Harry Potter and the last hurrah

The End of the Potterverse

[20 July 2007]

by Alan Cochrum

McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

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The End of the Potterverse

• Introduction
• Classic Harry
• Harry Potter and the judgment of posterity
• Harry Potter and the last hurrah
• Can Harry Potter conjure a generation of writers? Or, at least, readers?
• The end is near
• What awaits the literary world beyond the Deathly Hallows?
• Harry Potter death odds

When it comes to perceptiveness, I cannot claim the talent of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. But here are a few thoughts on what readers might -- or might not, or should, or should not -- encounter in Harry's last hurrah.

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The End of the Potterverse

• Introduction
• Classic Harry
• Harry Potter and the judgment of posterity
• Harry Potter and the last hurrah
• Can Harry Potter conjure a generation of writers? Or, at least, readers?
• The end is near
• What awaits the literary world beyond the Deathly Hallows?
• Harry Potter death odds

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