Harry's Future

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 159633

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Courtney (Cox) Grauvogl"
<courtneyccox at ...>
wrote:
>
> > > chandelle:
> > > I am new to the group but from what I've read Harry's a
> > > goner. Would we really want to see him as a heroic figure
> > > and then live the rest of his life teaching at Hogwarts
> > > and leading a normal life? I don't want his character to
> > > die but after Voldemort is killed (which we know will
> > > happen) what does Harry have to do?
> >
> > Julie:
> > Nothing I've read has said Harry's a goner. At least nothing
> > from JKR. She's said she understands why some authors kill off
> > their main characters, but she's never said she plans to do so.
> > In fact she's let slip a couple of comments that seem to
> > indicate Harry will have a future beyond book 7.
> > <snip>
> > That's how I expect the saga to end, with the bang of
> > Voldemort's demise, and the comforting knowledge of Harry's
> > continuing existence outside our purview. <snip>
>
>
> Courtney:
> I'm not sure exactly which route to think; however, in an
> interview (can't remember which one) JKR has said that there
> will be NO MORE Potter books, which leads me to believe that
> she will somehow end it so that no OTHER author can pick the
> story up and run with it (barring any trademark or rights
> issues). I really hate to think that it will end in Harry's
> death, however, she may have some other ingenious way that
> will satisfy both theories.

Geoff:
JKR has said in the FAQ section of her website that it is very
unlikely that she will write any further HP novels.

If she holds to this, then under UK copyright, no one else can
use the characters as long as copyright remains in force - which
I think currently is 50 years so that would, for the foreseeable
future, be a correct presumption.