Back to your regular scheduled programming
Harry’s done.
For those of you still eagerly awaiting the end I’ll just say this and refrain from adding “for” to that or anything of that nature. No spoilers, that’d be cruel, I certainly would’ve been tempted to avada kadavra anyone that had tried to spoil it for me.
I’d started reading this book because I am slightly neurotic and I can’t just leave a 7 part series at 6, however bad that one was. And it was. Looking back on 6 I can’t help but only see the HUGE plot hole Mrs. Rowling created. For those of you that are hesitatent in buying part 7 for these reasons, let me reassure you that that the hole is covered pretty nicely. I won’t go into whether it was planned or just a nice save, I don’t follow online publications/speculations on this subject. Part 6 was released way past deadline and was accompanied by pressures due this magnitudes. So, save or planned, I’ll leave it up to you.
While I try to refrain from learning of such things before their release I’ve heard my share of possible plots. None of these luckily came to pass. Nor did my own solution to the hole. Good thing too, as it would’ve been way too corny. I am, after all, not a real writer and she is . . . . And if she isn’t she’s now got enough people working for her to think of such clever solutions. Still felt a bit forced though.
I’ve been keeping my expectations low (helps not to get disappointed) about this book, as I do most movies now. Problem with reading as much as I have, and seeing as many movies as I have: There’s only so many plausible plot-twists. Only so many things you can pull in a story. And you KNOW that when X happens Y can’t possibly happen in a book/movie of today. So I discovered Harry’s fate quite a few pages before the end. It was still an enjoyable read. On some points cypher was right: “Ignorance is bliss”. You can just sit back and enjoy a story being told, not thinking of inconsistencies or upcoming consequences of current decisions made by the characters.
Anyway, with HP out of the way I can now return to my studies of japanese and prepare for my march on the くうこう (airport, pronunciation: Ku-u-ko-u, great éh)
3 days ’till the B-movie party and 10 days ’till the going away party
10 days ’till this blog goes life for everyone 
10 days ’till my gf gets exposed 
I’ll try to phrase my comment to stick to the “no spoiler” rule, and that’s not easy… I can’t see what plot hole you’re talking about. Sure, there were disapointments with book #6, but precisely because it meant that only one outcome was possible to keep the serie consistent.
Which brings me to say that I totally agree with your “ignorance is bliss” comment : all my speculations turned out to be correct, and apart from the quick thrill I got each time I realised I was right, it made the book less enjoyable since it held very few surprises for me. I could totally see the strings of how the plot unravelled and couldn’t immerse in the story as deeply as I used to (even though I got very emotional at some points). Ah, the burden of not being 14 anymore…
The hole I was referring to was: Dumbledore, the wisest man in the book, who had persisted that Snape was a good guy throughout the series, struck down by Snape.
I see. Well I stick to my previous comment, not many ways to keep the serie coherent.
(Feel free to delete if you think it’s too spoilery)