I don't think that Harry will die

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 160163

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Hagrid" <aussie_lol at ...> wrote:

Carol: 
> > Look at the Prophecy: "Neither can live while the other survives.
> > ... I predict that, once Voldemort is defeated, Harry will deal 
> > with a temporary burst of fame ... and then settle down to the 
> > exciting but not extraordinary life of an Auror in
> > training. 

Aussie:
> Ugh. For Harry to be an Auror, he would have to go back and complete 
> his NEWTs at Hogwarts. That would mean an 8th book. Unfortunately, 
> there will only be 7 -
> - Harry has to die

Geoff:
It doesn't mean that at all!

JKR has told us that the last chapter of Book 7 will be an epilogue. That 
can cover a multitude of sins. Harry can be undertaking an Auror course 
- or even have finished it. 

He might have married Ginny although I still see him as a darkly handsome 
and inscrutable bachelor.

It depends as to how far JKR projects her epilogue into the PVA 
(post-Voldemort era).