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'Harry Potter': When will the massacre end?!

Jun 26, 2006, 07:22 PM | by Mickey O'Connor

Categories: Harry Potter

124529__hp_l This just in from our colleagues at The Daily Prophet:

J.K. Rowling reports that not one, but two characters will die in the seventh and final Harry Potter novel, which at this point is scheduled to be released some time before I die. For those keeping score at home, that's one dead character for each $500 million of Rowling's net worth. Rowling obviously wouldn't confirm the doomed ones' identities, but for Harry's sake, I hope her thoughts about killing off a main character were just idle chitter-chatter with the pesky press.

"I've never been tempted to kill him (Harry) off before the end of book seven, because I always planned seven books and that's where I want to go," the author told Britain's Channel 4. "I can completely understand, however, the mentality of an author who thinks 'Well, I'm going to 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'." Gulp.

Me? I've always embraced the books' masochistic tendencies, so I'm putting my money on both Ron and Hermione to bite the eternal Floo powder in Book 7, especially considering what happened to You-Know-Who at the end of Book 6. At the end of the day, Harry is a miserable little boy, and as such, will need other deaths to brood on.

What do all you closet Potter-philes out there think?


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Turcu Daniel Tue, Dec 26, 2006 at 08:35 AM EST

OK, first, i want to say i'm a fan.
I cant seem to understand one thing: WHY DID DUMBLEDORE DIE? And more important: why in that way? He was weakened by what he had drank before, and killed by the man he had trusted all along: SNAPE! I mean, I always thought he was gonna finally die by Voldemort's hand! Anyway, I really wish i knew who that R.A.B. is!!!
i think that there will be a MAJOR fight in the 7th book.
In my opinion, Hermione will kill Malfoy(they always hated each other), Harry will kill Snape, and that Neville will have an important role here.
Ron & Hermione will probably fall in love with each other, and Harry with Ginny.
And if Harry dies, then all the other books wil be for NOTHING!
Miss(iss) J.K. Rowling, PLEASE, give me a mail and clear me!
Sectumsepra rulz!
P.S. Lily has some great ideas and i agree with most of them!

sarah Sat, Jul 15, 2006 at 11:05 PM EST

Hermione and Harry can't get together nor will they get married. In all the books and movies hermione and ron clearly show effection for one another, when hermione went to the yule ball with Krum Ron got so jealous...just like he did in the 6th book when she was dating that guy. Besides i dont think harry will end up dying in the last one...i think its Hermione and ron...after all they do agree to go with harry in the 6th book. plus i was waiting for hermione to die in the second.

Lily Mon, Jul 3, 2006 at 11:13 PM EST

Thanks John. I don't really understand who all of you are talking about when you say Frodo. I thought that his name was Kreacher. Frodo is the guy in Lord of the Rings. I don't ever remember reading about a Frodo in Harry Potter.

John Mon, Jul 3, 2006 at 04:34 PM EST

Lily, you make alot of good points but you don't mention how Frodo factors into this. I think he has something to do with the death of Voldermort.

Thanks!

Sakura Mon, Jul 3, 2006 at 01:39 PM EST

Maybe draco will die...xD

Lily Sun, Jul 2, 2006 at 12:16 AM EST

To all those people that think that Hermione and Harry will be getting together I ask one question...Did you read the books? It's very clear that Ron likes Hermione and Hermione likes Ron. There is no way that it's going to be Harry and Hermione. I think that Harry will probably end up with Ginny if anyone.

If I remember correctly in the 6th book the Weasleys clock is set to mortal peril throughout the whole thing. That's obviously not a good sign. I think it's a bit weird that after the whole deal with Ron's rat being the guy that helped in Harry's parents killing it never says how the Weasleys react to this knowledge. I mean Pettigrew obviously knows where the Weasley's live so I don't think it looks to good for any of them.

I believe Sirius is dead and gone. JK said that she wanted Harry to be alone in the end. Which brings up Dumbledore. I hope that Dumbledore is still alive and that Snape didn't really kill him, but that is wishful thinking. I think once JK kills the characters...they are dead and gone forever. Harry has to do this on his own...Sirius and Dumbledore were to much of a guidance

I don't think that Snape is evil...he fits the type. Everyone wants him to be...but it always seems like he is but really all he is a depressed guy who made a few mistakes but redeemed himself. And that he was acting as if he had gone back to the dark side when in reality...he had not.

If Harry does live I do not think that he will go back to Hogwarts in the end to be headmaster or defense against the dark arts teacher. Especially if Dumbledore did die. I don't think that he will look at Hogwarts the same ever again since Dumbledore's death.

