The whole hallows thing went nowhere. The damn things didn't DO ANYTHING, except for the cloak which was pre-existing and did not need to be associated with the hallows at all.
What does the Hallows subplot add to the story? Not a damn thing. The cloak already existed, and was just fine without the extra bit of explanation. The stone never did shit, except summon up shades of the dead who did nothing but say one line of dialogue each, and then were never referenced again. The wand never worked better than an average wand for anyone, except for Harry right at the end, when it fixed his broken wand in a completely pointless gesture, as the book ended RIGHT THEN.
So what then does it add to the book? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. It's just pointless page-filler, and if Rowling's editors weren't so pussywhipped they'd have told her to cut it.
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What does the Hallows subplot add to the story? Not a damn thing. The cloak already existed, and was just fine without the extra bit of explanation. The stone never did shit, except summon up shades of the dead who did nothing but say one line of dialogue each, and then were never referenced again. The wand never worked better than an average wand for anyone, except for Harry right at the end, when it fixed his broken wand in a completely pointless gesture, as the book ended RIGHT THEN.
So what then does it add to the book? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. It's just pointless page-filler, and if Rowling's editors weren't so pussywhipped they'd have told her to cut it.