A Wee Little Review of an Epic Finale

Again, I fail to live up to my word, but in my defense there was too much for me to write on this glorious subject, and I was at a real live Huckleberry Frolic which of course to precedent.  SO, here comes my review. In a word, the movie was BRILLIANT. Seriously, if you haven't see it yet you are flupping crazy and should find the nearest theatre as soon as humanly possible.

Since there are many many MANY reviews online I will keep mine brief.  I loved the movie and thought it was a great way to end the series. It was crazy good, action-packed, and never boring for a second.  Most importantly, they nailed all the scenes that are pivotal in the book, and omitted relatively few things (except the house elves attack, which definelty should have stayed in the script). Alan Rickman deserves an Oscar for his Snape, because after all these years, who knew he could deliver more than a deadpan? Furthermore, the Prince's Tale and Resurrection Stone scenes were depressing, which made them perfect.  I laughed, I cried, I screamed, and I nervously giggled when Voldemort hugged Draco (arguably the best scene in the entire movie).  In fact, it's only been out a week and I've seen it three times, (no judgement) yet it still doesn't get old.  Even the epilogue, which was awkward and weird in the book, feels right in the movie.  Deathly Hallows Part 2. wraps up the series we know and love beautifully, and I couldn't have asked for a better send off.

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"So it all comes down to this, doesn't it?" whispered Harry. "Does the wand in your hand know its last master was Disarmed? Because if it does… I am the true master of the Elder Wand."
Final quote.

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"I speak now, Harry Potter, directly to you. You have permitted your friends to die for you rather than face me yourself. I shall wait one hour in the Forbidden Forest. If at the end of that hour, you have not come to me, have not given yourself up, theb attle recommences. This time, I shall enter the fray myself, Harry Potter, and I shall find you, and I shall punish every man, woman, and child who has tried to conceal you from me. One hour."

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This is a short little one, but I like it all the same.

Along the same lines as my Dean/Gary Thomas fact, when Rowling was brainstorming what to name Voldemort's followers, she came up with a name that she thought would work nicely.  No, it was not Death Eaters, but Knights of Walpurgis.

All I can say is, I'm glad she changed her mind

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 "I understand those things that I did not understand before. I must be the one to kill Harry Potter, and I shall be."

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"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies..."  That's some heavy stuff right there, but the prophecy in Order of the Phoenix is important...always.

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Today's Mind Blowing fun can be figured out by anyone with a little bit of math and an alarming amount of over analyzing.

How old is Voldemort?  If we use the Chamber of Secrets as our reference, Tom Riddle attended Hogwarts 50 years ago when the Chamber was last opened.  He was a sixth year at the time, making him 66 in Chamber of Secrets. So, using this semi-logic by the time Harry (17) fights Voldemort in the last book, he is 71 years old.
So basically, Harry has a LOT of trouble defeating someone who should be living in a retirement home.

elders...

23: Proper Potter Premiere Protocol

Still got plenty of things to tell you about how to behave at one of these things...

4. Going to a movie premiere is like going to a foreign country, people act differently, dress differently, and talk differently (in this case, you

may run in to lots of people with TERRIBLE British

accents). Because you'll be so out of your element at least in the beginning, pay attention to those around you and see what you're up against. For example, is it a friendly crowd? or are there more people dressed up as Bellatrix and Voldemort? (maybe avoid them if they seem to be taking this role too seriously). Also determine how enthusiastic the crowd is, that way you can tailor your personal enthusiasm to that of the crowd. Not only does this help you feel more comfortable with the people around you, but you'll also waste even MORE time as you wait in line.

Yayyy potter fans

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"So it all comes down to this, doesn't it?" whispered Harry. "Does the wand in your hand know its last master was Disarmed? Because if it does...I am the true master of the Elder Wand"

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Yes my friends, tomorrow we witness the beginning of the end of the Harry Potter movies, The Penultimate Peril, the Second to Last Hurrah- The Deathly Hallows.

to thank those of you who read, I will give you some cool FACTS today

1. Fred and George were born on April Fools Day

2. Peeves, being a poltergeist, was never a living person. He is not a ghost but an indestructible spirit of chaos.

3. Dementors don't breed. They grow whereve there is decay.

4. Rowling has stated that Crookshanks is half-kneazle ( a kneazle is a highly intelligent, cat-like animal that has a penchant for sniffing out suspicious characters and fowl-play)

5. A magical quill detects the birth of every magical child in England, then McGonagall sends them and owl when they turn 11

6. When Ron sees Tom Riddle recieved an award for special services to the school he jokes that "Maybe he murdered Myrtle; that would've doen everyone a favour" when in fact, Myrtle died because she saw the basilisk that Tom had sent for

7. Most of the wizards in the Black family (extended too) are named after stars or constellations.

Well guys, its been fun, real, enlightening, but most of all MIND BLOWING (ps. the number of facts is no coincidence)

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Once again, clarification: TWO days until the midnight premiere!

Everyone knows that Voldemort and Harry's wands share the same core - a phoenix feather, but what makes their wands different?

Voldemort's is yew, which is traditionally seen as having immense supernatural powers regarding death and rebirth, both of which are things Voldemort obsesses over. Also Yew, according to Celtic lore, is the tree of the day before the winter solstice, around the end of December. Tom Riddle was born at the end of December on New Years eve late at night. hmmm.

Mind blown

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"I can make things move without touching them. I can make animals do what I want them to do without training them. I can make bad things happen to people who are mean to me. I can make them hurt if I want to." If an eleven year old said this to you, how would you react?

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"You're a fool Harry Potter, and you will lose...Everything"

Quote goes to Voldy, WTF picture goes to youtube.

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Brought to my attention by Wiz

"You'll find i can be rather...persuasive" what a BA. Tom Riddle

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Almost 3 weeks away chil'lens, and I still have plenty more facts to go around
PS. I won a bet by proving I know more about Harry Potter than my friend! she owes me a WAND Hollow Victory??? I think so...



Anyways here we go, for all you French Speakers out there:

What does the name of He-who-must-not-be-named mean???

Vol- Flight

de- of (but in this case, with conjugational mumbo jumbo "from")

mort- death

So kiddies what does that say mixed together? "Flight from death" which, for anyone who knows the Harry Potter series, is Voldemort's main goal (to avoid death and be immortal)

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"Kill the Spare"

Said by Voldy, concerning Edward Cullen - I mean Cedric Diggory - while in...THE GRAVEYARD