Also in the end of the 6th if I remember correctly Harry says he will go back to the Dursleys for ONE day...and one day only. So something important will happen at the Dursleys. It is possible that one of the main characters that dies is the Dursleys. Also I believe there is more to Aunt Petunia than meets the eye. She certainly knows a lot more about magic than she lets on. She seemed to know what the Howler was when she got one from Dumbledore. However, her sister was a witch so this might be how she learned more about magic. Some people think she could be a squib but JK denies that she is...

If harry defeats Voldemort I agree with everyone who says it will end kind of like Lord of the Rings. There is nothing left for Harry. Even though he has friends the evil and terror that has filled his life will always haunt him. How could you put that all behind you and live a normal life. He has never lived a normal life and never will. His goal in life will be defeated and there is no reason for him to continue on...

I do not believe that Filch and Mcgonagall are going to date...or have any sort of romance. I don't think the 7th book will talk about her being in love with someone...

Ron is not gay and will not end up with Neville because that would be incredibly stupid. I don't understand how you came up with that idea but I really really highly doubt that. In any of the books does it show any sign that Ron is gay...

I read somewhere that JK says that we will learn something very important about Harry's mother and her sister. And that the phrase that everyone says to Harry: "You have your mother's eyes.." is of great significance.

I also believe that Neville plays a big part in book 7. There might be more to Neville than meets the eye. I also think that he might take revenge on Bellatrix. It would be a major twist in the story to have neville be the one that is supposed to kill Voldemort...JK would be the one to do that.

Hopefully she won't kill Harry, Ron, or Hermione...but it's not looking to good for them is it?

I don't think Harry is a Horcrux his scar could be one though...and I thought somewhere it is said that the serpent is not going to be a horcrux. The Gryffindor sword could be one...

But does anyone else think that maybe we are thinking to hard about this. That maybe the answer was right in front of us all along...Maybe we are all thinking to analytical....

P.S. I know some things may not be spelled right...So just ignore it please.

Burt Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 03:57 PM EST

Ah that's right, now I remember Frodo.

Thanks Keith!

Keith Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 03:38 PM EST

Frodo was the ouse elf at Sirius Blacks house. Knowing that I think that raises an interseting point.

Will Frodo re-enter the plot seeking revenge? He did seem to know all the secrets about the Oder of the Phoenix. I wouldn't put it past him to be the one to kill off Harry, he never seemed to really like Harry.

Interesting concept.

KB

Samantha Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 03:06 PM EST

I think Julie and Mike are right. I bet Frodo is the one that ends up killing Voldemort. It only makes sense since he was the one chasing him down before Harry entered the scene. Because of this I think Harry will survive and end up proposing marriage to Hermoine after they graduate Hogwarts. This will leave the possibility of another book if JKR changes her mind (which I bet she does). The irony of Harry and Hermoine and Harry have a little wizard of their own would be too hard to resist. As far as some of the other characters. Well, I think Ron will help Frodo battle Voldemort which will earn him new found respect and position him quite nicely as the head of the Ministry of Magic upon his graduation, following in his fathers footsteps. I also think Snape and Malfoy return from hiding but don't involve themselves in Voldemorts final battle. But I think they have a falling out and one of them kills off the other, just too hard to predict which one will die. As for Dumbledore, I think his death is a fake and he returns for a short period. I think he falls at the hands of Lucius Malfoy who escapes Arkabaz and hunts his most hated enemy down. I also believe Hargid will head off into the sunset to live with the other half-giants. He needs a graceful exit, what better way than to have him move back with his brother. The other professors will all move on to different endeavors as well.

Burt Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 11:57 AM EST

Which one of the books was the Frodo character in? I don't remember him. Was he the guy the Durmstrang school?

PS. I cried when Crookshanks disappeared.

Matt Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 10:05 AM EST

It seems to me that not many of you have even read the HP books. Ginny and Ron hooking up? Neville turning dumbledore into a demented turtle? I mean come on. Ithink that if dumbledore is truly dead which is very possible he can at least talk to harry from his portrait. I also think that Draco Malfoy is defintely not evil even if his family is. he would have killed dumbledore if he was but he couldnt do it. I also think that Hagrid will not die nor Neville or Ginny I think that maybe Hermione will die. i think that we will see Viktor Krum come back to help the good side. Harry will return to Hogwarts at some point

HRS Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 10:41 PM EST

and to continue (because i clicked post by mistake) I hope that Harry defeats voldermort with dumbledore and grows to become an aurror.

but whatever happens im sure Rowling will have written it wonderfully and who knows she might just supprise us all and not do any of the things we suspect.

