Book 7 predictions/oh no fluffy bunnies again

[a_reader2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 98224

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
I do wonder if her fondness for the book [The Little White Horse] 
says something about her fondness for a measure of happiness in the 
end?

I would see hope for change in Voldy's defeat but with it also being
a long process fraught with conflict & setbacks. But will JKR
address it? I think for certain, even though much would have to be
left up in the air. Since book one these issues have been present,
and that whole fountain in the MoM implies, to me, that they're not
going away.

Kneasy wrote:
But just what is JKR's view? Well, there are hints, straws in
the wind. She has no compunction in killing her characters
even though it may distress both herself and the readers;
there will be no reconciliation between Muggledom and the
WW (continued estrangement is more likely to encourage
pureblood attitudes); Harry's sufferings intensify book by
book (an ominous, possibly indicative trend); and perhaps
most significant of all - JKR does not believe in magic.
This last predicates against a fluffy-bunny ending, IMO.
There is no magic spell, no waving of wands, no deus ex
machina, no simple solution to all the ills of the WW and
any of the less than benevolent characters in it.

Carolyn responds:

I was browsing the archives recently and came across much intelligent 
discussion of what makes a great book, something that lives down the 
ages. As any publisher knows, there is no recipe, but a recurring 
theme were books that gave up something new as the reader grew older. 
Many do not stand this test of personal time - their themes and 
treatment become too simplistic as you age and acquire possibly too 
much experience of the world. They become faded flowers. Others both 
retain their original qualities and reveal new depths the more often 
you come back to them. 

I hope she can pull this off, and that the fascination continues 
beyond the simple resolution of the puzzle at the centre of the 
series. If the answer to it all just begs even more questions, 
especially about the actions and motives of the central characters, 
then she really might have created an enduring classic. I also 
suspect that we won't remain engaged unless we are shocked and hurt 
by aspects of the ending, and the events leading up to it. If we 
eternally have to ask 'why?', then its looking promisingly realistic. 
She's got a good track record so far in surprising us, and taking a 
tough line, so I'm hopeful.

I mean, would anyone believe it if that strongroom at the MoM is 
finally blown open in the last chapter, splattering everyone with 
Love, and people like Snape starting hugging innocent passers-by? 
Nah, doesn't bear thinking about...