yes, totally, everything i expected to happen (read: everything that i would have done if i were jkr) played out exactly like i wanted to, and harry living at the end was just an added bonus! *grins* this book was awesome and then some! yeah, i always theorized that harry was the final horcrux and that sev was good- but man, jkr had me going there for a while! *vindicated* i win!!!!