Posted by caraher on July 11, 2007, at 0:17:05
In reply to Re: But.... » Phillipa, posted by TexasChic on July 10, 2007, at 20:55:30
I would bet against any developments that leave anyone, apart from Voldemort, in the "totally evil" camp. Rowling has pretty steadily brought the kids who have been reading the series from the start from a black/white view of people to recognition of shades of grey. I guess that's why it's so much more interesting to speculate about what drives Snape and Draco Malfoy than the "heroes" of the story. And of course, over time Dumbledore descended from all-knowing and wise to the realm of mortals.
I'm kind of amazed at the level of interest in the romantic networking. I guess that my amazement says more about me than anything else. I've been informed more than once that I'm clueless about such things...
I'm much more interested in whether these characters get together in which pairings than in which of them might not survive! I wonder how tempted Rowling was to kill off Harry if only to stave off inevitable fan demand for an additional book or books...
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