What would disappoint you about HBP?

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 127755


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Hannah" <hannahmarder at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Lupinlore wrote:
> > I saw this question on another site and thought I'd try it out 
> here.  
> > What would disappoint you should it happen/not happen in HBP?  My 
> > list includes:
> > 
>
> 
> Hannah: 
> As I said in another post, the only thing that would really 
> disappoint me about HBP is if it was badly written with poor 
> explanations and plot holes etc.

That would also be my number one concern. My number two concern is 
that I'll be unable to derive any filk songs out of it. 

But seriously, I would be greatly disappointed if:

1) Draco becoming a good guy: this "detour" of his better not smack 
of anything redemptive

2) Sirius was bought back to life - although many on the group are 
rooting for his miraculous return to flesh and blood, I think it 
would "gravely" weaken the credibility of JKR's narrative if she were 
to do this, implying that no catastrophe is really that bad, and all 
can be quickly reversed by authorial fiat (I don't think we're going 
to see him as a ghost, though I could live with that).

3) If JKR starts channeling Alfonso Cuaron and inserts blatantly 
political and/or social commentary into the text.

4) If Hagrid dies

5) If one of the Weasleys doesn't (not that I hate the Weasleys - 
it's just that the logic of the narrative demands it - most 
likley 'twill be Molly or one of the twins)

6) If the issue of Snape is clearly resolved - that is, is he truly 
on the side of DD or the DEs? An evil-doer of good, or just an evil-
doer?  One of the great sources of narrative tension in the series 
has been Snape's ambiguity, and it would be a mistake to resolve that 
tension before the end of the series.

7) If we see the return of Hidden-Hand!Voldemort. While keeping a low 
profile may have been necessary for the Dark Lord in Book Five, I 
hope that he will manifest himself in Book Six in other ways besides 
nocturnal transmissions over the Potter Dream Network.

8) If we don't find out what happened to Ludo Bagman or Igor 
Karkaroff (this might be postponed till Book Seven, & I could handle 
that)

9) If Harry gets back with Cho (nothing against her, but she's not 
that interesting a character)

10) If JKR concealed the identity of the HBP by lying to us before 
("How could INSERTNAME be the HBP?" exclaimed Harry, "Both of his 
parents were purebloods!" "Well, you see, Harry," sighed 
Dumbledore,"INSERTNAME'S mother was a brave and powerful witch, but 
she was also a bit of a slut. So, one evening, while her husband was 
at a Warlocks' convention, this Muggle traveling salesman knocked on 
her front door.....")

   - CMC