[HPforGrownups] Harry is NOT going to die.

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 25101

AAA143 at aol.com wrote:

> Somebody'r'other writes:
>
> << The liklihood of Harry dying is between slim and none (and slim
> just left town).  JKR has been so terribly faithful in supporting her
> fan base that a Harry demise, heroic or otherwise, would be worse than
> telling 100 million children that there is no Santa Claus at hte same
> time.  In other words, she would go down in history as one of the
> great literary "heels" of all time. >>
>
> Agreed. It would be a horrendous betrayal. - Paul

JKR has never pandered to the wishes of her fan base, except perhaps in
the schoolbooks. She has been entirely faithful to her own inner vision
of the story she wants to tell. If part of the story upsets people, that
upsets her, but it doesn't change anything.

And why would Harry's death be a betrayal? If said death were noble, if
said death saved the world, if said death was the only way to ultimately
defeat Voldemort--bring it on. Death itself is not an ultimate evil.

--Amanda


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