Who do you think will die in the last book?

horadesiesta horadesiesta at yahoo.co.uk
Thu May 3 14:54:30 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 168279



> Eggplant wrote:
> > > 
> > > I realize almost everybody on this list wants Harry to live, but
> they also want book 7 to be as good as it's possible to be. I 
believe
> these two wishes are incompatible. A good work or art should tie 
your
> > emotions into a knot and Harry's death would do exactly that.


Clara here, first-time poster, I would just like to point out that 
JKR is managing to entertain both adults and children with her 
literature, and I feel sure that she has taken her younger readers  
into consideration when planning the final outcome of book 7. 



Carol said (and it´s a shame to snip the rest):


> But, certainly, there are other ways to bring the reader to tears 
(or
> as near to tears as they'll allow themselves to go) than Harry's
> death. For me, one of the most emotional moments in HBP is the 
sudden
> understanding between Fleur and Molly (Molly's realization that
> Fleur's love for Bill is genuine, which amounts to an acceptance of
> Fleur as a daughter-in-law, and Fleur's recognition and
> acknowledgement of that acceptance, none of which Harry 
comprehends).
> No death is involved, though Bill has come close to death. What's
> involved is an understanding between rivals for Bill's affection who
> understand that there's room for both, but the love of the future 
wife
> must to some degree supersede the love of the mother, who must let 
her
> son go, must let him live his own life and find his own happiness.
> 


SNIP
Clara adds:

 - I feel that Molly´s "sacrifice" of letting her son marry Fleur may 
well be overshadowed by a darker one. Motherhood/saving your children 
is a recurring theme in these books, and I personally think that 
Fridwulfa, Hagrid´s giantess mother may come to the rescue in book 7.




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