Harry Potter book 7 title revealed....

[StorminNorman]

I agree with you in a couple of things. The OOTP was indeed nonexistant and the love story between Harry and Ginny was bad written but the most important of the book is the past of Voldemort and that was excellent.

If JKR wanted to write a book about Voldy's past then she should of made a prequel and not wasted a book in the HP series.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

I wonder if Harry's Crucios would have done anything if they'd hit Snape? Bella explains at the end of OotP that Harry's righteous anger isn't enough to hurt her for long, he has to mean it and love the pain it causes. Did Dumbly's murder give him that "power?"

I think Harry's hatred of Snape has grown to the level that Crucio would definitely work. Bringing up Bellatrix, I really hope Neville gets some level of revenge on her. I really think Neville, Ginny, Fred and George will play bigger roles in the last book all of them have great power that hasn't really been showcased yet.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

i always thought the reason he was 'defeated' by harry was because he split his soul into so many pieces before long he could not take any more and lost physical form. i'd could be said he waited so long because splitting yourself is a lot to recover from.
as for the prophecy i'd ask when it was created?
maybe he thought destroying the horcrux would release part of his being- but that is easy to argue against. you make a lot of good points- but this is a magical world and like science fiction everything can be talked out of it.
i don't think harry will survive this book
i don't think there is anything special about him
you still don't explain why harry has voldemorts traits and i think the horcrux idea works for that.
he's marked for a reason- maybe the snake is marked too, because how many snakes in the world are there to look through to find voldemorts horcrux.

Volemort made Harry special when he tried to kill him which is explained in Order of the Phoenix. If Voldemort didn't try to kill Harry, Harry indeed wouldn't be special, so in essence Voldemort created his own worst enemy.

 

[Matt]

"Avada Kadavra" is only used by Dark Wizards

Nonsense, Aurors used it during the first war against Voldemort.

 

[Matt]

I agree with you in a couple of things. The OOTP was indeed nonexistant and the love story between Harry and Ginny was bad written but the most important of the book is the past of Voldemort and that was excellent.

I disagree. The Order being nonexisitant was intentional. The kids are at school, the students at the school are intentionally being sheltered from the war. You wouldn't expect soldiers to be running around your high school because we are at war with Iraq, would you?

As for the love story, it has been built up since the original book (Harry meets Ginny at Kings Cross, same place Rowling's parents met). It has just been more subtle than Harry's obsession with Cho. Reread and read between the lines, it is very much there.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

i think everyone has worked out [BLACKOUT]snape is the hero[/BLACKOUT]
and my big theory is that [BLACKOUT]harry is one of the horcruxes mentioned in book 6- remember the book in CofS was one and they said a snake was one. so that means he will have to kill himself in the end to kill voldemort. voldemort put a piece of himself in harry that's why he can speak to snakes and has the same wand[/BLACKOUT]
so what did you think of my idea?t:

Heh, somebody else who thinks [BLACKOUT]Harry is a horcrux[/BLACKOUT]

 

[Lobo]

Good title, and I look forward to the 7th book. I dont want to make any predictions about Harry/Voldemort, I just want to say I hope Neville gets a nice hero moment

 

[Kmack]

Awesome it certainly does sound...dark

 

[amazingfantasy15]

If JKR wanted to write a book about Voldy's past then she should of made a prequel and not wasted a book in the HP series.

All that information was important for Harry to learn also though, so it made perfct sense rather than have one whole book devoted to Voldemort's background to have Harry learn about it from Dumbledore, so Dumbledore could give Harry all the info he needs to fight Voldemort.

 

[StorminNorman]

All that information was important for Harry to learn also though, so it made perfct sense rather than have one whole book devoted to Voldemort's background to have Harry learn about it from Dumbledore, so Dumbledore could give Harry all the info he needs to fight Voldemort.

Fine, then make the part of the book that doesn't deal with Voldy's backstory readable. JKR put so much talent into brining Tom's life pre-Dark Lord into the story it seems she neglected everything else.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

After this book comes out, I'll probably re-read all 7(maybe not book 2, that one was painful).

 

[amazingfantasy15]

I disagree. The Order being nonexisitant was intentional. The kids are at school, the students at the school are intentionally being sheltered from the war. You wouldn't expect soldiers to be running around your high school because we are at war with Iraq, would you?

