Surprises in OOP (Guardian article)

[David]

No: HPFGUIDX 58203

Courtesy of the Leaky Cauldron (www.the-leaky-cauldron.org) I read 
the following Guardian article by Natasha Walter:

books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,958756,00.html

I was struck by this statement;

"With the biggest sales in publishing history to protect, the 
premium put on secrecy is understandable, but it is also a bit of a 
joke, because the last thing that anyone wants when they finally 
open their copy on June 21 is a real surprise. 

A series of minor jolts, yes - we need enough reversals and 
revelations to keep us turning the hundreds of pages. But we also 
expect everything to work out according to the well-known pattern: 
Hogwarts threatened, Harry to the rescue, Voldemort thwarted, 
Slytherins worsted. Harry Potter has already become a reassuring 
symbol of stability in a shaky world and the industry Rowling 
started is now so vast that the onus on her is not to take a leap 
into the dark, but to deliver another slice of the same lucrative 
cake."

Discuss.

David