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dierna
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2006 15:12
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Author J.K. Rowling said two characters will die in the last installment of her boy wizard series, and she hinted Harry Potter might not survive either.
"I have never been tempted to kill him off before the final because I've always planned seven books, and I want to finish on seven books," Rowling said on Monday's "Richard and Judy" television show.
"I can completely understand, however, the mentality of an author who thinks, `Well, I'm gonna kill them off because that means there can be no non-author written sequels. So it will end with me, and after I'm dead and gone they won't be able to bring back the character'."
Rowling declined to commit herself about Harry, saying she doesn't want to receive hate mail.
"The last book is not finished. But I'm well into it now. I wrote the final chapter in something like 1990, so I've known exactly how the series is going to end," she said.
Rowling said people are sometimes shocked to hear that she wrote the end of book seven before she had a publisher for the first book in the series.
"The final chapter is hidden away, although it's now changed very slightly. One character got a reprieve. But I have to say two die that I didn't intend to die," she said. "A price has to be paid. We are dealing with pure evil here. They don't target extras do they? They go for the main characters. Well, I do."
Rowling is the richest woman in Britain — wealthier than even the queen — with a fortune estimated by Forbes magazine last year at more than $1 billion.
Whatever she writes next, Rowling is sure of one thing: It won't be as successful as Harry Potter.
"I don't think I'm ever going to have anything like Harry again. You just get one like Harry."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060626/ap_en_ot/britain_rowling_2
Dierna note: What? She gonna kill of Ron too? 
Perhaps Harry Potter dies when he's run over by Juggernaut? 
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demonvamp
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2006 16:15
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That juggernaut thing reminds me of something off youtube 
Yeah, saw that interview on Richard and Judy Didn't tell us when it'll be ready, though 
QD, who never watches R & J normally, so there.
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polson
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# Posted: 3 Jul 2006 23:00
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JK can kill anybody she wants except Hermonie. 
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crewmannick
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# Posted: 4 Jul 2006 11:15
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I heard that the Order of the Phoenix movie was slated for release in the US on July 7th, 2007 and that the final book would be released later that same month...I doubt it will really happen that way, but if it did...talk about going out with a bang, that'd be all everyone would be talking about *l*
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quincyw
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# Posted: 4 Jul 2006 16:12
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<!--QuoteBegin--polson+July 03 2006,23:00--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (polson @ July 03 2006,23:00)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->JK can kill anybody she wants except Hermonie. <!--emo&:o--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/ann.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':o'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--><br>And also Mister Weasley! <!--emo&:o--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/ann.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':o'><!--endemo--> If I weren't a Muggle (ie existing in the HP universe), he and I would be twins, basically. <!--emo&:?--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/srp.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':?'><!--endemo--> <br><br>I think the books are becoming far too complicated. Unlike say, PoA which was fairly straightforward, I'm still re-reading HBP and finding out lots of new details, which is not cool! Cut down the word count, JK!
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lucient
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# Posted: 9 Jul 2006 17:25
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<!--QuoteBegin--crewmannick+July 04 2006,11:15--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (crewmannick @ July 04 2006,11:15)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->I heard that the Order of the Phoenix movie was slated for release in the US on July 7th, 2007 and that the final book would be released later that same month...I doubt it will really happen that way, but if it did...talk about going out with a bang, that'd be all everyone would be talking about *l*<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--><br>last I knew the movie was coming out in the US in May of 2007 with the suspected worldwide release date of the 7th Harry Potter book being July 7, 2007 (07-07-07) for those who don't get the irony in it<br><br>Luc
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lucient
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# Posted: 9 Jul 2006 17:25
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<!--QuoteBegin--quincyw+July 04 2006,16:12--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (quincyw @ July 04 2006,16:12)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--polson+July 03 2006,23:00--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (polson @ July 03 2006,23:00)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->JK can kill anybody she wants except Hermonie. <!--emo&:o--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/ann.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':o'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--><br>And also Mister Weasley! <!--emo&:o--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/ann.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':o'><!--endemo--> If I weren't a Muggle (ie existing in the HP universe), he and I would be twins, basically. <!--emo&:?--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/srp.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':?'><!--endemo--> <br><br>I think the books are becoming far too complicated. Unlike say, PoA which was fairly straightforward, I'm still re-reading HBP and finding out lots of new details, which is not cool! Cut down the word count, JK!<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--><br>personally I like books that do that..where you need to go back and re-read the book because new things pop out at you which helps explain it down the road<br><br>Luc
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quincyw
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# Posted: 11 Jul 2006 22:25
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<!--QuoteBegin--lucient+July 09 2006,17:25--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (lucient @ July 09 2006,17:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->personally I like books that do that..where you need to go back and re-read the book because new things pop out at you which helps explain it down the road<br><br>Luc<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--><br>But for a <b>children's book</b>? The books are meant to be for teens who don't have the patience or brainpower to digest all of this. <!--emo&:?--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/srp.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':?'><!--endemo-->
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candyshop
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# Posted: 14 Jul 2006 04:25
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She can't kill off Snape either, I love him to much.
I mean,
It'd be a shame, a shame. Kill off Malfoy.
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blake
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# Posted: 14 Jul 2006 09:58
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<!--QuoteBegin--quincyw+July 11 2006,22:25--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (quincyw @ July 11 2006,22:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->But for a <b>children's book</b>? The books are meant to be for teens who don't have the patience or brainpower to digest all of this. <!--emo&:?--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/srp.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':?'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--><br>The <i>Harry Potter</i> Series isn't necessarily just for children. People of all ages enjoy it. Even if the series was meant just for children, it wouldn't be for those without patience or brainpower. <!--emo&:P--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/ton.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':P'><!--endemo-->
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polson
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# Posted: 28 Jul 2006 07:50
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Besides, if you factor in how each book gets progressively "darker" in content, I'm not sure you want little kids reading it anyway. The good thing about Harry Potter, especially the first few books, is that kids can read them and WANT to read them. It's good to get them to realize there are entire worlds out there in books.
I tell you though, I get angry with parents who take four year olds to the Harry Potter movies, thinking they're good for that age. I remember SEVERAL kids being taken out of the theater screaming and crying in the second movie. I know that I personally wouldn't have been able to handle the "scary parts" in the second movie until I was 12 or 13. I really wish parents would preview the movies they take their kids to.
As for Ron Weasley...I DETEST him. He's such a moody jealous git with a rock for a brain.
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quincyw
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# Posted: 29 Jul 2006 16:36
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<!--QuoteBegin--polson+July 28 2006,07:50--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (polson @ July 28 2006,07:50)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->As for Ron Weasley...I DETEST him. He's such a moody jealous git with a rock for a brain. <!--emo&:o--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/ann.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':o'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Since when does Ron have a brain? <!--emo&:?--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/srp.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':?'><!--endemo-->
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demonvamp
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# Posted: 29 Jul 2006 16:51
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<!--QuoteBegin--quincyw+July 29 2006,16:36--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (quincyw @ July 29 2006,16:36)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--polson+July 28 2006,07:50--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (polson @ July 28 2006,07:50)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->As for Ron Weasley...I DETEST him. He's such a moody jealous git with a rock for a brain. <!--emo&:o--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/ann.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':o'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Since when does Ron have a brain? <!--emo&:?--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/srp.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':?'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--><br>He does have a brain, it's called Hermione.<br><br>QD <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.outpost10f.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/haw.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
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