[HPforGrownups] Re: Epilogue: What about FRED???

[Kamil]

No: HPFGUIDX 172394

<carodave92>
While it's nice that Harry and Ginny named their children after
Harry's parents and Dumbledore with a nod to Snape...what about
FRED???  Her slain brother and his good friend?  Not even a middle
 initial of F...

<Siriusly Snapey Susan>
And what about *Sirius*??  No James Sirius to go along with Albus
Severus??

Perhaps Harry & Ginny are awaiting son #3, who will be Sirius Remus
Potter.

<Kamil>
I was put off by that too. Well, okay, first I was put off (and out,
and over the top, and lots of other omgtoomuchplzstopnow type
emotions) by the Great Roll Call of the Dead that Ginny and Harry seem
to have indulged themselves in. But then, once the 'I can NOT believe
I'm reading this tripe" wore off and I had a moment to think, I too
wondered where in the world poor Fred's namesake was.

I think that's what I hated most about the epilogue: to see such a
short snapshot of only the Trio's offspring. I didn't give a fig about
them, and I still don't.

I wanted to know if Harry is an Auror; I want to know if Hermione
really did effect change in the lives of House Elves; I want to know
if George had the heart to keep on with the joke shop, and if he did,
did Percy just show up one day and start filing things away, and then
came back a day or so later, just to make sure the sellers he'd
contacted the first day were keeping to their bargain, and after that
came back again, to ensure all the shipments came in alright, and so,
after a month or so just became part of the place, or did George have
to go on alone. *sniff*

I wanted to know these sorts of things - I really could care less what
they named their offspring.

Kamil -->who thinks the book is a much better read with the last
chapter safely consigned to the rubbish bin