Epilogue (was Re: Ron and Parseltongue)

[Carol]

No: HPFGUIDX 183478

Lynda wrote:
> And I still don't see how the DH plotline goes nowhere--seems to me
that it works nicely into the rest of the series.
> 
CJ responded:
> "Works nicely into" and "contributes meaningfully" are horses of an
 entirely different color. The whole DH plotline goes nowhere because
it makes no meaningful contribution to the advancement of the main
plot,  which ultimately does turn out exactly as we were led to
expect: the  destruction of the horcruxes and a final Harry/LV
showdown. And to  *that*, the Hallows contributed in no meaningful
way; red herrings, by any other name.

Carol notes:

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I think that the two of you are using the
term 'DH plotline" differently. Lynda seems to be using it to mean the
plot (both main plot and subplots) of the book "Deathly Hallows,"
whereas CJ seems to be using it to mean only the Deathly Hallows
*subplot* of DH, which he thinks interferes with the Horcrux hunt
(main plot) and other crucial elements of the story. My apologies if
I've misinterpreted either argument!

Carol, who has already expressed her own views in another post and
doesn't want to repeat them.