I wrote it long back when I read HP and the HBP ...am posting it now.
I am through with reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I had no idea that any form of print had the strength to evoke such a plethora of emotions within me. Immediately the moment after, I was saddened …then agitated and now I am angry I guess.
Those who have read the novel would understand that there are reasons to be sad, for after all Dumbledore is no more in Hogwarts…no, I would not say or admit that he is dead or anything because that would amount to playing into the ruse that Rowling seems to have cleverly (read shrewdly) planted. However, I must admit that it is not the absence of Dumbledore that disturbs and saddens me…it is the after effects…no Hogwarts next year!?? I mean, does Rowling even know what she is getting into…I hope she does. Then, Fawkes gone…I cried through the last few chapters…And then Ginny and Harry mutually deciding not to continue with their relationship, after almost admitting that they never really gave up on each other…what is this! Rowling, what have you done! I am left helpless with all this sadness at the end of the novel.
The fact that Rowling has left so many things unexplained agitates me. Though, I am inclined to believe that she has reasons to do so…Sirius—what became of him; his body was not found after all. Then what about the mirror that he gave Harry in the 5th novel…the one that shattered—surely Harry has not thrown the pieces away; he was/is too fond of his Godfather to have attempted that.
Then, from the present novel…Snape, why does Dumbledore trust him so blindly? Has he actually betrayed his trust or was he doing everything on D’Dore’s orders/insistence. Is it possible that he is actually cheating on Voldemort, relying on his exceptional expertise at Occlumency? Was D’Dore not pleading him to do exactly what he did to end the Headmaster’s pain or execute the final act of the Headmaster’s ingenious plan?
And, why does he get so furious when Harry addresses him as a ‘Coward’? Is it because, he is the only one of the lot (at Hogwarts) that does not fit that bill? Is it because he is the only one who has been risking his neck and reputation for D’Dore and cheating Voldemort/Narcissa and so many others…Is it because that he is the only one who would have had the courage to do that to Dumbledore on the latter’s insistence? I somehow feel that I might be right; for D’Dore being the greatest wizards of his times cannot be shown to be fooled like that by Snape. Voldemort on the other hand can be fooled, though not easily, for he is loveless, vain, pompous and a bit too confident. D’Dore wanted Harry to only fetch Snape after landing in Hogwarts…I think it is because he wanted everyone to believe him to be dead at the hands of Snape (so that Snape secures a safe berth amongst Voldemorts cronies)…for surely, he cannot be shown to have died for nothing…and after all, even D Dore would have wanted someone to spy on Voldemort more closely and who else but Snape fitted the bill.
And, finally, I am angry. Hogwarts is supposed to be a protected place, right?…protected by powerful magic…charms and all. Then how the hell could Draco…he, for all people could penetrate that so called protection? Of course, an attempt has been made to explain how he does it, but it is as feeble as anything…since when did the junior Malfoy get brains like that? I mean, is this not a bit too much to digest? Then again, Hogwarts is a home for so many powerful people…and many more are shown to be there, present at Hogwarts for additional security…yet, only one…one Death-eater dies and that too because of a curse that misses the real target? What is this? And, are Ron and Hermione friends of Harry’s just to display loyalty towards him? They are Gryffindor’s for Godssake, a mark that is known for courage as well…why have they been shown in such poor light then? Ron messes up and Hermione, the cleverest witch of the age, acts stupid…is this all that they are worth? …proving to be a fiasco at the most crucial juncture…acting as mere lumps of mud and brainless rag-dolls?; for if they are, then I think Ginny, Neville and Loona deserve the title of Harry’s best friends more than the duo. They actually managed to do something brave in the midst of all chaos and fear.
Then of course there is this related aspect of Ginny and Harry…if Harry can tacitly agree to Ron and Hermione’s proposal of helping him and being there for him in his future endeavors; why the heck did he have to refuse Ginny like that?; for by being close to him, the duo faces the same threat that Harry fears for Ginny. This did not make sense at all.
* An appeal to all the fans out there to share what you think.
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