The Final Sentence

[julie]

No: HPFGUIDX 158315


Carol wrote:
> I think we're forgetting that the last chapter is an epilogue--what
> happened to the *survivors* of VW2. Since the last word in the book 
is
> "scar," it clearly refers to Harry, who must therefore be a 
survivor.
> I think the last sentence will be something like this (forgive me 
for
> making it two sentences): "Although Professor Trelawney's prediction
> that Harry would have twelve children and become Minister of Magic
> didn't come true, he and Ginny did have a long and happy life 
together
> as famous Aurors with seven children, all but one of them boys. The
> youngest son looked exactly like Harry except that he had his 
mother's
> eyes--and, Harry noted happily, no sign of a scar."
> 
> Carol, realizing that those sentences aren't exactly eloquent but
> hoping that they're more or less accurate in terms of content
>

Julie:
I firmly believe Harry will be alive at the end of Book 7,
though the book could end with the word "scar" without Harry
still being alive. But I am hoping Book 7 ends in "real time,"
i.e. the epiogue relating what Harry and friends have been 
doing up until the current moment of publication (July 2007?)
and leaving the rest of their lives to be lived concurrent 
with ours, which will continue in the Muggle world even with
no future HP books to joyously anticipate. 

Intead we'll be left to ponder "Wonder what Harry's up to
today in that alternate world we can't see, the WW?" or
"How are Ron and Hermione getting along with all those 
little red-headed kids of theirs?" or "I wonder if Snape
has come up with any clever new medical potions lately?"
(Okay, so I want Snape to live! Surprised? ;-)

That would the best way to leave it--open-ended. IMO :-)

Julie, not even attempting to guess JKR's certain-to-be-
more-eloquent-than-I-could possibly-construct sentence!