Could this really mean the end of Harry Potter? I haven't ever read a Potter book, but I really do enjoy the movies.
J.K. Rowling is said to have said that the death of Harry Potter will be in the next book.Harry Potter author JK Rowling is apparently desperate to kill off the boy wizard after living with him for too long reports Bang Showbiz.
Actor Jim Dale, the voice of Harry in the US audio books, says Rowling recently spoke with him, and confirmed "Book seven is the [absolute] final one. She's lived with Harry Potter so long she really wants to kill him off".
If it is true, I think there's going to be a lot of kids crying themselves to sleep at night. Doesn't Rowling know that a lot of kids under the age of 8 read her books? Does she think that it's a good idea to kill off Harry? Can't he just get married at 17 and move away and live happily ever after?
When asked whether the young hero will reach adulthood, Rowling recently told press: "You have to wait and see whether he survives to be a grown-up".
Of course, people like me will be thrilled to see him killed. Who wants a happily ever after anyway? Hermione and Ron will end up having kids and then divorce because of irreconcilable differences... You get the point.
Even actor Daniel Radcliffe is opening to the idea, telling press during the fourth film's promotions that "I do maintain there is a possibility he could be killed in the final book".
If I were Daniel I'd be a little mad at this news. He's making a fortune being Harry Potter. Why would he warm to the idea of not milking any more money out of the character? If I were him I'd try to push J.K. Rowling into writing books until Harry's at least 40. Radcliffe won't ever have to find a real job then. He can go on being the loveable Harry right into his geriatric diapers.
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The next book will be the last HP book, JKR has been pretty clear on that. However that doesn't really mean that Harry will die, in all honesty only one person alive right now knows what's going to happen and it's not the guy who reads on the audiobooks.
As for Radcliff we've all seen people in film franchises get tired of them after a few movies. He's still got three more to do, so he's got lots of work.
What the guy who reads the audiobooks was saying, though, is that JKR told him this is what she wants. There's also been other interviews where she's given clues as to the demise of Harry.
I also read about 10 - 15 articles that said that Radcliffe will not be doing any more Potter movies. It was said that JKR and the producers thought that he was too old. Even for this last movie, what was he supposed to be, 14? By the time he gets to movie number seven he'll be 25 years old. I just don't see it happening.
Well we'll have to see. It's certainly possible that she'll kill off Harry. I know that she doesn't want to be writing any more HP books, but she can leave him alive and still not do that.
As for Radcliffe I hadn't heard that. I know there had been concerns about his age, but at the rate they're going of one a year, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Production is going to have to be starting on Order of the Phoenix soon, so we'll see. They've already cast a lot of the new cast for it, and have been really good about keeping the current cast consistent.
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