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[arcanetrivia]

I keep seeking out Deathly Hallows meta, even reading back over lengthy discussions in which I participated in the first place. I know what I think of most of the events ("I confess myself... disappointed") and the apparent message ("...ick"); at least, I think I do. But I am still coming to terms with all the people. I have not got my emotions sorted out yet. What do I really think and feel about Dumbledore, Harry, Sirius, Lupin, Lily, James...?

Notice Severus himself isn't on that list, but the most problematic of course is the whole Severus/Lily thing. I have a serious love/hate relationship with that. I'll spare you gory details, which I have erased three sets of in this post. (DH is enough dull exposition without me adding to the heap. ^_~) But I am coming to the conclusion that part of what I love is a "might have been" kind of ideal, and not what we are actually shown. (Any resemblance to the inclinations of Potions masters living or dead is purely coincidental.)

I find it a little strange that my brain apparently can consider a book to be a trauma or shock that has to be coped with, not to mention that the processing is still going on four months later.

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[fenm.livejournal.com]

What IS the apparent message of the book...?

And... I think I'm slowly coming down on the side of not liking Lily/Sev. As friends, yes. But everything else.. there are just SO MANY problems...

And you're right about DH being "exposition". Dear God...

[elethian.livejournal.com]

What IS the apparent message of the book...?

Oooh, how sarcastic do you want this?

[fenm.livejournal.com]

As much as possible. ^_^

Seriously, I am so over Jo and her view of the world...

[elethian.livejournal.com]

Well, let's see then.

You kids from disadvantaged backgrounds? Are you also the pre-selected "good" (now I'm picturing junk mail from Ed McMahon: You may already be a Gryffindor!)? No? Then just give up now; no amount of academic prowess, continuing to protect your young charges who seem to constantly their best to thwart you in this task, going forward with agreements no matter how much the personal consequences for you seem to be getting very ugly, or general badassery will prevent you from getting offed by a big snake. In fact, I bet you don't even have any soul or dignity worth bothering about. (Oh, and that pretty girl who gave you a glimmer of hope when you were ten and who started you on this whole tragic life-path was really just doing you a favour by even looking in your direction.)

But then, you deserved it just for existing, didn't you? At least, that's what I hear from the cool and pretty "good" kids who were perfectly right to pass such judgement. Oh come on, that was just some fun. People like you are there for their amusement anyway. Nobody ever really gets hurt like that. And, I mean, you can always tell who's not worth the wood their wand is made of; it's obvious from the age of eleven. (Hint: people call them the S-word, and they're probably ugly. If they don't look that bad, then well, they might turn out okay in the end, but they'll be losing their hair by that time.)

Worried you might have to change as you grow up, develop empathy and compassion even for people who you don't think are as good as you are, or who have a disability of some kind? Well, worry not! There will probably be a few moments when you'll have a nagging feeling you ought to do something like this, but it's perfectly safe to put that out of your pretty little head.

All those nasty tricks the bad guys pulled, the horrible things that should get you sent to prison for life for the violation they are of another's body and soul? It's perfectly okay for you to do them, because you're the pre-selected good (you may already be a Gryffindor!)!

Here's a tip about gender roles: Women amount to little or nothing if they aren't mothers, and men with feminine traits aren't intriguing and whole, they're losers.

Also, it's okay to constantly cheat on your homework -- hey, make the group's geek do it -- and get out of school having barely learned anything at all.

[fenm.livejournal.com]

Hehe... Nice.

[fenm.livejournal.com]

Ok, I know that was a kinda lame reply. But you said pretty much everything I could think of...

I STILL can't believe she had fucking McGonagall use an Unforgivable! And for something as easy as getting her brother's wand. It seems like there's a lot of other spells she could have used to do that. Jeez.

[elethian.livejournal.com]

I know, honestly. I mean, this woman is hot shit; she and Snape were tearing it up in that duel (which was sadly too brief). Fast moves and all wordless. Surely she can think of something?!

[fenm.livejournal.com]

Indeed. And oddly, I found McG doing hat far more distressing than Harry-tachi doing it... Probably because she's always been a by-the-rules kinda gal, while Harry and his friends... not so much.

[elethian.livejournal.com]

I think I found the "11" setting on my bitterness dial.

[fenm.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

[nepenth.livejournal.com]

my first thought was that jkr was writing an absurdest novel with all the waiting for godot-ish-ness with the whole camping arch. but then i realized after the epilogue that the book just wasn't that good.

i do like lily and sev. it may be the only het pairing i like and it usually falls into the wildly AU stories.
actually. i think lily and sev pairing is merely for me to have 1. the excuse to draw emo sev in 70s clothes and to read AU fic where severus was actually happy for one moment in time. so i think i like fanon!lily instead of canon!lily who is a right bitch.

[elethian.livejournal.com]

i think lily and sev pairing is merely for me to have 1. the excuse to draw emo sev in 70s clothes

Please, keep right on doing that. :)

and to read AU fic where severus was actually happy for one moment in time.

word. That's one of the gory details I ended up not posting, that I really, really, really like to see Severus get a little hope, kindness, and love. eesh.

so i think i like fanon!lily instead of canon!lily who is a right bitch.

Yeah... something like that.

[helen99.livejournal.com]

Considering most initial and ongoing responses to DH ("Arrrggghhhh" or some variation thereof), I'm not looking forward to reading it. I suspect that JKR grew tired of writing HP, and decided to kill the story as thoroughly as she could (along with the most interesting character). In any case, if her intent was to make sure nobody would ever request a sequel, I think she succeeded.

[nemesister.livejournal.com]

I find it a little strange that my brain apparently can consider a book to be a trauma or shock that has to be coped with, not to mention that the processing is still going on four months later.

Tell me about it. It's not that I disliked it, I'm just still not sure how I really feel about it and still coming to terms with it. It's motherfucking insane! I think seeing the movie might help, although I'm a little afraid of the DH movie as well. afshkj

[elethian.livejournal.com]

although I'm a little afraid of the DH movie as well.

Yeah, me too. Look on the bright side, though: all that camping will finally be cut down to size. They'll have to toss a lot of it for "pacing", that same altar upon which much good stuff has also been sacrificed.