What if Deathly Hallows is a disappointment?

I hope that the DH is the best in the series, but I'm concerned it may not be that great

Maybe I'm just paranoid because the release is looming faster each passing moment, but what if it DOES suck?

I don't think I'd be in a good mood for a loooong time.

What will you do if DH is a disappointment?

I highly doubt it. The only disappointment is that it marks the ned of the series.

The only disapointment we are likely to face it, that it is the last book..............there won't be a Book 8. Jo hasn't disapointed me yet, so I can't see her starting now!

From what we have seen in the first 6 books, DH is about as likely to be disappointing as the world is to being flat. And I'm referring to 'disappointment' as being boring, predictable, having a fairy tale everyone lives happy ending, poorly written, leaving questions unanswered, those types of things. But there could be disappointments on a more personal level, like if you love Snape and he ends up being a DE to the end and dies trying to kill Harry or something. Theres always a chance that something happens to someone that you didn't want to see happen, but I think thats as far as the disappointments will go, except for reaching the inevitable end of a GREAT series.

It won't be - This is Jo were talking about. She doesn't do dissapointments, only excitement and happiness. (The only dissapointment is that there won't be book 8) However, I have full faith in her and trust that she will make it good! We should have not doubt! :)

from what we have read throught the last books..i dont think it will be....i hope not....

i will be mad cuz i only liked parts of HBP and the ending to GOF the best ones all the way through are COS and POA but thren again these are all part of one story these are not individual stories .....so who cares i basically hope its all wrapped up nicley ..

Steven King had said that some fans were disappointed with the ending of his Dark Towers series. I think he made a statement that some fans will be disappointed with the ending of JKR's series. I know that a lot of people have devoted a lot of their time and energy into predicting what will happen in DH. There is bound to be disappointment.

The editor at Scholastic was really moved by DH. Of course, he wants good sales, so his comment may have been planned that way.

Having read the HP books time and time again, I have never once been disappointed by them, nor do I think I will be disappointed by the last installment.

Although all good things must come to an end, for me the HP books won't as I will read and re-read them again from start to finish, enjoying every word and very grateful to JKR for sharing the story with us.

You know, I'm not a bit worried about this.

thing is, as much i have tried to speculate and guess ive always been wrong :)
hahaha so im confident jk will be amazing
ive loved all the books

I'm not sure this should be in Divination. There will always be disappointed people but given JK's track record for the past 6 books, it's highly unlikely that the book won't satisfy the majority. The only disappointment I can see is that I'm actually expecting this to be the best book of the entire series because everything will be resolved and perhaps it won't end up being the greatest but just great.

Cheers :tu:

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Well, I guess I can where you're coming from. However, if you consider all the things which J.K. Rowling has left unanswered until the last book, I doubt we will be disappointed. I mean, for almost 17 years, she has been writing and absolutely shocking us with her amazing writing skills.

If you add it up, loose ends not yet answered + J.K. Rowlings skills + her passion for pleasing fans and writing good books + everything we know through the first 6 books = An amazing 7th book..

As has been mentioned before, the only disappointment is that this is the last book.

What will you do if DH is a disappointment?

Be very, very, VERY surprised. :err:

Trust me it won´t be!

I would bet my precious soul on it.:cool:

You know, JKR said it best.... it's her favorite book. So all in all I think that the things that are supposed to be answered will be and then of course there are some things that never can be answered.... just like.... Pip says at the end of Great Expectations... their are some debts that can never be paid back... well there will always be some questions that can never be answered.

Some people have actually said that if the book does not answer all of the question that they have they will be disappointed and then there are some who have said that if the book wraps everything up all nice and neat with all of the questions answered that they will be disappointed.... Well, sorry to have to say this, but the book can't do both.

Also, just as some people were disappointed with HBP because DD died. Some people will be disappointed with DH because someone they want to survive will die. Of course there will be disapointments... there are a ton of predictions about this book on the internet... many of which actually contradict each other.... everyone couldn't possibly be right. Things will happen that no one expected and when what they predicted does not happen.... then yes, there will be some people who are disappointed and still there will be others who will be glad to have been surprised.
DH a disappointment? I doubt it... it's the end to a seven part story that all of us have (for the most part) enjoyed. I think that it would be more of a disappointment to never find out how J.K.R. ends her story... to have never been given this book... for her to have kept the ending to herself....

I think just the fact that it will reveal the ending of everybody and so many important things, it can't really suck. Even if it isn't that brilliant, it will be worth to know what happens to everybody.

However, it is sad that the series is ending...

Have we had a bad Harry Potter book yet?

Have we had a bad Harry Potter book yet?

A good point. Disappointing movies, yes. Books? No :)

I don't think we will be disappointed... Jo just wouldn't do that. We have so many loose ends that it could never be boring and disappointing.

But if it was a disappointment to me personally, like Harry and Ginny die or what I want to happen... I would be sad for a long time.....

I sincerely doubt it will be disappointing...I remember waiting forever for OotP, and even though it's my least favorite of the series and despite Harry being an idiot at times, it's far from being a disappointment.

JKR has proven herself six times over that she is a remarkable writer, and I have 100% faith that she will end the series marvelously, and we will all wish that Hogwarts students were at school for twenty years rather than seven.

Each book has just gotten better and better for me so I'm very confident that DH will be the best yet. I don't think that things that I haven't liked happening during the series (such as Dumbledore's death) were a disappointment to me, just something that I don't like to read too often because of the emotion they make me feel. So therefore, even the things that I don't like to happen in DH that do happen,will not be disappointing for me because it's still a really good book and I know it will be because it's JKR and all her books so far have been amazing - emotional, but amazing - and I have great faith that she won't let us down ever.

I highly doubt that it will be. I imagine there will be some things that disappoint me, like if one of my favorite characters dies, but I can't believe that I would be disappointed in the book as a whole.

So, I'm just going to concentrate on enjoying every single page, for the last time :)

Saddening? Yes........Disappointing? NO! I have so much faith in Jo:D And DH's is Jo's favorite book. How can Jo's favorite book be disappointing??? Never gonna happen;)

I dont think that is possible,this is like the wrap up to the books and all of them have been sooo goood.it like imosible,now that we might not like the ending ,it could be,specially if you are a fan like me who wont be able to deal of having dead harry,but besides this,i might not like the ending but i can enjoy the book...am i making any sense here...

It wont please everybody and it's bound to be an anti-climax. But that will only be our (rabid Harry Potter fans who theorise every single thing from every single angle) fault.

Start to read it with fairly low expectations and it probably will be a pleasant suprise :)

I have complete faith in JK that it wont dissapoint, me at least! But as you say, not everyone can be pleased!

Posted by ModernInkling,
I highly doubt that it will be. I imagine there will be some things that disappoint me, like if one of my favorite characters dies, but I can't believe that I would be disappointed in the book as a whole.

So, I'm just going to concentrate on enjoying every single page, for the last time


My thoughts exactly.
I will be disapointed than the ride will be over.

Steven King had said that some fans were disappointed with the ending of his Dark Towers series.

It was a disappointment because it was a cop-out, there was no real ending. The DT fans (rightfully) expected better.

Anyway, back on topic :) I actually expect to be disappointed with Deathly Hallows even though I doubt JK would stoop to King's lame DT ending. I fully expect that once I've read Deathly Hallows twice I'll never pick up any of the books in the series again. For me, it's about knowing how it ends rather than who lives/dies or if it's a good/bad ending.

I don't think that it will be, though I suppose if it were, I wouldn't be able to do anything about it. But still, JKR has never let us down yet, so I don't think she will start now. (Knocks on wood)

Let's face it, at this point it's impossible.

I don't think it will be for me. She's got 6 good books working on her side, so it seems likely that the seventh will be no different. However, it will undoubtedly be disappointing for people heavily invested in theories; that's just the way it goes. It was the same for HBP, and though I wasn't here around that time, it was probably that way for OotP.

...I don't think it can be any worse than the ending of that LJ Smith series I once read, though. Ugh :(

The only way it would be disappointing to me is if Jo takes the dark route in the belief that their has to be major tragedy in order for it to be a good story. I'm not reading HP to get depressed, and so far I certainly haven't been. But I'm wary, because she's dropped hints about multiple deaths, and I'm starting to get a feeling (don't know from where, maybe it's just my own paranoia) that there will be more death than necessary.

