Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling told fans on her official Web site that one of her characters will not survive the next book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the Associated Press reported. Asked whether she planned to kill off any more characters, Rowling replied, “Yes, sorry.” But she refused to identify that character, the AP reported.
Potter himself is safe, at least for now. Rowling has previously said her teenage hero will survive until the seventh and final book in the series, but has refused to say whether he will reach adulthood. The sixth book in the series is due to be published next year.
–scifi.com
Wow… so now i wonder who it is? I mean I think we probably all feel like the trio are the classic gaming trio so they should be safe. But are we sure? Who do you think will die? I’m kind of torn… I would say it is probably safe to say that Malfoy is also safe as he is the guy who pushes Harry’s buttons. We can’t live without him. And Dumbledore is also probably safe considering, hello, Hogwarts wouldn’t survive without him. Look at what happened in the last book. Hmmm.
Next year… *SIGH* These books are coming out too far apart. Grrr. I can’t wait for Half-Blood Prince!
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velvetcat said:
I’ve read that many fans are thinking that it will be Dumbledore! Then Harry and co. will have to step up and rely on all that they’ve learned.
I can’t hazard a guess right now. As long as it isn’t you-know-who. 😉
Oh! I can’t wait for Half Blood Prince either! *sigh*
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swampfaye said:
I guarantee you that she’ll change her story if she thinks the fans are picking up on her hints… say she planned to make Percy die – she’ll totally off some other character.
Four characters are safe, IMO –
Hermione
Harry
Ron
Neville
other than that, it’s up to her whim because I’m betting dollars to dimes she’s not sticking up to her original outline and is now making this up as she goes along.
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Lady Ozma said:
I’ve heard Dumbledore
But everyone I heard said it because of the fact the actor who played Dumbledore in the first two movies died. I was like “THey already recast him! That doesn’t matter!” But certain parties felt strongly that it was still to be Dumbledore.
I don’t think it will be Snape either. He’s too important. Him and Malfoy have very important roles. They are the daily pain in Harry’s arse. We can’t lose the dialy pain in Harry’s arse.
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Lady Ozma said:
Neville eh?
I would hate to lose neville because I think his character adds a certain… flair.
I’d like to hear your reasonings on Neville though.
The thing is, she’s got so many characters running around underfoot she could easily off a handful so there could be almost anyone being taken out. But the supporting cast to the mains, shall we say, is rather large.
I agree with you. First of all, sometimes things don’t go according to your original outline in a project this large anyway. Second of all, I think she wants to keep us all guessing. Sure as anything that people figure it out she’ll do something wonky. Or she could just pull something wonky out of her hat just to throw us for a curve anyway. I mean for all we know she’s decided to off that jerk cousin and it could be something innocent like he gets hit by a bus. But here we’ll all be thinking that it will be someone in this big dramatic wizardry bru ha ha. Meanwhile she’s sitting back in her recliner going “mwahahaha, they’ll never figure THIS one out!” KWIM? Just something so far out no one would contemplate it.
I do think that the main three plus Malfoy will make it to the end.
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swampfaye said:
Re: Neville eh?
Neville was born under the same Sign as Harry – HE could be the one to kill voldemort… The prophecy also applies to him – remember that he was with Harry in the last book to witness all that – so yeah, Neville.
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Lady Ozma said:
Re: Neville eh?
Ahhh but they said that because of the other stuff in the prophecy, it doesn’t matter now. Valdemort has picked Harry and thus Harry is the one the prophecy speaks of. Because, there is more than just the sign. Like that Valdemort will share his powers with the one the prophecy speaks of, which he did when he gave Harry the scar.
Anyway… I just remember them saying that since Valdemort chose to go after Harry, Harry is definately now the one who the prophecy speaks of.
You don’t buy into that?
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swampfaye said:
Re: Neville eh?
There is still time in the future, and we still don’t know what Neville saw – why he forgets everything. And he’s definitely showing Gryffindorness. Who he saw killed, etc (because his parents are still alive).
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kayeita said:
Its going to be Ron. Well ok I’m talking out of my butt, I hate spoilers so I don’t read anything or look into anything at all. But my gut feeling is it will be Ron, and Ron’s death will change Hermione’s character deeply, maybe even driving her over the edge of whether or not she is good or evil, and maybe then Harry will have to fight Hermione once she goes insanely evil and becomes Voldemort’s apprentice or something.
hehe. That’d be interesting anyway.
