I don't think that Harry will die

[Cat McNulty]

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pumpkinpastie18 wrote...
   
  <snip>Harry = hope. He's the Boy Who Lived and I can't see 
Rowling ending the series on such an awful, tragic note. If the Boy Who 
Lived died after everything, it would send out a message that there is 
no hope and, while obviously I have no right to claim what she thinks 
and believes, I just can't see Jo writing such a tragic, despairing 
ending to a series which has been all about a boy trying to find his 
place in the world. I'm just completely convinced that Harry will live 
and if he does die, I'll be very shocked indeed.

Can you also imagine the huge public outcry that would happen if Harry 
met his maker in book seven? Not that I don't think that would ever 
stop Jo, but I can just hear furious parents and heartbroken readers 
reactions. I think Harry dying would create an uproar, and people would 
be angry at the series ending on such a depressing, hopeless note.

What are your thoughts on this?<

Cat writes...
   
  How beautifully eloquent! Harry = Hope. I totally agree Hope can not die.
  After everything he has been through, all dangers and sorrows, he has never given up. He has earned and deserves a long and happy life!
   
  If, per chance, Harry does die, grief would envelope the world, just as if a non-literary icon had died. Remember the world-wide grief when Princess Diana died? Well, I believe  that the impact would be greater. I know that I would be devastated!  Then the cry of outrage would be deafening, I am afraid that JKR would have to leave the planet. 
   
  Long Live Harry!
   
  Cat 



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