What are our expectations?

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David:

My point, really, is not that it's weird for her to expect hate mail -
 
she will get that whatever she says, because fans locked in mortal 
combat will scapegoat her for not backing *their* side - but that 
it's 
odd that she cites the probability of getting hate mail as a reason 
for playing things close to her chest. It's not like she's never done 
that before, is it?

What will happen now is that some fans will say "How dare she accuse 
us of sending hate mail! I'm going to write and explain why I'm 
leaving fandom forever because she has ruined my life! I hate her!"

David


Snow:

I tend to agree
 many persons I have viewed on the main list have 
already teetered in this direction
in fact some time ago. Many have 
stated that if this or that does or doesn't happen they will sell, 
burn or otherwise mutilate the books. 

How sad that these very people do not acknowledge how much these 
books have accomplished by bringing together so very many different 
ethnicities and religions to a common ground to learn from each 
other. JKR has created much more than a book series, she has 
connected friendships that will last long after the books and its 
world (no matter the outcome) have ceased.  I'm fairly certain that 
no one can say that of Dickens. This is the first time in history 
that fans can and do interact with the author in such a manner as 
this. 

My thoughts after reading her latest interview were that there were 
two unexpected deaths (something even she was stunned by herself; my 
take) but must take place to give the reprieve to the unknown person. 
This, in my estimation, does not mean that there are only two deaths 
in the last book. On the contrary, I believe there will be more than 
the fair share given her statement about evil. 

One last point on her hate mail statement; what comes to mind is her 
much previous statement that she might only have three readers in the 
end (or something to the effect). I feel that she pushed back the 
deaths to the seventh book. Originally she had felt that she would 
have lost many, many readers up to this point but (as she put it 
vaguely before book six) book six and seven are like one big book 
(paraphrased of course). To me, book six should have originally 
incarcerated or outright murdered many but if soooooo many readers 
are to be upset about it then she thought she may just prolong the 
inevitable which would be the only thing I would fault her for

straying from her original intentions no matter how manner readers 
she lost. 

I have, and will remain to be totally gripped to the ending whatever 
she has had in store for any of the characters. JKR is a phenomenal 
writer and whatever place she needs to take me, no matter the 
outcome, I will admire that should stood by her own convictions.  

I think that too many people are missing the forest for the trees. 
When you become too connected with a fictional character that you 
miss the meaning behind the story
well
all that comes to mind is quit 
watching soap operas. 

Snow