Why J.K.Rowling shouldn't write another sequel
 

Magnus Linklater, for The Times, has written a piece focusing on why authors, such as J.K.Rowling, have to say goodbye to their characters and resist the urge to appease fans by writing further novels about them.

As much as I hate to admit it, this is probably true!

I agree with you, tate.

Well, in a way it IS true. However, I think that it wouldn't be too harmful for anyone if there was just one more book even it it wasn't directly connected to Harry. I mean, I believe that all the HP fans would be completely joyful with a book about the Marauders per example, eh? ^^

yeah, I gotta admit it's true as well. Still...though. :bye:

Well, this is all very true, but in some cases (such as HP) it is quite sad to say goodbye to your favourite heroes, knowing there will be nothing written about them again. And I mean that nothing will be written again by their original author.

It's so true... *sniff sniff*

I know, I already accepted this and I know it as true!

I agree...JK should just end the story because if she doesn't then people will just keep asking and asking for more...

Yup, thats true.

hey..i cant think of time wen there wil be no harry potter...like it was so fun growing up wit them.its hard to say gudbye..but still all gud things come to an end..!...snif snif hoo...

Yes the world really is black & white & I am always Right! Even when I'm on the Left!
 

:bubbly: Yes, here's to killing off Snape ... :run: *is mauled by the fangirls*

:swfight: Bring it!!!!!!!!!!!111111

I think that's dumb, it's really a readers choice to make, I mean look at fan fiction? I personally want to read the last book before I decide if Jo actually wrote a good ending ... or if I think it merits a sequel. In the end it's the author's choice wether they WRITE one but it's ours wether we WANT one.

And I've always said, fine put Harry away, but what about Harry's kids? What about Hogwarts? Those places will still be there ... what about Neverland? *cries*

EDIT: :sheep:

I agree with it though I am a little disappointed.

I completely agree with it, it'll be sad when it happens, but it's for the best.

Ottery doesn't care about opinions ... just Shan writing him an E-mail about the boy!
 

:sheep: :glomp: Just because it's the popular opinion doesn't make it write.

Yes, it's quite true... But Harry Potter will live on forever, no matter what happens in this final book. I think everyone on this site will agree.

I still wish there were more than seven books :(

...........well i guess that is true.............

They've got a point there.. :/

Unfortunately... I will have to agree... :(

There's no doubt that there will be widespread mourning and a yearning for him to return, but that's not the point. I need finality, and JKR said that this would be the final book. I have no doubt that she will be able to stick to her word, though I do hope that she writes more books in the future about things other than HP.

The hardest thing ever was to say goodbye to a game we had. A good 20 players mourned the loss of our story that we shared with them every week for two years. But as my partner in cri- er, storytelling said, the story is coming to an end, and some players never even get to see an ending. The fact that they did so, and that we were able to give them an ending at all was a blessed event. And to carry on after the story had ended would only to drag our noble stallion down to its knees and cripple him.

Rowling has not only carried on, better than many authors, but she has also given us an ending. We will soon know how this segment of Harry's life ends, and we will be able to dream of a better future without death and torment. Harry Potter will end, but will at least live on as a prize-worthy, noble stallion indeed.

Yeah, that's true....

Beautifully put! I agree on all accounts.

I agree.

agredd....i guesss

duh that everyone around the world who loves HP and the books will be sad to see it end. But J.K must beable to go on with her life. she may leave harry and his friends....but another story will come and take its place in our hearts. I just hope that Harry and the gang will live again and J.K may write another book... :cheers: here is to hope!

I have to agree with you. Besides, if Jo continues to write [Harry Potter], the story might start to get boring after, say, another two books. ^_^

Harry Potter will continue living, it just won't be any more books. I agree with her about this being the last one and I am glad that she is staying by her word!
*We still have the movies*

I also agree as much as I hate to say it also but It is true.

It's sad, but true. On July 21st the country shall say goodbye to harry forever

Who put their wand in a knot?
 

Rubbish!!!! Just plain Rubbish! Many authors have written far more books about their characters than JK has and they continue to do it, much to the delight of their fans. For example Laurell Hamilton and her Anita Blake Vampire Executioner Series. Truly fantastic. (thirteen and counting) I am thrilled each and every time there is a new one out, as is I am sure all of the fans of the series. There are many ways and avenues that she could use to keep us all in Hogsmeade if she so chooses and I for one will be there to support her and her writing. I would love to read about Harry and company well until they are old and Harry finally becomes Minister for Magic. THink about this are you really sick of our heroes never to be heard from again?
Outraged at the thought.
PS: I have come to terms with her decision, that doesn't mean that I have to like it do I am not deluded. Just hopeful

Sadly i agree. At first i wanted a sequel so badly but now the more i think about it, it's for the best if there isn't one. It's just sad that it's all ending so fast.... :bye:

Aw! Oh well!

Well, I guess he's right... but we will miss Harry *clingz to him*
:glomp:

It is true,cause if Harry dies(which im sure he is)if JK writes another book that would be really akward!!!

