[HPFGU-OTChatter] OoP:Death (Major Spoiler)

[RSFJenny19 at aol.com]

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In a message dated 6/21/2003 8:20:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
glcherry at bellsouth.net writes:


> Okay, now that that's is done. Am I the only person really, really,
> REALLY ticked off at this? Why? It didn't really serve the storyline
> that much, other than to make Harry mad as heck / hell ? (Mods is hell
> allowed?)and a Hero who has nothing (i.e. no one personally who means
> the world to them) to fight for sometimes *doesn't* respond well to
> the "It is your destiny" lines.
> 

Well, I say this very, very reluctantly, but I do see why she did it.  It's 
the same reason she showed Harry, through Snape, what James was like at 15.  
Even though Sirius said James grew up after that, it's Harry's realization that 
his dad was, well, a jerk at times, and far from perfect.  And it made Harry 
realize that even though he still loves his dad,  he didn't necessarily want to 
be just like him anymore.  And JKR doesn't want Sirius, another father 
figure, to be in the way of Harry figuring out who he is either.  

That said, I'm still devastated by it.  Jeez, why couldn't she have killed 
Hagrid?!! That would've been fine with me.

Makes me wonder if he'll grow closer to Lupin now....I kind of hope not, 
seeing as he's my *second* favorite character I'd hate to see him get killed off 
too!

~Jenny


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