It was great; I think to me it comes Nr3 even if I must say I wished Harry not to survive in a way... He being a horcrux (something we've known a long while)
I totally agree with that, especially since Harry is to be their son's godfather. And also because they are such great wizard at fighting Dark Arts; I mean she's an Auror and we all got to love Remus... He was meant to die to me because he would remain the last of the three. To me Harry's last link to his parents had to die for him to face death calmly. Not sure you see what I mean.
Nienor SharkAttack wrote: About Lupin and Tonks... Their deaths didn't make the impression on me that they ought to have. And I really liked Lupin! I think Rowling should have shown us what happened to them, giving them death scenes they deserved. Instead, we just saw them dead afterwards, which didn't... feel very personal.
Felt very sorry for their kid, though.
But poor Andromeda lost both her husband and daughter in that war; another boy to be raised by his grand-mother in a way.
It sort of felt logical that Fred would die the moment George got his ear cut. I knew one of them would die and it had to be the one who would not be hurt in the first place. Yet the way he died did come as a shock. Not as much as Dobby's death though; I really was taken aback.
However, I am SO glad that it is Molly who got to kill Bellatrix. I loved the 'NOT MY DAUGHTER BITCH' (no yelling at anyone, just quoting.
On the epilogue it took me close to a minute though to figure out that Ted Tonks-Lupin was 'snogging' Bill and Fleur's daughter . And I am French so Victoire should have clicked right away. But it is only when I closed the book that it made sense.
I liked the moments of laugh Rowling managed to get in; I loved the idea of Neville's grandmother on the run.
There were two things that were frustrating; Umbridge... I can't explain why but the scene with her got me frustrated and the fact that Hagrid won't die. As much as I like the character so much happened to him he doesn't want to die. Guess it is the half giant thing but still.
Oh well it is 2:30am I think I should head to bed ...
But on the whole I'd place the book nr3 in the series after GoF (who is and will remain my favourite), and PoA.