Comments on: Do NOT click “Play” unless you’ve FINISHED THE BOOK. http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/ misszoot.com - the mundane life of a horribly geeky mother of 3 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:32:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: wordnerd http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-137211 wordnerd Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:04:45 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-137211 PHEW! Was that incredible or WHAT? (Sorry, I know I'm late to the party, but...) I just had to add some of my thoughts. First, I cried harder for the deaths of Hedwig and Dobby than I did for others. And Chapter 34? Cried all the way through it. I mean SOBBED. When Harry was walking to his 'death', guided by all those he had loved and lost? And at that point, thinking Dumbledore had betrayed him in a sense? When he told his mother to 'stay close' to him, I lost it. I also have to say how vindicated I feel that Snape ended up being a good person. I never gave up on him, not once. I wonder if you've considered what (or who) the dying creature was at Kings' Cross. Someone at another blog said they thought it represented that part of Harry's soul that had belonged to Voldemort. What do you think? Great review, Zoot, and great podcast. PHEW! Was that incredible or WHAT? (Sorry, I know I’m late to the party, but…)

I just had to add some of my thoughts. First, I cried harder for the deaths of Hedwig and Dobby than I did for others. And Chapter 34? Cried all the way through it. I mean SOBBED. When Harry was walking to his ‘death’, guided by all those he had loved and lost? And at that point, thinking Dumbledore had betrayed him in a sense? When he told his mother to ‘stay close’ to him, I lost it.

I also have to say how vindicated I feel that Snape ended up being a good person. I never gave up on him, not once.

I wonder if you’ve considered what (or who) the dying creature was at Kings’ Cross. Someone at another blog said they thought it represented that part of Harry’s soul that had belonged to Voldemort. What do you think?

Great review, Zoot, and great podcast.

]]> By: April http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-135677 April Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:07:37 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-135677 Thought you might be interested in this article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19959323/ JK mentions the fate of the character and things she couldn't fit into the epilogue. Some of the highlights include the following. Harry, Ron and Hermione We know that Harry marries Ginny and has three kids, essentially, as Rowling explains, creating the family and the peace and calm he never had as a child. As for his occupation, Harry, along with Ron, is working at the Auror Department at the Ministry of Magic. After all these years, Harry is now the department head. “Harry and Ron utterly revolutionized the Auror Department,” Rowling said. “They are now the experts. It doesn’t matter how old they are or what else they’ve done.” Meanwhile, Hermione, Ron’s wife, is “pretty high up” in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, despite laughing at the idea of becoming a lawyer in “Deathly Hallows.” “I would imagine that her brainpower and her knowledge of how the Dark Arts operate would really give her a sound grounding,” Rowling said. Harry, Ron and Hermione don’t join the same Ministry of Magic they had been at odds with for years; they revolutionize it and the ministry evolves into a “really good place to be.” “They made a new world,” Rowling said And: The fate of Hogwarts Nineteen years after the Battle of Hogwarts, the school for witchcraft and wizardry is led by an entirely new headmaster (“McGonagall was really getting on a bit”) as well as a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. That position is now as safe as the other teaching posts at Hogwarts, since Voldemort’s death broke the jinx that kept a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor from remaining for more than a year. While Rowling didn’t clarify whether Harry, Ron and Hermione ever return to school to finish their seventh year, she did say she could see Harry popping up every now and again to give the “odd talk” on Defense Against the Dark Arts. I'm loving all the insight from JK, I really hope she eventually does do an Encyclopedia type book! Thanks for the podcasts, they were great fun to listen to. Thought you might be interested in this article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19959323/

JK mentions the fate of the character and things she couldn’t fit into the epilogue. Some of the highlights include the following.

Harry, Ron and Hermione
We know that Harry marries Ginny and has three kids, essentially, as Rowling explains, creating the family and the peace and calm he never had as a child.

