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Craziness.

Life as we know it is BUSY.

And shouldn't it be? I'm in my senior year of high school and life couldn't be more hectic. Since my last deviation I have gotten a job in which I work thirty or more hours a week and my lowest grade on my report card last semester was a 96.

I ended a relationship that didn't mean anything anymore and had to deal with a stalker suicidal boyfriend. who is now having sex with one of my best friends.  My grandpa died. "Friends" started drama and I just let them go.

Yet I met the man of my dreams, who I am currently with after an encounter with misteltoe. So life right now couldn't be more blissful.

"ARTWORK?" you ask.

Only in art class. I'm entering the art competetion, VASE, with two of my pictures. Can't say I'm too proud of them, but I might post them for the hell of it. It's weird entering the competetion for the first time as a senior, but this is the first art class I've taken since middle school.

"DEATHLY HALLOWS ARTWORK?" you ask.

I found a half-finished picture that I just might tackle in the couple of hours I have before work today.

The pictures deleted in the hacking over two years ago have suddenly appeared. Hundreds of pictures are back!

Look!

I'm highly considering doing a Ron/Hermione video to some music from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. "Harry in Winter" for those of you who are familiar with the music.

It would consist of 27 paintings of the most memorable Ron/Hermione scenes from the seven books. From Ron meeting her on the train to the Yule Ball to Weasley is our King kiss to the train station in the epilogue, I'm covering it all.

It would take a lot of work, and I want it to be like totally POPULAR. I want a lot of people to see it, and I want it to be worth it.

What do you think?

HEAVY SPOILERS -- though you have no right to be online, reading my journal, or being on my page if you haven't read the book.

Every piece of my art with 'DH' in the title is a spoiler and shan't be looked at by people who are slow readers. You've been fairly warned.

Well, here I am... writing about the last Harry Potter book. I just finished it five minutes ago, so my thoughts are teeming and my emotions are out of check. It was a sad book. It answered everything that I've been speculating the past eight years of my life, and now it's over.

I took notes as I read, but I know I won't be able to address everything that crossed my mind as I turned the last pages of new information. This journal is therefore open for what will undoubtedly be a big discussion. I will be posting art as soon as possible.

I'll start off by saying I was right about a lot of things. About this, that, and your mom. It's true yo. Me and Kimmy conspired big time and made most of the calls. My wedding picture... I got Hermione right on with the hair and robes.

Okay, so here we go...


Couples

Ron and Hermione. Where do I begin? Well I'll say that I called it from the getgo. My second piece of fanart ever was Ron and Hermione walking arm and arm and Harry and Ginny doing likewise in Hogsmeade. I knew it would end up this way, even through all the heated debates with Harry/Hermione fans. The way Hermione yelled after Ron when he was leaving the hunt was sad -- but when Hermione was being tortured and Ron yelled "HERMIONE!" the angst and heart-wrenchingness of it was so satisfying. Is that bad? I enjoyed the angst. And when Ron was splinched, and Hermione was so worried about him. And the infamous kiss that will be drawn thousands of times. It was so sudden, and my happiness was muted after years of drawing it and reading fanfiction. But I was still touched by all the times Ron protected her -- helped her up, put his arm around her. He begged Bellatrix to take him instead. He told her she was beautiful at the wedding. Gotta love it.

Harry and Ginny -- I thought they were over after the last book, and would get together after he was done with his misson, but Ginny wouldn't back down quietly. I was right. But when Ginny invited Harry in her room and they were making out all passionately... I was like DAMNS. They be horny. And the angry Ron, I loved that.

Jo seemed to be teasing Harry and Hermione fans during the beginning, however. Harry and Hermione held hands and gave each other looks and concern even with Ron in their presence. When the two images from the horcrux kissed, I was almost angry. Then I realized it was just a fear of Ron's. Harry assured Ron that Hermione and him had a brother/sister relationship, and I was relieved.

Lupin and Tonks' relationship was a series of blows. I'm fond of both of them, but it was very shocking to find out they were married in the first chapter, then to find out they were expecting. I was happy, but devastated they had saved it for the war. I cracked up at the baby having turquiose hair, and sad that we won't follow him in the story any further. He's got to be pretty kickass... half werewolf, half Metamorph thingy.

Luna and Dean????..... so random. I think Luna and Neville would have been much better. *Jo comes and betch slaps me* JUST SAYING.

Snape and Lily. I was awed at this relationship. I knew the doe that Harry saw in the woods was linked to Lily (just ask greendesire), but I didn't see the romance coming. I'm actually mad at myself for not seeing something so obvious. The hatred Snape had for James was a little too deep to have resulted from little pranks. A WOMAN was involved. That always messes men up, doesn't it. But that scene where Snape died, and looked into Harry's green eyes... so emo. I loved it. Omg and did any of you catch that the picture of Lily on the heading of Chapter 34 looks a LOT like Jk Rowling? I wonder if the artist did that on purpose?

