An Awful Thought

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 117306


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:

> 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.

Geoff:
Definitely. Look at the difficulty Christopher Tolkien had 
getting "The Silmarillion" ready for publication after JRRT's death  
and he had been working with his father on its preparation and, even 
then, it took 4 years. It wasn't published until 1977.

Geoff
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