False alarm.

[icarus]

It turns out Amazon was just striking terror in my heart covering their bases. I got the book on time and should not have believed random emails about "we might be late." *panics again*

Have read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Loved it. Though if I knew someone about to read the HP series right now, I'd tell them to wait until the next book is out because, while this is not quite a cliff-hanger, it's so close to one as to leave you a little hungry.

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[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I'm sticking with my theory that the green potion was one V's horcruxes, and by drinking it D became a horcrux. Thus the need to AK him. Thus the need for a great wizard to drink it (anyone less it would completely take over). Thus his strange behaviour outside Rosmerta's.

I'm convinced that whatever that stuff was, at the very least it was much more than a poison. Otherwise it doesn't make sense D would sacrifice himself and not at least mention "oh shit, I'm a goner and all for nothing."

I reeling from the cliffhanger, too. But given where it is in the series (and the need to build drame for the last book), she had a choice between writing a cliffhanger, or writing a transition chapter. The cliffhanger was the better choice.

Icarus

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I disagree about its being a better choice. Harry is the eyes of the reader, and if the reader knows, then why keep it from Harry?

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

To torment us mercilessly...?


Icarus

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Some days it seems like that must be the answer, man!