I expect some sadness, but also a lot of joy. It won't be boring or poorly written, I'm sure of that.

Anything that is built up like this is always has the threat of being a disappointment. We are all very very verrrrrrrrrry excited and who knows what will happen. I really hope it is her masterpiece. She did say it was her fav book, soooo we shall see.

I also hope it will be good. Of course, I wasn't a big fan of the sixth book, so anything that's better then the sixth book is good.

The only disappointment is the series coming to an end!!

I don't think that it's going to be a disappointment at all, and I think it will be very similar to GoF, in terms of plot twists and action.

JKR knew from the word go a lot of people would not like HBP, she even made a statement once it was finished, saying that even if people didn't like it, and some wouldn't, it would always be a favourite of hers.

(on a tangent, can I please point out that I love HBP and its my favourite so far)

A lot of people don't like HBP because of lack of action, it pretty much only gives back story and sets us up for DH.

But JKR came straight out and said Deathly Hallows is her favourite. She knows it's brilliant, and knows most of us fans will agree.

Did anyone read the Series of Unfortunate Events? Did anyone else think that The End totally SUCKED? That was 13 books and I really enjoyed them until The End. It was a catastrophe... unless he is secretly going to write more. BUT... that's not the point. The point is...

JKR would NEVER do that.

Never. She just wouldn't. She has written these books with specific themes and meanings, she wouldn't throw it all away at the end with a terrible finale.

What I really think is going to happen...? Even though there are so many theories going around and people who really believe they pretty much now what will happen... me included. Jo is gonna pull out all the stops and everyone is gonna be surprised. That's what I hope for. I guess in a way that would kind of be the disappointment. If we really had guessed what would happen and by the end we were like, well what was the point? We knew...

Okay that's it! I'm stopping with all my theories!




Couldn't there be a horcrux in the trophy room? :hmm:

If Jo say's its her favourite then its going to be amazing.
AND. If I do think its disapointing I will force myself to like it. ;)

If Jo say's its her favourite then its going to be amazing.
AND. If I do think its disapointing I will force myself to like it. ;)
Too right! Pip pip! and Here here! :clap:

I'm afraid it won't be what I'm hoping it'll be but I'm sure it'll be great. I highly doubt that after how many years of writing the series, she'll stinker out on us now. :lol:

I doubt it will be a dissapointment. Jo's put a lot of work into it and I'm sure it'll be great..

Well... I hope...

Im sure it'll be fantastic, (especially if all those little questions are answered. I can't wait to see what theorys are true etc...) but well, If DH is a disappointment, Ill be disappointed lol... What else can i say?

I don't believe that Deathly Hallows will be a disappointment. It is the last one, where we find out so much and finally understand so many things. I'm sad to see the adventures end but we knew it had to come. Jo said that Deathly Hallows is her favorite, and as a huge fan of hers I trust that this will be a great book. It may not be my favorite but it will be good. I love the way Jo writes. Not just the story but her style. The way she paints pictures acrossed the pages with nothing more then words. I know this will be a good book.

Anything that is built up like this is always has the threat of being a disappointment. We are all very very verrrrrrrrrry excited and who knows what will happen.

Yeah and if we're this excited in April we'll be THIS EXCITED by July. It's gonna get scary around here soon, I tell 'ya ;)

I'm not sure which I'm more excited about- just having the book in my hands or the prospect of opening it and starting to read.

When I first saw this post I remember Lupin saying in HPB.
I trust Albus Dumbledore; therefore, I trust Severus Snape.
(something like that)

I kinda see it like that. JK has never disappointed me before, so why question her now. If she thinks the book is absolutely perfect, and where she wants it to be. Then it will be as amazing as the first six. I thought about that when she gave the release date. I thought, is it ready yet, how can it be so soon, we didn't even know she was CLOSE to finished. I decided then that I have trusted her thus far, and I don't dare doubt her now. I figure this is the last book. Every little crazy question in my mind will be answered, and that means it will be great.

I don't even want to consider it. The very thought is depressing.

It won't be. It impacted the publishers, and it will impact me. It won't be a disappointment.

Steven King had said that some fans were disappointed with the ending of his Dark Towers series. I think he made a statement that some fans will be disappointed with the ending of JKR's series. I know that a lot of people have devoted a lot of their time and energy into predicting what will happen in DH. There is bound to be disappointment.

The editor at Scholastic was really moved by DH. Of course, he wants good sales, so his comment may have been planned that way.

he sooo only sed that for sales ...well who knows but yea there is always that one person whi is like "its so moving the best one" *yawn* yer so fake weather its good or not yer just trying to make money you are not passionate about the stories DON'T PATRONIZE US!!!

Well, so far I've never been disappointed by any of the books and I have a feeling that DH would be another spectacular installment by Jo, possibly even better :) It'll be a mixture between sadness, shock and denial, something that has happened to me after finishing each book for the first time but it'll increase tenfolds after DH what with the series being over, but I doubt I'll ever be disappointed.

I doubt that DH will be a disappointment. I have never been disappointed by the other ones and JKR said that DH was her favorite.

I doubt it will be a disappointment, but if it is I'll just read one of the previous books to make up for it ;)

I'll be sad for awhile but then I'll get over it. Because I'll think, "It's okay, because that's the way Jo wanted it." So even if something horrible happens, I'll accept it eventually.

What will you do if DH is a disappointment?

I never thought I'd say this (because I don't think it will be and because I have a dim view of fanfic even though I've written some) but...

read more fanfic! :D

I don't think it will be. After all, we'll find out what side Snape is truly on, who lives and dies, and what happens to all the characters.

I might not actually be too surprised if DH is a disappointment...I didn't like OotP or HBP that much at first either (in comparison to the others books, of course). But then this book HAS to be different, doesn't it? There is only so much that can disappoint when Jo is set to answer so many intriguing questions...questions I've been waiting to hear answered for quite literately years.

What will you do if DH is a disappointment?

I can't imagine that it will be, frankly. It might not be the best in the series, we will wait and see, but I am sure it will be good. It might also have things or events happening in it that will be upsetting to me, but I am confident they will be well-written.

If it is too sad (say, if Harry dies :upset: ), I might not reread it much, but I think it will still be good.

Well, hasn't Jo said this book is her favorite? I trust her, so I think this one is going to be better than the rest.

I'm just wary it will be a bit of an anti-climax. I doubt it will be but you can't please everyone. As Jo has said some will hate it some will love it. We will just have to wait until the 21st so we can give our opinions

I've definitely thought about the possibility of DH being a disappointment, because HBP was a little disappointing IMO. After reading HBP, I told myself that I wouldn't get my hopes up so much with DH, but with all of the hype combined with it being the last book in the series, it's kinda hard not to. So I have to admit that I do have very high hopes for DH and will be very upset if it is anything less than amazing.

I don't think this book will be a disappointment on how good it is. Yes it is a disappointment because it's the last one, but I think this book will be the best book of the series because we'll finally see how powerful Harry really is during the final encounter with Voldemort!

I hope that the DH is the best in the series, but I'm concerned it may not be that great

Maybe I'm just paranoid because the release is looming faster each passing moment, but what if it DOES suck?A lot of Harry Potter will think this regardless of what happens: many people are emotionally invested in very different ideas.

The general public will like it if it is as good as Prince or Goblet. If it is like Order, then Rowling will go out on a low note. However, I think that she had her lapse.

What will you do if DH is a disappointment?Take up rooting for the Chicago Cubs......

I don't think that's possible with J.K Rowling's works.....It's just a matter of opinion, I'm supposing.

I highly doubt that DH will be a disappointment.The only disappointment is that it marks the end of the series :tear:

I believe fully in Jo's ability to wow us as usual...i KNOW DH won't suck! :D

I HIGHLY doubt DH will be a dissapointment. Of, course, it's just a matter of opinion, and I personally think that JK's books have been getting better and better. Perhaps parts of it will be a bit boring... I thought the first chapter of HBP wasn't that great, but it's ok, because the rest of the book was wonderful! In my opinion, DH just cannot stink, because it's by JK. :) The only bad thing about it is the fact that it's the last book! :( But I just KNOW that DH will not be a dissapointment. I have full confidence in Jo. :)

Look there's one thing we all agree on right?

