HP7 (warning, contains spoilers)

This post contains plot spoilers about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Please proceed with caution. I'm not kidding. You will regret reading this post if you haven't read the book yet.









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Well. It's over. It's been an enjoyable ride for me. And J.K. Rowling did almost everything I predicted. Snape was working for Dumbledore and he did what he could to help Harry along. I won't admit to calling the Lily/Snape/James love triange, but it definately explains why Harry having his mother's eyes was pretty important. And we see where Snape's irrational loathing of James came from. But I guess we'll never know WHY he was attracted to the Dark Arts in the first place. I guess some things you just have to accept. And this is one of them. But in the end Snape's name was cleared. Dumbledore knew about Voldemort's mission to have Draco kill him, and he also knew Snape would have to be the one who did it. I'm almost glad to hear that Dumbledore was dying anyway. And Andrew and I totally called Harry being a Horcrux. Go us.

What else, what else. All the deaths. My god, I didn't expect THAT many deaths! Hedwig, Mad-Eye, Dobby, Lupin, Tonks ... and those are just SOME of the GOOD guys! I shed a tear when Dobby died. That was sad, after all Dobby had done for Harry and the gang. I was just so shocked when Fred died though! Though I did half expect that Mr. Weasley might die, so I don't know why I was so surprised when Fred died instead.

Ron and Hermione.... took them long enough, and I love that it was Ron finally admiting that house-elves should be shown some respect that drove Hermione to make out with him.

So here is what I like to thin the missing 19 years contained.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to Hogwarts the next year. McGonagall becomes Headmaster and they let everyone make up the year. Except they need a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. :) (Harry doesn't have to take DADA), Of course everyone goes back because they never took their N.E.W.T.s! And Hermione is not one to miss her exams so they go back, have a nice little year at Hogwarts and graduate. Oddly enough, no one comes back that was in Slytherin. Ron and Harry become Aurors (let's face it, Harry has been an Auror since he first showed up at Hogwarts), Hermione goes to work for some non-profit group that promotes Inter-Species Cooperation and works tirelessly for Muggles, Wizards, Goblins, Centaurs, Giants, House-Elves (and whatever other down-trodden groups there are) to all get along. Ginny joins the Magical Law-Enforcement Squad upon leaving Hogwarts, where she kindly turns a blind eye everyting George and Lee Jordan get caught doing something not-quite-legal with the joke shop.

The End.