HP and the Happy Ending

[corrie71 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 32536

Hi all,
Happy New Year! Hope that 2002 brings us all health, happiness and BOOK 
FIVE!:-)
On to my point, regarding the recent discussion regarding the classification 
of the HP book as children's/young adult/adult books, I think Pippin makes an 
excellent point. When JKR was originally a young powerless author shopping 
the HP books around to the publishers, she would have had to present a 
synopsis of the entire series (including the projected ending). The 
publishers chose to classify the books as children's lit. I think it 
exceptionally unlikely that they would have bought a series that ended 
unhappily (meaning the title character dead and the evil prevailing). I don't 
think this means the series ending will necessarily be Pollyanna-esque and 
don't doubt that there are more deaths planned. But I think we can rest easy 
that Harry will not be dying. JMO.
Thanks.
Courtney

Pippin  writes:

>    It occurs to me that  WB  probably asked some very pointed 
>  questions about the planned ending of the series before 
>  committing to make movies of all seven books. Big money 
>  producers don't like unhappy endings. (Further discussion of 
>  this should go to HP_Movie)