Endings and The Boy Who lived

(warning, there be a few spoilers ahead, in case anyone still doesn't know the ending)

We finally saw Deathly Hallows Part 2 last week. I guess I'm a fan (fanatic?) because I was one of the ones who pre-ordered Deathly Hallows from Amazon, waited anxiously by the door for it to be delivered, and read the whole 700+ pages in three days. I started late on the series, though, around Goblet of Fire, and got caught up from there. Some of the movies have been hit or miss. I loved Prisoner of...