HRS Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 10:40 PM EST

I'm thinking it might be Harry and Voldermort who end up biting the dust.. As bad as i dont want to think about Harry dieing, im thinking the only way to kill voldermort, is for harry to die doing it. Harry might be the last horcrux.

BUT.. what I hope happens is that Dumbnledore will end up being alive all along, (by drinking that stuff he was just doing it to be prepaired to play dead) (if that made sense)

Julie Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 09:28 PM EST

I think Mike makes a good point-- and I was surprised it took that long for someone to make it... like Frodo, Harry probably won't be able to stick around. What could life possibly hold for him after all that he's seen and done and experienced? Even a great love, like possibly Ginny, couldn't undo all the evil he's seen and fought. I don't like the idea, and I didn't like it when it was Frodo, either, but I eventually came to grips with the fact that Tolkein did right by Frodo by letting him go, and I think Rowling will do the same with Harry.

As for the other characters that might die... I think Neville will live, and become a great wizard, greater than anyone could have imagined, and be someone of importance. I think Ron and Hermione will live as well, and the tragedies at the end of book 7 will cement them together in a more real way than just normal high school love. I agree that Hagrid will probably die, but it will be a noble death. Or perhaps his will be a senseless act of violence that pushes Harry over the edge and causes him to act foolishly, thus contributing to his own death. He's always been a bit rash and quick to act without thinking or listening to his elders. I could see some mega loss for the Weasley's, although that breaks my heart, too. Whoever dies, I think Voldemort will definately go (for good, for real), because no matter who reads the books now, they were intended for children, and evil cannot win. I think it would be a great disservice to the fans not to see Voldemort bite it in the end, especially if Harry does. All I know for sure is that I can't wait for book 7, but at the same time I hate to see it come around because that's the end of an amazing series of books.

T Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 09:26 PM EST

Gracious.

There sure is alot of people that think Dumbledore is dead. That it will be Harry and "He who must not be named"(LOL), that are going to die.

I guess I am looking at this differently.

We all know what the locket plot is about. It is gone. Sirius's brother took care of that in an earlier book. R.A.B, Regulus A. Black, has already been dealt with. We already know who it is from an earlier book.

I think the last horcrux is the Griffendor sword. The sign of the ultimate demise of Valdemort and the ultimate sign of everything that is good and honorable. How fitting that Voldemort would have to have the sword.

I don't think Dumbledor is dead. He needed to "DIE" so Voldemort would be comfortable in going after Harry. It seems likes there was no other way to get him out into the open to be fought. He always stayed where no one but Harry fights him. With Dumbledor gone, Voldemort will think he is safe. The reason Dumbledor isn't dead is because the potion he drank was to help him APPEAR to die. The phoenix always goes up in flames and then is "REBORN FROM THE ASHES". The phoenix is his "familiar", so I think this is a given. This is how JK will bring him back for the ultimate fight.

Snape was part of the plot to bring Voldemort out in the open. I think he is the only one Dumbledor could trust to help him with the plan he has come up with to make Voldemort come out into the open. So on that note, Snape is going to be one of the ones that will die. That will then prove to everyone that Dumbledor's faith in him having repented was true. He is going to save Harry's life in some way. Whether it is killing one of the Malfoy's, or by standing in front of Voldemort when he finally sees him and Voldemort figures out that Snape plotted to bring him out in the open with Dumbledor.

I also believe that another one to die is going to be Percy. Something is going to happen to make him go back to his family and the "good" side. Whether one of the other Weasley's gets killed, or something makes him see the error of his ways is the thing I am not too sure of here.

Somehow Neville is going to be happy. Whether his parents are finally cured, or he is able to somehow help to destroy Voldemort in revenge is something I am not sure of either.

Harry is going to end up with Ginny, and Ron is FINALLY going to figure it out about Hermoine. He is ALWAYS getting mad when Draco talks ansty to Hermoine. Remember she told him not to wait so long to ask her out. They are made for each other. Harry will end up with Ginny BECAUSE of his attachment with the Weasley family, especially with Ron. He will figure out that he loves her just as his dad loved his mom when Cho dies. It is going to be Ginny he gets solice from and this event will show him that.

Since Harry ultimately wants to be an Auror, that is the way he is going to end up. I also believe he will be the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Who else has gotten the experience he has? Ginny will take Hagrids place at the school. Ron and Hermoine are going to be the main caretakers of Hogwarts. They will replace Dumbledor and McGonical. Ginny and Ron are siblings so they are NOT going to end up together.

