Reacting to DH (was:Snape Reduced LONG(was: Re: Villain!Dumbledore...

[Tiffany B. Clark]

No: HPFGUIDX 177945

Pippin:
See, the more I question, the more interesting answers I find.
Partly, I think there's a cultural difference going on in that
European  novels tend not to have triumphalist endings with
everything resolved.  I think Americans tend to expect that sort
of Hollywood ending,  and may either feel cheated of  it or assume
that it's meant to be wholly triumphal and that it's evil of
JKR to ask us to celebrate such a less than ideal state of affairs.

Tiffany:

I liked the ending to DH a whole lot also because it didn't have
a "happily ever after" ending to it.  I think it's nice that it ended
with some unresolved issues & some things being up in the air.  I
think the coming-of-age themes was a very good way to end the
franchise because it was the same idea in Star Wars also, just to
name one there.

Hollywood endings are nice, but for some stories, it's best to have
things end open-ended & leaving it up to the imagination of the
reader.  I personally love a good happy ending to a story, but
there's some circumstances where it's not always the best case
scenario.

I was at first disappointed with how things ended in DH, but after
carefully re-reading it, I was satisfied with it being that way.
Before even buying it, I thought we would get the typcial triumphial
& majestic ending of good conquers evil yet again & all is right.
However, I really loved the Battle of Hogwarts & seeing some key
players in other novels be injured in it.  After all, when a battle
as big as that takes place, a Hollywood ending seems to be a letdown
when you consider all that's at stake.