I like Luna for the exact reaons you dislike her, I think. She’s absurd and delightful; she’s the comic relief and yea, a bit like a cartoon character. We’re not supposed to believe anything about her besides that she’s a space-case. My belief isn’t strained by that…I can see it from what’s actually being shown to me, not just what’s being told to me. Her sole purpose isn’t to be someone’s love interest (a literary trope I actually find insulting. To women AND to the intelligence of the reader); her sole purpose is to move action forward and break up tension with a good laugh.

Hermione stopped bothering me in this book. She was much worse in earlier ones! She bothers me more in the movies actually.

That being said, what made you like Luna so much in this book ? I find myself completely unethusiastic about Luna while everyone raves about her . I just don’t see what’s so special about her … she’s like a cartoon character to me … perhaps you could elaborate on why you really like ? I’d love to know why ….

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Luckily, my roomate is as nerdy as I am when it comes to politics. While I never agree with him, he is at least informed, and I respect the interesting debate.

It was very pleasant to read. You made made laugh so many times and I can guess you like Luna a lot:D

Anyway I am totally with you in Ginerva and Snape matter. I mean come on why can’t we see by our own eyes what a cool girl Ginny is. Why do we have to always be told about it, like we would never believe otherwise?? I like you always wanted to see the best of her as she is suppose to be Harry’s mate but till the very end we have been told about her not shown *sigh*. I was just about beginning to laugh in DH where there was a line like” Ginny was rarely weepy, it was on of the many wonderful things about her” ???? What the… What wonderful things?? and if there were what was the harm of showing them to us?

As to Snape, I like him a lot, I’ve always believed him to be good and Snape/Lily plot, always….. but come on, I mean she wrapped all the Snape plot in a nice little wrapper of Lily and it makes him look like a 2-dimensional character. The connection she made of Harry, Snape and Voldemort as abandoned boys, “lately only those whom I cannot save” seems like the only and only things that has anything to do outside Lily and they needed exploration too. I don’t like her Lily wrapper on Snape the way it was done and I was always a Snape/Lily believer.

And the epilogue,what was that?? if it weren’t for the Albus Severus I would have liked to throughly ignore it, my brother has declared it ignorned. I loved this “bravest man” but as you said she should have shown us more of Harry’s feeling on Snape instead of abruptly jumping on it.

I also happen to be a few of those person who like Lupin in DH. Yes at first I was a little depressed at his callous attitude with Harry in DH (I never ever had issues with his tonks problems, i can understand them) but now after a few days when I see him I can tell that his understanding, compassion coupled with an odd sort of detachment is what makes me like him sooo much.

I liked the book over all very much, there were many things I like in the book but they are too many to write here. Your review is excellent, avery good read even if you we are not in agreement at rare points “thumps up”