If Harry does live, I wonder if Rowling is going to continue the series somehow, either by herself or by letting others write spin-off series for her? I'm sure most people would like to see what happens to Harry after Hogwarts. I personally hope he makes it onto the English national Quidditch side.
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Funnily enough I was just going to write a post about that Drake.
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I think Ron is more likely to become a professional Quidditch player than Harry. That seemed to be nicely set up in OotP. I think he'll become the goalkeeper for that team he supports when he leaves Hogwarts.
I think Harry will be appointed as the Dark Arts teacher when he leaves school. Assuming he defeats Voldemort and lives to tell the tale who else could possibly be better to appoint. I can certainly imagine Harry as Headmaster of Hogwarts when he's old and grey too.
I don't know what Hermione would do after leaving the school, but I can easily imagine her as a future Minister of Magic. She'd be perfect for a job like that.
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Funnily enough I was just going to write a post about that Drake.
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I think Ron is more likely to become a professional Quidditch player than Harry. That seemed to be nicely set up in OotP. I think he'll become the goalkeeper for that team he supports when he leaves Hogwarts.
I think Harry will be appointed as the Dark Arts teacher when he leaves school. Assuming he defeats Voldemort and lives to tell the tale who else could possibly be better to appoint. I can certainly imagine Harry as Headmaster of Hogwarts when he's old and grey too.
I don't know what Hermione would do after leaving the school, but I can easily imagine her as a future Minister of Magic. She'd be perfect for a job like that.
Good idea for Ron. I'd love to see him starting for the Cannons.
See, this is exactly the kind of thing I want to know about. You want to know what happens to these characters you've seen grow up, but if Rowling just ends the series after Book 7, we won't see that. I guess she could do a brief "Harry went on to blah, blah, blah..." type thing at the end of Book 7, but that would be rather disappointing. She's created this wonderful fictional universe and it would be a shame to see it never used again after this series is wrapped up.
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She hasn't ruled out writing more Potter books (again, assuming he survives), but I believe she has said she would take a break - like for several years - before she re-visited that universe again ... and she might never write more.
You can bet that her publishers will give her a blank cheque if she agrees to write another series, though.
During her hiatus between writing books 4 and 5 she apparently wrote some short stories that were contemporary adult fiction (not porn ). She said it was very liberating and didn't rule out writing some grown-up books after book 7.
Basically she's playing her cards pretty close to her chest. It'll be about 4 years until book 7 is published, I think, so a lot can happen in that time.
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I find myself wondering if two books are going to be enough to resolve all the questions Rowling has put forth. She has a lot of ground to cover, especially for two novels.
Well seeing the relative increases in size of the novels, I can imagine she can fit it all in
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Book 6 will apparently be smaller than 5, I guess around Book 4 size. Book seven will she says, be big. Book 5+ I reckon. Should be good.
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I found a site last night that claimed to quote a BBC interview with Rowling in which she claimed that no novels would be written in the Potter universe after Book 7. She didn't rule out an encyclopedia or something similar, but no novels. Bad news.
In the interview, she also said that she would explain where everyone went after Hogwarts at the end of Book 7. Looks like we're getting the lame "Animal House" style ending.
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I found a site last night that claimed to quote a BBC interview with Rowling in which she claimed that no novels would be written in the Potter universe after Book 7. She didn't rule out an encyclopedia or something similar, but no novels. Bad news.
I saw a BBC interview with her (not necessarily the same one the site quoted) a couple of days before OotP was released and her official answer on future novels was "Maybe. Maybe not." She's so nervous about press interpretation of everything she says about the future of the series that she is giving very little away. Pretty much anything is possible and we'll just have to wait and see.
The fans will want it. The publisher will sure as hell want it. I think she'd like to do it, but I'm not so sure she is ready for all the stress and pressure again.
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That is indeed rather lame, but a lot better than nothing. I hope it goes into rather more detail than just two sentences on each character. I'm sure it will.
I would prefer a seperate 150-200 page book, purporting to be a wizarding history book describing the 10 or 20 years after the (assumed) defeat of Voldemort by Harry. That'd be cool, and better than the Animal House style.
Doing that also suggest that we won't get any new novels, doesn't it?
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Doing that also suggest that we won't get any new novels, doesn't it?
Possibly. It really depends on how in-depth her descriptions are of what happens to the main characters. If she's really brief and only covers what happens immediately after they leave Hogwarts, she could easily pick the characters back up later in their adulthood and start a new series. If she goes into great detail and lays out their whole future, however, then she certainly limits her ability to write future novels.
It's really an interesting conundrum. Do you, as a fan, want to know what happens to Harry in detail at the end of Book 7, knowing that no later novels will come? Or do you settle for a lackluster description of what happens to Harry in return for the possibility of future novels?
