Exclusive: Author gives details on events after the book’s final epilogue It was July 26, 2007, J.K. Rowling was asked what happens next to Harry Potter after Deathly Hallows by TODAY’s Meredith Vieira Reblogged from TodayShow.com If you found the epilogue of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” rather vague, then J.K. Rowling achieved her goal. The author was shooting for “nebulous,” something “poetic.” She wanted the readers to feel as if they were looking at Platform 9¾ through the mist, unable to make out exactly who was there and who was not. “I do, of course, have that information for you, should you require it,” she told TODAY’s Meredith Vieira rather coyly in her first interview since fans got their hands on the final book. Ummm … yes, please!