Why down on all the characters?

[Jeanette]

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  It just might be me but since the release of DH there seems to be a 
very negative feel to a lot of the posts.  People are trashing JKR as a 
writer, people are trashing the various once-loved characters. 

  It feels like if a newbie wandered onto this site he/she would 
conclude that the books aren't worth reading and we all have joined the 
list just because we hate the books/characters and want to warn people 
not to waste their time. 

  Is it because we invested a lot of time and emotion on the story and 
feel cheated either that it is over or that it didn't end in the way we 
wanted?

  Either way, it's not pleasant reading these days.  Before there was 
always some interesting theory or insight being played with between 
posts; surely we have not run out of ideas spawned by the incredibly 
rich world JKR created.

Jeanette