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I'd rather the detailed ending. I've read other series, most notably David Feintuch's Seafort series, that had detailed endings like this but still continued the series after the purported end of the series. Having an idea of how the story ends doesn't mean the road to get there isn't interesting.
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Rowling could end book 7 as John Irving ended the World According to Garp - detailed descriptions of the characters futures and deaths... possibly the saddest book ending I have ever, ever read, though so painfully honest and realistic.
Actually, I kinda hope there are no more HP novels after the series is over - some stories have to end to retain their magic. I mean, I would love to read about Middle-Earth in the Fourth Age after Frodo & Co. sail into the West, but I wouldn't want anything that diminished the magnificence of the LotR, and that's a damn hard act to follow. I feel the same would be true of HP. I do like the idea of an encyclopedia/history book that explores the character's lives to an extent, but largely provides more details about the wizarding world. It would be a nice coda for the series, and it wouldn't have to trump the coolness of the series.
Now we just have to wait for books 6 and 7... DAMMIT I HATE WAITING.
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Filch elbowed his way closer to Umbridge, almost crying with happiness.
“I’ve got the form, Headmistress” he said hoarsely, waving the piece of parchment Harry had just seen him take from her desk. “I’ve got the form and I’ve got the whips waiting… Oh, let me do it now…”
“Very good, Argus,” she said. “You two,” she went on, gazing down at Fred and George, “are about to learn what happens to wrongdoers in my school.”
“You know what?” said Fred. “I don’t think we are.”
He turned to his twin.
“George,” said Fred, “I think we’ve outgrown full-time education.”
“Yeah, I’ve been feeling that way myself,” said George lightly.
“Time to test our talents in the real world, d’you reckon?” asked Fred.
“Definitely,” said George.
And before Umbridge could say a word, they raised their wands and said together, “Accio Brooms!”
Harry heard a loud crash somewhere in the distance. Looking to his left he ducked just in time – Fred and George’s broomsticks, one still trailing the heavy chain and iron peg with which Umbridge had fastened them to the wall, were hurtling along to corridor toward their owners. They turned left, streaked down the stairs, and stopped sharply in front of the twins, the chain clattering loudly on the flagged stone floor.
“We won’t be seeing you,” Fred told Professor Umbridge, swinging his leg over his broomstick.
“Yeah, don’t bother to keep in touch,” said George, mounting his own.
Fred looked around at the assembled students, and at the silent, watchful crowd.
“If anyone fancies buying a Portable Swamp, as demonstrated upstairs, come to number ninety-three, Diagon Alley – Weasley’s Wizarding Wheezes," he said in a loud voice. “Our new premises!”
“Special discounts to Hogwarts students who swear they’re going to use our products to get rid of this old bat,” added George, pointing at Professor Umbridge.
“STOP THEM!” shrieked Umbridge, but it was too late. As the Inquisitorial Squad closed in, Fred and George kicked of from the floor, shooting fifteen feet into the air, the iron peg swinging dangerously below. Fred looked across the hall at the poltergeist bobbing on his level above the crowd.
“Give her hell from us, Peeves.”
And Peeves, whom Harry had never seen take an order from a student before, swept his belled hat from his head and sprang to a salute as Fred and George wheeled about to tumultuous applause from the students below and sped out of the open front doors into the glorious sunset.
In a book full of excellent imagery and splendid moments, this one filled me with joy. I was honestly proud of them. Kudos to Rowling.
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Lame? That was a great ending .
I wouldn't mind having something at the end of Book 7 detailing their lives. I'd rather not have 'adult' Harry Potter books. Chances are it'd end up being something like the Foundation books after the 1st trilogy. Just cannot even possibly compete with the original story (which has been throughly planned out).
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The "Animal House" ending was great and not lame in any way. I just think that that style of ending would be lame for a book, especially a series as lengthy as Harry Potter. "Animal House" wasn't the deepest of films, which made that kind of ending work.
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I actually think that a better idea would be to have a new series of books with new characters set in the Potter universe. You'd be able to follow the stories of new characters while at the same time seeing glimpses of what Professor Potter or world Quidditch star Ron Weasley are up to. Could be very cool.
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It would probably just suck .
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Why are you still using spoilers over a month after the book was released. Anyone who hasn't read it by now is a loser!
It was definately the best book so far.
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IMO, in order, from best to worst, its 5, 3, 1-4 tie, 2.
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Here's a question that I have seen answered, where did all of the Potters gold come from? Maybe it'll never be answered.
Good question.
It's worth remembering that it was sitting idle in Gringott's collecting interest for more than a decade before Harry got hold of it.
James and Lily may also have had some kind of life insurance ... or perhaps there's an agreement in the Order of the Phoenix to set up a trust fund for children of members Killed in Action?
All kind of boring answers there, but I'd like the matter to be addressed at some point. Interesting.
Anyone care to re-read the passage in book 1 where Harry realises he's got all that gold? Perhaps there are clues there we've forgotten about. I don't have a copy here.
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