Re: What’s the point of the Deathly Hallows? Not the book, but the Hallows?

[Amanda]

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> Anne:

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> Of course, whatever happened with the Wand, DD pasted a 
> big "sacrificial pig" sign on Snape's back since he knew the manner 
> of his death would make Snape appear to be the master of the Wand.  
> If anyone can tell me how things would have gone better for Snape 
had 
> DD died with his wand in his hand, please, let me know.
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> Anne


You know perhaps that's my problem.  I'm having a hard time just 
accepting a saccharine ending.  Perhaps I'm trying too hard to read 
things into the ending that just aren't there.

JKR always impressed me with her willingness to keep it real and show 
us the darker side to humanity when it was required. This book looses 
that. Oh, certainly there is much darkness in book 7 but its expected 
Death Eater evil. There is no temptation or testing of the heros. Ron 
does run away, but he comes back, unsullied.  Why couldn't he have 
been compromised and given up their position to the Snatchers? If he 
had to choose between his family or Harry he would have done it. And 
why could Harry not have been more tempted by the power of the 
Hallow? Just for one moment that immortal power that could have 
ensure the WW would be kept save forever. 

There is no doubt the book is very cleaver and downright brilliant in 
many,many ways but the whole resolution is too good to be true. And 
this is coming from someone who was just dieing for there to be a 
love connection between Snape and Lily and if that's not sweet, 
nothing is. :-) But somehow that love story works for me, probably 
because it's tragic, unrequited and very sad. *sigh*

Maybe I just need to get my adult brain out the way and see it more 
simply. :-)

Mandy