As for his occupation, Harry, along with Ron, is working at the Auror Department at the Ministry of Magic. After all these years, Harry is now the department head.

“Harry and Ron utterly revolutionized the Auror Department,” Rowling said. “They are now the experts. It doesn’t matter how old they are or what else they’ve done.”

Meanwhile, Hermione, Ron’s wife, is “pretty high up” in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, despite laughing at the idea of becoming a lawyer in “Deathly Hallows.”

“I would imagine that her brainpower and her knowledge of how the Dark Arts operate would really give her a sound grounding,” Rowling said.

Harry, Ron and Hermione don’t join the same Ministry of Magic they had been at odds with for years; they revolutionize it and the ministry evolves into a “really good place to be.”

“They made a new world,” Rowling said

And:

The fate of Hogwarts
Nineteen years after the Battle of Hogwarts, the school for witchcraft and wizardry is led by an entirely new headmaster (“McGonagall was really getting on a bit”) as well as a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. That position is now as safe as the other teaching posts at Hogwarts, since Voldemort’s death broke the jinx that kept a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor from remaining for more than a year.

While Rowling didn’t clarify whether Harry, Ron and Hermione ever return to school to finish their seventh year, she did say she could see Harry popping up every now and again to give the “odd talk” on Defense Against the Dark Arts.

I’m loving all the insight from JK, I really hope she eventually does do an Encyclopedia type book! Thanks for the podcasts, they were great fun to listen to.

]]> By: Sue http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-135609 Sue Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:34:20 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-135609 What a book. Thanks for the podcasts. I loved the ending but of course it is not enough. I want more. The thing I loved best about this book was that it tied together so many other pieces from each book in the series. There were things from the first book that were important in this book. Jo is the master at this. What a book. Thanks for the podcasts. I loved the ending but of course it is not enough. I want more. The thing I loved best about this book was that it tied together so many other pieces from each book in the series. There were things from the first book that were important in this book. Jo is the master at this.

]]> By: Carrie http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-134382 Carrie Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:23:20 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-134382 Can't hear your podcasts at work, but love reading the comments of what people thought. I loved it and had some questions as well... however I read that J.K. is going to an 'encyclopedia' that will delve into more story lines of the characters and give people more insight into who the headmaster is now (she hinted it was Macgonagal) and what Harry does, etc, etc,... no time soon of course, but at least there's something to look forward to! :) Can’t hear your podcasts at work, but love reading the comments of what people thought. I loved it and had some questions as well… however I read that J.K. is going to an ‘encyclopedia’ that will delve into more story lines of the characters and give people more insight into who the headmaster is now (she hinted it was Macgonagal) and what Harry does, etc, etc,… no time soon of course, but at least there’s something to look forward to! :)

]]> By: shy me Victoria http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-134380 shy me Victoria Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:19:33 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-134380 Absolutely time for a re-read! : ) Absolutely time for a re-read! : )

]]> By: Frema http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-133451 Frema Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:26:52 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-133451 I loved this book, too. I loved the showdown between Voldemort and Harry, loved that we got to see Mrs. Weasley in action, loved that I was right about Snape's following Dumbledore's orders all along. I think the Deathly Hallows stuff was really interesting, but a little confusing in how it all fit in, and I would love to know how they got ahold of the the sword again. Was that mentioned and I glossed over it? I was also confused about the Horcruxes. I wasn't surprised that Harry was a Horcrux, but I thought that Harry wouldn't be able to kill Voldemort b/c Voldemort still had some of Lily's blood in him. Why didn't that protect him? I thought the epilogue was perfect, though I agree that it would have been nice to see what Harry's job was, and I can't believe they didn't reveal who the new Headmaster of Hogwarts was. I was sure it would be Neville, but he was just a professor. I'm off in search of some HP message boards! I loved this book, too. I loved the showdown between Voldemort and Harry, loved that we got to see Mrs. Weasley in action, loved that I was right about Snape’s following Dumbledore’s orders all along. I think the Deathly Hallows stuff was really interesting, but a little confusing in how it all fit in, and I would love to know how they got ahold of the the sword again. Was that mentioned and I glossed over it?