I am not sure about Hagrid tho. I hope he ends up taking care of all the "friends" he has, but I also see him dying too. I hope he gets to ultimately go live with his brother in peace, or being one of the schools guards as payment for his faithfulness and unrelenting support. Maybe he could take Filch's place when Filch dies.. LOL!!

Peter Pettigrew is going to end up dead. He will somehow repay Harry for saving him and it will cost him his life. I think he may have something to do with the demise of the Malfoy's. Probably Lucious actually.

I think Prof. McGonigal is going to get into a fight that is going to be over head. She actually may be one of the first to die before Dumbledor reappears. With her thinking Dumbledor is dead she is going to try to protect someone from Voldemort when he finally comes out into the open.

I don't know who the "MAJOR" characters could be classified as. If you spent as many years dealing with this cast as JK has, wouldn't you think of "ALL" of them as "MAJOR" characters??

I would.

Jessica Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 09:21 PM EST

Wow it took me like an hour to read all these comments! I do not think that Harry or Hermione or Ron will die. Or Ginny either. I bet that Harry, Ron and Hermione will finally beat Voldemort. I mean, they fight him in like every book! Since it's the last one I think they should kill him, but that's just my opinion.

For the second person who will die...I have to think about that. I think it will probably be Severus Snape. I think he will be on Voldemort's side during "THE BATTLE" in this book and they will kill him before they kill Voldemort.

I bet that in the last book Harry will hook up with Hermione. I don't understand why Hermione would be with Ron!

And if Voldemort is dead, then the Death Eaters won't exist anymore. That includes Lucious Malfoy. So Draco and Harry will probably stop hating each other and become friends.

JESSICA

PS-If Harry died I would cry my head off! I love him!

PPS-Ginny is Ron's sister, for who ever said they should be together. You might change your mind if you knew that.

johanna Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 09:10 PM EST

first of all ginny cannot "get "with ron because they are brother and sister.secondly i do not think dumbledore is dead. i think it was a ploy between snapes and dumbledore to throw their enimies off. also it may serve to bring volmort out of hiding. i would like to see drako and his father get what is comming to them. i would like to see ron and hermione get together das well as ginny and harry.i think harry will destroy voldemort. and maybe in some weird twist bring his parents back. and make his aunt and uncle get their due. i think snapes attitude toward harry is a smoke screen to get in with you know who to find out what is happening. what i do not want to see is it all to be a dream. that would really ruin it.

Eirodann Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 07:32 PM EST

Keep in mind, Dumbledore's "familiar" is a phoenix - and phoenix never really die....

My money's on Snape as one of the decedents - giving his life to save Harry - redeemed at last!

kris Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 06:55 PM EST

Does anybody recall the initials in the locket they fished out of the bowl- R.A.B? Regulus A. Black? Could that possibly be Sirius' brother? They did say that Voldemort killed him for turning on him. And Ron and Hermione belong together, I knew it since book 2 when ron defended her against Malfoy.

RA Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 05:24 PM EST

I think Book 7 is going to be a free for all...anything can happen and anyone can die. Besides, JKR said that she has killed 2 main characters so far, but she's not done yet so that doesn't mean it will only be 2. She will sacrifice any charcter in order to make the book what she thinks it should be. And as much as I don't want to see Ron or Hermione die I think she'd do it...but I also don't think they are the most likely to die, I think Harry is. Harry's outcome is 50/50...either we'll have the tragic hero death tied to the fact that Voldemort can't die unless Harry does, or we'll get the somewhat happy ending of good prevails over evil (with sacrifices, of course). That Voldemort is going to die can be said without a doubt...I believe she's ending at 7 and him not dying would mean it didn't end. I don't even think he should be included in the 2 she mentioned discussion. Dumbledore is defintely dead...I always knew she'd kill him off because she had too if Harry was ever going to face Voldemort...I believe Sirius is alive way more than a Dumbledore comeback. And as for Snape, I am still undecided, but like everything with JK, you can bet that his good or evil status will be complex and intermingled like it always has been. So I won't make a real prediciton, but JKR has yet to disappoint me and whatever she does will be the only way it could be.
PS. Karkaroff died in the 6th book
PPS. Hermione and Harry will NEVER be together
PPPS. Someone said book 6 was a bore...I totally disagree, it was just the quiet before the storm.

