Blog de Puree

Spoiler alert! Do not continue to read this post if you have not finished reading the final Harry Potter book!

Spoiler alert! Do not continue to read this post if you have not finished reading the final Harry Potter book!

Spoiler alert! Do not continue to read this post if you have not finished reading the final Harry Potter book!

Spoiler alert! Do not continue to read this post if you have not finished reading the final Harry Potter book!

Spoiler alert! Do not continue to read this post if you have not finished reading the final Harry Potter book!

Expelliarmus!

Protego!

Wingardium Leviosa!

Reparo!

Post begins here:

It’s been a month since reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and I have more thoughts on the end of the book, specifically, the controversial epilogueI was intrigued by the fact that Randye and I had different views about the epilogue. We mirrored the differences found in many circles—I viewed it as the perfect serene wrap-up to the turbulent Harry Potter saga, and she saw it and as a fairy-tale ending that was disingenuous to the general feel of the books.

While pondering our difference of opinion, I came across this blog post by Cheryl Klein, an editor at Arthur A. Levine books, and who helped to edit the Harry Potter series. It is a bit dated, but apropos. On her blog, Brooklyn Arden, she addresses the range of opinions on the books ending and gives a great explanation of the end of the final book and how it paid off five essential themes found within the entire series.

• Family – He transforms from an orphan outcast to a community-accepted family man.
• Maturity – Harry’s namesake for his child shows that he values sacrifice and courage, and is able to rise above pettiness from his past.
• Fame – He has finally overcome his awkwardness regarding his fame and chooses to live a simple life.
• Choice – He values wisdom. “It is our choices, far more than our abilities, that show who we truly are”
• Power, or Where Real Happiness Comes From – The serene ending shows that Harry enjoys being a regular guy, where he can find happiness in every day love and domestic life.

But rather than my trying to reexplain more it here, please check out her post, which I think hit the nail right on the head.