Voldemort will be defeated.

As long as that happens the book will be satisfying. If not potentially bittersweet.

Knowing JKR- no way! And besides she said its her favourite.
Everyone's thinking is different so there may be a few disappointments depending on what you expected but overall , I dont think so.

hmmm...I think the death of certain characters might make it a disappointment for some readers.
As for the plot, I just hope it isn't ALL about harry finding the horcruxes. There has to be some lighthearted moments thrown in there for good measure.
But even if the book is all about the horcruxes I will read it.

I will read the other books in the series more.

I think it will be a very dramatic, action-packed book, closer to something like GoF and less introvert like OOTP and less romancey like HBP. Which is good because GoF is my favourite book.

Jo hasn't dissapointed me with any of her books yet, and I don't think she's about to start.

Please don't say that.... and i don't think that the Harry Potter books can ever be a disappoinment for me.... the only thing that is disappointing is that Jo is not going to write the 8, and 10th part !! :((

i refuse to comtemplate that thought. its absolutely bogus. jo has never disappointed us. she wont start now. cant. shouldnt.
even mahtma gandhi was assasinated you know. jo wouldnt. she cares about us too much...

well, it could be if Jo has become too confident about herself... And the writing on the statue could be an evidence of it...
But jo hasn't ever disappointed me, so she won't this time... And HER favourite books are also mine, and if DH is her favourite, how couldn't it be also mine?

There are certain confirmed aspects of DH that didn't thrill me much -- I'm still unhappy that there won't be any major new characters -- but I'm confident that the actual finished work will be stellar.

It cant be! But if it is i would be very moody for a ****** long time!

If it is a disappointment, then I will not buy book 8!


(before someone yells, yes I know there is no book 8)

I have faith that it will not be. :)

And if, by chance, someone snatches my books out of my hands and exchanges it with a fake copy that is a disappointment without my noticing (or other terrible circumstances)...I will be very, very sad. Very sad.

But honestly, if Jo says it's her favorite, I don't see how it could be anything less than awesome.

I will have to punch lots of babies in the face

I'm going to take Jk's word for it, since she has said that Deathly Hallows has now become her favorite. I trust in her that this book will definitely not prove to be a disappointment and it will be an incredible way to end a series. For me, I have faith in her and her word is enough for me. At least I hope so.

I was just wondering, didn't JK also say that HPB was her favorite when she was writing it? Just wondering...

I don't think J.K. Rowling can disappoint us!!

If there ever is such a thing as a disappointing Harry Potter book, I would write my own alternative ending.

I was actually very disappointed with HBP (Though I thought it got really good towards the last five chapters), so I worry the same will happen to DH. But I actually think that the reason I was so disappointed with HBP was the feeling of incompleteness, so perhaps reading DH which is the second half to the story will erase the disappointingness in HBP!

Unfortunately, some readers are bound to be disappointed because someone will die whom they wanted to stay alive or something will happen that they didn't want to happen. I personally would not feel disappointed because of a thing like an unfavorable outcome, unless it's more of an anticlimatic outcome. Like Harry dies and Neville saves the day

I think that's impossible :) I have faith.

the main thing im concerned about is leaving questions unanswered...i think it is likely that jkr will accidentally leave something out that was "promised" for book seven, or maybe give a bad explanation for something, not a huge revalation like we are all expecting. i think plotwise that DH will be really good, but i am afraid that jo will leave stuff out that we obsessive fans really want to know (like dudley's worst memory or something like that, just something small). Like in book six, it was never explained how harry got his broom back, and we had to rely on jkr to give us the answer out of her own mouth, instead of in the book, which is kind of annoying. also, there are a lot of books that are really good, but things aren't wrapped up like we want them to be.

i think that if this happens i will just have to suck it up and move on. anyway, the bright side of it is that the cos forums and mugglecast will have more stuff to analyze (which is what we live on here). i mean talking about the books is all fine and dandy, but most hard-core fans love to analyze, so that will be a good thing in the end, and will outweigh annoyance about not getting it explained in the book.

Also, if the plot of the book, or the whole general experience, does turn out to be dissapointing, i guess itll be easier to move on, i know it seems kind of twisted, but if i am dissapointed in the book it might be less sad that it is over. but i really hope this does not happen, because i really want a good ending. knock on wood everyone, we don't want DH to be a dissapointment!

But im sure a lot of people will be dissapointed with book seven. Personally, i was a bit dissapointed with book six the first time i read it, and my campmates shared my sentiments. but after i read it over, and over time, i grew to like it. so even if you are dissapointed if you read it over again or let it grow on you it might be less dissapointed. im sure we'll all find pleanty of things to complain about, but let's hope that we are all satisfied in the end!

I'm really, really afraid about DH.
I have soooo many questions and speculations that I tend to forget them, there are so many. Jo has already said she will not answer everything, which I guess is a good thing, but it's like we'll never know!!!
I think it's the Series of Unfortunate Events book that got me scared. It didn't outright answer any questions, really. What if DH is the same?
Then again, I have huge faith in Jo. Each book she has produced, contrary to her opinion, has gotten even better as the plot thickens and she continues to weave the magic. I guess its a good thing that she's not answering everything because that leaves speculation...but what if we'll NEVER know??? I'm really scared she won't even answer questions in interviews. But she has to, right? Right? Or am I just paranoid? lol.

if it is..ill become a loner and go in depression

pretty impossible,sad maybe but a dissapointment ,no i dont think so.

i don't think it will be cuz the jacket sleeve suggest an exciting climax with harry and voldemort you can see death eaters i think surounding them....and they are in what looks like an old collisium?? that will be exciting for sure

I've been wondering the same thing. JKR has not dissapointed me yet, but I feel that she might this time. The book is shorter than OOTP and possibly HBP, so I don't think she has done as much elaborating. Harry has to find all the horcruxes that are left, so the book should take place over the course of a couple of years. But, with the book being shorter than OOTP I am deeply discouraged. I wanted a Deathly Hallows part 1 2 3.

the main thing im concerned about is leaving questions unanswered...i think it is likely that jkr will accidentally leave something out that was "promised" for book seven, or maybe give a bad explanation for something, not a huge revalation like we are all expecting. What is much more apt to happen is that people will not recognize the answers (or the "firings" of the proverbial Chekovian guns) that JKR gives. In other words, people will say "Rowling said that X was important but it never was!" when, in fact, X was important: but some people will not deem that act "worthy" of Rowling's promise.

I think the only disappointment will be the ending of THE most wonderful series.Harry Potter is and will always be my favourite series. I don't know what I'm going to do after the series finally come to an end. I LOVE HARRY POTTER!!!!:love: :love:


P.S. When since has J.K.Rowling ever disappointed us?:hmm:



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I hope that the DH is the best in the series, but I'm concerned it may not be that great

Maybe I'm just paranoid because the release is looming faster each passing moment, but what if it DOES suck?

I don't think I'd be in a good mood for a loooong time.

What will you do if DH is a disappointment?


Has JK Rowling ever let you down before? No, I don`t think she has, because her books are genius.
Honestly, don`t worry about things that are probably not going to happen. It`s a complete waste of time. Even if DH is isn`t exactly up to par, well the last 6 have been fantastic. And all those Fan Fic writers out there will have a field day re-writing the last installment for us.

I do not see that it could be, but if it was then that would be bad.But as I have read the rest I know she will be great. I know it will not end the way I would like. But then no one would die but I am looking forward to reading the book. I really can not see it being disappointing.

It won't be a disappointment. Simple.

I've yet to be disappointed with any book in the series. So far, I like all of them so I'm pretty sure I won't be disappointed with the last one.

I don't think it will be. As like everyone else is saying, J.K. Rowling has been planning this for years.....since the early 90's.... Everything has been leading up to this point.
But I do know what you mean....it seems like, before I found out the release date, it seemed like I didn't want anyone to do anything to make Rowling pressured to release it too early. (Of course nobody would infuence her. She would work at her own pace) But I was almost possitive that it would be release in 2008. It does feel like a rush when it comes out this year.....I kind of felt like more time and thought should have been put into it. I failed to think that she has been working up the this moment in the series for some time. But, as always, I trust JKR and even though the day is looming closer and closer.....I'm excited as well.