Potterfreak Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 04:22 PM EST

With the way the Durmstrangs went home so ticked off from losing the Tri-wizard tournament, I bet that Snape and Malfoy are hiding out at the Durmstrang school with that dimented teacher Krakow (who used to be a death eater by the way). I think that Voldemort is probably using it as a home base and is planning a full assault on Hogwarts to wipe out the good wizards, and get that trophy back! It was obvious that Krakow did not like the way Dumbledore handled the tournament favoring his team to win and all. I think that had alot to do with his death. I think Krakow made Snape do it by putting some kind of spell on him. It could have been the flirtatious spell from Sorcerers Stone. Anyway, I bet the two meet for the epic battle on the Quidditch field (see the irony) and battle it out to the death. But I think it will be Voldemort and Krakow that perish. I think the others survive. Harry and Hermoine will finally get together. I think Ginny will hook up with Ron, since it seems she has a soft spot for him. I think Neville will be the main focus of the last book. It was clear from Goblet that JKR is making him more of a main character. Why else would she pick him as the guy who can dance the best? Why not Harry? I think Dumbledore is really dead. I mean didn't they have a funeral and bury him in Half Blood Prince? One guy everybody seems to be forgetting about is Gilderoy Lockhart. I think he is just acting like a retard and isn't really retarded but scheming on how he can take over Hogwarts without getting hurt. Trust me, I know JKR, she always likes to surprise us, but I bet she goes with the solution as it is the only one that makes sense. And since everybody keeps mentioning the scene that made them cry, I would have to say for me it was when the Weasleys sent their kids off to Hogwarts. I am a sucker for good-bye scenes.

PF

john Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 03:44 PM EST

Speaking of Ginny, I cried my eyes out when she was abducted by Tom Riddle.

John

Deb Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 03:11 PM EST

There is no way that she can kill off Harry, Ron , or Hermione!! She just can't. I can see Voldemort of course and maybe Hagrid or possibly even Ginny. Here is my reason for Ginny. You know darn well she is going to catch up to the other three whether Harry likes it or not. Well, like Harry's mother, I think Ginny is going to be a very powerful witch. I also think Ginny's mother has been teaching her old witchcraft like the stuff Lily knew. She will end up sacrificing herself for Harry like his mother did. She is head over heels in love with the kid.

Kitty Carlisle Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 02:35 PM EST

Wow! These are some interesting theories. Well here is mine. I think that Dumbledore will come back to life somehow. I also think that the Snape killing Dumbledore thing is fake as well. I think we will see a battle between Voldemort and Harry again. If anybody gets killed off it will be collateral damage as part of this battle. Harry's "army" against the death eaters, much like what occurred at Hogwarts in book 6. I think once the battle if over and Valdemort is dead, we will have a dramatic death on Harry's part as he mutters his last words to his true love Hermoine. Ron will survive I believe and swoop in to rescue Hermoine from total heartbreak. I think Ron and Hermoine ride off into the sunset on Buckbeak. Snape will die in a valient attempt to prove that we was on the good side, possibly at the hands of Lucius Malfoy. I think Hermoine wipes out Draco during the big battle. As subplots, I beleive Ginny and Neville hook up and get jiggy with it. As for Hagrid, I think he lives out his days on the grounds of Hogwarts. As for Hogwarts and the professors are concerned, I think they close down Hogwarts and the professors shuffle off into retirement, putting down their wands for the last time and deciding that wizardry has brought nothing but evil and heartbreak and should be banished from the face of the earth. Unfortunately one of the professors does buy into the pact that they made to detroy their wands and one falls into the wrong hands. This wand gains new life in the hands of a muggle that uses it for personal gain. He takes the wand and casts spells on all technology companies except his so that his will monoplize the desktop computer operating system market while all other companies parish. He amasses billions of dollars in wealth at the expense of others. After years of greed he decides he has had enough, declares that he is going to put his wand down and donate his fortune to charity. Does he destroy the wand so that others can use it for greed and personal gain? We shall see.

Anyway, I think thats the way its going to all work out.

PS. I cried Colin Creedy asked for Harry's autograph.

pwilson Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 01:12 PM EST

Harry and Voldemort will kill each other off in the last chapter. No sequels on either. It'll be done.

JB122 Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 01:00 PM EST

Okay, here's what happens. Voldemort is just about to off Harry when Snape intervenes and dies, diverting Voldemort's attention just long enough for Harry to be able to blast him. Snape had to kill Dumbledore because of the unbreakable vow that Malfoy's mom talked him into taking. What nobody has known until now is that Dumbledore made Snape take an unbreakable vow years ago to always protect Harry and keep him from harm. That's why Snape couldn't kill Harry in book 6 and why he kept him from performing any unforgiveable curses at the end of the book. Those that will die in book 7 are: Voldemort, Snape, & Moody.

