My least favorite part of Deathly Hallows

Okay, well it was the only one part of 607 pages I didn't like so overall... effing awesome book!!!


But, the plot twist I didn't like involved the "beloved" Snape. I really don't like Snape and after the 6th book all my senses were screaming "He's evil, he's evil" yet one lone little voice was saying that Dumbledore must have trusted him for a reason, he had to be good.


Well, we found out he was good (so to speak). But the secret that carried for 7 books? Why did Snape follow Dumbledore, not You-Know-Who (I'm not afraid to say the name but apparently the name is jinked and I really don't want a living room full of death eaters, so deal)?


Snape was in love with Lily Potter!!! And they were friends!? I was so into the book, couldn't put it down for nearly 26 straight hours, but when I got to this part and slowly realized what was coming, a little burning bit of bile started to rise in my throat and I had to fight not to vomit.


Snape is so mean, so yucky, that I just can't imagine this at all, it just turns my stomach, YEACK!! I think the intention was not only to explain Snapes allegiance to Dumbledore but to maybe give us a sense of pity while on his death bed. Nuh, uh, no way! I just can't do it!!!


So aside from this one, completely grotesque part of the book (which was very important, just yucky) the book overall was amazing. I liked how J.K. Rowling seemed to surpass all expectations, created the ultimate twist (which I'll talk about later) and even gave a brief glimpse into the future. Even though I gladly would have given up my fight for Ewan McGregor to marry Harry Potter, I was glad to see him have a happy life with Ginny.


I liked how Rowling jumped into a more mature book. Not only was it the darkest yet in story, but she ventured into more descriptive battles where you could actually cringe, the main characters (mostly Ron) now 17 say "effing" many times where before, it was just simply stated that they swore. And as my eloquent sister pointed out on her blog, the ultimate laugh of tiny, timid Mrs. Weasley fighting a brutal Belatrix Lestrange yelling "Not my daughter, you bitch!".

Without guidance, this final installment certainly isn't meant for young children. However, Harry Potter as a whole is meant for everyone. Find me a child that hasn't heard their parents swear. Find me a child that hasn't sworn actually. And kids know about fighting, death, good and evil, all to some extent. But this particular book is probably best read together as a family, just in case your kids want something explained.

Either way, jump in, have a ball, we'll talk more later about it, and make sure you have a barf bucket handy for the one part and a box of Kleenex for 3, no wait, 5, uhhh... Jingle, how many times did I cry? Oh, right, 7 times I teared up bad, and one I bawled like a baby!