I hope it isn't, and I honestly don't think it will be. However, if it were, I'd be pretty angry. I can't help that. I've been waiting so long for this, and to have not be up to my standards, it would just suck. But, I think we can all trust Ms. Rowling to have come out with yet another gem. :D

After getting a good glimpse into the fanatical kind of allegiances fans make to certain Potter characters and story arcs, after Deathly Hallows is published, I wonder if Ms. Rowling will have a problem on her hands.
Most specifically, I refer to the Great Snape Debate.

Whichever way it plays out, and I'm not saying either way here, a good number of fans are going to be plumb wrong about him, a good number are going to be right on the mark, and a number will not have cared either way but simply enjoyed the story.
It's the first two groups of people this is about, though.

How resentful will the group of fans who are wrong about Snape be ?
How much gloating will the group that was right do, upsetting the first group even further ?
Could it generate a backlash against JKR, an anger fueled by resentment, a feeling of injustice, of being mislead, even .. embarrassment ?
What would the extent of this backlash be ? Well, I wouldn't dismiss it, offhand.
Readers may not be so incensed as to go and try to track Ms. Rowling down or anything sick like that, but, the danger to themselves is very real; they could stop reading anything further from JKR in the future - or, they may just stop reading - period.

I fear that a number of young readers may feel so disillusioned that they didn't "read" Snape correctly (I'm not pointing to either camp here, just pointing out the fact that somebody will have gotten him "wrong"), that they might feel "stupid" or "unworthy" to read novels any longer. They might just return to their TV sets or PS-3s and forget about trying to use their imagination.
I think this has the potential to be a really crushing blow to the ego, especially in a young person, and this is dangerous stuff.

For their sake, and for Ms. Rowling's herself, I geniunely hope that, however she resolves Snape in DH/7, it is done in a fashion that at least, to some degree, credits both camps, but without being wishy-washy either, of course.
Now that's a tightrope walk if ever I saw one.

Considering that it's JKR writing Snape, and her incredible writing genius, I think she knows how to finish up Snape's story and successfully explain his loyalties. We're all at her disposal about whether Snape is good or not, we all want to know the truth so badly that we're going to read her justifications and denouements that those who are wrong will smack their heads and wonder why they didn't see it.

And if they really have a problem with it because they didn't read correctly and don't want to go back and reread, well, then that's their problem, isn't it?

Considering that it's JKR writing Snape, and her incredible writing genius, I think she knows how to finish up Snape's story and successfully explain his loyalties. We're all at her disposal about whether Snape is good or not, we all want to know the truth so badly that we're going to read her justifications and denouements that those who are wrong will smack their heads and wonder why they didn't see it.

And if they really have a problem with it because they didn't read correctly and don't want to go back and reread, well, then that's their problem, isn't it?

Agreed. I feel that what you are describing parallels the Ron/Hermione backlash after HBP. There was a certain amount of animosity in the Harry/Hermione camp towards the R/H shippers because of some of the gloating. (The MuggleNet/Leaky interview didn't help matters.) However, I feel that eventually people will get over the shock either way and appreciate the books as they are written by Rowling. It's her story, and I think readers will respect that. If they don't, it's no one else's fault but theirs.

I remember how hard it was for some of the Hermione/Harry shippers to find out that their ship had sunk. There was at least one website dedicated to it. There were plenty of posts with people fighting over it all the time.

I anticipate some similiar things happening with the Snape story. But with the Hermione/Hermione ship, there was only right or wrong, no shades of grey. The Snape thing will have most people guessing a few things right about Snape, no matter what side they were on.

Considering that it's JKR writing Snape, and her incredible writing genius, I think she knows how to finish up Snape's story and successfully explain his loyalties. We're all at her disposal about whether Snape is good or not, we all want to know the truth so badly that we're going to read her justifications and denouements that those who are wrong will smack their heads and wonder why they didn't see it.

And if they really have a problem with it because they didn't read correctly and don't want to go back and reread, well, then that's their problem, isn't it?

Couldn't have said it better myself. :)

I fear that a number of young readers may feel so disillusioned that they didn't "read" Snape correctly, that they might feel "stupid" or "unworthy" to read novels any longer. They might just return to their TV sets or PS-3s and forget about trying to use their imagination.

Well, I don't know if it'll be all that dramatic, but you're right, some fans will be pretty disgruntled. I don't think they'll shun reading forever, but it might make them feel upset (I know that if Snape turns out to be good, I will be forever questioning and wary of him). I guess I'd also feel slightly mislead if he turns out to be bad- I mean, the first five books practically hammer it into your head that Snape's a good guy...

Has JK Rowling ever let you down before? No, I don`t think she has, because her books are genius.

Not every Harry Potter fan blindly believes in the perfection of the series.

I believe we are all bound to be disappointed by soemthing in the finale. People die for goodness sakes!!! In any case, I think JKR is a brilliant writer and will certainly tie everything together. It will be enjoyable to read. Let me say though that JKRs purpose is not please her audience, it is to document a story thats been floating in her head for years! As long as she remains true to that I think we will all love it. I wouldn't want her to change things just because she thought we wouldn't like it. And I don't think she really cares about that anyway. And judging from some of the interviews she's had she covers many of the questions we have until now. I am excited to see them answered and I am anxiously waiting July 21. The real disappointment is in knowing the series is soon over.

How can a book full of answers be dissapointing? Espeially when JKR says it's her favorite, that says somthing!
I do understand your heightend sense of worry. I myself have been hoping for a book full of twists and turns, revenge, battles and dramatic conclusions, reuniting love scenes, and goodbyes to either those who have passed or have recently died for the cause.
so much to answer in 784 pages that it seems impossible. hang in there, we can get through this together.:p

Well, I don't know if it'll be all that dramatic, but you're right, some fans will be pretty disgruntled. I don't think they'll shun reading forever, but it might make them feel upset (I know that if Snape turns out to be good, I will be forever questioning and wary of him). I guess I'd also feel slightly mislead if he turns out to be bad- I mean, the first five books practically hammer it into your head that Snape's a good guy...

thats one of the best parts of reading for me. when somthing is polar oppisite from what we've been led to believe. thats what makes you slap your forehead in the end and say DOH! Just like Homer Simpson.:lol:

i haven't been disappointed with any of the HP books so far.... i've liked some better than others, but they are all so good, i can't imagine the last one being any thing less than perfect

if she said it was her favorite and she is probably her harshest critic, i don't think any of us fans have to worry.... arthur levine, the publisher said he cried, so even if the ending is a little sad, JKR will probably end it in a way that makes us satisfied

like everyone else, i'm just sad the series is ending :(

I don't tihnk it will ever be a total disappointment. Sure, some fans may be disappointed that their theories were wrong, but the whole book being disapointing? Never!

As long as it doesn't turn out to be all a dream.. I'm sure fans won't be disappointed

Like many fans im gonna be sad that the series is ending, ive loved all the books so far- like everyone i have a best and a worst but the point is they all do there job in telling that part of the story. Now that there are so many questions and sub- plots everyone is keen to find out how they end, the book as whole being disappointing is highly unlikely but there are bound to be people disappointed because the ending isnt going to be everything everyone wants all rolled into one. There are too many theorys and idea out there for them to be ALL right so- disappointment is expected to a degree. :)

I don't foresee DH as being a disappointment. I'm sure JK will publish another winner.

I think that it will be a "disappointment" in the sense that people are expecting something HUGE, and instead just be the normal fantastic awesomeness a HP book is. I'm sure I won't be disappointed, except for the fact that there will be no more books. I don't want an 8th book though. I want the series to remain the core 7.

Well, I certainly HOPE DH isn't a disappointment. But based on books 1-6, I just can't really see that happening. Sure, there have been some plot twists that I didn't really "like" (I was so mad when Dumbledore died, but I realize that it was essential to the story line) but I still have managed to enjoy all the books.

I have tried to avoid the dilemma of the H/Hr shippers by not speculating too much on what will happen in DH. I know the obvious things, such as the identity of R.A.B. and the fact that Snape is definitely good, but I have tried not to delve into the mysteries of DH.

btw... I love your sig theblueflamingo

Honestly this has crossed my mind too.

