JKR's crying at the end of writing DH/ Double agent's death

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 171526

> > > "dumbledore11214" <dumbledore11214@> wrote:
> >
> > > I think she was crying that her era of writing about Harry is
> > > over, that the story is done

> MikeyRPh sighs again:
> 
> I have come to the conclusion after reading many of these posts 
that only I and JKR have ever read any spy novels/stories, 
particularly ones involving the lives of double agents (guess who).
> 
> Double agents (DA's) are hated by ALL on BOTH sides!
> DA's aren't wholly trusted by ANYone!
> Despite contributions which often make the KEY difference in 
a 'war' they usually die vilified and without public recognition of 
their true roles. (Public recognition is, for most people, the one 
thing that keeps us moving ahead in spite of adversity.  DA's are 
denied this utterly during their professional lives. Try to imagine 
how that must feel).
<SNIP>
> (Not counting Hermione:) there are 2 true geniuses among JKR's main 
characters.  ONE of them is Albus Dumbledore, loved and mourned by 
most of the WW. The OTHER is a double agent.
> 
> If his death is typical, it SHOULD be something to cry over.
> 
> So THERE!! :-).............mikey
>


Alla:

Hm, I think that you are using **double agent** to have the same 
meaning as spy, right?

Because if you are arguing that Snape as **double agent**, meaning 
that he is playing both sides equally - reporting information to BOTH 
Dumbledore and Voldemort in the equal way, then I am really really 
not sure what is so tragic about his situation?

Then I see a character who is loyal to nobody but himself and who 
does his best to play both sides for whatever he wants to achieve.

So, I am again not quite sure what exactly is there to cry over for. 
IMO of course.

Now, if you are really talking about the death of Dumbledore's loyal 
spy unrecognised by other WW, well, sure I suppose this can be done 
as tragic, not that I anticipate myself being moved much, but as I 
said upthread I will not exclude the possibility.

By the way I read plenty spy novels, but I am really not sure that HP 
can be characterised as spy novel <g>.