Harry's fate WAS: Re: RE Snape and Petunia

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 155885

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, OctobersChild48 at ... wrote:
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> > > Alla:
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> > > Alla, who sadly realises that Harry's death would be the only 
plot 
> > > twist that would make her say good bye to the books.
> > > 
> > > No, I would not throw them away, they gave me too much 
enjoyment, 
> > > but 
> > > I would not reread them, knowing that there is no hope for 
Harry to 
> > > survive.
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> > KJ writes:
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> > You are absolutely right, Alla, and I hadn't really considered 
> > that before. I read and re-read books until they are dog-eared, 
but in 
> > this instance, what would be the point of going through Harry's 
life at 
> > school again, if he doesn't survive? This series of books has 
become so 
> > much a part of the lives of so many people, for so many years, 
that the 
> > characters are like family members. The ending of these books, 
whether 
> > satisfying, or unsatisfying, is really going to interfere with 
the usual 
> > re-reading of a story. I also could not throw them away, even if 
she 
> > kills Snape, who is my favourite character, but I probably won't 
read 
> > them again either.
> > 
> > KJ
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> > 
Hi guys,
Don't throw in the towel just yet. There are all sorts of things that 
could happen but I am willing to bet that JKR will end the series in 
a way that will be poignant yet you'll still want to read the books 
again. Did you ever read LOTR? I was floored by the ending. Just 
flattened like a pancake. I cried and ranted and was so angry. I felt 
so cheated. But an overwhelming desire to understand the ending drove 
me to read the books again, to see the fore-shadowing, to understand 
why the book had to end that way. I know JKR will make what ever she 
does be ultimately right and believable and you will not want to 
throw away your books or dispose of them in any violent and 
unnecessary mechanized manner. 
Hold on.
Jen D.