I strongly considered un-myspaceing him. I restrained myself though.
Kinda sucks we were right about him being the HBP. heh.
R.A.B. = Regulus Black? Sirius' younger brother? That would be interesting.
I <3 Tonks.
end of the book made me :-(
It was a great book, though...........
I know, it sucks to have to wait now! I thought for awhile that Snape WAS going to die and become that tragic hero, too, since we knew that the DADA post was cursed. I still hold out for some heart-wrenching scene when Snape explains whatever big secret it is that has kept him from hurting Harry (like being in love with Lily or something), and that he and Harry have a moment of understanding before Snape dies. I just feel it coming.
I feel stupid about the HBP thing...I always thought it was Snape too, but wow, totally missed out on the fact that it was a POTIONS book, lmao. *smacks self* I guess I just have good instincts without picking up on the insanely obvious clues, hahaha.
I was thinking maybe RAB was Andromeda (and that she went by her middle name)...Sirius' cousin that married Tonks' dad. She was burned off Sirius' family tree...I theorize that perhaps she followed V for awhile like the good Black that she was, then turned against him sometime around the time she got involved with Tonks' dad. Far fetched, I know, but it would make a good story.
So now, the other question is...is book 7 going to take place at Hogwarts, or is Harry really going to leave school, or see the school closed down? God, now we have to wait another freakin' two years to find out. Or *gasp* is there really going to be a book 7??? Lol. :-)
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