[HPforGrownups] Harry's death? (was Re: Pettigrews debt to Harry)

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 41992

Richasi writes:

> >(and  rather spooky. Just visualizing the image of Hermoine and
> > Ron staring into  the mirror sent chills down my spine), it might
> > be even more poignant to have Harry and Hermoine or Harry and Ron
> > staring in... in a tribute to not only lost friends, but of
> > those who were innocent.
> >
> > Richasi
>
> bboy_mn comments:

> In summary of that, If Harry dies, I can see an international day of
> moarning that will nearly bring the world to a stop. The little boy
> who was the most heartfelt best friend of the world will have died. I
> see schools closing. I see businesses crippled. I see every magazine,
> TV show, and newspaper eulogizing the best loved boy in the world. I
> see a lot of tears falling for a long time.

Now let me take this from an educator's standpoint.  I see children who were
turned on to reading for the first time in their lives being turned off from
reading just as fast.  I for one would truly be sorry I had ever read the
series.  Unless JKR manages to do what no one before her has done and make
it such a noble and honorable thing for him to die that no one really saw
any other way around it.  Doubtful.  More than likely many many people who
began to love reading would find themselves so devastated that they would
never want to pick up another book, just in case they fell in love with
someone like Harry again and lost him.

Still, my best hope for Harry living is from JKR's own daughter.  After
reading GoF, JKR asked her if she wanted to talk about Cedric's death.  She
replied "It's okay, Mom, it wasn't Harry.  As long as it's not Harry it's
all right."  Surely she can't break her own daughter's heart.

As far as canon to support whether he lives or dies, is there any? As far as
I can tell, things that seem like foreshadowing could possibly be:

--Dumbledore's death, somehow a result of Hagrid's screwing up ("I would
trust Hagrid with my life.--SS/PS)

--Ron's death, based on his willingness to sacrfice himself, again in SS/PS

Anyone else?  So far nothing seems to point at Harry or not. <sigh>  I just
wish books 5, 6, and 7 would suddenly apparate in front of me and tell all.
:)

Richelle