A link for those of you who have finished reading Deathly Hollows

[cupcake_goth]

If you have NOT finished reading HP7 (or if you just don't care) don't click the cut tag.


http://tkp.livejournal.com/70244.html?page=1#comments

A different take on the epilogue. One that works really well, and is fabulously, subtly creepy.

Me, I liked the epilogue, because I am a sucker for "... and life went on ..." sorts of endings. But I also like this strange fic-let thing that I linked to.

Comments

[trystbat.livejournal.com]

Hmm... interesting ficlet. But I think it rises too much from the "Malfoys are evil" line of reasoning. I've been thinking since yesterday that Narcissa, in particular, shows that her family (her, Lucius, & Draco, at least; Bella is a nutjob) really put family first before evil. They actually have more in common with the Potters after all.

Narcissa & Lily are parallel characters, & it could be argued that N. takes an even braver stand by sneaking around under Voldemort's nose to protect her son instead of simply standing in the way one time.

Without Narcissa protecting Draco, Voldemort couldn't have been destroyed. That's crucial in the end, or Harry can't get the job done. That helps redeem the Malfoys.

The Weasleys make a crack against Draco's kid, & Harry's son is afraid to be in Slytherin, but Harry doesn't say anything ill against Malfoy or Slytherin. He knows they're not all bad, & prob. not just bec. of Snape. He saved Draco & the other dude's (Crabbe? Goyle?) life even.

Eh, sorry, I could go on for ever. I've got post-Potter syndrome, & I can't talk about it at home yet bec. T. hasn't read the book ;-)

[marc17.livejournal.com]

Ya, Draco was the mirror image of Harry. The well to do kid with everything including living parents. The only place they were similar is that they both loved their parents. I was sure at some point Draco would end up saving Harry inorder to save his father. He'd been given the chance to save his father or take his place beside Voldemort, he'd choose his father. Or his father would be killed and Draco would switch much as Snape did. In the end is was Narcissa which I found strange as she was always sort of a background character, hardly ever mentioned by Draco (or the books).

[trystbat.livejournal.com]

And then there's the Draco & the Malfoys' song "My dad is rich / your dad is dead..."