Mostly the perspective of M (my cousin, not Bond's boss).. that as JKR become the publishing industry's pet Goddess.. her editors were no longer able to yell at her.. and hence the myriad mistakes in DH.
Take for example the whole issue of wand loyalties in the deathly hallows... remember how Ron's wand was shattered by the Whomping Willow in CoS? Also remember the dueling club where Snape disarmed Lockhart with nothing more than a quick Expelliarmus? So.. there should have been a few quick lines about how wands can change loyalties if one loses a duel. And Ron should have won Lockhart's wand in the CoS itself... saving the need to buy him one with the winnings from the Daily Prophet in PoA.
The Hallows were never introduced in the context told by Xonophilius Lovegood ever before... and that is a terrible demerit of the series... for as long as I can remember, I have defending JKR against disbelieving Muggles by responding to their accusations of "its magic! Its for kids!!" by saying that "there are rules... she does not pull rabbits from her hat". This feels like a let down.
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