I have to say, seeing that it was my first time reading the books all the way through, I have been a very pleased muggle. I had no idea what I was missing out on. I would find myself saying, "Oh I'll just go see the movie", when in reality the movie isn't always so up to par with the book itself. Although I can see how they would have left so much out of the movies at so many times, because each movie would have ended up being in three parts and or two. It's a money world, muggles, what can you do about them. I think this experience reading through the series as a whole has opened a new avenue to reading for me, I will begin reading books before movies come out and I view them. I have found that it can be more intriguing that way, it is almost like your a critic and everything that the movie team does that is deemed wrong by the books, you can nag. It's fun.
As for my view of Snape and Dumbledore towards the ending of the series. Being a first time reader I had no idea what to expect of any of the characters as a whole but I think that these two characters were something more of a mystery than that of Voldemort's mysterious ways. I was shocked when I found out that not only Snape was the killer of Dumbledore and the Half Blood Prince, but I was more intrigued when I found out that Dumbledore wanted this, and that he look at it as a prophecy of which must fulfilled. I know that I am a whaler and when I mean whaler I mean I open the flood gates when reading great writing or even great acting in the movie world. I must say though it takes alot to open them flood gates and not many books have found way of doing so, these books though I have had more tears of joy and sadness than almost any book I have ever read. Not so much towards the beginning of the series, I mean granted the way Harry is treated is beyond lunacy, but I am talking more about the moments when Dumbledore dies and the school mourns as a family for the death of the headmaster of Hogwarts, or the part where Snape fulfills the prophecy and is killed by the Dark Lord, that made me burst. I think one of the most significant and best pieces of works throughout the whole series is where Rowling depicts the part where he is moments away from execution and his family is surrounding him in spirit comforting him before his prophetic death. So sad and heart wrenching. I think one of the most sweetest twists to the story and the characters was that of Snape's hidden desires for Lily. This burning love that causes him to have to protect the boy who lived because he is part of her and that is the closest thing he'll ever have, that aspect of this character and the story is so great.
As for Harry, Hermoine, and Ron. I think for Ron I was immensely impressed with his change in courage and bravery, the will to fight. For Hermoine I think it was interesting to see how as time went by throughout the story she became more humbled and less of a big head. I also of course love the greatly anticipated love connection between Ron and Hermoine. As for Harry, I didn't really notice much throughout the story of him, other than the fact at times he was a woos, especially in the Order of the Pheonix. He never really has been my favorite any way.
In a social/cultural context, I would definitely say that the Harry Potter series definitely has made itself a culture. What used to be just a book series, is now a multi million dollar story board. When you read the stories, I have noticed, without even seeing the movies you could envision the sights, sounds, tastes, smells, which goes to show that there is no place like Hogwarts. A culture and social class in itself.
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