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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 3656994" data-attributes="member: 2205">Yup.  I had started re-reading the whole series (again) but got distracted by the release of Monsternomicon 2 so I was still in the middle of Goblet of Fire when the new book came out.  I read it right away, of course, but now I'm back to my re-read and I'll cap it off by re-reading the last book to see how it all fits together.For the most part, I really liked this book.  However, I think the ending needed to be a little bit more fleshed out.  We've been with these characters for many years and many books now, and I find them almost all likeable.  Given that, I think it was extremely disappointing that:1.  The Harry/Ginny subplot is resolved off screen.  WTF?  That's been one of the major subplots for (at least) the last two books, and depending on how you count it, all the way from the beginning of the series.  Lame.  We needed to actually see some resolution there, not just find out from the epilogue that it was resolved.2.  Fred's death was robbed of a lot of it's potential gravitas because there was no on-screen mourning to speak of.  Even Lupin's death meant more, which I thought was a little odd.  Fred was a more significant character in terms of screen time.3.  Since the kids blew off their last year and I presume didn't take NEWTS, their career options are probably somewhat limited (although then again, folks like Dean and others who had their schooling interrupted are no doubt in the same boat.)  No doubt the ministry and new headmaster made some kind of accomodation, but I'd have liked to at least know what happened here.  And why is there never any talk of Harry becoming a professional Quidditch player?  He loves Quidditch; has said it over and over again, and is in the same league as the best players ever.  To me, a career path in the professional Quidditch circuit seems obvious, but it's never been mentioned.  Instead we get Auror and DADA teacher.  Hermione could probably ace her NEWTS even without having gone to school all year.</blockquote>

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