[SuziQ]

i>Deathly Hallows would have been a classic if Rowlings was allowed to continue on with the book she wanted to write.. (i.e. the one where Harry dies).

How do you know that JKR wanted Harry to die, and STAY dead? Maybe she envisioned this ending all along.

[Accygirl]

It seemed quite obvious that she was going to end with Harry’s death for most of the series and most of Book 7 (the symbolism was definitely not subtle). The Forest Again was a beautiful chapter and seemed very natural...

However, I guess that your right. Rowlings could have wanted this ending. But I don’t think that speaks highly of her as an author then. Instead of challenging her audience, she pandered to them on the lowest common denominator and gave them exactly the Disney teen ending they wanted.

[r9etb]

Maybe she envisioned this ending all along.

She is said to have written that last chapter/epilogue before she wrote the books themselves.