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Lady Ozma said:
Re: Neville eh?
I dont even remember what you are talking about, how sad is that? As for the forgetfullness I always racked that up to 1. stress 2. he’s kind of a nervous child thus leading to more stress 3. inbreeding 4. Being terrorized by Malfoy (and most likely the muggles he grew up around… sad to say but he seems to be the type that is bully fodder)
I guess I need to go to the bookstore and try to reread the end? Refresh my memory on what you are talking about.
See this is the problem when there is a TWO YEAR gap between when you put out a series. People totally forget. I mean sheesh, I read so many books that by the time a year is up I’ve generally forgotten all but the big details. Always bugged me about the Left Behind books…
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Lady Ozma said:
Ron?
Hey I kinda like your story… that could be cool and very dark and twisted! Of course that would finally drive her into the arms of Harry who we all know she is destined for anyway. Hasn’t that been obvious since book 1? My husband disagrees, he’s a Ron-Hermoine shipper. *GRINS*
See I see Ron as being intregral because he’s the Wizard of the three. See in the classic trio you have your scholar, your wizard, and your fighter. I know. I know. Harry is supposedly this uber wizard. But look, all he does he does on gut instinct and he’s always the one FIGHTING Valdemort. He’s the fighter. Hermoine hands down is the scholar, that’s so obvious that JK might as well smack you upside the head with a dusty tome from Dumbledore’s office. But Ron, look at what he does with broken down worn out handmedowns. He’s coming to the table with nothing and boomchaka! OK, he’s a nervous kid who has self esteem issues hindering him due to being… you know best friends with the most famous person in the world. But he’s got the skill. And as the only one who grew up in the Wizardry world, he’s the one with the knowledge. Sure Hermoine has the book smarts, but he’s got the street smarts.
You can’t break up the trio man… you just can’t. Plus there’s a definate “United we stand” thing going on. The reason that Harry is so strong is because he has Ron and Hermoine helping him. Power in numbers dude. It’s why Buffy was the best slayer. She didn’t go it alone, she had the Scoobys. (Who frankly, the Scoobys were the reason to watch THAT show) Well Hermoine and Ron are Harry’s Scoobys.
Plus of course… hello comic relief anyone? Sorry, Neville just can’t carry THAT load alone. Ron is total comic relief. Hmmm, funny, the wizard usually is the comic relief, isn’t he? How interesting…
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velvetcat said:
Severus
Snape may be important to the cause now – but once it’s all over I can’t seem him retired. lol JKR could see him as expendable at the end. That’s my fear!
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Lady Ozma said:
Re: Severus
Hmm… you know… I kind of understand that… Hmmm…
I hope he sticks around… and maybe he can get his coveted role as Defense of the Dark Arts once everything is overwith.
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lilangelem88 said:
wow, this is so weird. I can’t wait till the next movie, and the next book…they need to get a move on…otherwise the characters will be in their like 20’s in the 7th movie, lol….i really hope it’s not an important character that she will kill. i can’t picture anyone who will get killed….and harry not making it to his adult-hood…that’s just annoying. I already aws mad that sirus died…now harry and someone else will die…lol..this is crazy…these books are supposed to be good and entertaining…
but i can see why she would want to kill off someone…to make it more suspensfull, which i also like, lol…..
so confusing.
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Lady Ozma said:
The actors are
heading towards their 20’s really quickly, or at least some of them are!! Hermoine is the age she was supposed to be in the last movie but I think Ron’s actor is like 18. Crazy. They definately need to move on BOTH fronts.
See I’d love for Harry to make it to adult hood because I think that would be fascinating… see the wizardry world from the other side. Let’s keep on keeping on. We’ve gotten some tastes here and there, but I’d love to see what happens after Hogwarts.
This is a very dark story, so I suppose people need to be killed off. But it is definately a great suspenseful thing too. 🙂
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velvetcat said:
Re: Severus
Oh yeah! Snape so deserves his DADA position! Poor poor Sev.
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Lady Ozma said:
Re: Severus
Hmmm, yes, but we don’t want him to get it yet. It’s a rather cursed position. Let’s let the curse run its course, then give it to Snape. Keep Snape safe!
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