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BAD: The epilogue. Call me a completionist, but I'm interested in the fates of more than just the central three or four characters. There were enough classmates and supporters who played pivotal roles that it would've been worth noting how they managed to get on. I cannot be the only person with a curiosity as to what eventually becomes of Luna Lovegood or Ernie Macmillan.
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Notice that she didn't even really use Luna Lovegood in this book. Or Ernie Macmillan. Or Neville. Or Ron. The good chunk of the book was Harry and Hermione, wandering around and doing things.
When I first finished the book, I thought it was really good. Looking back at it, the book could have been a bit longer. For the character's she didn't kill off, she could have given them a bit more time. I mean, Luna Lovegood was a somewhat important character in Book Five. Dropped like a rock. She even sent Ron away for a couple chapters. Did she not want to write lines for him?
I thought the epilogue was even worse. She could have given a bit more or just not given us one. I would have actually preferred to have not an epilogue. All I got was that Ron and Hermione are married and so are Ron and Ginny. And they have kids and can't name them really well. (Hugo and everyone's already mentioned Albus Serverus). Nothing about what they do, which irked me the most. Rowling gave us a tease, which as everyone person with a functional sex organ knows, is far more terrible than nothing.
Although, killing characters left and right was a nice touch. Shows the abject cruelty of war. I don't know how they're going to make this movie PG-13. On one hand, I'd prefer to see a rated R version.
Overall, a decent way to close off the series, but I'd expected a bit more. The Deathly Hallows aspect felt a bit forced, but I enjoyed it more than I thought it was. However, the book felt like a really large collaborative fanfiction, picking up themes here and there.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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