Deathly Hallows

If you haven't finished Harry Potter 7, I urge you not to read onward.

Anyway, this book has made me realize my love for Severus Snape. His love for Lily makes him seem so vulnerable. I think I've always liked him subconciously from the beginning. He's always seemed mean, but surely not EVIL. Everyone is entitled to dislike someone, even if their dislike is a little... extreme. Granted, his choice to join the Death Eaters was a bad one, but who can honestly say they haven't made one mistake in their lives. And in the long run, he saw the light. His connection to Voldemort actually helped Dumbledore. In the end, he was a good guy. I knew I was always right about him.

When I first heard JK Rowling say she might kill off Harry, I thought "That's an interesting point of view, but it'll never happen." However, in the passing months, everyone seemed to think up more and more evidence aluding to Harry's ultimate death. This had me convinced that it was most likely Harry would die. I've seen people finish the book and respond with "shoot me." so naturally I braced myself for the worst. But I finished the book and Harry Potter has emerged unscathed.

The saddest moment in the story was when Harry went into Snape's memories and Snape was crying over Lily's death. Wow.

But in the midst of all this confusion, was Fred's death necessary. I can see why Lupin and Tonks would leave an impression, having just had a child. And both of them were really important characters anyway. But Fred's death was completely pointless. He died from a random blast, the origin of which nobody is aware, leaving behind nothing but his enormous family and a sole, one-eared owner of Weasley's Wizarding Weezes. Why did Fred have to die?

Anyway, I am increasing relieved that Harry is still alive. I can't express in words...