HBP thoughts three months later.

[amanuensis1]

What will my reaction be to Half-Blood Prince after the last book?

I still feel like the series peaked at OotP for me. Every volume has felt better than the last except for this last one--I'm still wigged that anyone, Rowling included, believes that Snape's motives are ambiguous, justifying leaving Harry in suspense at the conclusion of this book. I found Harry and Dumbledore's pensieve jaunts puzzlingly expository, and was waiting--am still waiting--to find out what was going on during those. Tom Riddle's history could have been related in two pages; what the heck happened in those pensieve jaunts that made them so crucial? I want there to have been more motivation on Dumbledore's part than exposition, or the idea that Harry had to see those moments for himself to gain understanding of Voldemort and of himself. It's not enough.

I loved the main plot of the book, the main plot being the Half-Blood Prince. Did I know who it was? Hell, no. The concept that "Prince" was a last name never crossed my mind--even when Hermione brought it up I couldn't see how that fit in. I didn't get it until I saw the chapter title "Flight of the Prince."

But I still believed that Slughorn gave him that book deliberately. Bah.

Will the last book draw it all back together for me? Will those unanswered questions finally fall into place? Or will I be happier admitting that HBP was the weak moment in the series for me and let it be?

Comments

[kleo-dream.livejournal.com]

I don't like this book. I waited the more interesting plot, but it so boring. I was falling asleep, when read some chapters. I think the sixth book don't approach to another five.
I don't believe in this Draco!!! I certainly like such Draco, but only in fics. In Rowling's book - he whimsical young swine, doing small dirty tricks. Ro created from him something serious very quickly . Strange that Voldemort trusted Draco serious task - to murder one of the most powerful wizards. It is strange, very strange. Maybe he wanted to find a reason to kill smaller Malfoy... And I don't understand why Dambldor admited all this things. He knew beforehand how all will end. But why he decided to undertake nothing? For what it was necessary same??? I hope we'll find it in seventh book!
It is very poorly written about Snape. His act should shock, because Rowling wrote him as the positive hero early. Dambi trusted him. Here we see all his essence, but it is described absolutely not clear. We thought that Snape was traitor Voldi, so long, and there was all on the contrary. Though who knows, that is created in Snape's head. In the end could be, that all twice on the contrary.

Love intrigues in this book are simply ridiculous. Everyone are jealous, meeting with people, who don't like, then leave them. I certainly always suspected, that Rowling write Harry for Jinny, but it is so stupidly written!!! Too all is fast. When the person love somebody, comprehension of this fact comes gradually. But Harry started to jealous for the idiotic reason and very quickly. That Jinny kissed with Dean nothing changes. He didn't interest by this earlier. Also has most of all deduced, that he left her in the end. And that Jinny has apprehended this fact rather easy, very strange. All moments about them, didn't include any hint on love. They together and all, but why... It's a fairy tale, and where is the big and light love, which living always??? I don't believe in such love, which Rowling wrote. It's not realy love!!!
That Harry decided won't come back in school more, even if it will open in the next year, idiotic full. I understand, that he has a mission, but without training he won't execute it. And how he want to be an auror? What will he do without school's knowledge? I don't know exactly, but I think, that he, Ron and Hermion will come in school in 7 book.
In general, I expected from this book more and it was very boring for me. It wasn't more than ordinary fanfic.
Beforehand sorry for my broken english.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Yay for multi-lingual fans!

All moments about them, didn't include any hint on love.

Yes. I know there are a lot of people who do believe that the Harry/Ginny was indeed built to gradually, but I still maintain that those are things that were set up as plot points and not moments of emotional connection. We had no emotional connection until this book and all of a sudden we had Teen Harry And His Amazing Hormones, which did nothing for me.

[kleo-dream.livejournal.com]

"We had no emotional connection until this book"
Yes. And all moments with Hary and Ginny very boring...