I was also confused about the Horcruxes. I wasn’t surprised that Harry was a Horcrux, but I thought that Harry wouldn’t be able to kill Voldemort b/c Voldemort still had some of Lily’s blood in him. Why didn’t that protect him?

I thought the epilogue was perfect, though I agree that it would have been nice to see what Harry’s job was, and I can’t believe they didn’t reveal who the new Headmaster of Hogwarts was. I was sure it would be Neville, but he was just a professor.

I’m off in search of some HP message boards!

]]> By: Leah http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-133265 Leah Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:19:29 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-133265 I loved your podcasts! You have such an adorable, sweet voice. I loved the book but I agree - we need more! I think maybe when Rowling has had some down time, she might be convinced to do more books filling in those 19 years. I'm sure it won't happen, but a girl can dream, can't she? I loved your podcasts! You have such an adorable, sweet voice.

I loved the book but I agree – we need more! I think maybe when Rowling has had some down time, she might be convinced to do more books filling in those 19 years. I’m sure it won’t happen, but a girl can dream, can’t she?

]]> By: Christina http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-133262 Christina Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:15:07 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-133262 I'm a lurker here, and a fellow Harry Potter fanatic. I agree, this was the best book of the series, and it was just amazing. There were still some loose ends (like the baby at King's Cross, and the fates of some of the other characters - Neville, Hagrid, the Weasleys) that I'd like to hear you're opinion on with the next podcast. So sad it's all over, though. And I wanted to say, you have a lovely voice. :) I’m a lurker here, and a fellow Harry Potter fanatic. I agree, this was the best book of the series, and it was just amazing. There were still some loose ends (like the baby at King’s Cross, and the fates of some of the other characters – Neville, Hagrid, the Weasleys) that I’d like to hear you’re opinion on with the next podcast. So sad it’s all over, though.

And I wanted to say, you have a lovely voice. :)

]]> By: Stacey http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-133221 Stacey Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:55:27 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-133221 I loved every single moment of the book. It was done so well, so intense, and I spent some of the time trying to figure out how she was going to wrap things up (Snape mainly) I loved when Ron and Hermione finally kissed. It made me laugh and cry at the same time. I was afraid of every battle. Afraid of who was going to die. I was actually afraid it would be Ron! So glad it wasn't. I loved the ending and do wish we had more insight as to the lives they were all leading post Voldy... Who was the cousin that Ted was kissing at the end. That was the only thing that bugged me. Did I miss whose kid that was? I loved every single moment of the book. It was done so well, so intense, and I spent some of the time trying to figure out how she was going to wrap things up (Snape mainly) I loved when Ron and Hermione finally kissed. It made me laugh and cry at the same time. I was afraid of every battle. Afraid of who was going to die. I was actually afraid it would be Ron! So glad it wasn’t. I loved the ending and do wish we had more insight as to the lives they were all leading post Voldy…
Who was the cousin that Ted was kissing at the end. That was the only thing that bugged me. Did I miss whose kid that was?

]]> By: Kristabella http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-133205 Kristabella Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:22:14 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/07/23/do-not-click-play-unless-youve-finished-the-book/#comment-133205 I just loved this book! I think it is great how it all ended and everything tied itself up. I read somewhere that JK had written the final chapter of this book when she started the series. If that's true, that's awesome. Also.....I wish all TV shows, etc. could have this kind of thought throughout the entire series so that everything does tie together. I just loved this book! I think it is great how it all ended and everything tied itself up. I read somewhere that JK had written the final chapter of this book when she started the series. If that’s true, that’s awesome.

Also…..I wish all TV shows, etc. could have this kind of thought throughout the entire series so that everything does tie together.

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