[HPforGrownups] Epilogue Bashing

[Lee Kaiwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 173017

OctobersChild48 at aol.com blessed us with this gem On 26/07/2007 15:56:

> excerpt from Cheryl Klein's (editor at Scholastic) blog about
> Deathly Hallows.
> 
> And this leads me to the epilogue. It is not receiving much love,
> I seesome people hate it because it doesnt answer all their
> questions, some people hate it because it gives answers they
> dont want, and some people just find it cheesy. I think it paid
> off five essential themes of the series (not just the book):

CJ writes:
Hmm... But it could easily have done all that and STILL covered many 
of the other bases. Simply replace the whole cute-but-pointless 
driver's test with something like:

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"Harry!"

"Hey, Ron."

"So how's Auguring these days?"

"Well, pretty slow, you know, since we managed to track Shunpike to 
Albania last year. That Muggle-baiting up on the coast last spring was 
the most fun I've had all year. Speaking of which, rumour has it the 
Department of Mysteries is working on an improved Obliviate charm."

"Beats me. You think the head of the Ministry tells ME anything?"

"You mean just 'cause you're married to her, right? Hi, Harry."

"Great to see you again, Hermione."

"Now, really, Ronald dearest. What kind of example would that set? Be 
kinda hard to call it the Department of *Mysteries* if we went around 
talking about work to every Tom, Dick and Harry -- um, no offense, big 
H! -- who asked.

"Besides, husband of mine, when's the last time YOU'VE talked shopped to 
ME?"

"Hmm, lessee -- what was it you said last time the folks came over? 'Why 
is it every time you and your dad talk shop, *I* get grilled about all 
things Muggle?'"

Hermione's retort was interrupted by Lily and Hugo, Rose's younger 
brother, who were having an animated discussion about which House they 
would be sorted into....

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CJ
Taiwan