Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows discussion thread (SPOILERS) - Page 3

TheBlueMonster · #1 07-22-2007, 10:42 PM

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Ill start...What did yall think of the epilogue? It was probably the only part of the book i was disappointed with...I mean heck after 750+ pages..She couldnt extend it out another 20 or so to give us a real "where are they now" situation. I wanted to confirm that Harry and Ginny and Ron/Hermione ended up together but I also would have liked to know what else was going to happen.

I mean lets be honest. Harry wasnt going to ever just lead a normal life, but JK made it sound like he was just a plain old person.

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agreed completely. After an amazing book she tries to wrap everything up way too neatly. I guess after traumatizing little kids with the ridiculous amount of violence (I love the Reservoir Dogs style ear chopping!!!) she needed to end it semi-happily.
Also, the line that Mrs. Weasley screams at the end was exactly like the end of the movie "Aliens"....and I think I had the same gleeful reaction

Dynasty · #2 07-23-2007, 12:12 AM

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Ill start...What did yall think of the epilogue? It was probably the only part of the book i was disappointed with...I mean heck after 750+ pages..She couldnt extend it out another 20 or so to give us a real "where are they now" situation.

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No matter how long the epilogue was, readers would want it to be longer. For any little bit of new information given, people would easily find a need to ask for more details.

The only important part conveyed by the epilogue is that Harry is living happily ever after (as are Ron, Hermione, and Ginny) and Voldemort has been commpletely vanquished (due to the comment about the scar).

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I mean lets be honest. Harry wasnt going to ever just lead a normal life, but JK made it sound like he was just a plain old person.

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Rowling made a point of showing that Harry was still being recognized decades later.

rutang · #3 07-23-2007, 01:38 AM

best death: dobby
best moment: Harry gets [censored] for being shady with the goblin, and loses the sword.
biggest dissapointment: that rowling was really that obvious with the snape plot

the most important thing that was done with this book, was that it really was important to dumbledore's plan that Harry not know enough. it was pretty contrived, but it would have been terrible if I finished the book, and thought it would have all wrapped up better if Dumbledore had just been honest with Harry.

too many books in this series were ruined because people were not being honest when it was clear they should be, so I'd rather have some contrived writing than that mistake having been made with the whole climax.

I really enjoyed the real dumbledore backstory a lot.

at one point, I had started to build up hope that ginny was going to die, and the epilogue that was obviously going to happen would end up with Harry married to Luna. (did anyone else note the odd moment when Harry lists Luna in the people he loves, along with Hermoine, Ron, and Ginny?)

I would have preferred that, if harry doesn't die, that Neville have stolen the spotlight from killing voldemort in the end, somehow. it didn't really work with the whole plot of this final book, however.

Terrabon98 · #4 07-23-2007, 01:51 AM

this book was soooooo sick good. I loved it, and thought it wrapped everything up well.

I think the purpose of the epilogue, as others have mentioned, was both to give closure to the situation, and to ensure that others do not start their own spin-offs. But JK has definitely still left a lot of room for writing more if she ever gets the urge. Just b/c Voldemort never came back doesn't mean that they could not have run into other crazy/interesting adventures in the 19 years that elapse...

luckybacon · #5 07-23-2007, 02:02 AM

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this book was soooooo sick good. I loved it, and thought it wrapped everything up well.

I think the purpose of the epilogue, as others have mentioned, was both to give closure to the situation, and to ensure that others do not start their own spin-offs. But JK has definitely still left a lot of room for writing more if she ever gets the urge. Just b/c Voldemort never came back doesn't mean that they could not have run into other crazy/interesting adventures in the 19 years that elapse...

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ah shes a billionaire, i would be disappointed if she would write anymore about harry. One of the biggest things that makes a legacy is knowing when to stop.

I thought there might be some more stuff with Regulus in there. Snape's memory was really tight but was hoping more from him.
Im guessing Neville works his way up to headmaster

bobman0330 · #6 07-23-2007, 02:03 AM

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I think the purpose of the epilogue, as others have mentioned, was both to give closure to the situation, and to ensure that others do not start their own spin-offs. But JK has definitely still left a lot of room for writing more if she ever gets the urge. Just b/c Voldemort never came back doesn't mean that they could not have run into other crazy/interesting adventures in the 19 years that elapse...

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This doesn't make any sense. HP is copyrighted. People can't just write more books without her consent.

Zefa · #7 07-23-2007, 02:26 AM

So...

How did Dumbledore beat Grindelwald when he had the elder wand???

This has been bugging me for a while.

Jeremy517 · #8 07-23-2007, 02:39 AM

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So...

How did Dumbledore beat Grindelwald when he had the elder wand???

This has been bugging me for a while.

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It was probably like Rita said. It wasn't much of a duel, but rather Dumbledore convinced him to give up.

luckybacon · #9 07-23-2007, 02:56 AM

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So...

How did Dumbledore beat Grindelwald when he had the elder wand???

This has been bugging me for a while.

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Wizard makes the wand. even if it is the most powerful wand, im sure someone who uses it for good/ love/ etc could take it. Seems to be the answer to any tough question

Dynasty · #10 07-23-2007, 03:14 AM

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So...

How did Dumbledore beat Grindelwald when he had the elder wand???

This has been bugging me for a while.

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Wizard makes the wand. even if it is the most powerful wand, im sure someone who uses it for good/ love/ etc could take it. Seems to be the answer to any tough question

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Wizards who held the Elder Wand have been defeated throughout history. After all, somebody had to beat the owner of the wand in order to get it. This includes Dumbledore who was disarmed by Draco Malfoy.