Gandalf doesn't return to the Shire in the books, so I strongly suspect he isn't there. I've heard of the party as well and suspect it will be a device to show the change over Frodo. It may echo nicely with the party at the beginning of Fellowship where Frodo was in the middle of it having fun. Here I suspect he will be withdrawn.<P>Personally, I really hope they don't spend a lot of time (if any) wrapping up the stories of the other members of the Fellowship. The ending should be about the Hobbits, and in particular about Frodo.<P>H.C.
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-Denethor
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