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Contest Entry! Why Harry Isn't A Dead-Man In Book 7  By Jack Lepiarz July 20, 2007 Original Article: Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows And Creamy Bisque ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Everyone seems to think that Harry Potter's a dead man in the final, upcoming novel. Daniel Radcliffe, the young man who portrays the boy wizard in the movies says he wants a heroic death in the last movie, J.K. Rowling's already made it public that at least two main characters die in the last book, and basically, there's a strong air of pessimism surrounding the final book, which will be released in exactly three hours and 40 minutes. What kind of a moron would think that Rowling break the hearts of so many children, adolescents, teenagers, and adults everywhere? I would! And I'm calling myself out on it! John Lepiarz: You are out of line! Besides the obvious PR train wreck of killing off one of the most beloved characters in the world today (people are already sad enough that the series is over), there are a multitude of reasons why Rowling hasn't killed off Potter in Deathly Hallows. First off, the book is going to be one of the most popular sellers in modern history. It's one of those epic stories, very similar to STAR WARS or LORD OF THE RINGS, and most of these stories will have some kind of sad note (poor Darth Vader) at their conclusion, but the ending will be an overall happy one (we destroyed the Death Star! Party with the gigantic teddy bears!). Rowling said that two main characters die. Well, she said the same thing about book four--that a "main" character was going to die. Turns out it was a character relevant to that story and that story only, someone that almost no one cared about. Now, something major will happen and someone legitimately major will have to die in the seventh because it's the final book of the series (more on that later), but those two main characters could easily be Severus Snape and Voldemort himself, not necessarily Harry Potter and one of his friends. But let's say that the two characters are good guys. That they are people that readers actually like. That still doesn't mean that it's everybody's lightning-scarred hero. There are characters like Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, Ron's sister and Harry's love interest Ginny Weasley, Hagrid the Gamekeeper (who originally introduced Harry to the world magic), and former Defense-Against-The-Dark-Arts Teacher Remus Lupin. Who will it be? I can't say for sure, but I'd bet a nice, hearty bowl of bisque that it's not our favorite magic commando Harry Potter. But let's say, for argument's sake, that Harry does die. That at the end of the novel, we're left feeling an empty feeling. "It can't be over," we say, "Not like this." Well, it probably isn't. Dozens of fictional characters have died at some point only to be revived in sequels. It happened to Sherlock Holmes, it happened to Captain Jack Sparrow, and it's very possible that it'll happen with Harry Potter. There were 18 years between the second and third installments of the Godfather, 10 years between the second and third Terminators and Die Hards, and 15 years between the third and fourth Indiana Jones movies. Just because they say that this is the last book, does not mean that it is. And that's just how the bisque is. ------------ About the author: Jack Lepiarz is 19, goes to school in Boston, and is a big Yankees fan. He works as a freelance circus performer cracking whips, throwing knives, and injuring himself. He drives a Honda Civic, likes listening to the Arctic Monkeys, and his favorite word is bisque.  He holds himself in very high esteem. Email: Jackwuzhere42@aol.com Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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