ABSTRACT
It is tempting today, with ten years in the rear-view mirror, to claim that the resolution of the Harry Potter saga was predictable. We can but speculate whether the ending of the final volume, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, has been part of the original design or influenced by the unprecedented success of the first volumes. It is intriguing to explore the novels in terms of their compliance with or deviation from the conventions of children’s literature; both can, paradoxically, account for their popularity.
