YES!! I have my Harry Potter book **SPOILERS ABOUND!!!***

christiangirl · #1 07-25-2007, 07:43 AM

Oh yeah, I'd also like to know what happened to Harry's profession. After all, no one is Harry year could've really finished school. Hogwart's was half-destoyed before Year 7 was up. Is there a Wizarding GED? I dunno, Generally Excepted Degree? And what happened to George...I can't imagine his life without Fred.

Pike/PhiDeltmom · #2 07-25-2007, 08:11 AM

This book was fantastic! I was so engrossed in the second half, that I'd get a little testy if I had to put it down. Thankfully Pike and Phi Delt sons were reading their copies at the same time. My husband was acting grumpy and was obviously feeling a little left out. After about the 10th interruption, Phi Delt son found his copy of "The Sorcerer's Stone", gave it to his dad told him he couldn't up until he read the first 5 chapters. That did the trick and now he's hooked, too!

BetteDavisEyes · #3 07-25-2007, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by christiangirl

Oh yeah, I'd also like to know what happened to Harry's profession. After all, no one is Harry year could've really finished school. Hogwart's was half-destoyed before Year 7 was up. Is there a Wizarding GED? I dunno, Generally Excepted Degree? And what happened to George...I can't imagine his life without Fred.

At the end of the final chapter prior to the epilogue, Harry had some thought about finally being able to sleep in the Gryffindor tower again & wondered if Kreacher would bring him up a sandwich. *shrugs*
Despite the amount of damage the castle withstood, I think it stands to reason that it re-opened fairly quickly allowing Harry & those of his year to get an "abbreviated" graduation of some sort.

From the epilogue, I'm figuring that Harry & Ginny married within 7 years of the final battle if their son James was already beyond his 1st year (did the book specify what year he was in?) and Albus & Rose were first years. Ginny & Hugo are 9 year olds. It is also heavily implied that Scorpius is also a first year.

Did I miss anything else? I'm sure I did. I just finished my second read of the book and my mind is muddled with medicine and a stupid cold (darn students).

Finally, I am curious & hope she answers this one day but are Harry & Ginny living at Grimmauld Place? Godric's Hallow at his parents old cottage? WHERE!!!
Damn unanswered questions.

christiangirl · #4 07-25-2007, 10:13 PM

It's almost like she's recreating the cast with all these kids named after other people! (James, Lily, Albus, Severus, Ted) Who are Rose and Hugo named after? Or are those original? I can remember someone named Victor Hugo, but I don't know if that's from the books or somewhere else in life.

Drolefille · #5 07-25-2007, 10:22 PM

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It's almost like she's recreating the cast with all these kids named after other people! (James, Lily, Albus, Severus, Ted) Who are Rose and Hugo named after? Or are those original? I can remember someone named Victor Hugo, but I don't know if that's from the books or somewhere else in life.

Well there wasn't a main character named Ted, he was just named after his grandfather. And Rose and Hugo aren't particularly named after anyone.. they're just named. And named like the kids of a Muggleborn and "blood traitor" too. Anyone else notice the Weasleys all have "normal" names unlike the rest of the purebloods who are all named Latin/Faux Latin names?

MysticCat · #6 07-25-2007, 10:40 PM

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I can remember someone named Victor Hugo, but I don't know if that's from the books or somewhere else in life.

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) wrote Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre Dame).

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And Rose and Hugo aren't particularly named after anyone.. they're just named. And named like the kids of a Muggleborn and "blood traitor" too. Anyone else notice the Weasleys all have "normal" names unlike the rest of the purebloods who are all named Latin/Faux Latin names?

I have noticed that, although there are a few other pureblood families with "normal" names -- the Potters (Harry's father was James) and the Longbottoms, for example. (And Peter Pettigrew.)

I have a feeling that she had a reason for choosing Rose and Hugo, but it's just not obvious from the book. I actually checked to see if her parents were named Rose and Hugo. (They weren't.)

Apparently, at the reading this past Friday night/Saturday morning, JKR said that she had considered naming the book Harry Potter and the Battle of Hogwarts, but she thought that gave away too much. Also, it appears that she is doing a live internet interview this coming Monday, during which she'll answer questions submitted via the internet. Maybe some of these burning questions -- what are Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny doing, where did the names Rose and Hugo come from, who's headmaster now, etc., will be answered.

Drolefille · #7 07-25-2007, 11:23 PM

True it seems to be the "good" purebloods who have normal names, although, not ALL of them do. I can't think of any of the bad guys with normal names... what were Crabbe and Goyle's first names? I'm sure someone here remembers

polarpi · #8 07-25-2007, 11:29 PM

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True it seems to be the "good" purebloods who have normal names, although, not ALL of them do. I can't think of any of the bad guys with normal names... what were Crabbe and Goyle's first names? I'm sure someone here remembers

I think Goyle's first name is Gregory

ASUADPi · #9 07-26-2007, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by christiangirl

It's almost like she's recreating the cast with all these kids named after other people! (James, Lily, Albus, Severus, Ted) Who are Rose and Hugo named after? Or are those original? I can remember someone named Victor Hugo, but I don't know if that's from the books or somewhere else in life.

Rose= Titanic; Hugo= Hugo Weaving aka Agent Smith & Elrond

I'm sure Harry and Co. have seen Titanic, Matrix trilogy and Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

(Sorry, had to add some humor)

kstar · #10 07-26-2007, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by christiangirl

It's almost like she's recreating the cast with all these kids named after other people! (James, Lily, Albus, Severus, Ted) Who are Rose and Hugo named after? Or are those original? I can remember someone named Victor Hugo, but I don't know if that's from the books or somewhere else in life.

I think Hugo was in honor of the Hugo Award that JKR won for writing the series.

Rose was just probably some name she liked.