debby rosario Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 01:00 PM EST

i love all these comments... as for me its like this ron and hermione..... harry ... well possibly ginny... but as far as the whole snape and dumbledore thing i believe they are in it together and its a ploy to get lord voldermort out in the open so to speak.... harry will prevail... possible deaths will be ginny or hagrid... all i know is I LOVE THESE BOOKS and i can't wait for this one... it can't come soon enough... jkr u are awsome i wish it would never end... lol...at least a few more .. however when you got a good story i quess you can only go so far..... right? keep it up i know this last book will be so packed that they will have to make two movies just to cover it all..... p.s. i to cried when dumbledore "died"

kahooligan Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 12:50 PM EST

I read an interesting theory at another site - what if the potion that Dumbledore drank was a "never-death" concoction that Snape made for Voldemort and he is not really dead. Just another hmmmmmm . . . .. .

joey Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 10:33 AM EST

Lori, you go girl!

I also don't think Dumbledore is dead, just grosely disfigured due to the blasts he took during the great battle. I bet he comes back to life, teaches Crabbe and Goyle to follow the straight and narrow. I think Victor Krumm comes back into play and steals Hermoine's love from Seamus Finnegan. In an effort to get back at Krumm, Ron takes him on in a one on one winner take all Quidditch match. But I think ROn won't survive the match and Krumm will then head off into the sunset with Hermoine. Harry meanwhile, after spending another summer at his Aunt and Uncles place finally tires of them and wastes them all. Only to get arrested and thrown in Arkum prison where he plots his comeback. After escaping Arkum, he heads straight to Hogwarts only to find everybody at the school has turned against him, so he doesn't make it past the Whomping Willow. I think Hagrid adopts Ginny Weasley in order to teach her the finer points of groundskeeper. I think Dumbledore re-appears as the freakish animal that Valdemort had become, just a curled blob of flesh. I think Neville comes up with some herb potion to fix up Dumbledore only to turn him into a dimented turtle-shaped figure that shoots lasers out of his eyes. I think Snape will re-appear as well and teams up with Filch and the go into business together selling wands that only shoot happy spells. As for Malfoy and his dad. I think the bond, get out of Arkum early for good behavior and are last seen flying kites together on a hilltop much like the scene from the Sound of Music.

That seems to be the way things are coming together. But I guess we'll just have to wait and find out. Oh, I cried when Malfoy got kicked by Buckbeak.

lorie Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 10:07 AM EST

I don't think dumbledore is really completely dead.
None of the main characters will die.
I am sick of voldemort. He could stay dead this time.
Have a new evil. Why can't there be a witch college they go to. Then it could be the college years at
whatever witch school she wanted. Add a few new characters to give it a different depth. Make Nevill a stronger person. Make malfoy eat crow, better than killing him. Make Harry not such a jerk. Let him grow up a little bit so we don't have to read him feeling sorry for himself all the time. Let Ron and Hermione be together, Harry and Ginny be together, find someone for Nevill, Snape is really a good guy and dumbledore knew he had to kill him to keep his cover. They have brought others back from the dead and he will just live on the wall in the picture anyway.
This last book needs to involve everyone to make it work not just Harry. He is gonna need massive help to take out voldemort and some could die. Who knows who as yet. I'll shut up now.

Jester Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 09:43 AM EST

I also agree with Helen. Can't you see what JKR is doing? Trying to get you thinking one way so she can go a different way? Of course she wants you to believe Snape is crtical in the last book and that "major" characters are going to die. But in truth, I bet she only rids the series of lesser knowns, like the chumps in the Order of the Phoenix gang. The rest of the characters will remain in tact and live happily ever after. How can you sell $1B worth of Harry Potter action figures if Harry gets killed? Have you ever seen a Mad-Eye Moody action figure? C'mon folks. All this talk of the last book is bunk as well. Wasn't it during the promotional tour of the last movie JKR said that she could see the series going to an eight book? I ain't buying it.

Long live Moaning Mertyle!! She's wicked cute!

Sweety Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 09:35 AM EST

Right on Helen! I think they are try to create a buzz, and it will be some minor characters that are zapped. Though JKR thinks they are major, the reading public views them as minor. I say Filch bites it. Everybody thinks Snape is going to have a major part in the finale. I think otherwise. I think Valdemort gets rid of him for bringing Malfoy and all the Hogwarts troubles to his death eater clubhouse. I think he is gone by chapter 10. I think Nevilles parents escape the looney bin and exacts revenge on Voldemort.

I cried when Ron was mean to Hermoine at the Ice Festival ball.

Sweety

helen Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 09:27 AM EST

The ones who really deserve to die, even more than LV, are Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia. No one even seems to have considered them, but they really are major characters as well. JKR never said it would be a major character from the wizarding world.

