Through with Book Six!

So, I finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince earlier today. It took me about five days to get through it, which for me is pretty fast. I did enjoy it as it kept my attention and brought forth even more feelings that make me realize that I am now in the inescapable grasp of these books. I've done my best at resisting, but there's no point. I'm going to get the seventh book today and see how far I can get in that before I have to go back to school.

Anyway, back to the book in question. I have some rants in store, so here goes...

Ahem.

What the crap, Book Six? Can no one die for a reason and not just because of something stupid that could have been avoided? Seriously. What. The. Crap. When will the dying become actually necessary and noble instead of due to avoidable mistakes?? You suck.
So, Dumbledore dies. I knew that from the beginning, including who kills him. We could have just left it at that, but no...the Horcrux that he basically died for (because had they not gone on that mission, the school would not have been left unattended for all the Death Eaters to enter) is worthless! Some other stupid person has it, so it was all for nothing! What the freak. Okay, fine. Kill all the people you want, I don't care.
Wait, no, that was a lie. I do care. Don't kill any more people, okay?
List of people you cannot kill (and of whose fates I don't already know): Neville, Professor McGonagall, Lupin, Gilderoy (although I'm sure we've seen the last of him, so I'm not worried), Fang (close call at the end of this book, whew), and Luna (mostly because I think she and Neville would make a good couple).
There are more, but I don't want to get greedy.

Next.

What the crap, Snape? I trusted you! Did you not hear all the nice things that I said about you in my last post? I assumed, even though I knew from the start that you killed Dumbledore, that there would be some reason behind it that made sense in the end. I thought that maybe, after reading the second chapter of the book, the only reason you did it was because you had to make that Unbreakable Vow and retain your credibility among the Death Eaters that were with you at the time. But then you had to go and be so mean to Harry! Hold a grudge all you like, Snape, but Harry never did anything to you. There comes a point when you have to let go! Harry should not suffer your inability to distinguish between him and James.
And, you were an integral part in killing his parents! You're stupid. I can't believe I liked you. The seventh book can kill you, I don't care. And, I already know that it does. Serves you right.

Next.

Who the crap is R.A.B? I've decided it stands for Remus Albus Black because I can't think of one person that has even the initials RB. Why do you have the stinking Horcrux, RAB? It's your fault Dumbledore died for no reason. I hope you can explain yourself.

Next.

Tonks, really? You're in love with Lupin? Really? He's twice your age! I imagine he's in his forties and you are in your twenties, and that can't be a healthy relationship. And he's not very good looking, if you go by the movies.
And Remus? What are you thinking, holding hands with Tonks at the funeral? Robbing the cradle a bit, huh? You need to be the voice of reason in this. I do not approve of this relationship.
Another reason why I don't approve of this relationship: I wrote in my very first post about Harry Potter before I read any of the books that I knew Tonks died. Not only that, but that maybe her husband and even her child died.
That does not bode well for Lupin in my opinion, and any child that he and Tonks potentially have. Granted, my knowledge of this is quite fleeting, so I could be very wrong. And, Tonks and Lupin are only getting together now, so maybe there won't be time for them to get married and have a baby by the time Tonks gets snuffed.
Basically, I hope I guessed wrong. In case you didn't notice, Lupin is on the list of characters that are not allowed to be killed.

Next.

This book makes it very hard for me to root for certain relationships to succeed. Of course, I was pulling for Ron and Hermione, then Ron has to be a doofus and go out with Lavender. Ew. And then, Ginny has to be with Dean and crap, and all of a sudden Harry just starts loving her.
I have been sick of these detour romances since Cho was first mentioned, and now they've distressed me to the point that I didn't even care that Harry and Ginny were finally together.
I'm not the Harry-Ginny shipper I thought I would be. Yeah, whatever, they're together and all that jazz, whoopee. I am now officially a Neville-Luna fan. This is the only relationship that has my stamp of approval, other than Ron and Hermione (however, I have chosen to overlook the Lavender situation and pretend it didn't happen).

Okay.

I think that's all for my rants at the moment. Now for more uplifting things. Well, not uplifting per se, but I wish to convey feelings other than anger from now on.

1. I now know what Horcruxes are! I saw the seventh movie (begrudgingly, of course), so I heard about them and stuff, but now I know why they actually have to destroy them and why they are so important. I like when I find out about things that I have heard before from Harry Potter fans and such.
2. I learned who the Half-Blood Prince is! It's Snape (stupid), but I thought it was Voldemort the whole time, despite his aversion to calling himself half-blood.
3. Dumbledore finally died. It wasn't how I expected him to go because I thought they would just find him dead in his office or something and not find out who did it until later. Of course, the real way was a lot more exciting. I sort of expected him to die while he was in the cave with Harry until I remembered that Snape had to do it somehow. Anyway, it was an adventurous death, albeit unnecessary. And I will miss him. I did not cry, though, probably because I knew it was coming.

Well, that is all for that. It was a very good book and kept me enthralled most of the time (when I wasn't frustrated with reading about constantly changing relationship statuses). It's bittersweet going into the seventh, but I'm finally there. Can't slow down now.

Want to see my other posts about the series? Right here.