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So I'm about halfway through the Deathly Hallows...and holy hell, is that book depressing. I mean, the last two were fairly dark, but now Rowling's brought in Blackout. Metaphorically speaking.

I do want to know what happens in the end, and cruise the webz free of spoilers, but if it was just a fanfic I'd probably stop reading. I'm not a fan of stories where every step forward for the heroes winds up as a step back half the time, and all the little efforts to make things better wind up backfiring and causing the loss of major characters. It's part of why I hated Dune; too many pointless deaths.

I dunno. I like my happy endings and I like there not to be so much hopelessness that I feel depressed just reading it.

EDIT: I finished the book. I take it all back, the buildup was dreary but the last part was pretty cool.. To Fandom Wank, now free from the cares of spoiler-worry!

EDIT THE SECOND: Also, clusterfuck fight scenes in RP really, really suck. I don't know what the hell's going on or where anyone is and my characters tend to get yelled at if I misunderstand a technical term and do the wrong thing. Feel like I'm walking on thin glass here, and Demolishor's got some pretty heavy feet.