JKR's intent

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> >>Del comments:
> I still remember the horrifying moment when I first read about Harry
> entering the RoR for the first time in DH, and noticing that there 
> is no Slytherin banner in it. My mind reeled with disbelief and     
> shock at that time: this was just so WRONG!
> <snip>
> This was a truly devastating moment for me, and after that nothing 
> really mattered anymore.
> <snip>
> After that one crystallising moment, I just KNEW that HP was not,   
> had never been, this shining plea for tolerance and understanding   
> that I had once thought it was, and that I was still hoping it was, 
> even after the last 2 books which had seriously shaken my          
> confidence on that matter.
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
The last straw for me was the scene where Zacharias Smith flees the 
Great Hall just before the final battle, shoving first years out of 
his way.  It was a totally unnecessary mention.  I think it was the 
first time Smith even appeared in DH.  But it's what cemented my 
opinion that JKR was writing for her own personal enjoyment or 
wishfulfillment with a sort of cyncial anger, and not worried about 
story structure or theme. (When Lizzyben (I believe?) brought up the 
idea of "revenge" stories, it put a name to what I saw JKR as having 
finally written.)

[An aside: And of course JKR can write whatever she wants. <bg>  I'm 
just talking about my own personal enjoyment, or lack thereof.]

Betsy Hp