[HPforGrownups] I think Harry will die (was: I don't think that Harry will die)

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 160141

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Yes, if JKR kills Harry there will be riots in the streets, preachers will
denounce her, mental health professionals will get on TV and say she's
traumatized an entire generation. If JKR lets Harry live happily ever after
she will hear a loud collective yawn. As a writer the choice would be a
no-brainer, Harry is dead meat. 



Sherry now:

I don't see it that way at all.  She can write a brilliant and stunning
victory sequence that would not leave anyone yawning.  It could be far more
interesting than a glorious death.  Death for Harry would be a let down and
disillusionment.  There's nothing glorious about dying, hero or not.  I
expect Harry to live, but I expect that it will be a terribly nail biting
finale that will have me on the edge of my seat, breathless with fear and
anticipation.  It's like the ending of the book and movie, Apollo 13.  I
know how the story ends--it's history after all--but I'm tense and nervous
every time the astronauts have their final radio black out as they reenter
earth's atmosphere.  I think that kind of suspenseful, yet triumphant ending
will be far more exciting than a death.  No matter how she could possibly
write Harry's death, it would be neither glorious nor spectacular.  At least
for me, there's no way to make a teenage boy's death worthwhile reading.

Sherry