World Building And The Potterverse

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No: HPFGUIDX 167517

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "horridporrid03" 
<horridporrid03 at ...> wrote:
>

> Betsy Hp:
> Which is why I'm still holding out for DH. <g>  But I will admit 
I'm 
> not too hopeful.  At this point I'm just hoping the main characters 
> stay semi-recognizable (and the trio become a little less cruel).  
I 
> have a feeling most middle missing stories will remain unfinished, 
> unrealized, mishandled stories.
> 

Well, after OOTP and HBP, I wouldn't hang my hat on any characters 
acting in believable or consistent ways, particularly if there is 
emotion involved.  JKR's characters seem to vary between volcanic and 
reptilian, with little in-between.  To make matters worse, they are 
volcanic when they should be reptilian (or at least subdued) and 
reptilian when they should be volcanic (or at least emotive).  As for 
the trio becoming less "cruel," well, I think as long as child-
abusing Snapey-poo is not clearly punished and has not offered a 
sincere and humble apology, any move to "correct" the trio's behavior 
would indicated severe moral derangement on JKR's part.  And as long 
as Umbridge is still unchastened, dealing with the trio's 
moral "defects" would represent a move on JKR's part for which I 
would recommend heavy psychoactive medication.

It seems inevitable that many of the stories will remain, as you say, 
unfinished and mishandled.  JKR has spun her wheels for about 1200 
pages over the last two books.  She doesn't have time or room to make 
up all that wasted opportunity now, more's the pity.  But on the 
brigher side, she has given a nice little boost to GDP.


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