Simon Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 09:08 AM EST

Who says Snape isnt evil, he calls himself the half blood prince, and makes up all these evil spells, I think that he will try and take Voldemorts place, first by destroying all his horcruxs, then waiting for Harry to finish the job, as he heard the prophicy and knows that Harry must be the one to kill Voldemort. Then i think that Snape will try and kill Harry. But Harry will prevail.

slinkybender Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 08:59 AM EST

So long as Draco lives, I'll be content.

Chrissy Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 08:41 AM EST

I also believe there is more to Snape. Dumbledor always trusted Snape. I believe there is more to their relationship then they are willing to admit. Ron and Hermione will be together. Definitely, it'll be Harry and Voldemort dueling at the end.

Can't wait for Book 7

Chrissy

Buddy Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 08:38 AM EST

I cried when Buckbeak died.

Lilly Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 08:24 AM EST

I think JKR is pulling the old marketing ploy. Create a buzz over who will die, etc. Same thing happened in the last book, which I thought was the worst of the first six. Other than Dumbledore dying (supposedly), the rest of the book was a yawner. Lets hope this one really does match the hype. As far as how it all ends up? Well I have to agree with those that think Harry and Hermoine end up together. There is too much sexual tension between them. So they will end up together. I think this triggers a jealous response from Moaning Mertyle who then goes on a rampage in Hogwarts blasting everbody who was friends with Harry. Watch out Ron and Neville! I think Neville will escape the wrath as he has had a tough life so far and everyone wants to see him end up happy. So I think he follows through on his keen sense of herbology and takes over for Ms. Sprout as herbology professor. Ron, well he is a goner. After being a git for so long, I think it finally catches up with him. If not finished off by Mertyle he will meet his doom defending Harry. Ginny will probably follow in her dad's footsteps and work at the Ministry of Magic. I think Hagrid will get scared because of Voldemorts return and head to the mountains to live his life out with Gwarp and the other half-giants. I think Snape and Malfoy both come back to Hogwarts and pretend to be on the good side and end up taking over as Headmaster of Hogwarts. This causes all the good professors to reconsider their lives and quit or move on. I see McGonagel opening a hat shop on Diagon Alley (I love her hats). Flitwick will become an auror. Trelwany will become an antique dealer. As for Voldermort, I think Peter Pettigrew regrets bringing him back and turns on him. Killing him off by poisoning his tea. Fred and George will remain their humorous selves and continue to thrive in th ejoke shop trade. Thats where I see it heading based on how the last six books played out.

shawna Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 07:58 AM EST

maybe no one dies? maybe JK has created this heat to get Potter fans to go crazy about the book? Or maybe she's created this "WHO WILL DIE?!" scenrio to get non-potter fans to get into reading harry potter? hmm.

just an opinion.
and i cried when Dumbledore died.

Raymond Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 07:05 AM EST

Thke one thing that Harry has that none of his enemies have is the ability to love and to forgive, an aspect that his mentor from time to time reminds him of. Perhaps the end will come to Valdemort when he sees Harry forgive, who? Malfoy or perhaps Snape--This could cause He who must not be named- to self distruct simply because he has no understanding of this human emotion. It is Hary "ace-in-the-hole." Thke other death, I think might well be Hermione.

David Turner Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 06:13 AM EST

Has no one even put together that Snape had to kill Dumbledore to destroy the horcrux? Snape did what Dumbledore had asked of him. I think Dumbledore knew the only way to destroy that particular horcrux was to consume the liquid and then have someone that Voldemort trusted actually kill him after consuming it. Snape can be trusted. Voldemort hasn't been wrong yet. I think someone may have something there when they say that Harry's scar may be a horcrux and because his and Voldemorts futures seem so connected probably both will have to die. Voldemort wll realize this too late. My opinion anyway.

Debra Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 02:01 AM EST

Well, I'm finally going to admit it--it will be Harry and Voldemort. I'm not looking forward to reading it, but it seems a logical conclusion from the plot of the first 6 books. I too think there is more to Snape--I kept getting that feeling through reading of the last two books--that there is something that has not been revealed to us about Snape's motives and it's going to be a MAJOR point in the final book. And she may say two majors will be killed off in book 7, but I think it's going to be a bloodbath! Anyone is apt to be offed! Hagrid, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Professor M, Lupin, Neville--we may find no one will be left standing by the end! I can't wait!!!!

David H Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 01:50 AM EST

I think it will be Voldemort...and Ron. Ron will die to save Harry's or Herminone's life....Voldemort definately...but whoever the second one is...will die to save Harry's life...Ron...Haggard...Jenny...Neville...or even Snape...Snape could be the one..proving his allegence to Dumbledore once and for all...

