I have to admit I've only read 1, 2 & 3, so I'm 3 behind (soon to be 4) but it doesn't make the suspense any less. A few questions...
1.) The obvious - does Harry live?
The discussions are endless, the reasoning/arguments for and against. Those who say Harry will live argue that he was "the boy in the cupboard" for heavens sakes, he just can't die, there is a potential love interest now too, there is something for him to live for...maybe he will go on and become a teacher. Those who sadly say that Harry must die admit that sad but true, it's book 7, Harry Potter is over, both the books and the boy. JK Rowling has been quoted as saying that she understands authors who kill their character so that no one else can come along and write about them. The jury is out for me. I guess in my heart I hope he lives, I mean do any of us really want Harry to die? However, if anyone would kill her main character, I think Rowling among them.
2.) Snape - good or bad? Does it really matter?
3.) Maybe the biggest question for me is this. Since I have no plans to be at a bookstore at 12:01 Saturday morning and staying awake until the wee hours of the morning to reveal the answers, how soon will it be until the suspense is ruined for me? The ending will be revealved, it's inevitable, it's news, it's 10 years in the making. Have you wondered how you will hear about the ending? Will it be a news broadcast on tv? how about our local paper? the internet? This interests me almost more than the ending. I know a couple of people who probably will actually read until the sun comes up (Keri and my mother), but for the rest of us...
I listen to npr as many of you know and yesterday they announced that after a much heated debate within the station, we will not learn of Harry Potter's ending on their station - good for them! But not all will be so diplomatic, lets be honest.
Well at least I can say this to all the true fans out there... thank goodness a great book is still great, even if you do know the ending :-)
1 comment:
1. It would be truly callous of J.K. Rowling to kill off Harry Potter. Killing him would show such disdain for a world-wide audience. It wouldn't be the first time an author killed, or wanted to kill, their protagonist. Sherlock Holmes and James Bond were both targeted by their authors. It won't shock me, but it will alienate me. And why would anyone go see that final movie, knowing Harry dies?
2. Snape. He's been set up as such an evil character, almost too evil. Much like Darth Vader, who represented pure evil, right down to his black mask and cape. Of course, Darth Vader ultimately found his "good side"--to nearly universal scorn. Personally, I hope Snape stays bad.
3. I'll probably buy the book. I'm sure I'll stumble across spoilers before I know the ending. It won't bother me too much, if I know the outcome, before I learn it first-hand.
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