Thanks! I'm really grateful that you liked what I said.

I agree with you about the epilogue - it doesn't say anything we didn't know was going to happen. But I don't think that warrants a value-judgement. In a way, the epilogue's existence was more important than its content, because it shut down possible (published) books and cemented canon. Fans will keep writing AU, but this keeps other authors from turning HP into anever-dying conglomerate like Star Trek/Star Wars, and finishes the mythical plot structure.

And yes, all the people complaining about "weird names," etc, have just left me giggling helplessly. And Teddy's backstory begs to be written.