(from book)
*Note- What you�re about to read is very long (it�s really only for people who care). So again, I suggest that you only read it when you can be bothered (and maybe have a break halfway through). Oh, and note that this is from the book that I told you about before.
The first three Potter novels have provided a wealth of thought provoking wisdom, concepts, and information, enticing Potterites to speculate on possible developments in the evolving saga. Fans post possible story lines on Internet sites and hope that Rowling will reveal details that readers can use to decipher well-guarded secrets regarding future books in the series.
During interviews, Rowling drops hints about Harry Potter's forthcoming adventures, but she refuses to divulge major twists and specifications about her vague references. Rowling stresses that Harry will be busy during his remaining years at Hogwarts, but she does not reveal what will occupy his time. Although she has outlined the remaining three books, she says that she may change storylines as she writes. Her comments that she will not write about Harry enduring a middle age crisis or maturing to be an elderly wizard suggest that Harry may die young like his parents, become a Muggle, or disappear into secluded obscurity after defeating Lord Voldemort decisively in Book VII. Rowling's propensity for happy endings in the first three Potter novels plus her protective feelings toward Harry suggest that the latter conclusion is probably the most plausible. It is also the scenario that fits most closely with the pattern of the archetypal hero, which Harry closely resembles.
In an interview, she stated that wizards have longer life spans than Muggles, and this might also affect how she is perceiving Harry's post-Hogwarts' life. She acknowledges that after she completes the seven books in the Harry Potter epic that she will probably experience feelings of grief after devoting thirteen years of her life to telling Harry's saga. She even compared her future emotions as the bereavement felt when a close friend dies, but Rowling also concedes that she might consider writing another Harry Potter book years after she has finished the seven books that she initially planned. However, she insists that there is no wizard university to continue Harry's education. Of course, a potential Book VIII might be a prequel to Harry's adult life rather than another sequel in his Hogwarts life.
Rowling confirms that Lord Voldemort's powers are strengthening and that more characters will die to emphasize the dastardly nature of evil. She says that only after careful consideration did she decide to include so many deaths to accentuate the deepening conflict between good and evil forces and the resulting victimization of innocents. She wants to demonstrate the finality of death because so many fans ask her when Harry's parents will return, as if magic can make the impossible possible. Loss and grief will be themes in all of the remaining books as Harry deals with the demise of people he cherishes and reveres. As the books' dark tones intensify, there will probably be more anti-Potter attempts to ban the books.
Rowling has announced that Hermione will become less insufferable. Other story developments in future books include enhanced information about the Sorting Hat and introductions to other wizard schools and pupils. New creatures will enter Harry's life. The Dursleys may no longer enjoy prosperity, and Dudley may have to adjust and cope with less luxurious circumstances. Rowling will not confirm whether Harry stops living with the Dursleys. She does say that Scabbers will return, and, in a rare accomplishment, an older character will learn to perform magic without benefit of childhood training or the Hogwarts curriculum. Harry and Sirius Black will communicate somewhat sporadically because Black is still a fugitive. Professor Trelawney's first valid prediction will be disclosed, and Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Crookshanks, Aragog, the Marauders' Map, and the flying car will make encore appearances. The new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher has a magical eye but he may not stay long so that Lupin, whom Rowling has said would be the one Hogwarts teacher she would like to instruct her daughter Jessica, may return. Ron's discomfort from being impoverished will be evident when Harry provides him needed items or money. Ron's female cousin will also make her debut. More information will be provided about the Malfoy family. Rumors suggested that Neville Longbottom is Peter Pettigrew's son but Book IV confirms he is not. During an online chat session, Rowling clarified that she will explain how a magical quill at Hogwarts knows when a magical child is born and records the name in a book which Professor McGonagall consults to deliver invitations by owl when those children are age eleven. And throughout all his adventures, Harry will grow up and not be suspended in some unnatural, perpetual adolescence.
By Book VII Harry will fulfill his destiny of avenging his parents' murder and become an adult wizard. Freed from most Ministry of Magic restrictions designed to protect underage wizards and people near them, Harry can autonomously perform magic wherever he chooses. The Dursleys, particularly Dudley, will no longer be protected by Hogwarts' rules prohibiting magic off campus, and Rowling warns that Dudley should expect some sort of magical retribution from Harry to avenge the years he endured Dudley's tormenting assaults. Revelations about Lily Potter's and Petunia Dursley's family will probably be part of future plots. Readers may also learn about friendships and vendettas between ancestors of current Hogwarts students. Perhaps the Dursleys were somehow involved financially or socially with Voldemort and his followers, and might have even been involved somehow in the Potters' murder, and this is why they react with such terror at the mention of magic, and why they torment Harry out of guilt. Or maybe no such allegiances existed, and they are just non-empathetic, clueless, self-absorbed Muggles. Startling disclosures about Harry might entail news of a long-lost sibling, even a twin (male or female), or other familial relation who has served as his humanly Patronus since Book I. Rowling told a fan that Book VII explains why only some wizards and witches become ghosts, suggesting that happy people do not haunt the living, perhaps providing a clue to the emotional status of Harry's parents when they were alive. She also said that the Potters' careers were essential to a future plot and will explain why Harry inherited so much gold.
The final Potter novels will probably thrill most readers as what appeared to be slight occurrences and the introduction of seemingly inconsequential characters in earlier books prove to be crucial factors for plot development. Readers may feel compelled to chide themselves for not recognizing culprits and turning points as they raced through the text to find out what happened next. A master craftsman, Rowling has carefully constructed her series like a resilient centuries-old castle, building a solid foundation then deliberately placing each stone to balance other stones and buttress the entire structure. Decades from now, tales of Harry Potter may be passed around old-fashioned campfires and state-of-the-art digital communication systems. Robots may read the books to children in their habitat units on space stations. "I'd be delighted if I thought in 50 years time someone would say, you know the Potter novels, who wrote them?" Rowling stated during a televised segment about her career. "I would want the books to be as widely read as possible," she asserted but humbly confided in a manner reminiscent of Harry Potter's response to his fame, "I don't have any particular desire personally to be as well known as possible at all. In fact, I have no desire for that at all." Rowling believes in the magical power of stories, and someday all of her works will be available for readers to devour voraciously from Book I to VII, and literary critics to interpret characters, themes, and symbolism with a comprehensive awareness of the complete Harry Potter cycle from beginning to end. Until that time, Potterites worldwide will squirm in anticipation of each treasured new Harry Potter release.
Phew! I bet you�re glad that�s over!