An Awful Thought

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 117290


ladyramkin wrote:
> > Now the awful thought that struck me was: If (God forbid) Jo was 
> > run over by a bus tomorrow, would we be in the same position as 
> > the Droodists, endlessly theorizing but never able to reach a 
> > satisfactory conclusion.  I cant bear to think about it.

Seriously Serious:
> I guess they would hire someone to finish the series for her.  It is
> worth a lot of money, and a lot of people have a vested interest in
> seeing it completed.
> 
> Now that we're all the way through book 5 and there are only two 
> more books to go, it probably wouldn't be that hard to do.
 

Siriusly Snapey Susan:
While I agree that we'd be better off than w/ the Dickens example, 
because the notes & final chapter exist, I take exception with the 
statement that it probably wouldn't be that hard to do.

Think of the discussion these books generate here.  All the "what 
if"s and "I wonder"s and "How is she going to"s that we discuss on & 
on & on.  I think someone could package up the bare bones of what 
happens to Harry & Voldy and how it all ends, because it's probably 
there somewhere.  But to tie up all the loose ends we want?  To help 
us know at the end which were really red herrings and which were 
clever clues to be brought back in at a later point?  I think it'd be 
incredibly difficult to do.

Siriusly Snapey Susan