Opinions (was Harry's Motivation) (was Re: JKR's site up-date - Rumours Section

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Lynn:
  
I'm more like Lupinlore so here is my take on it.
  
I invest emotionally and if I'm not satisfied emotionally then I 
feel as if I lost my economic investment.  It's one reason I don't 
go to the theatre to see movies much anymore.  I hate spending all 
that money to come out feeling disappointed.  Does that mean it has 
to end the way I want it too?  No but it has to end in a way that 
satisfies me emotionally.  
<SNIP>

Alla:

Oh, OK, now it makes more sense for me I think - thanks for writing 
it. So, basically the CONCRETE result you expect from the works of 
fiction, including Potter series - is the satisfactory ending, 
right? I think that "aesthetical" and "economical" approaches are 
often connected though.  "The satisfactory ending" means that the 
ending will please your senses or satisfy your intellectual 
curiousity, or both, right? You cannot measure satisfaction in more 
definite quantities than that, correct?

I also invest emotionally in the books I like  and I definitely 
won't be happy if we get the ending, where... say Harry dies or 
loses his magic ( which IS even worse, IMO). Now, the result of my 
unhappiness will probably be the fact that I won't reread the books 
again. Maybe, I don't know. As JKR's daughter said ... as long as it 
is not Harry, who dies. :-) Anyways, even if I won't reread the 
books again, I won't call them bad stories, because the experience I 
had was very enjoyable so far in first four books and enjoyable with 
large reservations in the book five.

As Potioncat said - I've got my money worth already, because I had a 
very enjoyable ride so far and I will treasure those moments. :-)


Lynn:
Obviously, with the HP series, I've had to invest economically even 
though I don't know if the ending will disappoint.  But, like 
Lupinlore, if the ending does not satisfy, any future books by JK 
Rowlings won't be bought until I'm satisfied it's an ending that 
doesn't disappoint.  
<SNIP>

Alla:

OK, I got it, I think. No, I don't think that I cam measure books 
artistic value based on how it ends only. Again, thanks for the 
explanation of your POV.

JMO of course,

Alla.