[HPforGrownups] Re: Dan's predictions -- followed by pain and grief.

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No: HPFGUIDX 99189

Steve wrote:

> I don't want a 'Harry Dies' ending, but at the same time I could see
> it happening. What really bothers me, is not so much Harry dying, as
> the out pouring of grief that would follow. 

JKR might want to do this from an artistic POV but it would probably 
kill the series as a future classic in the process.  Do you go to a 
movie knowing ahead of time that the main character dies?  I was really 
annoyed when Tom Hanks died in that WWII movie whatever it was I've 
completely blanked out on it.  May have been a fine movie but I wouldn't 
watch it again or buy it on DVD.

Some people just don't want things ending that badly and if you know 
ahead of time that things don't end well, there are going to be people 
who won't start the process at all.

Killing Harry off is beyond a betrayal to those who have stuck with him 
thru 7 books, it seems to send a rather grim message.  You can work for 
a good and noble cause and your reward is an early death.  It's all too 
RW if you ask me and no one actually did but still I don't think that's 
where JKR's taking us.

As for an outpouring of grief, it would rival our despair over Princess 
Diana's death.

Jem