You have outlined three of my big problems--I really think Draco should have had some sort of redemption, and that even one or two Slytherins staying behind to fight really would have changed the tenor of the book. Slughorn came back, sure, but it sounded as if the students went to join the Death Eaters after they'd been evacuated, and that was very disappointing.
I was also astonished that the Unforgivables were just kinda...whatever, in the end. One of the reasons Voldemort gained power so easily with so few should have been their willingness to torture and control and kill, while the defenders stunned and disarmed and jinxed. But the teachers, the Order, and even the kids were throwing around Crucio and Imperio with impunity.
Especially after HBP, when Harry used Sectumsempra and it was a huge thing, darkening his soul, his self, even making him more like Voldemort...I thought we might see more of that here. But there was nothing.
I also ranted about no "walking memorial" for Fred or Tonks (though someone suggested that George would have named a son Fred; of course, we weren't given those details), and that all of the Potter kids were named for Harry's people, not Ginny's, and that was weird. And no jobs, what?
I dunno. I was overall dissatisfied by the book, although there were some fun bits. I'm going to reread it before long (we read it aloud the first time, so I likely missed things) and take notes on both sides, see where things shake out. ^_^
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Date: 2007-07-24 02:45 am (UTC)I was also astonished that the Unforgivables were just kinda...whatever, in the end. One of the reasons Voldemort gained power so easily with so few should have been their willingness to torture and control and kill, while the defenders stunned and disarmed and jinxed. But the teachers, the Order, and even the kids were throwing around Crucio and Imperio with impunity.
Especially after HBP, when Harry used Sectumsempra and it was a huge thing, darkening his soul, his self, even making him more like Voldemort...I thought we might see more of that here. But there was nothing.
I also ranted about no "walking memorial" for Fred or Tonks (though someone suggested that George would have named a son Fred; of course, we weren't given those details), and that all of the Potter kids were named for Harry's people, not Ginny's, and that was weird. And no jobs, what?
I dunno. I was overall dissatisfied by the book, although there were some fun bits. I'm going to reread it before long (we read it aloud the first time, so I likely missed things) and take notes on both sides, see where things shake out. ^_^