Murder spree
archeaologee
JPA30 at cam.ac.uk
Mon May 27 09:06:30 UTC 2002
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
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