Surprise ending? WAS: Last book, Harry not surviving

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 145266

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "UNIX4EVR" <unix4evr at y...> 
wrote:
>
> I keep thinking about JK talking about how she is a Christian and 
> that "by the end of book 7 no one will doubt it."
> 
> This strikes me as setting up a death / resurrection for Harry 
(ala 
> the lion in Narnia). 
> 
> I hope I'm wrong (I think it would be a cop-out), but given JK's 
> comment it is a distinct possiblity.

Don't think so literally. In the first book, Harry had a figurative 
death and resurrection. Each book he faces something that kills 
something in him in a way. And there's always a "coming back to 
life" aspect. She can do this in symbolic terms. This isn't my idea, 
it's John Granger's, from "Looking for God in Harry Potter." He's 
got a website called "Hogwartsprofessor.com" where he discusses the 
symbolism of the books. Quite fascinating.
Jen D