"Hero" death, better story? (was Re: possible theory as to who might die in book 7)

[kchuplis]

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Eggplant <eggplant107 at h...> wrote:
> <snip> I think Harry is much more likely to die than Ron, 
> and I rather hope he does. I think it would make a better 
> story if the hero dies rather than everyone living happily 
> ever after and all the bad guys being redeemed. 


If there is a REAL reason for Harry to die, OK, but I will be 
sorely, SORELY disappointed in investing a lot of time and 
energy into a series that ends with our heroe's death for 
anything less than that it wouldn't make sense with any other 
outcome. I mean, to say "it makes a better story" only works 
if there is an ironclad reason. At this point, I don't see why. 
The prophecy seems to indicate only one can live, and I certainly 
don't think LV is going to turn over a new leaf so..... at any 
rate, *I* hope Harry lives because at this point I can't see a 
really good reason to kill him off.

kchuplis