Precisely. And if you need to take that editing machete to your ending too? So be it. But I think after book three or so she kind of got editing immunity, and wasn't subject to things like, you know, character continuity.

Yeaaah. That's pretty much the source of my zen regarding HP. Sure, I didn't get the ship I liked--but ...yeah, it could be worse. Rowling could have written them with that ending. Bleh.