[HPforGrownups] Narrative strategy and Harry's death

[Hans Andréa]

No: HPFGUIDX 107154

--- ariston3344 wrote: 

I lean toward the view that Harry will die in book 7.  But 
I've always thought that this poses a rather awkward problem given 
the POV adopted by JKR (since it is almost always Harry's).  Any scene
leading to Harry's death would obviously be THE climax of the entire series
-- it's almost unthinkable to me that such a scene would not be told from
Harry's POV.  But if it is told from his POV, how would JKR smoothly handle
Harry's death itself?

Hans' response:
As I've said in my predictions in post 106899 I predict that Harry will go
through the Gate of Saturn. That's the arch with the veil. It's a symbolic
death, but at the same time very real from a story point of view. It will
obviously be quite simple to tell this from Harry's POV. I think Harry will
be able to return through the gate because of some kind of magic. What Harry
will see there I have no idea, but I do believe it's quite possible he will
go through Hell. See the recent posts about the Greek heroes who have gone
to Hades and returned.

Hans in Holland


	
	
		
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