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MariahKon5 [2011-07-17 19:15:12 +0000 UTC]

Well, I don´t get why a lot of people expected this story to be all happy... I mean, we all should have seen it happen since the first book: The story of Voldemort being the most powerful and terrible wizard. Then some day he loses his powers. Being the selfish creature he is, of course he wanted his power back. When that happpens and he returns, there would be war. And in wars, people die. Yes, it was very sad to lose Sirius, Remus, Tonks, etc... But it just had to happen.

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Waifine [2011-07-17 19:01:52 +0000 UTC]

I stand, entirely with you. Sirius, like your sister's, was my favorite character. And Rolling, when she broke my heart so horribly, lost all my love as well. And I too read the last two books wholly dispassionately. I wonder if authors even understand the hold they have on their readers. That when they kill their characters, they actually make children cry for days and nights on end. And, in the end, they only harm themselves and their own once-wonderful works of literature. The Snape and Lily chapter was the only chapter I liked in the seventh book. Your art, as ever, is heart enchantingly beautiful, and adds just the little bit of sweetness to take away the bitterness of Rolling. I also absolutely adore Lily's dress. Wonderful work, as usual.

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bardling [2011-07-17 18:44:25 +0000 UTC]

"Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still. For they must needs be present, that love and live in that which is omnipresent. In this divine glass, they see face to face; and their converse is free, as well as pure. This is the comfort of friends, that though they may be said to die, yet their friendship and society are, in the best sense, ever present, because immortal."

-William Penn, More Fruits of Solitude
from the epigraph of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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AbandonedAccount2024 [2011-07-17 17:41:09 +0000 UTC]

<3 :I Words can't descibe how I feel right now.

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snapdragon76 [2011-07-17 17:34:06 +0000 UTC]

even though I'm not a Lily/Snape shipper, I really like the feeling in this particular work. It kinda makes you wonder 'what if', if you know what I mean. And I gained quite a bit of sympathy for Snape due to his love for Lily.

And I can definitely see Isa's influence here!

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The-Dare [2011-07-17 17:05:48 +0000 UTC]

You're right.

The only thing I appreciated, was that Snape's shining moment, when Harry learned the truth, was treated with care.

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alexajaye [2011-07-17 16:15:12 +0000 UTC]

Oh, Snape and Lily.

I didn't read all the other comments, because there are a lot, but all I can say is that this love between the two of them made the whole series possible. If Snape hadn't loved Lily as much as he did, when Dumbledore had come to him with the knowledge that she was dead, Snape wouldn't have sworn allegiance to the headmaster. Snape wouldn't have watched Harry all those years, and he wouldn't have done anything asked of him right up to the last spell he cast before Dumbledore died. He admitted to never really caring about Harry, but everything he did, he did for Lily.

I've been waiting for these two movies, made from the last book, for four years, since the book came out, and I sat down and read the book in two days. When I sat down to watch the movie, I was excited and nervous and worried and elated and sad and . . . a million other emotions I can't fully describe. I can't remember the first tears I shed, and I can't speak for anyone else, but the people who've died before make the rest of the story more endearing for me. I don't remember how they died or even why. I only remember who they were and what they did and why they mattered. Sirius, Cedric, Dumbledore, Fred, Tonks, Remus. Lily and James. Snape. All those characters were amazing and perfect in their roles around Harry's life, and knowing they're gone, it only makes the rest of the story more important.

At the end, you find yourself hoping and praying that Harry pulls it off. You have your fingers crossed that he'll actually do it, and he does it in the most appropriate way. Harry truly has power his enemy doesn't understand. Harry is capable of unconditional love, which he shows when he sacrifices himself for his friends, schoolmates and professors.

I was devastated when Sirius was killed. I bawled my eyes out when Dumbledore was killed, and I don't know about anyone else, but I was seriously pissed at Snape -- because I had no idea he was doing it for Dumbledore. And I don't feel like any of it was detrimental to the story of Harry Potter. If anything, for me, it made me appreciate the story a little better and it's meaning.

Life is precious. And love is the powerful thing in the world - both in a good way and a bad way.

Snape's memories in the movie absolutely killed me. I completely lost it in the movie theater sitting next to my cousin. And his last line. Oh! I loved watching the young actors portray Snape and Lily, and I loved watching Snape with Dumbledore. And you're right. Snape did deserve a lot better than what he got. But in all honesty, Snape knew what he was getting himself into by being a Death Eater, and he knew what he was doing by going to Dumbledore to have Lily protected.

Huh. I didn't intend for this comment to be this long. Yikes. I guess you get started, I can't stop.

I love the art, by the way. Lily and Snape are one of my favorite "should have been" couples. She made him smile.

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harichi-chan17 [2011-07-17 16:15:04 +0000 UTC]

Awesome- I like the style

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caroll-in [2011-07-17 16:06:46 +0000 UTC]

Your art is amazing, I love that style! And I hope they are happy together in that "next life", they really deserve it...

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the-Mad-Hatress [2011-07-17 15:45:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this piece and for sharing your view. They're like a soothing balm over a terrible wound.

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mishi [2011-07-17 15:39:01 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I lost a lot of love for the books as the story progressed. There was so much needless death, and Rowling's excuses of 'well, life isn't fair' were total bullshit. In any case, this is lovely and a coupling that I prefer over the douchey James Potter. I love your couples everytime!!

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catholicchick [2011-07-17 14:56:56 +0000 UTC]

This is my favorite pairing in the entire series. I know you said you didn't see the last few movies, but they really did a good job of the Snape memory scene in the last movie, it had me bawling my eyes out.

