But why not include all of that information at the end of the book instead of dropping it in interviews? If it was meant to be vague, keep it vague, don't push the rest of the information on us after the fact. If there are solid lives set for these characters, why not add it all in? If she knows just what happened to Neville and Luna, why not give us that information? if she knows the outcome of George, why not tell us actually in the book? I think her focus on the ending was grossly skewed and should have focused more on the direct aftermath of the war instead of the blatantly obvious at the end. And the thing is, not everyone pays attention to Rowling's interviews so for someone that doesn't, they wouldn't know such information. It just looks like Ginny became a proper female Weasley and was reduced to baby farming while the man did all the work. Her stand alone strength was gone at the end of that and if you don't seek out external interviews, you're going to be stuck with that. I just don't understand why she couldn't flesh out the end.
And epilogues can be good when they're done right. This one was just terrible, and that's being generous.
Last edited by SlytherinSissa; 07-31-2007 at 04:48 PM.
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