Sock, Graham? *holds one out*
I loved the Epilogue...

Some unexpected bits in that, but I liked them all. ^_^
I have a question though.... Mom and I both thought hard about one of the questions JK was supposed to answer and can't figure out who it is...
JKR said that someone will manage magic very late in life in Book 7: who will it be? Filch, perhaps?
I can't think of anyone who mastered Magic... And the assumption is that it was during that
final battle that someone 'mastered magic'..... It was not Flich, he's a Squib and all he did was run around like a chicken with its head cut off. (No offense, Sir Nicholas.)
So.... who did she mean?
Loose Ends:
After that, there are still some loose ends that were listed that JK never answered. Anyone find them? I didn't see the answer anywhere... Did I miss it? >_>;
1.) What were Lily and James' occupations? (Anyone see this answer?)
2.) What "worst memory" did Dudley experience when he was attacked by dementors in
Order of the Phoenix? (I don't recall anyone saying.... Dudley never admitted what he saw, just that Harry saved him.)
3.) How exactly did the Potters and the Longbottoms "thrice defy Voldemort"? (I don't recall her answering exactly how both families "thrice defied" him... Just that he
chose Lily Evans as who it meant... after hearing the Prophecy... Which, to him, was incomplete.)
4.) Do we know the full reason that Voldemort decided to try to kill Harry instead of Neville? (Aside from the fact he chose the Potter Family...? No?)
5.) Where did the Potter family's wealth come from? (It could be tied to the jobs, but it wasn't discussed. Not that it's VITAL, but... Never answered.)
Discussion Questions:
I know they're kinda stupid, but, just wondering what y'all thought...
1.)
Where did Fawkes go at the end of Half-Blood Prince?
---It appears he just flew off.... But Phoenixes don't really die... Could Fawkes have just gone off to find a new 'Master'?
2.)
Why did Regulus choose to leave the Death Eaters?
---All I remember, specifically, is that he decided to leave... he returned to Grimmauld Place and Kreacher mentioned how horrible he looked. Do you think he realized that Voldemort was worse than he had believed? Perhaps he lost interest in the "glamour" of being a Death Eater...
3.) Are we going to see the Ford Anglia in the Forbidden Forest again?
---We all know the answer if you've read through, but wouldn't that have been awesome to come across in the Forbidden Forest? XD!
4.)
What are the twelve uses of dragon's blood that Dumbledore discovered? Will these discoveries be important to the story in any way?
---I don't think this even came up, do you? But it would have been interesting to know. XD
5.)
Did Hagrid have to be able to see thestrals in order to train them? If so, whose death did Hagrid witness?
--While I don't recall seeing an answer, the fact is, I don't think it was ever stated that he
trained them.... But it is another interesting question...