The only way this isn't going to be a disapointment is if JK does not do the following.

Wrap up every little thing that she has set up, from who does magic who isn't a wizard, to Ron and Hermione to who side is Snape really on and what's going on with Lucious do we see him again? And every thing else that possibly slipped some of our minds untill we read about it in DH.

Unlike books 1-6 I don't want a book that has a year worth of build up in story and 80% of the book build up all leading up to the final battle. I want battles to happen left and right, right from the start. I dont want people all to die at the end, I want it to happen ocassionally through out the book, it's a war between good and bad between all the classic characters JK has created and I want to see it happen in a more realistic way.

Dementor attacks on the Order, Wolves fighting it out underground or whatever. We know alot of people are going to die, remember JK admited two people she had not intended to kill die, which means thats two more and not just two. Ill be disapointed if it all happens in the last act of the story. It has to have an epic feel, I personally think Harry and Voldemort should meet a few times in the book, to show gradually VM getting more and more afraid of Harry, a complete turnaround of his cockiness in book 4. I want to be twist in the book, both ones we could have predicted (snape being on the evil or good side, we don't know) to ones we really could not have (I personally think there will be traders perhaps on both sides) Im expecting alot from this book, only because of what books 1-6 have done and set up. Everything we have learned needs to be put to use in this book.

I am personally not a fan of HBP (I believe I can be quoted on this very forum referring to it as a turd :p), and OotP - despite some fantastic individual moments - has never been a favourite of mine. So I certainly see the possibility of DH being a disappointment - particularly if it lacks the strong narrative of the first four books or depends too heavily on teenage romance which made HBP a chore for me to read.

Deathly Hallow's potential lies in whether JKR can successfully craft an engaging story that combines epic and emotional battles with the character nuances which are associated with her best writing. If the book focuses too much on unimportant details (ala OotP), or focuses too much on poorly written romance (ala HBP) or fails to have a strong central plot (aka Malfoy's story in HBP) then I would personally find the book to be disappointing, if only because the potential was there for it to be so much better.

i dont want it to end either, i dont think JKR would make it a disapointment, she is too good of an author.

IF it were a disappointment, it would probably just spawn hundreds of thousands of fanfictions. Heck, I think it will probably do that anyway. ^_^

I will be disappointed if Harry wakes up and it's all been a dream, or a hallucination or something. That would be disappointing. ^_^ I don't think it'll happen, though. Or if it is suddenly revealed that this is all a Biblical allegory, a la Chronicles of Narnia (I just hate *surprise* allegories... especially religious ones ) though given her apparent disdain for C.S. Lewis, I wouldn't think that would happen.

Barring those kinds of things, I won't be disappointed, except that it's the end. Even if it's not my favorite, or even if it's not the best one written, unless she completely messes the ending, I'll be okay. ^_^

Well, it's Jo's favorite book, so I doubt it will be. But if it is...then...well, I don't think it will be, because it's the last book...I don't think I could be disappointed with it, just because it is the last book.

I was a little disappointed the first time I read OotP. I didn't like the angry Harry and the way he yelled at Hermione and friends. I still hate the Grawp stuff, etc.

But after I read it a few times, I began to like it more. I think that most of the disappointments come from expectations. We expect certain things to happen, and when we are wrong, we are disappointed. It isn't so much about the book, but about ourselves and what we expected things to be.

This is something that has started to worry me a little. I've spent quite a lot of time analyzing past HP books and anticipating the last one - but what if ---- I don't like it? It wouldn't be the first time that I liked a whole series except for the last book.

So anyway,
-Is this something you are worried about?
-If you don't like the last book, would it ruin the rest of the series for you?
-Would you regret all the time you have spent anticipating and theorizing for DH if you don't like it?

(usual not explaining that I did a search etc.)

They're discussing the same topic here:

What if Deathly Hallows is a disappointment?
(http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=103437)

I personally don't think it's possible for DH to be a disappointment.

Jo said the last book is her favorite, so I don't think why should it disappoint me. So far all her books were great and I'm sure she will make a great ending to these amazing series!

So anyway,
-Is this something you are worried about?
-If you don't like the last book, would it ruin the rest of the series for you?
-Would you regret all the time you have spent anticipating and theorizing for DH if you don't like it?

firstly, I'm worried mostly about Sirius.... I want him be back so much *sad*

second, I'm sure the last book won't disappoint me.

third, I prefer not to theorizing ;) I just wait for it.

I can't see how it can be a dissapointment. Its the bok where all questions are answared, where all mysteries are revieled, where it all makes sence at last!

*hyperventilates* Why must you speak of such horrors??? A disappointment? I'd kill myself!

But really, part of me thinks that it's always going to be a disappointment. I mean... the final book. I can hardly remember a time without Harry Potter! (Really, I've been reading Harry Potter since first grade - seven years ago!) I can't even begin to imagine what my life will be like once it's over. But undoubtedly, I will be disappointed in some things. The romance, for instance. I hate Harry/Ginny. Hate it, hate it, hate it. I have no problem with Ron/Hermione, but Harry/Ginny is so... ugh. I have nothing against Ginny as a character, but I just can't see her and Harry together.

But if Remus and Tonks get married, I'm just going to have to kill myself... or someone else, more like. I hate Remus/Tonks even more than I hate Harry/Ginny. They're big scene in the hospital was probably one of the main contributors to my first thoughts after finishing HBP: "Did I just read a giant fanfiction?" She was clinging to his robes. I didn't like the ship even before I became a Remus/Sirius shipper! Though that has contributed to my hatred for the pairing. Don't get me wrong, Tonks was a wonderful character in OotP, but she completely... in HBP... oh god. I kind of looked up to Tonks in OotP because she's cool, a slight trouble-maker, and doesn't care what others think. But getting all hung up over a guy in HBP? That's jsut against my principles.

But I don't blame Jo. She was pregnant and hormonal when she wrote the book. It's not her fault. Really.

Er.... did I get off topic? I mean, that's still on topic-ish because I'm showing how DH will be disappointing and stuff. Right? Sorry, It's 3 A.M. and I can't fall asleep and I feel like ranting. I'll shut up now!

Things might not go the way I want them to go, but I wont let that get in the way of my enjoyment. It's JKs story, not mine, and so far its pulled me in, though I know she likes to suprise us and twist things. But in a good way. :tu:

I was a little disappointed the first time I read OotP. I didn't like the angry Harry and the way he yelled at Hermione and friends. I still hate the Grawp stuff, etc.I like the story a lot, but I did not (and still do not) like the book. It was far longer than it had to be, with entire chapters that were worthless, and many gratuitous lines and scenes. It was like watching a Christopher Columbus movie!!!!! <insert horified emoticon here>

But I don't blame Jo. She was pregnant and hormonal when she wrote the book. It's not her fault. Really.Or Rowling was sticking to the story. You did pick up on the fact that Prince was a story about "right" vs. "easy" choices in who Harry includes in his life, and that the "right" vs. "easy" choice of "who" was the general theme: that was the point of Bill & Fleur as well as Lupin & Tonks. It also served the more basic theme of love being an extremely powerful force beyond what we usually consider it. Finally, this allowed Rowling to use Tonks as a red-herring: just why was she acting so oddly? Is she being blackmailed into doing something with Draco?

Rowling deliberately and consciously put that into the book for thematic and plot purposes in a manner that is highly deliberate and utterly in keeping with Rowling's literary style. It was not on some surge of immunity repressing biochemistry.....


Now, will it disappoint? Yes, but mostly hardcore fans. The general public will like it just as long as the ending is not too saccharine, and just as long as Rowling does not rely on any idiot plots for Voldemort or Dumbledore (i.e., Voldemort leaving Horcruxes at Hogwarts which he should be too smart to do and which Dumbledore should be too smart to have missed).

I was a little disappointed the first time I read OotP. I didn't like the angry Harry and the way he yelled at Hermione and friends. I still hate the Grawp stuff, etc.

But after I read it a few times, I began to like it more. I think that most of the disappointments come from expectations. We expect certain things to happen, and when we are wrong, we are disappointed. It isn't so much about the book, but about ourselves and what we expected things to be.

