OK so i just finished the Harry Potter series earlier this week- Sunday I believe or Saturday.
Anyways, I have been forming a review in my brain on the series and so here is my review/notes/random thoughts on the books along with links and whatever i deem necessary and pertinent to this post.
I will try and not jump around from book to book but i can't promise anything
**WARNING** read at your own caution because i discuss plot and all that jazz that might ruin the books if you haven't read them or finished the series. so i am giving you time to leave now and finish the books
You're reading this because you have finished reading the series. So don't get mad that I ruined the series for you if you haven't finished them.
Book 7 notes::::( and some of 6 i guess)
-->7 Horcruxes and 7 books- I thought that was sorta interesting as i like to look for patterns with numbers and letters.
-->7 Horcruxes( Horcruxes are items that a witch/wizard can put part of their soul in so that they can't die if they are in that situation. it is suggested that they only do this once, but as you can see V did it 7 times) are as follows:
Locket,
ring( that belonged to Riddle II aka Voldemorts grandfather, Marvelo),
Diadiem(which i'm guessing is a crown/tiara kind of thing with jewels on it- belonged to Ravenclaw founder),
Sword(which can be found in Dumbledore's office behind his desk- belonged to Gryffindor founder-Godric(the same Godric that Godric's Hallow is named after which is where Lily and James Potter lived until they where murdered by V- which is also where Dumbledore, it think, grew up),
Goblet/Cup(which belonged to Hufflepuff founder),
Diary( aka Tom Riddles diary which is featured in Chamber of the Secrets( B2) that was destroyed in the end- this i think is the Slytherin item) and then last but not least,
Harry Potter, himself. The 7th book explains this toward the end where Harry is talking the Dumbledore(not gonna tell you how tho bc he's kind dead and i don't want to give anymore away than i already have.
and yes i did take notes. i have the papers in front of me so i know what im going to say.
-->Deathly Hallows- at first i thought that it had to do something about a forest( it kinda does) but they're just 3 items, that, when they're all in the possession of the same person, can be make that person very powerful. They are as follows: Resurrection Stone, Invisibility Cloak, and the Elder Wand. The Stone, is if i remember featured, in the first book. The Cloak, is, yes, the Cloak that Harry owns. The book mentions that it can't be any cloak. Some wear out and sometimes the invisibility part wear off in some- they have a shelf life of 3-5 years or something like that, but the Cloak that Harry has has not worn out, as the books mention the Cloak was passed down to Harry from his Dad through Dumbledore and Dumbledore had the Cloak the night that Lily and James were murdered.
-->Severus Snape and Lily Evens. This part totally took me by surprise and it's nice to know that JK Rowling has a soft side. I had to reread this part to make sure i understood what was going on. It all now makes sense even though i had to read through 7 books to find this out. Pretty much Snape had a huge crush on Lily as they were childhood friends(Petunia hated the look of him- that's not anything new tho). Also i got to thinking, Snape's Patronus was a Doe- Harry's/James was a Stag. What was Lily's? Do the Patronus's have something to do with Lily's and Snapes friendship/relationship and Snapes duty to protect Lily's son?
-->Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore's Deal- Dumbledore, thoughout all 6 books, told everyone that he fully trusted Snape. It was hard to believe at some times, but when Snape killed Dumbledore I had a hard time actually believing that. Like i didn't think that Snape actually had it in him, but of course, knowing the character of Dumbledore, it was all part of a plan. Snape is actually a good character, mistaken and misunderstood, yes, but good nonetheless. The deal that Snape made with V was very risky and even though Snape hated James Potter for everything he was, it was Lily that pretty much made everything worth it for him.
-->Pevrell Brothers- Antioch, Cadmus and Ignotus- aka the original owners of the Deathly Hallows. there's a story in the 7th book that explains them and how the Hallows came into being.
-->Characters that die in the Books( those I can remember anyways)- Lily and James Potter, Sirius Black, Albus Dumbledore, Hedwig( i cried- what was the purpose of killing her. she never did anything to you!), Dobby( I sort of cried), Crabbe( ehh no comment), Fred( I saw a spoiler on MLIA and that kind of ruined the moment in the book- that's when i got rid of the app on my phone- it's still on back on there), Remus, Tonks, and Severus Snape, Bellatrix Lestrange (Death Eater who used the cruciato curse on Neville's Parents, who also killed Sirius) and of course, Voldemort( but we all saw that one coming so that was a no brainer)
-->Random Note: Lucious Malfoy(Draco's father(both Deather Eaters)) is 5 years older than Snape. Correct me if I'm wrong but that's how i understood it from the book(7).
**All of the above is from one sheet of notes and my hands are starting to cramp**
Take a break of reading
Half Bood Prince trailer- which i just now earlier today put on hold at the Library to watch. let it play for 3 continuous trailers
Ok now that you've had a break and have come back to continue this post, ok maybe i just needed a break from typing, ill continue
so back on track, and not getting distracted by Potter Puppet Pals, which i am going to have go and watch all the videos nows...
Family Trees:
Weasleys:
Molly and Arthur: First of all who is Bill and Charlie, like i do NOT ever remember reading about them. are they children of M and A or are they A's Brothers or something? anyways Percey, Fred & George, Ron and Ginny. Molly kills Bellatrix(who killed Sirius and injured/killed Neville's parents). Bill married Fleur Decalure(or whatever, who was a contestant in the Tri Wizard Tournament- the all girls school( Goblet of Fire( B4)).
Dumbledores:
Kendra and her husband( who was sent to Azbaban and i don't remember seeing his name anywhere) had Albus, Aberforth( owner/bartender of some bar that's popular with the Hoqwarts students) and Arianna. Arianna died from some sickness at a young age and wasn't able to control her magic so she was hidden most of the time. Kendra dies before Arianna. Both deaths were very hard on Albus.
Gaunt/Riddles:
Marvelo(V's grandfathers) is father to Morfin( who is sent to Azkaban for killing 3 non-magical people( it feels weird using the term Muggle, even tho it's not really derogitory but actually a correct term)) and Merope. Merope uses a Love Potion on Tom Riddle( who is actually in love with another woman), marries(?) him but he leaves Merope during her pregnancy with Tom aka V. Merope ends up going to a shelter for battered women deal and dies in childbirth or shortly after but in time for the midwife girls to hear the name she has picked out for her son which is Tom Marvelo Riddle (which is the name you see on the cover of the diary in the Chamber of Secrets(B2)). Later on in life, V ends up going back and killing Marvelo and I believe Morfin and taking the ring( which i explained is/was a Horcrux earlier).
I'm on my last sheet of notes
Potters(Harry): Harry and Ginny, i'm assuming get married, and have 3 kids( i thought 4): Alubs, James and Lily.
Weasleys(Ron): Ron and Hermione, i'm assuming get married, and have 2 kids: Rose and Hugo.
Malfoys(Draco): Draco, i'm assuming gets married and has one kid named Scorpio.
Dumbledore's Army:
I really liked this part in the books. It gave confidence to so many people especially Neville who actually i would consider a main/important character. In the last book, he's so into fighting and everything for the cause. His rallying and leadership really shows and improves. His self-esteem and confidence has risen drastically that I was actually proud of this character.
And that my friends are my notes on the Harry Potter series.
(it took me 1 hour and 40 min to type this- that includes watching those trailers and PPP
Source: http://mylifeasacomputergeek.blogspot.com/2010/07/harry-potter-review.html
