Worst. Fucking. Ending. Ever.
What in the Hell kind of tripe was that? The last pseudo-chapter? What in the name of Zeus' butthole was that all about?
J.K. Rowling sucks. Fucking attention-grabbing, hopped-up-on-her-own-hype media-whore.
'Nuff said.
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It was about Rowling leaving a door open for another 7-book money grab in the future. It was about her going against all of the "I don't write down to children...I don't hold the dark stuff back from them" chatter she made during the early books.
It was a tween-friendly, Sweet Valley High, High School Musical ending.
Sing the "We Go Together" song from Grease while you read the last chapter and it fits.
(Chang chang chang-it-ty chang
shoo-bop
That's the way it should be
Wha oooh yeah!)
It's called a "happy ending". What were you expecting? A heap of bodies? I don't think the story arc of the 7 books had any of the tell-tale signs of "tragedy". It's a hero story for young children. Everyone lives happily ever after in those.
The last chapter is this generation's "Last Episode of M*A*S*H". (Ok, maybe the LAST last chapter is the crappy sequel with Jamie Farr and Harry Morgan.) But still, it where we get to see the characters ride off into the sunset. It really ended the only way it could possibly end, IMO.
Were you disappoined when Luke, Han, and Leia all survived in Return of the Jedi, too?
I'm completely fine with the fact that Harry, et al lived and eventually had a happy life together. What I'm not okay with is the fact that for years, Rowling has said that these books were not going to treat us like we were idiots.
Did I want a bloodbath? Certainly not. What I didn't want was some overly-sweet ending. If she'd have ended the book 8 pages prior, she'd have done a service: it would've been a good book, no bloodbath, Luke, Han, and Leia all lived, etc. At the end of Return of the Jedi, as long as we're there, the ending is good: everyone who survived hugging, glad the battle's over, and generally mourning the dead and celebrating the living. If 8 pages were deleted, that's what you'd have with Deathly Hallows.
Well, in that case, I think it's just the opposite of what Ms. Kimberly said... I think JK is heading off the obvious begging for sequels from the fans.
"Look, this is what happens... here's 19 years in the future, we know how it turns out, now I don't have to write about it or listen to you all pestering me about what happens next."
In the meantime, let the James and Albus Potter fanfics begin!!
I'm not sure what people were expecting - these are kids books, certainly not works of literature.
In every single book, there was foreshadowing that was so obvious, that I would sometimes be wondering how stupid the characters could really be for not seeing what was going to happen next.
I would never have even read these books, had it not been for my daughter, who started reading them eight years ago.
As for the ending - I think the Epilogue perfectly sets up a sequel. The kids take over in the new books and conquer some new evil (with Harry's help, of course). Note that we weren't told what Ron, Harry or Hermione are doing 19 years in the future.
Maybe the orphaned Teddy Lupin will be the next Harry. There was no description of his parents' deaths (Tonks and Remus)in the book.
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