I understand what you mean about expectations. When I read OoTP I was a bit taken aback by how, in the midst of all this magic and craziness, JKR wrote Harry as being an angst ridden teenager. I thought, "He doesn't have time for that!" and "If he ticks off everyone he'll be alone and that would be awful!" and "He's being such a... teenager!"

And then it hit me how real she'd made him to me, the reader :)

Books, like people, can disappoint you on occasion. But when you consider that this series can provoke all of these emotions- even hatred on occasion- there's not a chance in the world it will fail. Whether you close it with a sigh of contentment, relief, anger, frustration, sadness, etc., Book 7 will have been a roaring success, imho :D

I agree with all who have said that the only disappointment will be that it's the end of the series. I don't think she'll let us down, 'coz she's been planning it for so long and she knows what fans want. Although, I would be a little disappointed if one of the many mugglenet editorials, which outlines exactly what someone thinks will happens, turns out to be spot on - but I seriously doubt that! Some people (like my Grandpa who knows nothing about Harry Potter but watches the news too much and normally mis-hears it and keeps tells me the occassional interesting thing about JKR that he'd heard about) say that she won't bother putting much effort into it because she's already made her money, but this is rubbish because she is passionate about her books, didn't originally do the for the money, and would not be such a horrid person as to let so many people down - and she wouldn't be stupid enough to put her personal safety at that much risk either!

Of course it will be a dsappointment. The end of anything you've loved is always sad. One of the reasons HP is so big, so important, so obsessed over by so many people, is that it's unfinished. We can dissect each book in incredible detail, searching again and again for clues, inventing wilder and wilder theories. We feel so proud when we got somethign right, we admire the writer when we realise we fell for a red herring. I wouldn't have thought about them nearly so much, or read so deeply, if I'd been able to pick up all sven and read straight through. So with the last book, all that fun ends. That's not a reason to be disappointed with the book, I know, but people will find it hard to keep the issues separate.

I fully expect to be disappointed with the book itself; I was with OotP and HBP. I read them both obsessively as soon as I got hold of them, of course, and I'm very fond of them: but they could have been a lot better. The characters and plot are brilliant, but the writing is slack and the details aren't dealt with too well. And on a purely personal level, JKR can't write to please everyone. Most readers will be vaguely disdappointed at some plot twist or character revelation, just as most will be delighted by something.

I like the story a lot, but I did not (and still do not) like the book. It was far longer than it had to be, with entire chapters that were worthless, and many gratuitous lines and scenes. It was like watching a Christopher Columbus movie!!!!! <insert horified emoticon here>


I'll put it this way. OotP is the only book of the six that I haven't read at least twice. I still prefer it to PS though. The big problem is the length. It is easy to finish reading PS in a couple of hours. Good luck doing that with OotP. There are good pieces of OotP, but whenever I hit one of the deadspots it was hard to get through. Portions of OotP are a chore, basically something you have to read if you want to get to the good stuff.

The general public will like it just as long as the ending is not too saccharine

This is my main concern. I don't buy that we will get an extreme idiot plot, but a sugary sweet watered-down ending is something that could very well happen. Harry needs to be more like Frodo and less like Snow White. In modern times some people seem to be rather reluctant to give darker endings in children stories, whether they fit the story better or not. For an example just compare Han Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid to the Disney version.

It doesn't mean there can't be a happy ending (Star Wars is an example where the hero had to make several self-sacrificial choices at the end, but still was able to survive it), but it can't be absurdly light.

This is my main concern. I don't buy that we will get an extreme idiot plot, but a sugary sweet watered-down ending is something that could very well happen. Harry needs to be more like Frodo and less like Snow White. In modern times some people seem to be rather reluctant to give darker endings in children stories, whether they fit the story better or not. For an example just compare Han Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid to the Disney version.Hmmm, that might be best. Well, we know that living and surviving are not always synonyms in Potterverse!

I really am not expecting an idiot plot, either, by the way: Rowling has been good about avoiding those. Still, she has one tough task: have Harry find two hidden Horcruxes in 12 months, when Dumbledore was hard pressed to do that despite having studied Voldemort for years and despite being an utter genius. The audience has to be think: "Ah, poor old Dumbledore never could have known about X" and not "Why didn't Dumbledore ever think to look there/ask him/whatever???" Similarly, the audience cannot think: "Voldemort is supposed to be some sort of supergenius: but he left a Horcrux THERE?!?!?"

The ending will be denounced as corny by some people regardless. How do we know? Because nearly every plausible ending has been suggested here, and ALL of them have been denounced as corny and cliché by somebody here. Indeed, I recall a debate a year or so ago over which was more corny and cliché: having the hero survive or having the hero die. Nobody can please everybody!

I don't think I could ever be disappointed with what Jo writes. I'll only be sad that there won't be another book that will be published.

The ending will be denounced as corny by some people regardless. How do we know? Because nearly every plausible ending has been suggested here, and ALL of them have been denounced as corny and cliché by somebody here. Indeed, I recall a debate a year or so ago over which was more corny and cliché: having the hero survive or having the hero die. Nobody can please everybody!

You're right! No matter what Jo writes there will be one person who will say that Jo just messed up the 7th book for them or they were completely let down by some event! Every ending has been discussed so I'm looking forward to Jo completely surprising us! :tu:

You know, I'm not a bit worried about this.

Me too. If anything, all the previous books have been even better than their hype, so I see no reason why it won't be the case this time as well.

I don't think it will be a disappointment, because it can't be filled with disappointments from page 1 to the end. If it's a disappointment, we'll get over it, and we'll still like it a lot, I would think. I think that we'll like it, because Jo says it's her favorite, and usually that means that it's a good book, if even the author likes it.
If it is a disappointment, we'll get over it, you can't hate a Harry Potter book for too long, can you?

I really am not expecting an idiot plot, either, by the way: Rowling has been good about avoiding those. Still, she has one tough task: have Harry find two hidden Horcruxes in 12 months, when Dumbledore was hard pressed to do that despite having studied Voldemort for years and despite being an utter genius. The audience has to be think: "Ah, poor old Dumbledore never could have known about X" and not "Why didn't Dumbledore ever think to look there/ask him/whatever???" Similarly, the audience cannot think: "Voldemort is supposed to be some sort of supergenius: but he left a Horcrux THERE?!?!?"

That's why I like the idea mentioned in your survey that Harry can use the connection between Voldemort and himself against the Dark Lord. He can find a Horcrux because he has a window into Voldemort's mind that Dumbledore simply didn't have.

The connection has to play a role somehow (either with the Horcruxes or something else leading to Voldy's demise) because it is the only power unique to Harry that Dumbledore couldn't possibly have. Anything else Dumbledore would be able to do.



The ending will be denounced as corny by some people regardless. How do we know? Because nearly every plausible ending has been suggested here, and ALL of them have been denounced as corny and cliché by somebody here. Indeed, I recall a debate a year or so ago over which was more corny and cliché: having the hero survive or having the hero die. Nobody can please everybody!


Yes, but some endings will annoy a much larger number of people than others.

I will be depressed for a while......seriously

I just hope the ending is not too rushed. I'm hoping all the characters will be mentioned and what happened to them. I do remember Jo saying she is going to put that in the Epilogue.

I just hope, when I finish the book, that I will not have questions like: what happened to so and so.....Why did that happen? Something like that.

I doubt that that will be the case but I suppose it depends on who you are, what you like etc.
Personally I would like a couple of unanswered questions at the end, nothing overly important and only a couple would keep things rolling.

Yes, but some endings will annoy a much larger number of people than others.True. However, I suspect that endings that would most please the literati and the general public might be those that most displease Harry Potter fans! Still, as the general public outnumbers the hardcore fans by a wide margin, Rowling should (have) write(n) the best possible ending, not something aimed at fans.

I just hope the ending is not too rushed. I'm hoping all the characters will be mentioned and what happened to them. I do remember Jo saying she is going to put that in the Epilogue.

I just hope, when I finish the book, that I will not have questions like: what happened to so and so.....Why did that happen? Something like that.Well, it depends on the level of character in which you are interested. We certainly will get the secondary characters (Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, Draco) and tertiary characters (various Weasleys, teachers like McGonagal, Neville, Luna). We should not expect to read about quaternary characters (e.g., other Gryffindors) or people like that. Remember, the story is about Harry Potter: it isn't a history of a fictional world!

