Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows discussion thread (SPOILERS)

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My serious complaint throughout the entire series is the lack of detail that goes into describing magic in the books. Yes, it leaves much to your imagination, but what is this about Golden Fire randomly shooting out at Voldemort? What? More explanation than IT IS THE ANTI-VOLDY WAND. And the AK curse described as "flashing green light" got old, quickly.

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Overemphasis on the exact mechanics of magic is what makes a lot of fantasy novels (and SF for that matter) not very good. It's not very interesting, and it's all completely made-up.

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Like any skill, there are varying degrees of excellency. Overemphasis is just as sure as sign of ineptitude as is underemphasis.

I too am pleased by a world that proceeds according to a set of rules. What the rules are dont matter, so long as everyone follows them. Unexplained happenings, or undetailed happenings, are bothersome.

For the "advanced" fanstasy reader it felt lacking. It is a minor gripe that doesn't deflect from the series on the whole, but a gripe nonetheless. Similarly, I found the 6th book MOST interesting because it really delved into the usage of the Snape's inventive magic - Sectumsempra was a fantastic spell