Just finished watching the final chapter. I knew it was over when I finished the 7th book, but now thats it, no more movies to count on either. I'm so...I don't know...a strange mixture of feelings...bittersweet I suppose. Those books were such a special time for myself and my daughter. Neither one of us will ever recall those books without thinking of the other. In fact I remember one year at my Mom's for Christmas while everyone else was together reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas," we were holed up in the bedroom reading Harry Potter. The "Chamber of Secrets" I think maybe, or "Prisoner of Azkaban" I can't remember which. We started reading them when she was in kindergarden, and now she is 15. 10 yrs.
She had a soft spot for Snape from the start, we both did, as I'm sure many people sensed, there was more to that character than meets the eye. In fact when I was still in school taking textiles and first learning to weave tapestry, I wove her a Snape tapestry as one of my projects. It was SO bad! I'll have to post a photo. But she loved it and he hung over her bed pouring sleeping potion over her for many years to come.
The final movie gave Severus Snape his due. I was worried after the last one that there wasn't going to be proper attention payed, but my worries were in vain thankfully. An epic ending to an epic series. I can't wait to read them all again....
