Posted by TexasChic on July 11, 2007, at 19:35:26
In reply to Re: Serious Spoilers for unread existing books!!!! » TexasChic, posted by Dinah on July 11, 2007, at 0:48:39
I didn't expect much of a response to this! You guys rock! Funny how we all seem to focus on different aspects of the book. Here I am mooning about the romances while others are getting all philosophical! I think it just goes to show the genius of J.K. Rowling. She created stories that appeal to all different kinds of people.
> I have to confess that I've been wanting to learn more about Lily. I've always felt like there was something hinted at but not told about Lily. But perhaps some mysteries are meant to stay that way.
Funny, the thing I've been thinking about is a series of prequels. There's plenty of material:
- how Lily got her letter and went to Hogwarts (and Petunia hating it)
- meeting James and how maybe he was sort of a jerk at first (ie: Snape's memory in the pensive)
-how Lily was described as always seeing the best in everyone (maybe she changed James)
- how James and Sirius helped Lupin once he became a werewolf
- how Peter betrayed them all
- Voldermort coming to power the first time
- young Hagrid
- and so much more!
It would just be so awesome IMHO!> I have a feeling that I might not like Book 7, just as I didn't like Book 5 (because it was so unrelentingly grim) and Book 6 (because Dumbledore ceased somewhere in there to be the Dumbledore I loved).
I loved book 5 because it was so grim, but then that's just me. Funny, I'm the one who was all into to the romance part - I'm just such a complex person!;-) Book 6 had me crying through the entire last half of the book. Even when I re-read it I just cry and cry and cry! I didn't really think of Dumbledore not being the same, I just felt he was hiding something.
>But I'll still devour it over and over again just as I did those two books. Because I may not have liked them too much, but I did love them.
I totally understand, me too!
> Besides, the books really get better after you've read the later books. You go back and read the earlier ones and catch all the little tidbits of significant information that you didn't realize was significant.
I agree completely! I've had people think its strange that I re-read books, but I do it all the time.
Thanks everyone for contributing! I'm glad to see other fans out there!
-T
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