Ron

Ron has been my favorite character since the series began. I was glad the same Ron was in this book, but with improvements... like RON 2.0. Sexier, smarter, and funnier.

I was mad that he abandoned Harry and Hermione, but he completely redeemed himself. When he saved Harry's life (well, with help from Snape) and killed the horcrux, my adoration for him came back. I was just in love with his character through the book. And he was in tears a lot, which I am very sensitive for. Ron tears, zomg. I love the angst. Just a guy who never shows his emotions breaking down is really powerful.

Dumbledore

I was convinced Dumbledore was good throughout all the crap he was dished in the book. But we found out he had indeed made mistakes, and wasn't a perfect man. Dumbledore has been regarded as a perfect and powerful wizard, and to see how flawed his family and past was was unnerving. But I think his acts were justified when he met Harry again up in heaven or purgatory or wherever he went. And the whole conspiracy of his death with Snape? Genius, it smacked me upside the head. It at least tied in the random Deathly Hallows into the plot a little.

Um... Deathly Whatsahs??

I was weirded out by the horcruxes from the last book because they were hardly mentioned... I wonder if she even had planned them from the beginning. And then the introduction of the weird Deathly Hallows? (she smartly introduced them through a children's story, which is where her career is aiming next. Um... are her children's books going to be about three men meeting Death?) She was able to add them in flawlessly though, so props for that. And the idea was really interesting. I want to ask her what she drinks/smokes/whatever she does, because that imagination is out of this world. Where does she come up with this whole wizarding world? I just don't know.

Other Characters Worth Noting

Neville grew up a lot since the last book, which came just in time. The actor that plays him in the movies has grown a lot, and is great at acting (way better than Emma Watson). I was impressed in Order of the Pheonix at his skillz. To see the book character go to the rescue and kill one of the horcruxes made me feel prideful of him. I've always felt sorry for Neville, but knew his moment of glory would come. I predicted that his knack with plants would be very useful in the war and he'd make a discovery or make weapons, but that didn't exactly happen. He unleashed some plants on Death Eaters, but nothing more. And now he's the professor! Happy ending for him.

And his grandma??? SHE PWNS.

Luna made me laugh at a lot of parts, because when it was tense and I was reading really fast, her lines were taken in slow and relaxed. She's so nonchalant about everything, and optimistic. Hilarious. Like... "Oh yea, we're about to die. Look at that flying Snorkack, wow. Oh my, a death spell went in front of my face. Hmm, I want pudding." I like the friendship she bonded with Ollivander, which was unlikely but cute. And her continued friendship with Harry was good too, because there wasn't romance

Draco... where do I begin. Well, him balding at the end pretty much cracked me up. I guess I felt sorry for him in the last book, but this book I was wondering if Jo was trying to please the Draco fans out there. He just... grr. I don't like that kid, I think he should have got killed by the Death Eaters. That would have pleased me.

But KUDOS to Narcissa... what she pulled off with Harry faking his death was very admirable. That was so cool, yo.

The Movie

This book actually had me nauseated in some parts, and I have a strong stomach. But all the barfing that one guy did at the Ministry? And all the cuts and burns? All the sexual tension and suggestions and death? Just think of Wormtail's hand turning against him and choking him, of Nagini bursting out of the corpse of the historian, of Voldemort opening Dumbledore's tomb. It was horrifying to read at parts, and to think that

They're going to cut a lot of crap out if they want it to be PG-13. And that blows, and I know they will because of all the precious children. But my viewpoint is that the books are in fact intended for adults and that children can always wait a few years to see it or beg mommy to see it. It has to be rated R to have its full impact. And as a tribute to Harry, this being the last book and movie, I think the movie should be really long. There should be an intermission like in Titanic. But I know I won't have it my way, the movies are too Hollywood to accomodate doting fans.

Other Memorable Moments

-I spotted some big time irony when Hermione saved Lavender's life from Fenrir, given all that they went through over Ron the previous year. Gotta love it when Jo sneaks in stuff like that. Don't know why that struck me.

-I was chilled when JK Rowling dared to go past Harry's temporary death and to the next life, or whatever that was. I thought ' purgatory! ' when I was reading, which creeped me out. All the controversy surrounding Harry Potter involves religion, so it was  very daring of Jo to include something like that in there. But thank God Harry got to talk to Dumbledore and resolve that conflict that was bothering me big time. It was touching when he cried. Aww. Old people are cute.

-One of the scenes I found powerful was Harry digging Dobby's grave by hand. It was well-written and impacting. It really showed Harry's character.

-Molly screaming BITCH at Bellatrix??? hahahahahaha omg. That's something Makani would draw.

