Hated DH epilogue

[littleleahstill]

No: HPFGUIDX 172258

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Sue White <susanawhite123 at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Why did JKR ruin this book and perhaps series for me
> with the trite epilogue?
> 
> I quite literally laughed out loud as I read it, it
> was unbelievable: the children's names, the treatment
> of grown-up Draco etc...
> 
> Am I alone?


Leah:
   
No, I agree for one.  I found DH a very moving book, with lots of 
ideas to ponder on, finishing with those emotionally charged final 
chapters, and then....what read like a bad piece of fanfic. We knew 
Ron and Hermione, Harry and Ginny had survived and would be 
together, we didn't need all the children stuff, we needed some 
answers to questions. 

 First the obvious questions: what were the 
trio doing, was Harry an Auror, was Hermione using her talents, how 
was Gred coping without Forge, what happened to Luna, was McGonagall 
headmistress,was Hagrid ok, I could go on. And some bigger questions-
 was Snape's bravery recognised, what has happened to the Ministry 
of Magic, what has happened to the non-human magical creatures, 
especially house-elves? 

 The thing that really upset me about the 
epilogue though was that the house system was still there, and Albus 
Severus didn't want to be put into Slytherin.  This, after all the 
Sorting Hat comments, after what Dumbledore said about sorting too 
soon, nothing seemed to have been done, after Snape's death and 
Slughorn fighting for Harry.  Harry's few words about Snape didn't 
cut it for me.  I know worlds can't be made perfect straightaway but 
there seemed to be no attempt at reform.


We also had to guess at an important plot element. Will Harry in 
fact die a natural death?  Will his wand be taken from him or will 
the power of the Elder Wand be destroyed.  I would have liked a 
Harry death bed scene in old age, knowing he is returning peacefully 
to King's Cross, and reflecting back on his life.  


I need to re-read the book, having done a speed read, but my feeling 
was it was one of the best of the series, with the epilogue a 
disastrous tag-on.  I think JKR's editor did her no favours by not 
doing something about it, as trite is a kindness.  It annoys me to 
think about this negative aspect when there were so many wonderful 
and positive things in the book.

Leah   


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