Discuss the Epilogue

[vickithepotter…]

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MiZZMISSY wrote:
THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT WERE LEFT UNSAID LIKE WHAT HAPPENED AFTER EVERYTHING WAS SAID AND DONE. EXACTLY WHO DID MALFOY MARRY AND WHO VICTORIA WAS WHICH I THINK IT WAS RON AND HERMOINES DAUGHTER OR HARRY AND GINNY.

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I think that Victoire was Bill & Fleur's daugther. She was related, but you know, by marrying Teddy, that would make him related to them too.

[mariez141]

i was confused about that, but i'm pretty sure that it's fleur and bill's daughter. her name sounded french, and they said that if he married her he'd be part of the family, so i guessed.

[key555]

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kimmiller1017 wrote:
I personally don't think there was anything special about the names Hugo and Rose except for the fact one begins with "r" for Ron and "h" for Hermoine I didn't take anything else from it besides that.

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or Ron and Harry

[vickithepotter…]

I was a LITTLE disappointed in the epilogue. I wanted to know what happened to Hagrid. For instance, did Hagrid and Madame Maxime ever get together? Who exactly did Draco marry? Did Neville ever find love? What ever happened to Luna? I personally would like to think that she too, got married and lived happily ever after. What happened to any remaining death eaters? What jobs did Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Harry persue? Did Ron and Harry ever pass their apparition tests? Why didn't Dumbledore ever have any children? My mind is full of these questions!

Ah, well. I suppose that my love for Harry Potter and my imagination will have to fill in the blanks. I've heard that JK Rowling isn't going to write any more books, so it's doubtful that I will find out the true answers to my questions.

Long live the Harry Potter series!!

[sunny4328]

I'm definitely tuning in to Dateline this Sunday to see what J.K. Rowling has to say. Maybe she'll answer our questions there, rather than in the book. The interview was conducted today, I think, but definitely after the book came out. Let's hope!

[JaYzRICH]

The book was great itself theres no doubt about that. The Harry Potter Series will pass through many eras enchanting their readers. *toast* for the best books ever written.

I still have alot of questions not answered though..

[Angsoden]

Who is Victoire? Someone said that this was Fleur's little sister, but it can't be since this is 19 years later. Her sister would have already graduated. Also, they say it is Lilly, James and Albus' cousin. So, it must be Fleur and Bill's daughter.

[Angsoden]

I loved the epilogue. She could have gone into a lot of detail that would have answered our questions, but this was better. She showed that life goes on. This is a lesson that people forget sometimes. When the Iraq War, or other wars are over, life goes on and the next generation gets to do some of it all over again. Hopefully, not all of it, but some things. When we send our kids to school for the first time, we remember doing the same. Our kids often find very similar arguments and stuff that we did. My kids keep coming home from school with their friends with taunts, and songs, and games, and more that we said, sang, played and more when we were kids. Life goes on.

Besides, this way, if she chooses, she can write a sort of book of biographies for charity like she did the Quidditch and Magical Creaturs books. Or maybe put them on her site.

[InLoveWithHarr…]

No, Felur's Little sister's name is Gabriella.

[Angsoden]

I don't know where else to put this but here, since it is not just about the epilogue.

I don't know about you, but when Harry was marching to his death, I loved the imagery that explained his surreal feelings. I was feeling the same way as I read this not just because it was written well, but because it was the last book. I had joked about how it would be a sad day when I finished reading the books because it would mean that they were over. I just never realized how bummed I would actually be. There is an interview with Rowling that was done just before the release (you can find at USA Today), and she said it best. She said that ""Harry's story comes to a definite end in book seven,"....Writing the final words of the saga felt "like a bereavement"....But after finishing the last book, "I felt terrible for a week." "Finishing is emotional because the books have so wrapped up with my life. It's almost impossible not to finish and look back to where I was when I started."

My life has also gone through a ton of changes in that time, and Harry Potter was a wonderful small part of that. I didn't just read the books for myself, but nearly every night for seven years I have also read them to my kids. The latter is an experience that I would never have given up. It was a wonderful time to share with my kids. But like the book, life goes on and my kids are doing the things that I once did. My oldest doesn't want me to read the last book...he wants to read it himself and is very welcome to do so (my oldest also picks on the middle kid). My middle kid, just went to school full time this past year. My youngest gives me the "I want to go to school too" bit when we walk his siblings to school.

So, although I have enjoyed it to this point, it is time to part and life will go on. I'll just always hold JK Rowling as one of my favorite authors, the Harry Potter books as my favorite books, and the times that I have spent with Harry Potter and my kids to be some of my most cherished memories/moments (more because of my kids)in my life.

Message Edited by Angsoden on 07-24-2007 06:06 PM

Message Edited by Angsoden on 07-24-2007 06:08 PM

[InLoveWithHarr…]

Thats a really good guess for Harry's eldest son. Maybe Lilly's middle name is Minerva or one of the other important female teachers at hogwarts that was in Harry's life a lot, as in: played a major roll in the books.

[InLoveWithHarr…]

Who in the bloody hell did Draco marry? i bet it was Pansy Parkinson. Maybe not. What do you think?

[Fury161]

I believe in OoTP Harry is asked about what he think he might want to do after school, and I seem to remember he wanted to be an Auror. Hope this helps.

fury161

[momoflpa]

i loved this recap of 19 yrs later. cause when harry "died" i was thinking "no he was suppose to marry giiny, and ron and herminooie were suppose to be together and kids and all" and when i read this i was oh yeah thats the way it suppose to be! LOVE!!!!! oh and i do love he named his boy albus servus!!! that rocks and lily and james!! all perfect! oh how i love JKR she is such a talented authur. she has truly a great mind, all these twist and turns never knowing what might happen! what a great mind. so excited for such a great book but also so sad that its all over!

[christinent02]

yes, but one thing about the epilogue is that it leaves an opening for either Rowling herself or another author to continue the story. I for one would really like to see that happen. There was even a rumor that I heard floating around a website the she might continue on with the series but I guess we'll have to wait to see if and when that actually happens.

[christinent02]

I really, really think she left the epilogue the way she did so that she herself could continue on with the series or give another author something to go off of.

[SnapeFan]

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quidditchpro wrote:
Just curious, who else loves that Harry named his second son Albus Severus?

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I did. It made me cry.

[SnapeFan]

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agnijay wrote:
Who is Victoire?

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She must be Bill and Fleur's daughter. It's a French name. They would also be the closest in age since Bill and Fleur were the only married Weasley's at the time when Lupin's son was born.

[SnapeFan]

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allenctynimrod wrote:
With the name Albus Serverus did anyone else get the felling that the eldest was named James Sirius? Wonder what Lily's middle name is?

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Maybe Molly after Ginny's mother.

[SnapeFan]

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stephgirl32 wrote:

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swimsquirrel8 wrote:
I was thiking Victoire was Viktor Krum's child
also i'm a little confused
JK Rowling said that by the end of the book we would know what harry's parents did for a living and what dudley saw when the dementors came at him
why weren't those things in the book??

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alot of thingds wernt in th book that jk said would b. like she had said that the fact that harry had lilys eyes would be very important but i dint c it in th book at all! or mab i missed something...

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At the end when S Snape was dying he asked Harry to look into his eyes. He wanted to be looking into Lily's eyes, who he loved, when he was dying.