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

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 160165

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" <eggplant107 at ...> wrote:

> Well the series must end on SOME note, and I think JKR would want it
> to be as powerful a note as possible, mellow just wont do the job.
> When people read the last page of the last book I think JKR would want
> them to feel a bit stunned; readers will want to immediately reread
> the last few pages to see if they really read what they thought they
> had, they'll want to see if they missed something. Then they will just
> stare at the book with dazed unfocused eyes. 
 
> As JKR said more than once if you decide to fight evil you must be
> prepared to pay a very heavy price. And she's right, history shows
> that evil men can be defeated, but the cost is high. 

pumpkinpastie18:
> > Can you also imagine the huge public outcry
> > that would happen if Harry met his maker 
> > in book seven?

Eggplant: 
> 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. 

Geoff:
You know, having read several of your posts in the past, I get a very 
slight, vague, teensy-weensy feeling that you like murder, mayhem 
and blood flowing in the streets. Could this actually be true?

If so, may I suggest that, to satisfy this strange craving, you turn on your 
television to the evening news each day. I am sure that your appetite 
will be sated there.
:-))

For me, a little respite from the realities of Iraq, Afghanistan, speed 
cameras, council taxes, teen problems in the UK etc., involving a 
successful conclusion of Wizarding War II would be warmly welcomed.

Long live the "willing suspension of disbelief".