This is true, but you'll notice that Incubus Dreams had very little plot, and was mostly rubbish. The more she's being pushed to publish the next big hit, the worse it has a chance to get. And we read it because it's a series, not just a story. The Anita Blake series is ongoing, and we have no hope for an end any time soon. But that's because there is no true end, other than the death of Anita (with Richard, Jean-Claude, Nathanial, and Damian going with her). And that's what she may have to resort to if she ever decides to end the series. Not to mention, like any series that counts on "level ups" or increases in power and interest, you can only go so far before you're fighting the gods. Whatever ending Hamilton gives us, would we really be satisfied?

Whereas Harry Potter is a story. Sure, it's kinda a miniseries since it has seven books, but it has only one main plot, one main bad guy through the entire thing: Voldemort. A true continuation of it to become a series says that it would be an unending battle with Voldemort, or perhaps his followers. You end up with a Buffy complex. After the final battle with Voldemort, then what? The death eaters? Would that really be as satisfying as all he's been through so far? Would another dark wizard have to arise before we can get our action fix? It's not about forgetting our heroes or becoming sick of them, it's about allowing a story to end with a proper ending, a satisfactory ending. It's about leaving us with a set of heroes that we can continue to dream on about. With a satisfaction that the bad guy is gone for good. This is closure. Something that many people who enjoy series rarely get.

I'm looking forward to the next Anita Blake book too, by the way. But I don't look forward to looking forward to the next one for the rest of my life.

she is the author herself and I completely am agree with her :)

I agree with you. Even though I really don't want it to be true.

Yeah...... I guess that makes sense.

Sad but true.

As much as I'd like to find out more about the past and future of the characters, I think 7 is enough, by all means.

oh its all true, but still it's very sad. Like saying goodbye to a good friend. :(
though really, harry is always there for us...just he'll stop growing and we won't... *sobs*

I agree, and I need a closure. As much as I love Harry Potter and wish for it to continue, she's always said she'd write seven books only, and I accepted that long ago. However, it doesn't mean that I won't be sad.

it's true, but.....
 

it's true. but i'll be very sad to let it go.

as to this would sadden us all,..what is quoted was true..[big puff here]

oh as much as i would love to agree with him i realy want a sequal but if he dies then...i dunno. But i think the best book she or anyone can write is about Harry's perents. I think i would most definatly read it if it came out :). but for now i dont wanna say bye to Harry Potter( not yet atleast)

i would be crying for joy and pain after the seventh book, because the book suspense would be really killing, and when you lay your hands on that book it's like WHOA! but after it's finished, you'll be really really sad(like me) and i hope that maybe j.k. could write some "romance stories" like if harry lives, will he marry or not, the fate of them(in detail of course, not some really short story..) and a book about the marauders. the famous marauders, which ALOT ALOT ALOT of us love, and how maybe sirius had really loved a girl which disappeared or something... and what REALLY happened to james and lily, before they die, their bickers and everything with detailed form, i guess every fan would really appreciate and love j.k. rowling more than ever, but it's gotta end somehow... (but i still hope she'll write about the marauders with their lives at hogwarts!!)

I agree as long as JKR ties up all the lose ends.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm that would be intersting :techni:

I think she should stop at seven. *sniffles* even though i would love another book. maybe she'll write another series. * goes to think*

Well, personally, I think that Harry Potter books could go on for ages and I wouldn't have a problem with it, but I guess it just depends on society. Will they be willing to accept Harry Potter books/ movies after say....10 years? I don't know.

It's true. But, DH is gonna be the best HP book ever!

I would have to agree with Tatewin as much as I hate to do as well.

nooooooo i want a sequel. i want to know what happens with everyone's lives. unless she explains that in the end. then id be fine. but i just want to know who marries who, and who dies and stuff.
yup yup

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle hated writing Sherlock Holms and tried to finish him off by having him role off a cliff with Professor Moriarty. The fans clambered and he was brought back, but as some observed, “The fall off the cliff may not have killed him, but he was never quite the same man again.”

L. Frank Baum tried to stop writing the wizard of Oz series to the point of Glenda Good Witch putting a force field about the kingdom, but a little girl in Okalahoma wrote that radio should be able to penetrate it. It wasn’t all that good to begin with so I can’t say it got worse.

Piers Anthony was going to stop the Xanth series after only three books but it was only around 5th he really hit his stride. What made this work was slowly bringing new characters and letting the old ones drift away. After the movie (err, cinema) of Deadly Hallows is realized Warner Brothers will start on the T.V. (err, telly) series. It will work if it has none of the characters of the cinemas except for perhaps a few ghosts.

yeah, I agree with that...

This is true, she should just stay with 7, as much as I hate to admit it, it's true.

I think that the right thing to do is finish the seventh Harry Potter book and not go on unless Rowling wants to and not because we pressured her to. As much as I hate it

:hmm:.... I understand what Linklater is talking about. Because it's the last book, it's going to tie up loose storylines and put everything to an end. To resurface the characters and plot after book 7 would just be awkward and kind of unnecessary. That's why there's fanfiction!! :D

not really !

All good things must come to an end. Any other books would just be a cheap spin off.

well even though it is true, I'm sure we can have different books to keep us happy, or we could stick to our fanfiction.
still no more Harry Potter............

stinks but its true im sure

Well............. I hav to admit that it's true.:litebulb:

Even if the series end, there will be no end for my feelings toward Harry Potter. But I'm afraid I have to admit that Linklater is true. I think it's better to stop the series than to keep on writing on and on.