Will Harry Die?

[smartone564]

No: HPFGUIDX 104776

Celestia wrote:

> I too have wondered if 
> Harry will die in the end, and I keep coming back to the same 
> conclusion, that this book series is targeted to 9-12 year olds 
> and it would be too tragic to this age group to kill Harry off in the 
> end. 

The problem with that is, from right after book 1, JKR told parents 
that darker things were coming, and that it is really written for 
herself.  The fact that children liked the first book is because it 
was all nice and happy, with a rather simple conclusion (touch 
him, faint, its over) although there were other, suspenseful parts.  
Really, my opinion is that to read the book, you should be as 
mature as the characters, i.e. as old as them.  Though I am fully 
aware that maturity is only roughly based on age (Sirius debates 
come to mind) this is my standard as how to treat each book.  
Therefore, by book 7, the characters will be of age, and full adults 
by WW standards, if just under RL-USA standards.

In summary, this isn't written for children, and can have some 
ending that all adults might not even understand, though the 
outcry and confusion as a result of this.... I think it will be simpler 
than that.

Smart