What would disappoint you about HBP?

[Hannah]

No: HPFGUIDX 127770


Hannah originally: 
> > 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.

>Caius Marcius replied: 
> 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:

> 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).
> 
Hannah now:  
Actually, of all the plot related things that could really bother me 
about HBP, that is it.  I hadn't thought of it at the time, but yes, 
if Sirius suddenly pops back up alive, I will be very disappointed 
in JKR.  

Why?  Because children are hugely influenced by HP, and for those 
children who have lost a loved one in real life, they're not going 
to come back.  If Sirius does for Harry, it almost seems a betrayal 
to them.  Especially after the very definitive 'no, he won't be a 
ghost' ending of OotP, and her repeated assurances that magic can't 
bring back the dead.  JKR showed us the suddenness and finality of 
death with Sirius going beyond the veil - no goodbyes, no big 
deathbed scene, just 'bang!' he's gone.  If he returns in the next 
book, the poignancy and potentcy of that event is gone.

Caius Marcus:
> 4) If Hagrid dies

Hannah now:
I'm fairly sure JKR said in an interview that he'll be around in 
book 7, so he ought to be safe throughout HBP.  Though if that means 
lots of Grawp, it may not be cause for celebration! :-)

Hannah

PS. Loved the description of Harry discovering how [INSERTNAME] 
isn't a pureblood after all!