HBP -- possible spoiler (but probably just rumor)

[davewitley]

Joywitch Z. Curmudgeon (is that Joysie for short?) wrote:

> I was listening to NPR this morning, and they had a news report 
> about the attempt to steal the 2 copies of HBP which happened in 
> England yesterday.  The reporter stated (after pronouncing JKR's 
> name wrong) that the reason why the books were so coveted was 
> because the author said that one of the main characters would be 
> killed off in this book.  Um, have I been asleep?  Did JKR say 
> this?  Have you all heard this, or did NPR just make it up?

It's not a spoiler, really, I don't think, and I struggle with it a 
bit myself.

I think all JKR has said is that there will be deaths as the series 
progresses and that the series will get darker.  The fandom has 
deduced that there must be at least *one* death of a character at 
least equivalent to Sirius in importance.

But I'm a bit rusty on the chats - particularly the World Book day 
and the Edinburgh ones which gave quite a bit of information - so 
there might be something more specific.

Nice to hear from you!

David