OT: Re: Snape, Harry, Dumbledore, and flaws in the books

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No: HPFGUIDX 105711

Laurasia: 

> BUT, take Lord of the Rings- Tolkein left book 2 of a trilogy with 
> Frodo dead, and Sam taking the burden of the ring and continuing 
on. 
> Tolkein was setting himself up as an evil author who could kill 
the 
> main character if he wanted to, so readers were scared that all of 
> their beloved characters could die at any moment. 

Katie:

If the elves will permit a brief, OT post:

Your post was fascinating; I just wanted to make one minor 
correction. Frodo is not dead to the reader at the end of The Two 
Towers; he is quite alive, but captured in the Tower. (You can make 
a comparable point with Gandalf, though!)

-Katie