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apocalypsos-- I got to bed at seven this morning and woke up at three. Which, YAY, because I wanted to sleep as much as I wanted today rather than getting up early to do anything, but on the same token I kind of want to point to today when my mom asks me why I don't go to family events or parties or whatever during my shift and say, "Yeah, this would be why."
-- So I've seen the spoilers for the DH epilogue. Or what's supposed to the spoilers for the epilogue, since I've now seen two entirely different spoilers. Then again, these were the actual photos, so ... yeah. (Not that I would be the least bit surprised if someone in HP fandom faked up a soppy, dull, cheesy epilogue just to piss off the rest of fandom a little early, but still.)
Also, HA! Somebody totally just got fired from Borders. :)
Anyway, like I said. Soppy, dull, cheesy, and bound to inspire terrifying amounts of "The Potter and Weasley kids at Hogwarts, YAY!" fic, which ... oh, joy. Also, I'd say it was a ridiculously happy ending but if Harry and Ginny have been cruel enough to saddle one of their children with the name Albus Severus -- regardless of how heroic either character was to Harry -- they've obviously both gone insane or evil or both and are taking some innocent impressionable child with them.
And then there is Draco, who named his kid Scorpius. And my first thought was, "Draco was terribly depressed following the defeat of Voldemort and fell into the vile habit of watching Muggle television, which culminated in being hopelessly addicted to reruns of Farscape when his son was born ..." *snickers*
Okay, on a more serious note, I kind of love the fact that fandom's already got its panties in a twist because it's such a happy ending. Seriously, what does everybody expect? First and foremost, it's a children's book. Jo's not going to end it with Harry's dead body lying in the ruins of Hogwarts while Ron and Hermione break down and have hot steamy sex nearby. That's what![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
apocalyptothon is for. *beams* But personally I'm not the least bit surprised. The first spoilers I saw for the epilogue were the gang having dinner sometime in the future and Harry's powers appearing to reemerge after disappearing after defeating Voldemort. (As is, he has to give them in trade or overloads them or something.) And considering it's an epilogue ... well, really, how many epilogues do we ever see that AREN'T a glimpse to the happy ending we've already been promised, particularly in a story in which good defeats evil?
I don't know. I'm the bitter bastard who had enough as of OotP, so maybe I'm more morbidly amused than I should be. :)
-- So I've seen the spoilers for the DH epilogue. Or what's supposed to the spoilers for the epilogue, since I've now seen two entirely different spoilers. Then again, these were the actual photos, so ... yeah. (Not that I would be the least bit surprised if someone in HP fandom faked up a soppy, dull, cheesy epilogue just to piss off the rest of fandom a little early, but still.)
Also, HA! Somebody totally just got fired from Borders. :)
Anyway, like I said. Soppy, dull, cheesy, and bound to inspire terrifying amounts of "The Potter and Weasley kids at Hogwarts, YAY!" fic, which ... oh, joy. Also, I'd say it was a ridiculously happy ending but if Harry and Ginny have been cruel enough to saddle one of their children with the name Albus Severus -- regardless of how heroic either character was to Harry -- they've obviously both gone insane or evil or both and are taking some innocent impressionable child with them.
And then there is Draco, who named his kid Scorpius. And my first thought was, "Draco was terribly depressed following the defeat of Voldemort and fell into the vile habit of watching Muggle television, which culminated in being hopelessly addicted to reruns of Farscape when his son was born ..." *snickers*
Okay, on a more serious note, I kind of love the fact that fandom's already got its panties in a twist because it's such a happy ending. Seriously, what does everybody expect? First and foremost, it's a children's book. Jo's not going to end it with Harry's dead body lying in the ruins of Hogwarts while Ron and Hermione break down and have hot steamy sex nearby. That's what
apocalyptothon is for. *beams* But personally I'm not the least bit surprised. The first spoilers I saw for the epilogue were the gang having dinner sometime in the future and Harry's powers appearing to reemerge after disappearing after defeating Voldemort. (As is, he has to give them in trade or overloads them or something.) And considering it's an epilogue ... well, really, how many epilogues do we ever see that AREN'T a glimpse to the happy ending we've already been promised, particularly in a story in which good defeats evil? I don't know. I'm the bitter bastard who had enough as of OotP, so maybe I'm more morbidly amused than I should be. :)
