[HPforGrownups] JKR's quote about upcoming deaths/ Possible Harry 'death' scenario

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 49198

Richelle contributed:
> To quote JKR from a interview after GoF came out (interview by 
Evan from cbc.ca):
> 
<snip>
> JKR: I'm definitely killing people I love, yeah.  It's horrible 
isn't it?  
> JKR: I don't know why I'm laughing.   It's mild hysteria.  I've 
got all these children peering at me.  If they knew I 
>     was talking about slaughtering their favorite characters.

Diana writes:

>I find this quote upsetting - not because I think JKR shouldn't 
>write HER books the way she wants to write them, but because I can't 
>help wondering which wonderful characters she will be killing off 
>[okay, okay, *have* Voldemort kill off] in the upcoming books.   I 
>fear for my personal favorites, Harry being my most favorite among 
>them.  

I must say, I really don't think JKR will kill Harry.  I really don't.  Why?  Namely because every time she is asked about writing about Harry later on or whatever she says the same thing. "What makes you think Harry will live?" or something similar.  Now, if she was indeed going to kill Harry, I think she'd just reply with "I'll probably be ready to move on to something else."   I she really were going to kill him, I don't think she'd keep bringing it up.  

Diana again:

> *Another list member posted a quote of JKR's about if people know 
> their Christian doctrine, they'll know what's coming.

First, I'll say I agree with you that the death, burial, and resurrection is the key to Christian doctrine.  The biggest single significant event.  And resurrection is the key, as naturally anyone can die and be buried.

> *JKR has said there will be upsetting deaths in future books.  
> Harry's death would be grossly upsetting.
>
> What if Harry is fed a "draught of death" potion to fool Voldemort 
> into thinking he's dead? 

Could be, could be.  I certainly think that the potion would not have been so skillfully explained by Snape if it weren't to play a role at some point in the books.

There's also the Elixir of Life.  Sure, we don't know it can bring back the dead.  But then we don't know much about it at all.  Still, for the stone playing such an important role in the first book, it sure did disappear quickly.  Yes, Dumbledore said it was destroyed.  No reason not to believe Dumbledore.  There's also no reason to think there wasn't at least a little Elixir stored up someplace.  I won't jump into the theory of baby Harry and Elixir at the moment, though.  Yet as someone pointed out earlier, there's dead, and then there's dead.  Perhaps Harry could be "dead" long enough to weaken Voldemort to the point of destruction (or for him to let down his guard).  Then with the Elixir dripping into his mouth, trickling down his throat, he lives. Yes, it's far out, but hey, this is fantasy after all.

Richelle



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