I still hate the Grawp stuff, etc.
Excuse me? *insert shocked face* I will be very disappointed if Grawp doesn't have at least one full chapter for him in DH. ;)

But now seriously, the first six books haven't been deceptions for me, so I doubt that the last one will be.
I am also not a fierce defender of one defined theory, so big disappointments are unlikely. :)

I'm not expecting the book to be one big disappointment all the way through, just as I'm not expecting to love absolutely every decision and plotline Jo writes into it. After all, Jo isn't writing the book for me, really; she's writing it for her, and if one or two readers happen to love it along the way, then good for them.

I'm sure that there will be some smaller aspects that I won't like too much - there are several in the other books - but overall the biggest diappointment I'm going to suffer is that this is it - the last book. And either way, most of the biggish questions we want answering are going to be answered; just because we may not like the actual answers, we should be grateful that they have been answered, and Jo hasn't left us to argue it out 'till the end of time ;)

don't worry....it wont be! :relax:

Who cares if it's a disappointment? I've been disappointed with Harry Potter since the 2nd book and I'm still reading them :P
And after all, the reason why I want to read the last and final book is because... well, it's the last one, isn't it? 8) Gotta have an ending to it all.

The only way it would be a disappointment would be if some character did something completly out of line for them like Snape actucally adopting Harry. :lol: But, I have faith that Jo will not do that to us.

I have not been disappointed yet so I am not at all expecting the final book to fail to deliver.

if i is , i will unleash a hord of sneering, blonde, bouncing ferrets. :err: :err:

I am really worried about this! PLease JKR make it good!

I just hope it won't be a flop. I'm going to miss having HP books to look fowards too, but it'll be nice, because there won't be all the suspense. If I don't like it, I'll just write my own fanfic version of it.

That is a horriblw thought. I highly doubt it though that Jo will do that to us, i mean it's the last book in the series...

If DH is a disappointment there is nothing that we can really do, JKR wont let us down though, i mean cmon has she before? (Considering the fact she hasn't for me.)

If it is really bad, my reaction would be as follows:

"Ten years of waiting for that? So much for all of those theories, fanfics, and comments. That was a waste of $35." Then I would sell it to somebody who hadn't read it yet. Or I would just cry. Either way.

Ive made myself stop reading theories and fanfics because i don't want to come away thinking "oh gee...i met a 12 year old online who had a more creative theory then that..." Even thought i totally love Jo and don't think that would ever happen...i don't want to get my hopes up about certain things.

I was slightly disappointed after hpb...the first time i read it, the second and third time i thought it was brilliant. so i don't know. I do trust Jo and i don't think DH will be disappointing.

I havn't been dissapointed yet..except for maybe some bits in OotP so I trust JK. She has had so much time to work out what will happen so heres hoping its a good one.

I think that whatever happens, the fans will still LOVE it!

i dont think the entire book will be a disappointment but if the end isnt right i will be angry but the books usually seem like they will end in the worst but i am usually satisfied with the ending if it was horrible which i dont think it will be then i think i would be depressed

Of course it won't be a disappointment! I know I'm going to love it, even if Harry dies and Ron marries Fleur and Bill then kills Ron because Ron stole Bill's fiance and then Hermione tries to kill Ron first because she wanted Ron and now Bill and Hermione are fighting over who has the better reason to kill Ron and Voldemort flies in on his Snake Force One Private Jet and then takes Ron with him, so then Ron is trapped in a private jet with Voldemort and has no clue what to do, so Voldemort pitches Ron off the jet when they're flying over the Quidditch World Cup, and Ron falls into Viktor Krum's arms and Krum throws Ron into a bunch of leprechauns who give Ron a bunch of gold, which Ron spends on a humongous yacht, but then the gold disappears and Ron is in huge debt, and so Ron gets sent to Azkaban to pay off his debt while the leprechauns chill on his yacht...

...and wow that was the most random thing I've said all day...

Anyways, my point is that whatever happens, JKR meant it to happen and I trust Jo.

totally agree with guy above( to lazy to write name). A harry potter book won't ever be a dissapointment, so don't worry about it.

I too was disappointed by some of the books, so it would not surprise me if after reading this last one I look at the book and say "what?". I've done it before. However, because JKR writes with humor, there will be points of laughter along the way, so it should be a jolly read. Plus you have to remember she is writing it primarily for kids (and I am not a kid, lol).


I remember while reading OOTP and HBP I often thought, "now who would do that?" or "why didn't they just use a spell" or "come on JKR couldn't you have thought that through a bit more". But you just accept it as 'good enough for kids' and keep going. It is generally entertaining and funny enough to keep you reading till the end.

For example, when Harry said he wanted to live with Sirius right after meeting the man (A man he believed to be a barmy maniac and a killer only a bit before) I was surprised...but, I just figured it was good enough for kids.

Then when Sirius died, I was very surprised when Harry went ballistic. I didn't think she had made their connection strong enough for him to feel the way he did and his reaction seemed overboard. I didn't get the 'like a father' thing at all. I only saw them getting to know one another at Grimmuald and then some communications via owl...and Harry saying how he'd developed trust for Sirius. But the love of a father? I was like, what? But again...good enough for kids. I went on and enjoyed the book despite it being a little far-fetched to me.



Book 7 has a lot of questions to answer so I figure it will be more interesting. Seeing the way she goes about anwsering the questions can either leave you in disbelief, laughter, question or feeling she didn't quite work it out right...on the other hand you may find yourself saying, 'hey! that was my theory' or 'YAY!'. So its all good.

Apart from that, it will probably zip up and down (exciting or interesting in parts and dragging in others) all the way through like all of the books.

And it will give rise to lots of conversation, speculation and theory! Just like the other books and I do love solving mysteries. She said this would be the case, so that is a pleasing thing to look forward to. Kudos to JKR!

I too was disappointed by some of the books, so it would not surprise me if after reading this last one I look at the book and say "what?". I've done it before. However, because JKR writes with humor, there will be points of laughter along the way, so it should be a jolly read.

I remember while reading OOTP and HBP I often thought, "now who would do that?" or "why didn't they just use a spell" or "come on JKR couldn't you have thought that through a bit more". But you just accept it as 'good enough for kids' and keep going. It is generally entertaining and funny enough to keep you reading till the end.

This book has a lot of questions to answer and seeing how she answers them can either leave you in disbelief, laughter, question or feeling she didn't quite work it out right...on the other hand you may find yourself saying, 'hey! that was my theory' or 'YAY!'. So its all good. Apart from that, it will probably zip up and down (exciting or interesting in parts and dragging in others) all the way through like all of the books.

This question may sound strange to you but apart from harry potter, what sort of books do you read if you read any and name some of them
Please answer!

wickedwickedboy, I suggest you start reading the books from Raymond E. Feist. Not only are they very good, they will change your view on harry potter. Believe me. Just give it a try and later on you will thank me for letting you know this.

I don't think DH will disappoint me unless Harry dies, but that doesn't seem very likely to me. I never have any set expectations for what an HP book should be like, so I'm never disappointed because I'm open to whatever happens. As long as it doesn't try too hard and lose the lighthearted spirit that the books have had even in their darkest moments, and as long as it doesn't become a bad teen romance novel, I'll be happy. And since I don't see either of those happening, I'm fairly optimistic. Besides, speaking as a frustrated Star Wars fan, it can't possibly end any more awkwardly than Return of the Sith did, in terms of not answering the questions fans wanted to know.

Actually, I was a little miffed at HBP at first because of all the romance, but now that I've read them a few times and caught more of the humor of the romantic situations (Ron "emerging," etc.), I'm a lot more okay with the book. Plus I think that JKR was probably trying to get all the romance stuff out of the way in HBP so DH could focus more on the important stuff. That was the only book I was ever initially disappointed with, so I'd say things are looking good for DH.

JKR has written what she intended for DH, so come what may I'll be satisfied with whatever happens. I'm going to be reading this with expectations dialed down, only devoting myself to enjoying each and every word, every scene. As long as she tells, and ends, what has been a wonderful story then I'm going to come away happy.

