so what else is new?

The start of what looks like a good Neville at Hogwarts series.

But then there's the new problem of why Harry survived the killing curse in the woods. My understanding is that, if the Elder wand recognized Harry as its Master, the curse didn't have the power to kill him, much like Harry couldn't get his "snatcher" wand to work properly.

I was under the impression that Harry survived because of the Deathly Hallows.

He had the cloak. He'd just had possession of the Resurrection Stone. And, as we find out later, he was "master" of the Elder Wand.

According to the story, that makes him the Master of Death, able to choose whether or not to die. And Dumbledore offers him that choice in King's Cross. Harry chooses to go back for his friends' sake.

Of course, my question about the whole Elder Wand thing...if every time you disarm your opponent and take his wand that makes you that wand's new master...or anytime you disarm an opponent and take a wand that makes you master of any wand that opponent has...then the D.A. sessions must have really fucked with peoples' wand use.

"Expelliarmus!"

"Good one! Where's my wand!"

"Oh, here it is, mate. Cheers."

"Thanks. Expelliarmus! What the--? Hey, why'd it produce a bunch of flowers?"

"Ooh, pretty ones, though. Nice arrangement."

Rowling reveals a little more about what happened after the end of the book.

As for his occupation, Harry, along with Ron, is working at the Auror Department at the Ministry of Magic. After all these years, Harry is now the department head.

“Harry and Ron utterly revolutionized the Auror Department,” Rowling said. “They are now the experts. It doesn’t matter how old they are or what else they’ve done.”

Meanwhile, Hermione, Ron’s wife, is “pretty high up” in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, despite laughing at the idea of becoming a lawyer in “Deathly Hallows.”

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“I’m dealing with a level of obsession in some of my fans that will not rest until they know the middle names of Harry’s great-great-grandparents,” she said.

It's like she knows me!!

To heck with the Potters, tell me Draco's wife's name, what he's up to and how often he and Harry get together without their wives knowing about it? And does Ginny stay at home and watch the kids or what?

I want to know all of those things, too!

I'll bet he marries Pansy. Cause ya know - he IS one.

I vote for Ginny being a professional Quidditch player.

Hmmm. I kinda like the idea of her being the charms professor. But pro-quidditch works for me, too.

OR, she goes into the shop with George and Lee.

I was under the impression that Harry survived because of the Deathly Hallows.

He had the cloak. He'd just had possession of the Resurrection Stone. And, as we find out later, he was "master" of the Elder Wand.

According to the story, that makes him the Master of Death, able to choose whether or not to die. And Dumbledore offers him that choice in King's Cross. Harry chooses to go back for his friends' sake.

I really thought this was where JK was going in the plot: That because Harry possessed the stone and the cloak that he was not able to be killed. But since there was a discussion about it at King's Cross, I figured my speculation was DUMB. I thought to myself around 2/3rds of the way in: THAT'S why Dumbledore wanted him to get the Hallows. This is the only way he would defeat Riddle!