HP tidbit

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JK Rowling reveals Harry Potter loses another friend
(Filed: 08/10/2004) from the telegraph.co.uk

JK Rowling has revealed she has killed off another character in her latest Harry Potter book.

The best-selling author shocked readers by killing off a character in her previous book The Order Of The Phoenix.

Now she tells fans on her website that another character is to go in the sixth book, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince.

Rowling was asked: "Are you going to kill off any more characters?"

She replied: "Yes, sorry."

The 39-year-old author has not revealed who it is - but assured readers it is not Harry.

The young schoolboy wizard survives until the seventh and final book, but Rowling is coy about whether he reaches adulthood.

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince is due to be published next year.

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Well yes, but after all the hoopla over the character she was going to kill off in the last book, and how upset she was, and everything. And it turned out to be a major character, who wasn't so much killed, as he was exiting stage left in such a manner that his return is virtually assured at some point. I'm somewhat less inclined to believe the whitterings of The Rowling.

I still think Harry is going to wind up having a breakdown, living out the rest of his days in an asylum.