I know you don't want discussion, but I just want to get my two cents in. I guess I'm just a cynic, but I don't really like any books where the good guys get what they want. Like I said, I may be a cynic, but it is my experience that bad things almost always happen exclusively to good people.

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SnittyCakez [2011-07-17 14:52:51 +0000 UTC]

AMEN. Omfg I cried so hard @ this movie!

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EvaEvangeline [2011-07-17 14:23:42 +0000 UTC]

OMG, so sweet and cute, i love it!

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legacyofpiracy [2011-07-17 14:14:23 +0000 UTC]

Such a lovely and sweet picture. I've kept it in my watch messages to see all of the comments though. I don't think the whole 'no discussion' is working so well It's pretty amazing to see how much Rowling has touched our lives and inspired such intense feelings for these characters.
I do agree with you though about the butchery of half the cast. I did enjoy the way the series was heading by becoming more dark and moody, but by the last book I was just like 'oh come on!'
Going to see the final movie on Tuesday, I'll just have to mentally prepare myself for the horrors ahead.

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Gryphn02 [2011-07-17 13:21:42 +0000 UTC]

Oh dear. If that's the way you feel, NEVER read Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. The way he puts poor Harry through the meat grinder makes me want to kick the author in the shins sometimes. It's an awesome story that keeps getting better, yes, but I still want to give Jim a good swift poke.

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Snippersaurus [2011-07-17 13:09:55 +0000 UTC]

Looooove this. Only makes it hurt more though.

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MorningGirl [2011-07-17 13:02:37 +0000 UTC]

Thats how you know the writer is a good writer, when you get angry when one of their characters die.

I'm not a huge fan of happy endings personally. Like when I read Twilight? I was like where is the sacrifice? There was absolutely none! That girl got everything she wanted!

As an amateur writer myself I find I have to make bad things happen because otherwise there would be no story. I think it was necessary to fully understand the characters and the evil of Voldemort. I mean if no one died, how evil could Voldemort and his cronies really be?

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Hettie-Young [2011-07-17 11:56:49 +0000 UTC]

Personally I disagree. I feel it was necessary that the protective bubble had to burst at some point. We always heard about the horrors Voldemort committed but you never had any real understanding of it until the 7th book. It was like a wake up call. If no one had died, had nobody been touched at all then it would have all been pointless. It wouldn't have been a war, it would all boil down to a kiddy villan verus a school boy.

This is such a sweet image.

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SallyDawn [2011-07-17 11:37:22 +0000 UTC]

I adore this picture.
I read and watched it all because HArry Potter is a bit of an epic, but i too felt kinda like JK thoght that MASS DEATH= DRAMA!!! DRAMA= EPIC.
Oh JK. It dosn't have to be like that.
If you hadnt heard, maybe it's good you have stopped reading and watching. She goes trigger happy, does our JK.
LIke wow trigger happy.
Say again- love your drawings ^.^

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pulgakawaii [2011-07-17 11:30:13 +0000 UTC]

poor snape, He never quite got what he wanted...
Answer if you also cried when he died in the book + movie!

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aldrimer [2011-07-17 11:16:57 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean. I find this particular story "gratuitously sad"
Can I tell you something in all seriousness, as I was driving home from the theater last night, I actually had this thought: "I hope this movie coming out inspires a resurgence of lily/snape art on DA... omg maybe lily fox will do something? I hope so!" lol I'm not kidding. I forget if you have any other lily/snape art (gonna check that out now) but I still somehow knew for certain that you would love/be inspired by their story. thank you for this beautiful piece!!

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EyesLikeAbsinthe [2011-07-17 10:48:47 +0000 UTC]

Very serene. I still love Harry Potter (unnecessary death toll not withstanding) but I understand where you're coming from: I refuse to even acknowledge the existence of Marley and Me (who would want to relive a beloved family pet dying?) and I have issues with the film Hanna because (SPOILERS) of the way the family she befriends are just tossed aside and never mentioned again, presumably to be killed off screen. A big dramatic death would still be incredibly sad but it'd be a lot more respectful to the characters and the heroine who just forgot about them.

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patronustrip [2011-07-17 10:08:56 +0000 UTC]

Wth, your art is beautiful, and i cry so much for Snape.
I want to tell you so many thing, 'cause I understand your feelings about J.K. Rowling, and HP. I'm a great fan about Harry and Hermione, and when I read the 6 book I was so angry. Because I think that people who have a wonderful feeling each other, as Harry and Hermione, and Severus and Lily, MUST be together. (when i see the Snape and Lily story i say: OMG, REALLY?? TWICE?? TWICE???? OH god... I can't believe that...) So, years ago I didn't buy the 7 book, because I read all the spoilers on web. Because, like you, I didn't care. Ron got Hermione, and Harry got... Ginny. *facepalm* And when last week i see the movie i cry so much for Severus, because he remember me my life, and Harry and Hermione (and a terrible life and pain for him T_T). Maybe for J.K. Rowling best friends shouldn't be together -_-. But I wanna show you a thing, read the quote on this page: [link] Did you see? J.K. Rowling didn't see in HER BOOKS what a wonderful relationship she has create. She has wrote a stupid layout of the story (and relationships) TWENTY YEARS AGO, and when she has evolved as a writers and she writes the most beatiful couple I ever seen, Harry and Hermione. But she didnt' see them... I couldn't believe... All of this for tell you, stay up T_T the books are almost wrote... but she make some mistake about the relationships. And in my personal opinion i think she are a little bit immature when wrote about love. So... Snape and Lily living forever in your heart, and Harry and Hermione living forever in my heart. And f*ck all the writers that never seen their own story -_-. I love you artwork.

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