Murder spree

[archeaologee]

No: HPFGUIDX 39087

Now, before I get a reputation for killing off the characters one by 
one, I thought I'd post this.

There are seven Harry potter books, you know it, I know it and JKR 
knew it almost before she put pen to paper in that famouse Edinburgh 
cafe.

A complete arc.

Well whilst reading Elkins' last post (and it's always lovely to have 
someone recall a post that you thought was dead - not to mention 
agree with your musings) I had a thought.  What are the stories 
really about?  Good vs Evil?  The Rise and fall of Voldemort?  A boy 
coming of age?  Harry's life?  Well that last one seems interesting.  
First chapter, first book, famously re-written ad nauseam, title?  
The boy who lived.

What if he doesn't.

There is no need for him beyond p.1 book seven.

JKR has often said that there will be one death that will be very 
hard to write (and much debate ensued).   She also claims (sorry 
Penny no reference, but I think it was on the BBC documentary this 
xmas) that people always beg her not to kill Ron as they feel he's 
the most vunerable.  Well, who's the least vunerable?  Harry.  At 
least in the meta-text (thanks go to Elkins for that expression).  He 
may quake and tremble, face dragons with fear, and be bitten by 
overgrown poisenous snakes - bur REALLY.  He survived the most feared 
wizard of the age as a baby (and, no, I don't buy that mother-love 
excuse, never even stated as the reason he survived - just assumed 
and implied) what can really hurt him.

When we all knew there would be deaths\death in book four, who 
thought it would be Diggory.  Even in the course of the book who 
thought that (well maybe a few more people than my first statement).

She loves to surpise us.  The arc is complete.  So why not kill him, 
and if you're going to do it, I say chapter one final book.  Scare 
the hell out of everyone (on the train maybe, on the muggle motorway 
on the way to King's cross - not protected... dead).  Then defeat 
Voldemort through that.  The total outrage of this loveable, strong, 
brave, little soldier's untimely demise would surely galvenise the 
wizarding world and force them to accept the return of 'you know who' 
as real (although this will probably happen before book seven).

I like it more and more.

Thought I'd throw that out there.

James