The Death of Cedric

[coriolan at worldnet.att.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 11185

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., harry_potter00 at y... wrote:
> In re-reading the canon I found that I had several 
thoughts/questions 
> about the death of Cedric. I know that Jo has stated in past 
> interviews that it was very difficult for her to write Cedric's 
death 
> and that she cried. My question is did we as readers find Cedric's 
> death that emotional? I personally didn't. 

My guess is that it wasn't so much Cedric per se who moved JKR to 
tears, but rather that an irrevocable line has now been crossed - the 
HP story has advanced to a point where the death of its supporting 
protagonists at the hands of its antogonists has become not merely a 
possibility but a likelihood.  in Hamlet, the first victim is 
Polonius - for whom the audience cares little - but the next victim 
is Ophelia, for whom we care a great deal more. I have the feeling - 
and perhaps my affinity for the Elizabethan/Jacobean theatre 
predisposes me to say as much - that there will be starting in Vol. 5 
the death of some positive characters that is going to be very 
upsetting for all of us: and that's when we will shed the tears JKR 
shed anticipating the future mayhem in her narrative. 

   - CMC