As for the love story, it has been built up since the original book (Harry meets Ginny at Kings Cross, same place Rowling's parents met). It has just been more subtle than Harry's obsession with Cho. Reread and read between the lines, it is very much there.

Totally agree with the reason the Order is basically nonexistant in HBP. They had plenty of other things going on outside the school. Plus they knew as long as Dumbledore was around Voldemort and his followers wouldn't attack Hogwarts.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

After this book comes out, I'll probably re-read all 7(maybe not book 2, that one was painful).

Except the fact that Book 2 has many very important moments in it, like the first Horcrux being destroyed, the explanation of why Harry's a parseltongue, etc....

 

[Gonking]

All that information was important for Harry to learn also though, so it made perfct sense rather than have one whole book devoted to Voldemort's background to have Harry learn about it from Dumbledore, so Dumbledore could give Harry all the info he needs to fight Voldemort.

That's right.

 

[Matt]

Totally agree with the reason the Order is basically nonexistant in HBP. They had plenty of other things going on outside the school. Plus they knew as long as Dumbledore was around Voldemort and his followers wouldn't attack Hogwarts.

People who complain about this just seem to have a hard on for Tonks or something. What they fail to acknowledge is, that even in the book Harry Potter and THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the Order is only featured in about five or six chapters. They simply aren't relevant to life at Hogwarts, which is what these books focus on.

 

[Snikt 6]

You know I could not stand Harry Potter (at least the movies) until my wife had me read them....now I love it. I look forward to the 7th book but hope Harry makes it...well see. I disagree with the Horcrux theory, for most of the reasons already stated. I think Snape will take one for the home team. Well see next summer.

 

[The Lizard]

(maybe not book 2, that one was painful).

I agree that book two is the weakest of the bunch - mostly because it seems like a rehash of book one.

Despite that fact, I did think the second HP movie was better than the first one.

 

[Gonking]

You know I could not stand Harry Potter (at least the movies) until my wife had me read them....now I love it. I look forward to the 7th book but hope Harry makes it...well see. I disagree with the Horcrux theory, for most of the reasons already stated. I think Snape will take one for the home team. Well see next summer.

I can't imagine a good end of the book without Harry dying.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Except the fact that Book 2 has many very important moments in it, like the first Horcrux being destroyed, the explanation of why Harry's a parseltongue, etc....

I'll remember what happens, just don't wanna sit through it again.

I agree that book two is the weakest of the bunch - mostly because it seems like a rehash of book one.

Despite that fact, I did think the second HP movie was better than the first one.

I hated the second movie too. The first two movies could have been much better.

 

[StorminNorman]

I disagree. The Order being nonexisitant was intentional. The kids are at school, the students at the school are intentionally being sheltered from the war. You wouldn't expect soldiers to be running around your high school because we are at war with Iraq, would you?

As for the love story, it has been built up since the original book (Harry meets Ginny at Kings Cross, same place Rowling's parents met). It has just been more subtle than Harry's obsession with Cho. Reread and read between the lines, it is very much there.

But see Harry shouldn't be sheltered from the war, he IS the war, he is the one that must defeat Voldie. Yet he got no training, no new skills, no nothing.

After Book 5 there was more pointing to a Harry/Hermione relationship than Harry and Ginny. Harry had never shown any interest in her. And then BOOM!, there is a monster in his chest. Finally when they do get together, all of the true romance, all of the scenes that would of made us care about the relationship happen offscreen. It was romance that wasn't the least bit romantic.

 

[Snikt 6]

I can't imagine a good end of the book without Harry dying.

I suppose you are right....I just would rather him live.

 

[Gonking]

But see Harry shouldn't be sheltered from the war, he IS the war, he is the one that must defeat Voldie. Yet he got no training, no new skills, no nothing.

After Book 5 there was more pointing to a Harry/Hermione relationship than Harry and Ginny. Harry had never shown any interest in her. And then BOOM!, there is a monster in his chest. Finally when they do get together, all of the true romance, all of the scenes that would of made us care about the relationship happen offscreen. It was romance that wasn't the least bit romantic.

and Howarts is the main territory of battle in this war

 

[Karea07]

when does the next movie come out? i dont read the books just see the movies.

 

[Snikt 6]

^You gotta take some time to read the books.....its worth it.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Totally.