The final duel between Harry and Voldemort seemed to be intentionally written with iconic cinematic elements - the final shootout of a western movie for one thing, and although I was surprised at Molly Weasly's language - (NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH !) - that seemed to come straight from of one of the strongest scenes in the "Alien" films, where Sigourney Weaver gets in a robotic machine and fights the alien predator, using almost the same words, "GET AWAY FROM HER YOU BITCH!"

Although I haven't seen it confirmed anywhere, my daughter claims she heard that J.K. Rowling may start a new book with the words to the effect of - "After nineteen years, Harry's scar mysteriously began hurting again...."