JKR's scary little plan

[augustinapeach]

No: HPFGUIDX 83883

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nkittyhawk97" 
<nkittyhawk97 at y...> wrote:
> I decided interviews are as valid as canon, so I went to read them 
and... well... I don't know. 
 
 From interviews:
Interviewer: "Why stop at seven books when you could make up Harry's 
whole life?"
JKR: "I notice you're very confident that he's not going to die!" 

Interviewer: "I love the idea of Harry getting older, do you think 
you might be tempted to write books about Harry when he is working 
and has a family of his own?"
JKR: "Hmmmmmm... yet another person who is convinced I'm not going 
to kill him off! Where you people get the idea I'm soft-hearted I 
don't know. I'm joking. Or am I?" 
 
Heh. I thought it was funny at first, but then I tried to put myself 
in her shoes to figure out what in the world she is thinking.
 
Okay, so I imagine myself as an author who has absolutely no 
intention of killing my main character... so why evade all these 
questions if it's a simple yes or no question?

(remainder snipped)


Now AP:

Maybe she's being coy because she is a very clever marketer.  Now we 
are all just dying to read the 7th book to find out if she would 
REALLY be that cold-hearted -- another perfect setup for long lines 
at the bookstores, Wal-Marts, etc. on midnight of the date of 
release and record-setting pre-orders on Amazon.com.  Look at the 
anticipation created by her hint that someone would die in OoP.  

Or maybe she's just sort of twisted -- but is taking it out on *us* 
by making us wait to find out! ;-)