"Some won't like it"

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 129798

In a recent statement, JKR said that she felt better about HBP than 
any book since PoA.  She also said, however, that "some won't like it."
That statement is vague enough to mean anything and nothing.  But what 
do you speculate she might mean (and of course understanding that at 
this point it IS pure speculation)?

I, personally, think she might have been giving a nod to the fact that 
the fandom is so deeply divided on some issues that no matter what she 
says she's going to make some segment or faction severely displeased.  
However, to give a more specific answer, I wonder about Harry's 
behavior and attitude in HBP.  JKR said that Harry must "master his 
feelings" in HBP, but I think a lot of people in the fandom may be 
reading too much into that.  Many seem to think it means that 
relatively soon in HBP Harry will "buck up" and "stop whining" 
and "get to work" and we'll have something like the old Harry back 
again.

I wonder if that is what she means at all.  Mastering one's feelings 
doesn't necessarily mean having a good attitude (look at Snape, who's 
supposedly a master Occlumens).  Nor does she say that Harry will 
accomplish that goal quickly and easily.  I suspect that JKR was taken 
aback by the deep dislike many fans expressed toward Angry!Harry in 
OOTP.  Indeed, it is the main complaint one reads on fan sites about 
OOTP.  This may (and I am completely speculating here) be her 
acknowledgment that HBP!Harry will still not be to many fans liking.

Lupinlore