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

[Mike]

No: HPFGUIDX 155900

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> Sandy:
> I will third this. I have said repeatedly, over and over again,
> that if Harry does not survive I am done with it. I wouldn't throw
> the books away either.
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> But I would never read them again, or anything else JKR writes,
> not that I intend to read anything else she writes anyway.
> I just couldn't read all the awful things that Harry has gone
> through knowing that he dies in the end. It's hard seeing Harry go
> through all of this, but there is such hope for his future.
> That is what these books are all about for me; hope for the future.
> If Harry dies that hope has been shattered and there is no point
> in going through all of it again..


Mike:

I fourth it. Not that I think she'll go there. But, I also really
hope she's not intending to give us a big reunion in 'heaven' a la
C.S. Lewis and Narnia. When I got to that point of that series, I was
dumbfounded. All I could think about was there was a 14-16? year old
girl (Susan) left on earth with her entire family wiped out. Then
Lewis proceeds to denegrate her for caring about becoming a young
woman, taking her place in society. I felt so bad for Susan and I
was utterly disgusted with Lewis.

BTW, on July 16, 2005 at 1:30 am I was walking out of Barnes and
Noble with my copy of HBP when I overheard a couple of teenagers,
talking loudly, say,"Dumbledore dies... around page 600". Boy was I
miffed. I don't know how they knew, heard from someone in England? I
don't want this to happen again for book 7. Anybody got any
suggestions can email me off list. Thanks :-)