MacGuffins, I'll grant you. Happily ever after? I thought I was reading the series where two of the books ended with character death in a heavy way, betrayal and lies and 'life's not fair' has been a common theme since book 3 and most of book 7 was set up to teach Harry to accept death. But don't be sorry - you're entitled to your opinion, and I'm glad you enjoyed it more than I did.