Jelly's Feelings

Okay, so I came away with this really heavy feeling. It was like I had a copy Deathly Hallows pressing on my lungs. Everyone keeps saying how great they thought it was. I don't know. I mean, once it sunk it, I liked the book better. But it was just so different. The whole Harry walking to his death scene at the end...omg. I was freaking hyperventilating. I was crying and freaking out at 2 am.

Almost everyone on Mugglenet and stuff said that they hated the epilogue. To me, the epilogue felt like fanfiction. I think that everyone just wanted it to be more detailed.

Here are some things that I wish Jo would/n't have done and things that didn't get answered:

1) Neville should have killed Bellatrix, not Mrs. Weasly.

2) I didn't like what we learned about Dumbledore though a lot of people did. This really isn't my call. I'm not saying that Jo shouldn't have done it, I just didn't like it. I mean, DD wanting to rule over muggles?

3) Who was the one that discovered magic later in life?

4) No Ginny/Harry kissing after the battle.

5) I actually didn't like seeing Harry as an adult in the epilogue. I wanted to leave with a feeling of him as still a teenager. (I thought I was the only one, but someone on Mugglenet said this exact same thing.)

6) Ron was annoying with the whole trying to protect Hermione thing. I mean, it wasn't bad writting, but I'm a feminist. I thought that it was good that at the end there, Hermione was all "I'm just as capable-"

7) Ginny just hovered in the background for most of it.

8) Neville looked really weird in that chapter art. He looked like Moody.

9) Death all over the place!!!! But we knew that was coming.

10) Snape didn't die a noble death. He just got mauled by a snake and bled to death. I wanted him to be all like, "Don't touch Harry. I'm good. Dumbledore rocks. etc." to Voldy in the final battle.

11) Not enough closure on the Dursleys

12) Wormtail didn't help enough. He just choked himself. I mean...question mark?

I'll be more positive once I've reread it. What I did like:

1) Harry's defeat of Voldy, obviously.

2) Remus and Tonk's baby, and Harry being his godfather.

3) Draco converting...kinda

4) Ron/Hermione and Harry/Ginny

5) The whole, Harry "dying" and casting the protection of love on everyone.

6) Hermione...she rocked in this book.

7) Snape/Lily...bff's! Didn't see that coming. I thoroughly enjoyed it though. I wish we would have seen more James.

8) Minerva M.