conspiracy theories

[delwynmarch]

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Regina Olshan wrote:
> Someone said that JKR never said Harry would survive
> book 7... However, from World Book Day chat:
> 
> "Jangles: Are you going to write books about Harry
> after school?
> 
> JK Rowling replies -> Probably not, but I'll never say
> never because every time I do I immediately break the
> vow!"
> 
> She had also made similar remarks before. In any case,
> I am sure the Trio will all survive Book 7 and am
> relatively confident about the rest of the sextet.

Del :
Knowing JKR as we know her, I wouldn't take that as an affirmation 
that Harry will live. Even if she decided long ago that Harry was 
going to die, she can still pretend she's not sure about it. It's 
called keeping a secret, and tons of people do it every day. Just 
like when I answer "yeah, maybe someday" when people ask me if I'm 
going to have a second child : yes I am (well I intend to anyway), 
but I don't want people to ask me every other day if I'm pregnant 
again yet !

Moreover, if you want to be truly nitpicky, you'll notice there's a 
problem in this sentence : "I'll never say never because every time 
I do I immediately break the vow!" : if she answered that she's 
never going to write about Harry after school, then she would have 
to break the vow immediately, and that would mean she would have to 
start writing about Harry after school *right now* ! Which is NOT 
what we want, is it :-) ? Well, not *yet*.

Del, who thinks JKR has made it quite clear that she won't say 
whether Harry will live or not before book 7 comes out. She knows 
it's the biggest question on her readers' mind, why would she answer 
it ?