Disappointed in the Half Blood Prince

[Leah Reeve]

I've just finished reading it for the fifth time and I SO mad with JKR!  I am a HUGE fan - I love the books (it's the child in me!)  But did anyone else get really annoyed?  The end of Dumbledore!  The end of Hogwarts!!  What is the world coming to!!!

[Betsyf]

There are several clues I have catalogued about the Snape/Dumbledore question.  The argument between S and D reported by Hagrid, Dumbledore's repeated insistence that Harry obey while on the quest for the horcrux, even if it means saving himself, Dumbledore's comments that he is less valuable than Harry.  Also, Snape's exclamation that Harry's spells will be blocked until he learns to shut his mouth and close off his mind- as Snape is running out of the grounds! 

I know I am missing things and I am distraught not knowing what is behind it all.  Anyone have more?

[curragh]

yeah, well you cant say that snape is a death eater because he says "the dark lord", but dont trawlney say that too?

[mimififi]

I don't think it is outside the realms of possibility that D might come back, we have no idea what he drank in the cave getting the fake horcrux.  Also, Snape is a talented potions master and we don't know whether he may have something up his sleeve too.  Also, In the portrait, dumbledore is asleep at the end, whereas all the other heads are awake and discussing it.  COuld this mean that he is in a coma????  D and S could have been communicating via occlumency at the end also.  I believe snape is a goody, in fact he is my fav character, besides, d would know everything, and could not be taken in by snape.  He was protecting Malfoy, not only for D but also because of the blood promise he makes in the beginning to malfoy's mother.  we have yet to discover also if there are any variations on the avada kadavra curse etc....

What I want to know is:  Who has the real horcrux???

P.S the title of this question gives nothing away about the HBP.  We knew from the leaks in the media what happened at the end.  The people who haven't read it and yet read this post must be very silly to not think that we would have read it and thus be discussing our dissappointments, and to follow this discussion anyway, so silly in fact, it's a wonder they will be able to keep up with any plot, let alone this one.....

I can't wait for the next one.  I hadn't read any HP till this one came out, then I read all of them in a weekend.  Now order of the phoenix.....informative, but frankly the dullest of them all.

[potterfan101]

im thinking (like most other fans) that the locket is at grimmauld place, because in book five it mentions a locket that none of them could open.. and i think r.a.b. is regulus black.. oh.. and didnt anyone else notice that another one of the horcruxes--besides the ring-- was destroyed the night voldemort killed harry parents because his killing curse backfired?