[HPforGrownups] Anniversary of the battle of Hogwarts, Rowling says sorry.

[Shaun Hately]

No: HPFGUIDX 192974

On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 8:07 AM, 'Sherry Gomes' sherriola at gmail.com
[HPforGrownups] <HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> As for me, I wasn't shocked by the death of Remus. After she murdered
> Sirius, I figured JKR was going to get rid of all the Marauders and Snape.
> But Fred was a shocking horrible death. I still wish it had been Charlie or
> Percy, because we didn't love them the same as we did the Twins.
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As the son of a father who died as a result of war service, I'm 'glad' JKR
killed Fred. And Remus. And Sirius. I didn't like losing any of those
characters, but I think it's really important that literature acknowledges
the fundamental tragedy that in war good people die. I think it's
especially important that we don't conceal that fact from kids in works
aimed at them.

As for Teddy - he will go through his life with one really important piece
of knowledge in his head - at least I hope he will - that Harry has as
well. That he had parents who were willing to die for him for him to have a
better world. That's not a little thing to know - one thing that angered me
when I first realised it on reading the books was the fact that Harry had
been lied to, that his parents had died in an accident - so for years he
was denied that knowledge, that understanding, that they died for him.

Shaun
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