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Originally Posted by GiRTh

I dont people consider Al Pacino to be the guy from he Godfather. He has a huge Cv of work and is known for being more than an actor who does commercial movies.

You may not consider her a one hit wonder but I think others will always compare her work to Potter, obviously. Which brings me back to why did she leave so little room for future projects?. I think that will end up being a poor decision by her.

Because, as I say, it was 1 story. Not a series of books based around a character and then she suddenly decided to end it. She came up with a story that was 7 parts. She wrote the 7 parts and the story came to a close. Hence my The Famous Five comparison earlier. It wasn't designed as something that could just go on and on.

It's not closed that she could never return to it, have you read them?

Of course people will always compare it to Potter, what I'm saying is that that's not the definition of a one hit wonder. Hence my Al Pacino comment. He has a big CV but The Godfather is his most well known work around the world. Does it mean it's the only thing of note he's done or will do? No, it simply means it's his most famous part.

JK Rowling has written subsequent books and they've been bestsellers and won over the critics, that's not a failure just because they didn't become a worldwide phenomenon.

It just smacks of trying to find fault and knock her down. Like people were waiting to say "Oh look, lightning hasn't struck twice so she's nothing". No matter what any of the people who were involved with Potter go on to do, Potter will be their most well known work for a long time to come. Doesn't mean it's the best thing they'll ever do or they won't achieve anything else but because Potter is such a huge franchise and so high profile that very little could ever top it.