What if Harry dies?

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 85125

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "annemehr" <annemehr at y...> 
wrote:
>> Annemehr wrote:
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> Okay, first and most importantly, I do want JKR to write the story 
> she always meant to. But that understood, I don't want Harry to 
die.  
> I don't see that having been set apart and having suffered so much 
> already would necessarily make life not worth living.  So what if 
he 
> never quite has a "normal" life; does that necessarily mean he 
could 
> never have a good one?
(More rigorous and pitiless snippage)
> Annemehr
> 
> "I am /not/ going to be murdered," Harry said out loud.
> "That's the spirit, dear," said his mirror sleepily.


I realize this might well be considered a provencial point of view, 
but if Harry dies, if the ending is not simply bittersweet with the 
loss of many important characters, but if the ending should require 
the death of Harry, would the series be something we would want to 
read and re-read even into future generations? It would be gutsy to 
to kill Harry but I wouldn't want it to be gutsy for the sake of 
guts. Harry's death would break untold hearts, and disaffect them as 
well. A "happy ending" isn't necessary but a satisfactory one is. I 
am very hopeful JKR will want Harry to triumph over Lord Voldemort 
and live to tell the tale.
Jennifer