9. HBP will not feel as "down" as OotP. No doubt there will be areas in which things will fall apart (the Dementors are running around loose, after all, and the DEs may well escape), but I think that even if Voldemort is making moves and causing major problems, the indications are that Harry and those immediately around him will be regrouping and getting their act together. I don't think any of the characters were at their best in OotP, and I think they will be doing a little better here. (OotP was darker than I was expecting, true, and it showed that I had probably been inclined to be too charitable in my estimation of many of the characters' good sense -- but it was still fun in many places, and I still don't think the overall tone of the series is going to head straight down a Dementor's throat. Nor do I agree with those who think it would be a better story if it did.)
Oh good. I was beginning to think I was the only person who believed this -- particularly the last bit. I honestly think OotP is about as dark as it's going to get, and that the humor and fun of the books is a huge part of their thematic message.
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Date: 2005-06-27 03:25 pm (UTC)Oh good. I was beginning to think I was the only person who believed this -- particularly the last bit. I honestly think OotP is about as dark as it's going to get, and that the humor and fun of the books is a huge part of their thematic message.