What do we lose?

[carolynwhite2]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "rebecca" <dontask2much at ...> 
wrote:

> I agree with you, Randy, about the discussion being more towards 
the latest release. I have to add that part of the issue is that when 
developing a mystery/epic/series such as JKR has with HP, time is of 
the essence for answers with hardcore fans in this regard. While I 
feel we have gotten a few of them over this 6 year period of HP fan 
servitude, many others seem  shrouded in innuedo and inconsistencies 
and there's only so far the  imagination can run before it peters 
itself out and only answers will do -  whether they are what we 
theorize or not.  7 years is a long time to wait.
> 

Carolyn:
Have to disagree here: I don't have a problem with the timescale. If 
anything, I wish she'd take five years to write the final book if 
that's what it takes to redeem herself.

The issue for me is that the first three, arguably four, books seemed 
full of tantalisingly adult clues and sub-text. From OOP onwards, she 
has seemed to want to resolutely eradicate that kind of speculation. 
I suppose there are only so many buckets of cold water you can take 
before walking off in disappointment (although, of course, I remain 
secretly convinced that Snape IS a vampire and Peter was betrayed).

Originally I thought she was going to create a very clever, complex 
21st century fairytale-cum-detective story that could be read at all 
sorts of levels, and be extremely ambiguous in its messages. That 
seems pretty unlikely now, though I suppose she could go mad and 
write a 1000-page finale that leaves us all breathless, confused and 
desperate for explanation, which she decides never to provide.

In the meantime, the further adventures of Ms Whiplash are keenly 
anticipated.

Carolyn