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The Elder Wand, Snape/Lilly thing and the nineteen years later epilouge with the one and only Albus Severus?

I am ever so angry at myself that Snape was good. EVER SO ANGRY. Wow. Just wow. I'm like... 6 hours up past my bed time to read this thing. 3 hours and 15 minutes. Holy wow. I'm just so shaken up. Just wow. I need to re-read this in more depth. I missed somehow where they killed Nagini. Hmm. I'm also deeply saddened by the death of Dobby. My dad thought it would be Hagrid, but I don't think he bit it did he? I'm just shocked at hte amount of death. Of people I liked. Dangit. It's four am and i'm never going to sleep now.

And confused. How many kids did Ginny and Harry have? James, Albus and Lilly? Or were there more? Or less?

I'm terribly saddened about Tonks/Lupin biting the bullet. Oh my god. After having a kid? WHAT THE HELL?! They were honestly my favorite pair. I'm shocked and yet... it does fit. But who was raising little Teddy? I will be re-reading this book tommorow. *fangirl squeal* OMGRONHERMOINEANDGINNYHARRY! */end fangirl squeal*

I'm really quite disappointed with the ending. It felt so sudden and shiny-happy-love. There's no mention of mourning those who died in the final battle--what about Fred? What about Lupin and Tonks?
I know that the feeling after the defeat was overwhelming relief, but we don't get to see the grief that should've come, or any other thoughts about the future with all its rebuilding. There's no mention of the sudden loss of direction that completing the quest should've given Harry. His whole life has been leading up to this fight. What now? What does he do with his life besides marry Ginny and pop out babies with recycled names? Aaaigh on "Albus Severus."
That said, I loved the book right up to the point where Harry found out he was a Horcrux. I really liked that theory when I first read it(back when it was the changeling theory), but somehow it just felt unpleasant seeing it in the book.
Surprisingly, Snape's redemption didn't make me as upset as I thought it would. And I liked how the Malfoy thing turned out, though I wish we could've seen more of how the two got along after that.
Oh, and notice that Peeves calls Voldemort "Voldy" in his little song? Nice touch.
More later. It's 6:15 in the morning and I have to get up in four hours.

From the 'truly in the family' thing, I'm pretty sure it means Harry.

I'm still really undecided about a lot of it. I can't decide if i like Dumbledore or not, but it was very interesting learning more about him. and how he could communicate and still instruct snape even though he was just a portrait.

Everytime someone died i gasped, and i definately cried, towards the end even in the happier parts!! there were lots of bits (moreso nearer the beginning) that made me laugh though.

I really liked the Kreature turned out to be nice to harry etc though - it showed that he wasnt horrible really, he was just responding to how he was being treated. But dobby dying was so sad - is there no way to heal wounds caused by silver or was it the specific spot of the wound that killed him?

I liked the ending, although it was all a bit vague - i agree with others that it would have been nice to know a little more about the immediate after effects of that night, and it's a little too convenient that they all had kids the same age, i dont think life really works like that.

However, i really enjoyed reading it. not as much as HBP, but i definately enjoyed it.