My 2 cents on the epilogue

[G Miller]

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IMHO, I think that the epilogue was written a while ago and it was not 
written for us, the readers.  It seems like it was written as a way for 
JKR to "burn her bridges" and effectively prevent her, or anyone, from 
continuing this series by writing a book 8.  Because how can you have a 
sufficiently compelling story without the threat that Harry, Ron, or 
Hermione could possibly die.  
Nineteen years is an adequate amount of time to have passed because now 
the focus would be on the kids, not HRH.  
I re-read the epilogue trying to get more info out of it, especially 
what Harry was doing for a living.  I get the sense from the reaction, 
that the Potters have been living a quiet life.  The one twist I was 
hoping to read, because of his growth and development over the last 3 
books is that Neville would be the DADA professor, not the Herbology 
professor as has been speculated for so long.

Although this does keep the possibility of a new series starting up 
after the epilogue; and gives JKR a few years to come up with the plot.

GJM