Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows... Loved it...

Like a lot of other people in this world, I just completed reading Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows. I don't intend to go on and on about it, but I did want to write down some of my thoughts and feelings.

Personally, I thought it was the best book out of all the Harry Potter books. Whether others share my opinion is to be seen, but I try not to let what others think influence my enjoyment in anything. For example, a friend of mine, while we were discussing the book, told me she 'hated' the epilogue. (?)

Well, I was more than a bit taken aback. How can anyone have hated that ending? But if that's the way she feels, I feel a bit sorry for her, in a way. This was the one book millions and millions of people across the world anticipated. To not at least like the ending and/or the epilogue is denying yourself the personal closure to a wonderful saga. When, I wondered to myself the other day, will something like this ever come again? Or will it?

For myself, the ending was as much as I could've hoped. Naturally, I'm a romantic at heart, so the way J.K. chose to end it suited me. Delighted me, in fact. Though I do admit, I wish I knew more about the later lives of other miscellaneous characters. But, hopefully, in the near future, J.K. Rowling will write that encyclopedia that details this information.

Speaking of that, my friend gave me this link:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/19935372/

It has a good bunch of video clips with J.K. Rowling, and she even has a small session of Q&A with some people. J.K. even talks about the possibility of writing more books in the future involving the wizarding world. Now that would be cool. I do hope she does. As long as J.K.'s writing it, and it involves that magical world she's created, I'm sold.

Before the book even started though, I noticed two pieces from famous writers. The second one, by William Penn, really struck me, and I've decided to post it here. Poetry has never been my strong suit, or really held my interest, but this piece by William Penn that J.K. Rowling chose to include in her book really etched itself on my mind...

"Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still.

For they must needs be present, that love and live in that which is omnipresent.

In this divine glass they see face to face; and their converse is free, as well as pure.

This is the comfort of friends, that though they may be said to die, yet their friendship and society are, in the best sense, ever present, because immortal.”

—William Penn
More Fruits of Solitude

Harry Potter jokes in Celebration of the New HP5 Movie and Book Rlease!!

I got these jokes off the website called The House of Slytherin—

http://www.clairesdotcom.com/harrypotter/hpjoke.htm

If anyone knows any more Harry Potter jokes, tell me about them!!

Q. Where's the best place to drink polyjuice potion?

A. In the Changing room.

Q. What's large and hairy with a single fang?

A. Hargid

Q.What does Harry like on his chips?

A. HP Sauce

Q. Which ghost works on the Hogwarts Express?

A. The ticket in-spectre

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Harry
Harry who?
Harry up and let us in

A Potions Professor called Snape
Was reluctant to use Sellotape
He once got entraped
In a present he wrapped
And taken ten hours to escape

Q. What's packed with flowers and full of danger?

A. The Forbidden Florists

Ron: I've just eaten 20 chocolate frogs
Harry: How do you feel?
Ron: Extremely hoppy

Q. What do wizards use to improve the weather?

A. Sunny Spells

Q. What's huge, leafy and rather pathetic?

A. The whimpering willow

Q. What do you call Professor McGonagall trapped between two layers of bread?

A. A sand-witch

Q. Why wasn't Voldermort at the Yule ball?

A. He had no body to go with.

There once was a Slytherin beater
Who was truly the most dreadful cheater
If another teams chaserCould clearly outpace her
She'd change into a dragon, and eat her.

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Ron
Ron who?
Ron for your life, it's you know who

Q. What do you call a wizard that is a hit with the ladies?

A. A smooth apparator

Q. What has fourteen legs and can't fly for toffee?

A. The Hufflepuff Quidditch Team

Q. Where do you find Dumbledore's Army?

A. Up his sleevey

Q. Why does Dobby keep criticizing himself?

A. He has low Elf-estem

Q. Which broomstick is the absolute pits?

A. The direbolt

Q. What lies on the floor of Voldemort's barber's?

A. The Hair of Slytherin

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Youno
Youno who?
Got it in one

A herbology teacher called Sprout
Had to ask all her students to shout
As over the years
She'd got soil in her ears
And now couldn't get it back out

There once was a Chaser called Randall
Whose temper caused many a scandal
He would loop, swoop and zoom
On his super cool broom
Then lose it and fly off the handle

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Sirius
Sirius who?
Sirius-ly open the door

Q. Which side of Fluffy the three headed dog is it best to stay on?

A. The outside

Harry: Hedwig's lost her voice
Hermione: Oh dear, is she terribly upset?
Harry: No, she doesn't give a hoot.