Discussion Question #33: Will Harry Die?
Twelve days to go! Anyone else getting nervous butterflies?
We've talked about this one before, but a new interview with JKR has actually shaken me up a bit. So I'm curious what you all think. Go check out Jonathan Ross' interview with JKR last week and tell me what you think. Do you believe she's telling us Harry will die?
Jonathan Ross interview (courtesy of Mugglenet)
From a literary standpoint, I don't think there's any way she'll kill the hero. From the standpoint of a fan who knows very well how much she adores her boy hero, I don't think she'll kill Harry. But something about the way she described sobbing...something about the grim finality in her voice when she explained why there would be no more Harry Potter books - it startled me. If I had been reading the transcript, I don't think I would've felt this way. But her voice was very somber; very serious. What do you think?
We've talked about this one before, but a new interview with JKR has actually shaken me up a bit. So I'm curious what you all think. Go check out Jonathan Ross' interview with JKR last week and tell me what you think. Do you believe she's telling us Harry will die?
Jonathan Ross interview (courtesy of Mugglenet)
From a literary standpoint, I don't think there's any way she'll kill the hero. From the standpoint of a fan who knows very well how much she adores her boy hero, I don't think she'll kill Harry. But something about the way she described sobbing...something about the grim finality in her voice when she explained why there would be no more Harry Potter books - it startled me. If I had been reading the transcript, I don't think I would've felt this way. But her voice was very somber; very serious. What do you think?