They are children's books (Was: the heart of it all)

[cgahnstrm]

No: HPFGUIDX 81700

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "feetmadeofclay" 
<feetmadeofclay at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mom31" 
<mom31 at r...> wrote:

> >   Joj says:
> 
> >   Joj,  who's husband thinks she's crazy for thinking JK might kill 
> off Harry.  "They're children's books" , he says.  Well, I can 
> forgive him his ignorance, since he's only seen the movies.  :-)
> 
> Golly: They are children's books.  And children's books have beloved 
> characters that die all the time.  
> 
> Charlotte's web for instance...    
> 
> Children often deal with death.  So their stories do as well.  It is 
> a depressing way to end a series.  But if you are a Christ figure, 
> you have to die. 


Now, I really don't want Harry to die, (not only sentimental 
reasons, it just seems like the easy way out) but the best novel I 
ever read is written for children and it has its heroes (two young 
boys) die.

Christin