book 7 my most hated ending

Jim Ferer jferer at yahoo.com
Mon May 24 23:59:26 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 99319

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Miller, Gina (JIS)"
<ginamiller at j...> wrote:
> Before posting I would like to say I DO NOT believe this will
happen, but I
> just had a thought about this ending that is in my opinion overdone in
> modern writing. I HATE IT! 
>  
> My worst fear is that Harry would die and then wake up back at the
Dursley's
> with all of this having been a dream and him looking to find himself
back
> under the stairs.
>  
> Now THAT would be horrible!

Woooeeey, Mama, that would be pretty bad - the "Dallas" ending.  And
JKR was worried some people had watched too much Star Wars? Actually,
this was floated as a "theory" that Harry was/is in a psychotic abused
child syndrome, and the entire wizard world is an escape fantasy.

Jim Ferer, quivering in horror





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