Is JKR going to kill Harry or not?

[Jim Ferer]

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Cynthia:"In a few interviews I read, JKR said a few times something 
like "What makes you think Harry is going to survive for anything past 
the seventh book" or words to that effect."

She hasn't said more, AFAIK, and JKR has shown herself to be a master 
of misdirection, so I sure don't take that as an omen. Wishful 
thinking? Maybe.

Cynthia:"I assume this has been discussed before (although I can't 
find anything about it on this site).  So what's the consensus of 
opinion?  Is JKR going to kill Harry in some final showdown with 
Voldemort, or not?"

I don't remember if it was polled or not, but I would guess most folks 
here would say no.  Although JKR seems free of the need to have a 
happy ending with all loose ends tied up and everybody content, my gut 
says she isn't going to give us an ending that dark, either.  A lot of 
people we love are going to die, though, and just like in real wars, 
you lose friends and pay a price to fight evil. That's something we're 
in a fair way to forget.