Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows discussion thread (SPOILERS)

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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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The epilogue was pretty crappy IMO. It contributed nothing, and the book would have been better without it.

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Yeh, I didn't like it either. It should've been an epilogue from one month later, perhaps... Or an epilogue that far into the future where things aren't all rosy. I'd have preferred it to be semi-happy. I did like the bit where Harry says how Snape is the bravest headmaster ever etc.

[CharlieDontSurf]

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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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The epilogue was pretty crappy IMO. It contributed nothing, and the book would have been better without it.

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Yeh, I didn't like it either. It should've been an epilogue from one month later, perhaps... Or an epilogue that far into the future where things aren't all rosy. I'd have preferred it to be semi-happy. I did like the bit where Harry says how Snape is the bravest headmaster ever etc.

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ehh the epi worked fine enough for me...basically made the story come full circle..harry/draco/herm/ron first introduced as kids heading off to hogwarts and it ends with them sending off their kids to hogwarts. Plus it shows how mature Harry as a adult had become in realizing how huge of a role Snape played in saving both his and all his friends lives. Even post Snape dying I figure Harry still might hold some bitterness towards Snape given his age.

[Jack Bando]

The epilogue I felt was just a way JK of saying "After Book 7 nothing bad happened to Harry. Voldy stayed dead, DEAD. No one touch my works and write Book 8!"

I felt the book picked up around the Gringotts section and really started going strong at Hog's Head what with learning Neville's granny can whup people still, DA was back, every living good guy somehow came in a moment's notice to fight, Harry giving the one guy Crucio, etc...

[uclabruinz]

The epilogue closed the door on "More Harry!" type stuff. I liked it for that purpose, it brought finality both internally and externally.

I really enjoyed the book, and never felt it was slow at any time. I think a "happy ending" was appropriate, although ending it with Harry's sacrifice would have been pretty impressive. Still, I think Harry sacrificing himself was pretty cool. It worked, it worked very well.

One of my ways to judge a book's greatness is how badly when I finish I wish I could go back and reread it all over again for the first time. I definitely feel this way today. I do get to sorta enjoy it all over again though as my 10 year old daughter is working her way through it. This whole series has been a really cool bonding thing with us.

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The epilogue closed the door on "More Harry!" type stuff. I liked it for that purpose, it brought finality both internally and externally.

I really enjoyed the book, and never felt it was slow at any time. I think a "happy ending" was appropriate, although ending it with Harry's sacrifice would have been pretty impressive. Still, I think Harry sacrificing himself was pretty cool. It worked, it worked very well.

One of my ways to judge a book's greatness is how badly when I finish I wish I could go back and reread it all over again for the first time. I definitely feel this way today. I do get to sorta enjoy it all over again though as my 10 year old daughter is working her way through it. This whole series has been a really cool bonding thing with us.

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That's kinda odd you mention how badly you want to re-read it. After the first 6 HP's and many other great books, I'll be upset that I never get to read it for a first time again. But throughout this book I just kinda wanted to get it over with. Not sure what happened.

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The epilogue closed the door on "More Harry!" type stuff. I liked it for that purpose, it brought finality both internally and externally.

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Yes and no; it also obviously opens doors for the next generation to go off to Hogwarts, if anybody cares to play that game.

I actually liked the happy ending, for the most part. I think it just fits much better with what the series was than the alternative where Harry dies. As for those complaining that not enough central people got killed, that seems like a bizarre complaint to me. I don't feel that it really cheapens things that she kept the core three alive - I thought Fred, Dobby and Hedwig dying were all bummers to various degrees. The epilogue sucked, I agree. The Onion's AV Club reminded me of Rowling's claim that the last chapter had been written for years, and also points out how totally believable it is, given how saccharine and spiceless it is.

EDIT: I would have liked more Snape, though the memory he gives Harry was pretty cool.

[OneSweetWorld]

I thought this was an amazing book, although I agree the middle dragged on. But what a [censored] rollercoaster the end was. I mean [censored] Snape, and I was beside myself when I thought Dumbledore had [censored] Harry over. I just finished it like 5 minutes ago and am just stunned.

Also on people dying what about Lupin, Tonks, and Mad-Eye besides Fred, Dobby, and Hedwig.

[jjshabado]

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EDIT: I would have liked more Snape, though the memory he gives Harry was pretty cool.

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Yeah I loved the memory. When I was reading book 5 I remember thinking that it was lame that 'Snape's worst memory' (the title of the chapter) was being hung upside down and made fun of by James and Sirius. I mean he had to have had similar things done to him throughout his time at Hogwarts and worse things on top of that. Seeing that it was actually about him calling Lily Mudblood was pretty cool.

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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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I would have liked to know what happened to the Death Eaters after Voldemort died. Did they all go to Azkaban? Also, did the climax completely kill off the dark magic movement or would they have just gone underground?

I would have liked to learn more about whether there would still be any sort of fight afterward or even on the horizon. I guess Malfoy acknowledging them is maybe a sign of concession but he sort of came out as being all talk and not much of a dark wizard anyway. Maybe a line about Harry vowing to fight it wherever it was would have been good.

[Jack Bando]

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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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I would have liked to know what happened to the Death Eaters after Voldemort died. Did they all go to Azkaban? Also, did the climax completely kill off the dark magic movement or would they have just gone underground?

I would have liked to learn more about whether there would still be any sort of fight afterward or even on the horizon. I guess Malfoy acknowledging them is maybe a sign of concession but he sort of came out as being all talk and not much of a dark wizard anyway. Maybe a line about Harry vowing to fight it wherever it was would have been good.

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All of Voldermort's team was completely surronded. With him 100% dead, those who made it out of Hogwarts alive would be hunted down.

Can a Dementor die BTW?