It's probably why I don't do the prediction threads on this forum. I'm not nearly as fanatical as most people, I know, but I'm enjoying the story for what it is. Not what I want to project into it.

So a disappointment? I'll decide once I read it.

No matter what happens, I'll be happy with it because it's the last book in the series and, yes I'll be sad once I finish it, but I will be happy with it.

I suppose it's natural that I'd be highly disappointed, but I'm hoping for the best considering the past six books have been fantasic. :) I'm surprised my favourite book is now Prisoner of Azkaban, but I know this last seventh book is just going to be one to remember. :) Let's keep our fingers crossed that soon we'll be laying our eager hands on one of the best books out of the lot!

I am absolutely sure that it will blow us all away. I felt the same way the OP did just before HBP came out, and now it's my favorite HP book. this one is going to be absolutely amazing. and believe me..... Jo has some surprises up her sleeve that no one has guessed yet, mark my words. it's always been like that. she has had this ending in her mind for 17 years, it's gonna be good.

Do you know I keep thinking it'll be disappointing. Then I think that none of the past books have come close to disappointing me (I've loved each and every one of them!) so I doubt it. I think it's just paranoia and jitters. I will be sad that it's the final book though.

I highly doubt it will be a dissapointment, it will be amazing, I am sure of it. If she has had 16yrs to work up to the ending, it must be something.

Well, I had a dream that that happened. I woke up depressed...
But I doubt that will happen because everyone who has read it (all 5 people) have said that it is their favorite. So, it will not be a disappointment.

5 people have read it? I know Jo obviously has, and the chief-type guy of Scholastic has, but who else? Just curious....

Well, her editors, both American and UK, the illustrators, the guy that checks for inconsistancies (yeah, there is a guy for that...). Time ran an article that said who has read it. Check mugglenet for the link.

Honestly, it probably will be disappointing. And if it is, it's our own fault because we overanalyzed and obsessed so much that we put DH on a pedestal of unrealistic expectations of perfection and resolution.

I doubt it will be.

As it's been pointed out, the five people who have read it, love it. I just don't think she could write six amazing books, then the most important one would suck. It's going to be a very good book, at least.

As long as she tells, and ends, what has been a wonderful story then I'm going to come away happy.

I agree with you on this, I won´t be disappointed as long as everything gets resolved one way or the other, as long as every one of our questions gets answered than I´ll be OK. It would really suck for me if Harry dies, but I don´t think this is going to happen :pso... CAN´T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

None of the books have disappointed me on any level so far. Did they make me cry? Yes, I cried so hard after Half-Blood Prince, so I can't imagine how hard I'm going to cry after Deathly Hallows. But I would bet my life JK Rowling isn't going to disappoint her fans after six beautifully written books.

I don't think it will be a disappointment, but if it is I will cry. Cry cry cry. Before sending many angry letters.

But I count on the fantastic Ms Rowling not to let us down - because she hasn't done so far, and I doubt she plans on starting now.

i dont think that it will be a dissapointment this is the last book and i dought that it will dissapoint anyone

With all the hype, I think everyone will be disappointed with it a little. People wanting answers to everything, favourite characters not getting enough attention, etc. It just can't live up to the hype, no matter how good it is.

In terms of a major diappointment, like trashing from everyone, then I think I'd just be stunned and confused for days.

I don't think it will be a disappointment. Like many others have said the only disappointment that is the last book. I am excited the book is coming out soon but also kind of sad because there will be no more books coming out.

i don't think it'll be a dissapointment. None of the books have been so far.

Due to an excellent and consistent track record, the fact that the whole series has been planned out from the start, and the amazing plot and mystery built up in HBP, it probably won't be a disappointment.

However, I've been let down by series endings so many times now (Return of the Jedi, X-Men 3) that I won't be completely stunned if book 7 turns out subpar.

I hope that DH won't be a disappointment, as it is the last book. However t could easily become slightly unstructured, which may cause it to be a bit of a let down.
I simply hope that it won't be the worst book, if it is then it would be less of an exciting read.

Jo

I will only be disappointed because it's the last book, no matter what happens in the book I am sure I will not be disappointed

I would probably try to forget I ever read it/ rewrite my own happy ending in my head and refuse to discuss things further :)

none of the pther books were a disappointment so i think that is impossible:)

I doubt that it will be. JK's other six books have been fantastic! Surely she would not let us down on the final book. I expect a very good book 7!

anything's possible

there's a possibility that it could dissapoint if the novel has no narrative shape due to plot strings being tied up/it HAS to have its own story
Half-Blood Prince became my favorite book on the assumption that Deathly Hallows builds up on it/If Deathly Hallows drops the ball, then Half-Blood Prince is therefore tainted with the same brush being the set up novel
I hope this doesn't happen, because I don't want the last two books destroyed in one stroke

I guess i would just go back to liking Order of the Phoenix the best:lol:

But seriously, some of you guys need to lower your expectations or you're going to come out of this as some seriously injured people
after all, you can't have faith without reason :relax:

And as far as my reaction, I would be dissapointed for a little while, but then I would just re-read it to see if my reaction wasn't colored by some other migitating factor, then if it REALLY sucked, I would ready the noose

Just kidding. :lol:

If it sucked, I would just give it credit where it was due, ponder for a few minutes or so what went wrong, and then get on with life

(but from what i've seen, for some people in this forum, HP is LIFE, so I don't know what the hell they're going to do. Maybe they'll get some Euphoria Elixir) :love:

I'm sure I'll love it, just because it's Harry Potter. :D

All the book of course won't be a disappointment..I'm sure that we will enjoy ourselves reading this book and discovering what we are waiting for years but may be will be some disappointment cause the end or the characters who will die.

I'd wait a little while and read it again if my initial impression was that it's a disappointment.

I did something like that for the video game Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. After waiting so long for that game, I was excited and then disappointed in the game. But, eh, I picked it up a few months later and I'm content with it.

Well, HBP, in my opinion, wasn't anything special, so I don't have great hopes for DH.

I'm fairly positive i'll love it no matter what.

I was dissappointed with THBP initially, I did'nt like it, I found it quite slow and lacking excitment. However, after reading it several times it became my favourite, it just took me a while to appreciate it.

If I am dissappointed with TDH I will simply assume that it is because it's my first reading.

It will be disappointing that the series is ending...but there will be a lot of excitement in this book and we will be on the edges of our seats...we all know that too lol :P

I'll probably love it but even if it is disappointing I won't care, I'll just be glad I'll know how it ends. But I thought HBP was disappointing and now I love it, so opinions can change.

Jo has not let us down in the past hopefully she delivers as she has every book so far.

I don't think that it will be a disappointment. Obviously there will be some people who'll be put out because not every single thread can be tied up and finished, but Jo has finished it, she's happy with it and we can only hope for the best.

Yea I highly doubt it'll be disappointing. I don't think JKR would just end the series as a disappointment.

I'm afraid that I won't like Deathly Hallows as much as the other ones. If Harry doesn't go back to Hogwarts, I know I won't like it as much--that was a lot of what made the other ones so fun!!! If it's mostly action and the kind of scary sequences that happen just at the end of the other books, I know I won't like it as much. Which would be disappointing to me, even if it has to happen to conclude the series.

I have a problem with all my fandoms--I get way too wrapped into them and the theories, and nothing that happens in canon every is completely satisfactory.

Therefore, I think that Deathly Hallows will have to be somewhat of a disappointment, because it will lack a lot of the elements I would have liked to have seen and a lot of the complexities won't be built up the way I would have liked.

I highly doubt that it would be a disappointment, but if it were, because its the ending to the whole series it would probably turn me off all the books!!
so hopefully it is far from disappointing. :D

Well, it depends on the level of character in which you are interested. We certainly will get the secondary characters (Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, Draco) and tertiary characters (various Weasleys, teachers like McGonagal, Neville, Luna). We should not expect to read about quaternary characters (e.g., other Gryffindors) or people like that. Remember, the story is about Harry Potter: it isn't a history of a fictional world!

I didn't make myself clear. I really meant Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, Neville and Luna. Not like Seamus, Dean, Lavender and Cho. I didn't expect Everyone!