Josh Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 12:27 AM EST

Hagrid will get killed early in the book setting the mood early. This event will also bring Harry back to Hogwarts to attend the funeral. Remember, he said he wasn't coming back... this will definitely bring him back. The "action" will take place between Harry's return to Hogwarts and Hagrid's funeral.

As far as the other deaths go most of the OOP will go down fighting. Leaving Ron, Hermoine, and Harry along with the Weasleys as the only surviving members.

McGonigal, Snape, Lucius Malfoy, all gone.

The ending will be somber with a mass funeral and rememberence for all of the OOP. Harry will end up as Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher, with none other than Sirius Black as the new headmaster.

Adam Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 11:49 PM EST

Considering who's died before (a friend, a "family" member, and a mentor), a romantic interest has yet to bite the dust. Doesn't look good for Ginny, in my opinion.

As for the "Snape is evil" contingent, I really have to wonder if they actually read Book 6, or had to evaluate any piece of text before.

kimberly kraft Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 10:23 PM EST

I agree with what Anna said. Harry's scar is obviously a horcrux from Voldemort, why else would he have some of You-Know-Who's mannerisms? They will have to end up killing each other, it's the only way for Voldemort to finally die.

Kaye Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 10:14 PM EST

Neville and Draco... after he redeems himself (or during said redemption). The character "who got a reprieve" is Ron. I think she initially decided to kill him and as she wrote the books, determined that the trilogy must be whole. And don't worry JK: we'd never read a non-author written HP book!

Justin Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 09:48 PM EST

all i can say, i know who is going to die. so far, i have been on a streak. i was right about sirius and dumbledore, and i hope to keep that going. first of, harry wont die, he's a huge character and like one person said many kids will go into depression. i know that ron is going to get it, as for the second person? that was tough but its going to be...neville. i dont know why but i have a feeling its going to be him. burn me alive and serve me for dinner if i'm wrong.

Kevin Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 09:20 PM EST

1. Why does Voldemort have to die? Evil beings have been known to suffer banishment to some nasty place (lowest circle of Hell, Phantom Zone, etc.). This would, arguably, be even more of a humiliation than dying at the hands of Harry. It would also demand a more imaginative scenario from the talented JK.

2. Wouldn't it be a hoot if the last book were timed to appear along with the last movie? That would mean - oh, let's see - waiting until 2011. I mean, wouldn't it be rather anticlimactic if the final film came four years after everyone had wept buckets over book 7?

Mordred Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 08:56 PM EST

Why is there so much talk of Harry hooking up with Hermione? I'm sure Ginny will end up with him. I already know what happens in the next book. Dumbledor comes back in some fashion or another. Draco turns good. Snape IS actually a good guy. LV dies. Several new character will quickly come into play. Lots of them will die. Lots of revenge. Neville gets even. Lets see...most death eaters die.
I think J.K. has a really good sense of humor so don't be surprised if the Weesley brothers do something weird to influence how Harry kills LV. Oh and the last horcrux IS THE SCHOOL!
Please prove me wrong J.K.

Maggie Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 08:46 PM EST

Oh my dears, have we forgotten that this is a children's book? JKR is not going to kill off Harry! She would plunge millions of children all around the globe into depression! Harry is untouchable, as are Ron and Hermoine, and all of the Weasleys except maybe Percy. All others are expendible. (Do you remember when Book Five first came out and she was talking about the romances? She said that, at that point, everyone was with the wrong person, and that Harry would wind up with someone who had been there from the beginning. That means Ginny, of course, but it also implies that Harry will be around to "wind up" with her.)

Keith Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 08:46 PM EST

My theory from Azkaban on has been that Harry will survive and end up teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts for a long and illustrious career, snapping the streak. As for those who perish, Rubeus Hagrid and Snape...

Becky Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 08:17 PM EST

Snape dies trying to save Harry, but Harry dies anyway.

Samantha Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 07:32 PM EST

Hermione is definitely gone, I'm sure of it. As for the second death? I'm still working on it.

And just for the record: Harry and Hermione will never hook up. I sense no chemistry, peeps.

um a dude Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 07:29 PM EST

harry potter is a horcrux

Anise Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 06:52 PM EST

Personally, I've cracked the key to the end of Book 7. IMHO, at least. ;) If anyone really wants to see how I did it, come to my presentation at Lumos 2006 in Las Vegas. I'm not giving it away until then!!

KT Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 06:35 PM EST

My vote: Lupin and Hagrid. Runners-up: Luna Lovegood, Hermione, one of the Weasleys (with Ginny in the lead). I also suspect that Hogwarts may have a Horcrux within its walls somewhere...


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