more deaths?

[joywitch_m_curmudgeon]

Hey, old-timers!  I just paid a rare visit to OT-chatter to ask 
this, but only David had anything to say, so I thought I'd see if 
anyone here had any input.

Note:  This could, just possibly, but probably not, be considered a 

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I was listening to NPR this morning, and they had a news report
about the attempt to steal the 2 copies of HBP which happened in
England yesterday. The reporter stated (after pronouncing JKR's
name wrong) that the reason why the books were so coveted was
because the author said that one of the main characters would be
killed off in this book. Um, have I been asleep? Did JKR say
this? Have you all heard this, or did NPR just make it up?

I think this is total newstalk nonsense, but has anyone heard 
anything like this, other than pure speculation?

--Joywitch Z. Curmudgeon