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No Monday Morning Quarterbacking for me: Harry Potter edition April 19, 2007

Posted by Evil Bender in arts and culture, language and lit.
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Please refer to this post when I turn out to be oh-so-right.

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1. Irving - April 19, 2007

Of course he will survive. Or the ending will be ambiguous, but if he dies, then all the other books will stop being read. No point then.

2. luaphacim - April 19, 2007

I see no survival in that young wizard’s future… and my divination teacher was really quite good.

3. The Lizard Queen - April 19, 2007

I very much disagree that the other books will stop being read if Harry dies. What about C.S. Lewis’s The Last Battle? Or Little Women? Or The Outsiders? Or Bridge to Terabithia? Or, hell, Romeo and Juliet? I think often a tragic ending (well, Beth dies closer to the middle of Little Women, but still) increases a book or series’s popularity, especially with adolescents, who can often be comforted by the idea that they’re not alone in having to deal with tragedy.

Plus, from a purely practical standpoint, I think Harry has to die so that no one can try to publish any further sequels (Scarlett, anyone?). I won’t mind if I’m proven wrong, but I’m with EB and Luaphacim here…

4. Beejing - April 20, 2007

Well, if Harry dies, I agree this would increase popularity on the other books for those who haven’t read them.

5. Dee - May 17, 2007

Lets hope he survives to wizard another day :)
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