2007
So What Happened To Harry Potter?
My biggest gripe about the last Harry Potter book was that it left open a lot of questions for the main characters. I wanted to know more - what happened to the characters between Voldemort’s defeat and the day in the train station? Where do they live, what are they doing for a living, what happened to the death eaters who weren’t killed. Did Draco Malfoy ever really repent? It was clear that he and Harry and Ron never became friends, but that curt nod in the train station indicated at least some level of civility. Evidently a lot of those questions will have to wait for the encyclopedia to come out, but in the meantime, this Rowling interview covered a few of the questions. h/t to Rhymes with Right.
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.”
… Luna Lovegood, the eccentric Ravenclaw who was fascinated with Crumple-Horned Snorkacks and Umgubular Slashkilters, continues to march to the beat of her own drum.
“I think that Luna is now traveling the world looking for various mad creatures,” Rowling said. “She’s a naturalist, whatever the wizarding equivalent of that is.”
July 29th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
I saw that interview, and I’m so glad I did. It answered many of the questions I had, but I still want more!
July 30th, 2007 at 7:46 am
Likewise.
I’m looking forward to the encyclopedia. I think that’s a good choice; any other novels would be a let-down. Harry and Ron chasing down various deatheaters? Yawn. The mechanics of how they remade the Ministry of Magic? Yergh. A new children’s series of the next generation at Hogwarts? How could it exceed the scope of fighting Voldemort and engaging in a revolution against their own government? I would love, love, love to see a novel where Draco Malfoy comes to Harry and Ron to get rid of his father’s dark magic items, and they turn up a new foe that they fight against together. But unless she can come up with a foe greater than Voldemort… never say never, I guess, but I’m not feeling particularly hopeful.