July 31 2007

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 146388

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at t...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Luckdragon" 
<luckdragon64 at y...> 
> wrote:
> 
> Luckdragon:
> 
> > Is anyone else planning on reading the last page first?
> > What questions do you want answered above all others.
> 
> Geoff:
> I must confess that I shall do the same. It is a standing joke in 
my 
> household that I always have to know how a film, book or TV episode 
> ends. I think it must be some sort of confidence hang-up....

Ceridwen:
I have to know, too.  For HBP, I forced my elder daughter (who didn't 
have kids to feed and chase to bed) to tell me who died.  Wondering 
was ruining the reading experience for me.  That's one reason why I 
try to stay away from the hype and interviews, though that's 
impossible unless I completely divorce myself from canon discussions, 
LiveJournal, etc. and withdraw into a world of my own.

Geoff:
> Once I have an idea of what has happened, I can then quite happily 
work 
> through the book wondering how we are going to arrive at this 
> conclusion that the last word is "scar" and my membership of 
the "Harry 
> Will Live" society is still valid.

Ceridwen:
We know the last word is 'scar' because JKR has said so in more than 
one interview.  I saw one where she even showed the envelope with the 
final chapter in it and said it again (yes, I couldn't resist 
watching her on TV, so sue me!).  I do think Harry will live.  I do 
think Voldemort will become some version of Veil!Mort (rather than 
Muggle!Mort).  Even when I know the destination, I like the process 
of getting there.

And, I like the proposed date.  Wouldn't it be fitting?

Ceridwen.