The Mystery of Harry Potter; Good vs. Evil

[Steve Bates]

No: HPFGUIDX 1117

Oh, I think "bombshell" will barely begin to describe it.  She has 
already dropped bombshells (starting with Quirrell in SS) at least 
once a book; book 7 will likely end in the equivalent of a nuclear 
explosion.
Killing off a major character in GoF was a major turning point; you 
just do not do that in 99% of children's literature.  Interesting 
that Cedric's death seems to be totally senseless and arbitrary; it 
did not serve either Voldemort or GoF's plot.  If senseless cruelty 
is now a part of the HP world, almost anything goes in the future.