JKR's Big Mistake

[Kathryn Lambert]

No: HPFGUIDX 174729

Ok, here's my take on all this "JKR failed us and the series is really crappy" talk that's going on, and I swear to god, this is my final word on this topic.
   
  In my opinion, JKR's big mistake wasn't her plotholes, her inconsistancies, her red herrings or her unresolved moral issues. Her big mistake was writing books that were so darned good that she sucked us into her world so entirely, and we took over. We have picked over these books until nothing is left but shreds of paper and little chunks of binding glue. We have dedicated years of our lives to analyzing these books, waiting desperately for the next one, and reading and rereading until our books are literally crumbling (my own copy of GoF is no longer readable because all the pages are loosed from it's binding). We have created in our own minds and between each other, plots that will never be written, questions that need to be answered, and clues that "MUST MEAN SOMETHING". We have taken HP into a whole other place, a place JKR could never have forseen and could never have been prepared for. Her big mistake was that her books are so beloved, her fandom so dedicated, that
 NO book could hold up to that kind of critique and analysis. Even JRR Tolkien made mistakes - and as much as I love HP and JKR, she ain't no Tolkien - if you get my point.
   
  I know there are missing pieces and unanswered (or multi-answered) questions, I know the Hallows were distracting, the wand lore confusing...I am not claiming the story is perfect. But...is it her fault for writing an imperfect story, or our fault for expecting a perfect one?
   
   I tend to lean toward the latter. Because, after all, if HP was such a terrible series, and so lacking in goodness, would any of us even be here? I think not. 
   
  I, for one, love the series and DH, imperfections and all. I love Harry, Hermione, Ron, Neville, Snape, Dumbledore and the rest. They have been my friends and companions for ten years, and I have loved watching them grow and change, and I also loved watching them win. I make no apologies for loving the books just the way they are, and for having already read DH 4 times. 
   
  Katie, falling into companiable silence on this issue. : )

       
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