-Speaking of the infamous Makani...was it just me, or was some of the book aimed towards ? Whenever a Lestrange or Malfoy came up, which was a lot, I thought of her. She loves those characters, and they were included extensively. Weird to think Jo has probably seen her stuff.

The Number Seven

SEVEN kept coming up, all the time. Like in times, and in other random objects they needed, and the age that magic appears in children... and the book was released in July, of 2007. And most importantly, the horcruxes. It's a lucky number, and just thought I'd point it out. You'll see it if you reread.

One Big Happy Weasley Family

I love the Weasleys. And to see their family broken from the beginning was horrible. They were all injured (if not most) and a death occurred. If I were Harry, I would feel guilty too. But he has no control, and in times of war, families are torn apart. It was just devastating to see it happen to the Weasleys. They'll never be the same. At the very least, Jo had Percy grow some balls and apologize for the war.

Deaths

-Mad-Eye Moody's death was not that disappointing to me. He was a leader figure of the Order of the Pheonix, but Kingsley obliged to his death. The eye ending up at Umbridge's office disturbed me. I thought he might come back and that he hadn't died (because Ron mused about it, and Ron ends up right sometimes). But nope, that old crusty guy is gone.

-The death of Hedwig was really random and sudden. It was foreshadowing for sudden deaths to come, but Harry's reaction was almost comical. I do feel a little sympathy for him, because she's the friend he's had the longest (besides Hagrid).

-Remus and Tonks dying... oh, don't get me started. I refused to believe that they died when Harry said they looked as if they were sleeping. But I have to learn to accept this. Their poor son -- I was angry about the ending almost because it just went from the depressing to a happy and numb sort of thing. I wish Tonks and Remus had lived. It might have been even easier if they hadn't of gotten married actually. I actually got choked up when they were killed.

-Fred's death really set off the waterworks for me. I couldn't believe Jo would kill one of the twins, let alone mention his last joke or whatever she dressed it with for drama. And Ron and Percy crying over the body -- God, that really made me cry. I have never cried at a book in my life, but that really got to me. Poor George. No ear... no twin.

-Crabbe dying was ... ok. Didn't really effect me much *shrug*

-Wormtail inevitably had to die in the end. KARMA, SHET BAG. His death was really creepy though 0_0 And Ron slept with that man! Oh well, at least he felt some remorse and left with some dignity.

-I was sooo happy about Snape's death at first, but then when I saw him say "Look... at .... me...." I knew something was up. The whole Snape is Good thing that played out was great. I actually liked it a lot, and I've never been really fond of Snape. Now he's respectable... but I wouldn't have named my child after him. Corny, much?


The Book as a Whole
Other than coming across as rushed or exasperated, the book was action-packed and really nerve-wracking to read. I got stressed out a lot, literally pulling on my hair through some battles. Lots of action that will be fun to see in the film. The angst and sadness was what I wanted, but almost unbearable. Some things were so imaginative, I don't know how JK Rowling comes up with it. So many twists and descriptions. She doesn't write like most people, which is why Harry Potter has been such a huge success. It's just hard to believe it's .... over. We'll be known for two things in this generation: Myspace and Harry Potter.

I was so sure that Harry and Voldemort were both going to die. It would have fit in with the prophecy and he would have died a hero. When I heard Dumbledore saying he had to die, I was like YESSS. But also irked because all the books were almost pointless... he was going to die anyways. When he lived, and Voldemort died... I was actually happy though. Even though I was wrong on that.

Something that struck me was that alll the characters made a reappearance in some way, and memories from all the past books found their way throughout the book. It was really depressing to think about all the books, all the stories and pages that are done.

Themes
The themes that stood out to me were friendship, bravery to defy the odds, fearlessness of death, and most importantly -- love.

The Epilogue
I got a glimpse of it before the book was released, but I was sure it was fake. The ending was kind of fanfic-ish... I wish she had implied some things instead of drawing it out in a sitcom fashion. The happiness right next to the sadness was really odd. Some things weren't addressed as well... who's the Minister of Magic? What happened to Luna? How did the Weasley family cope with their damages? Were the Death Eaters really gone for good? What careers did the trio pursue, seeing as they didn't get a full education?

Harry Potter = World War II
I read this theory a while ago on mugglenet, and can see the connections. This book especially brought out prejudice that existed during the second world war. "Cleansing" the population for purebloods, for a dominant race. The Arians are purebloods. And Voldemort is so much like Hitler it's unnerving. Wasn't Hitler part Jewish? I think I read that his grandmother was Jewish. And Voldemort is not a pureblood, he's half.

Over all, the book taught me to hate war even more than I did before.

Closing Remarks
That was really long, omg. And so much crap. Sorry... but thanks for reading. Post your thoughts, I'll try to get to them all.

Any suggestions on what I should draw?