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If what Gary said is accurate (and I see no reason It wouldn't be) then J.K. definitely should've put that in the epilogue. I don't know if it's just me but the epilogue seemed so devoid of detail compared to the rest of the book. Kind of like it was an afterthought that she just threw in there. Granted, I did like how things turned out, but some more explanations would've been nice.

Also I would've liked an extra chapter between the final one and the epilogue. Set 6 months or so in the future, showing how people reacted and whatnot, but that's just me.

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This is the article that talks about what Gary has referred to. Rowling did an interview that was broken into a series of articles that readers can access.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19959323/

My thinking is that Ms. Rowling never disappoints. She is clearly aware of the characters' loyal following as well as her own. To have written this series of books over time and to make the decision to conclude this series with a 7th book during the story's development is admirable. She worked with a plan and with time management. She met her deadlines. She achieved her goals as a writer, allowing the story to unfold and the characters to develop - sometimes guiding her in making a decision concerning a character's fate.

Many of the readers of this series have become very attached to the story and to the characters. We would like more information. My opinion again, is that Rowling never disappoints. It is always good to leave the reader/audience wanting more. She has done that. I look forward to an Encyclopedia and to her future writings, whether they include the wizarding world or not.

This is a writer who has given a lot of thought to war, orphans, hardship, loyalty, wisdom, and the awesomeness of young people/teenagers. Very cool.

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If you look back in book 6, when Snape killed Dumbledore, Dumbledore was pleading with Snape, but never "don't kill me". (thought i'd point that out)

Also, I wanted to know if a Dementor could destroy a Horcrux. What would happen if a Dementor kissed a Horcrux...

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That's actually a really good question....if a dementor gave Harry a big ol smooch, which soul would he suck out?

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i dont know how many of you guys caught this on digg, but:

http://digg.com/movies/JK_Rowling_an...tter_questions

it's a real pain to read because it's so much text, but it's Rowling answering MANY questions from "What child did harry give the marauders map to if any"
to "Is auntie muriels tiara important". Some questions aren't as interesting, but some actually make you go, "heh i think i should look for that in the book"

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Nica - thanks for the link. :)


Koen Van Der Voort: Why is the scar on harrys forehead lightning shaped
J.K. Rowling: To be honest, because it's a cool shape. I couldn't have my hero sport a doughnut-shaped scar.

- now that's just funny

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I just finished the book last night... outstanding. I had to wait before 2 people in my family finished it, and they didn't tell me anything. Now, I'll give them the scoop on this Digg article. Thanks!

AB

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I want to read this article so badly but I haven’t finished the book yet. I've already been cheating and listening to the book on CD because my drive to work is rather long and I don’t want to make it worse by ruining the ending. I’m only about 1/3 of the way done and I’m really excited to see what happens!!

court

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Finished the book a few days ago - have had time to think about it.

I enjoyed the book but was apprehensive throughout it, as I wasn't looking forward to reading about any of my favorites dying off. I glad to say they weren't.

I loved the way JK showed that Dumbledore wasn't faultless and Snape wasn't totally evil - they had issues but learned how to deal with them - great lesson there.

I almost wish she hadn't included the epilogue. Not knowing whom ends up with whom, leads to fun speculation about it if we hadn't been told.

JK was interesting to listen to on the TV inteview with Merideth Viera and a small group of wide eyed kids, shown last weekend.

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With the first thought regarding Dumbledore pleading, I suspected that he was very ill, critically ill - and wondered about that special time of communication with Snape. It was fun to see the small bumper stickers at B&N that showed the 2 sides of Snape, trust or don't - I chose a trust but ended up giving it away, haha.

On the second thought, I definitely agree with George - what a great question.
So I've been thinking about it.

The dementors suck souls, that is their sole purpose - besides adding the creep effect.
Voldemort purposefully divided his soul, splitting it into pieces and embedding the pieces, creating horcruxes -

Dementors = evil, bent on destroying immortality - the immortal soul.
Voldemort = evil, seeking physical immortality, splitting the soul, disregarding the immortal aspect of the soul in some way, i.e., using his soul as he used everything else - to gain power.

If the dementors succeeded in sucking the piece of the soul, what would be the consequence of that? One less horcrux but what of the power of the dementors?

Or - would it be like the wands and repel? In this instance, evil to evil?
Or - is that the loyalty of evil - dementor to Voldemort.

And, as usual, I'm thinking too much. :)

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Dementors wouldn't just going around kissing horcrux just to kiss them -especially people that didn't even know they were one (like Harry) - so, if they were able to kiss Harry, the dementors would have been in for a big surprise too!!

Until Harry learned he was a horcrux, he or others fought off the dementors by calling on his patronise. I expect he or others would have continued to ward off the dementors that way unless they weren't able to.

Still - its an interesting question if they were somehow able to occur without either the dementors or Harry knowing he was one.


I doubt old "he whom shall not be named" would have taken too kindly to any dementors that attacked him - even if it was unknowingly.

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i read it in one day too and i loved it. its one of my favorite series. i was also upset there were no huge secrets at all. i had a feeling that harry was a horux but then i wondered why voldermort wanted to kill him wouldnt that be like killing a part of him self.

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I'm thinking that Voldemort didn't realize that he had created a horcrux with Harry. It was accidental. I always thought about Harry being able to see through the eyes of the snake and to feel Voldemort so closely - even though it caused so much pain and anguish (who would want to endure that?) - was something that was similar to the transfer of a part of Lily to Voldemort through the blood. I think you are right, if he had succeeded in 'destroying' Harry, then he would have destroyed that horcrux, that piece of himself. It is a lot to think about. :)