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

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 155927

> Many people said:
> > If Harry dies I'm done with it.
> 
> Eddie:
> Harry's fate would have no impact on whether or not I would re-read
> the series.  I'm not only reading to "find out what happens," but
> because I enjoy the characters, enjoy the creation that is the
> Wizarding World, and enjoy observing Rowling's writing and cleverness.
> 
> There was a thread a week or two ago asking if the series is
> Character-Based or Plot-Based.  Since the series, for me, is both C-B
> and P-B, I'd probably reread the 7 books (again).
<SNIP>


Alla:

Heeee, this is precisely because I will not reread the series if Harry 
is dead. I also read for characters primarily and if there is no hope 
for Harry lies ahead, the series will give me no more joy, 
unfortunately.

These are just the books, where I as Sherry would like to see hope at 
the end.

And to me hope means that trials and tribulations in Harry's life will 
at least lead to something.... hopeful, here on Earth. :)

That is of course IMO.

> Sherry now:
  Yet still I reread, just for the fun, for the magic, for
> the laughs, for the relationships.  Because the characters have become
> friends, and because I like Harry and want to visit with him again.  
That's
> why I am an avid rereader of books, for the fun, for the characters.  
I
> reread anything I enjoy.  I even reread mysteries.  I reread LOTR at 
least
> once every two years.  

Alla:

Yes, I reread my favorite books all my life. Absolutely, some of the 
books that I read as a teen or even a child had became my friends ever 
since.

But besides saying *me too* to almost everything in your post I just 
wanted to comment on rereading mysteries.

The only mysteries I am able to reread are Rex Stout stories about Niro 
Wolfe and Archi Goodwin (spelling?), because they are such wonderful 
characters, the interactions between them are so hilarious and the food 
descriptions are sooo yummy too. :)

Every other mystery book I am done with after one time, that is why I 
so hope that HP ends being so much more than just "Who dun it?", even 
though JKR indeed likes mysteries.






Alla, who also thinks that books are plot driven and that characters 
sometimes become unrecognisable to serve the needs of the plot.