Comments on: JK Rowling: Don’t Ruin The Bit Where Harry Potter Dies

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:11:17 +0000

Thanks Optimus. The reviews are glowing and I’m looking forward to reading the book (already bought it), but I don’t want to speed-read through trying to figure out the big “how it ends”. I’d rather enjoy the story when I have some time, as opposed to burning through it to get answers. Your post was exactly what I was looking for.

By: Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:44:42 +0000

We downloaded the leaked edition and read it before hand. On the night of the release, we went as Autobots (the Optimus Prime voice changer helmet) and went to a Walmart release party.

We played “Harry Potter Trivia” with the fans in line:

Q: What do the following characters have in common?
Muggle Studies professor Charity Babbage, Hedwig, Mad Eye Moody, Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour, Wormtail, Dobby, Vincent Crabbe Jr., Fred Weasley, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Colin Creevy, Severus Snape, Bellatrix Lestrange, Harry Potter and Tom “Voldemort” Riddle have in common?

A: They all die in Deathly Hallows!

People were pretty mad. One old lady got up in Bumblebee’s face and we thought she was going to slug him.

By: JoelB

JoelB — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 07:00:26 +0000

Has the rest of the world got the Potter book yet?
Thanks to the international dateline Aussies & (NZers) might well be the first to see it. Unless I’m wrong about this.

It was out this morning at 9am. If I could’ve been bothered I’ld have bought a copy and spoiled it for everyone.

By: Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:18:17 +0000

Charity Babbage (Muggle Studies teacher) dies. Captured and killed by Death Eaters in the intro.

Hedwig dies. Killed by Death Eaters in a flying battle.

Mad Eye Moody dies. Killed by Voldemort in a flying battle. Voldermort can fly without a broom or other external device.

Rufus Scrimeour dies, Death Eaters then take over the Ministry of Magic and England.

Tonk’s dad dies. Killed while on the run from Death Eaters and roving gangs of anti-mudblood KKK-types.

Wormtail dies. He spared Harry because Harry spared him in Prisoner of Azkaban. His silver hand then comes to life and chokes him to death.

Dobby dies. Knifed in the chest by Bellatrix.

Crabbe dies. Lost control of his own dark magic fire spell, which also destroys Ravenclaw’s diadem, the 5th horcrux.

Fred dies.

Tonks dies.

Lupin dies. The above 3 die fighting Death Eaters at Hogwarts.

Colin Creevy (the annoying Harry Potter fan kid with the camera introduced in Chamber of Secrets) dies.

Snape dies. Bitten by Nagani. Gives up his memories to Harry before he dies. Reveals he was good all along, was in love with Lily Potter, Dumbledore’s plans, and that Harry is the 7th Horcrux and must be killed by Voldemort.

Harry Potter dies. Gets Avada Kedavra’d by Voldermort, but Dumbledore pulls an Obi-Wan Kenobi and guides Harry back to life. Harry’s death destroys the part of him that was the horcrux.

Neville uses Gryfindor’s sword to kill Nagani the snake (6th horcrux)

Bellatrix dies. Killed in a duel vs Mrs Weasley.

Voldemort dies. Killed by a cop out when he and Harry both fire at the same time ala Goblet of Fire, his Avada Kedavra gets reflected back because the wand he was using was owned by Harry.

19 years later…

Harry and Ginny get married, and have 3 kids.

Hermoine and Ron get married, and have 2 kids.

They meet Lupin and Tonks’ kid and Malfoy’s kid at Kings Cross Station.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:04:18 +0000

Where the hell are the spoilers? I want to see the spoilers.

By: Kelso

Kelso — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:22:17 +0000

OK OK OK…. enough already…. like HELLO Harry Potter with spoilers or none theres gunna be hyper thats HUGE just because its HARRY POTTER for crying out loud and who cares about JK Rowlings money income an what not?! shes gotten lucky with her writing, writers usually want that to happen so i dont think its for us to judge her on if shes getting paid or not… i personally LOVE the HP series… its awesome and it seems that this group of people who love the books/movies their gunna continue to go buy the merch and pay any price to see Daniel Randcliff naked in a play or what ev BECAUSE their fans, they apprieciate everything associated with it! So- i guess people will see that and might think its a weakness to get a dig at these famous/talented people BUT oh well thats life, so let them. theres always gunna be TWO DIFFERENT SIDES of the spectrum, no matter what the topic is… so i say let by gons be by gons… ^_^

By: charles coloma

charles coloma — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:24:30 +0000

know what? it’s people like YOU who are just PLAIN jealous of rowling’s wealth and popularity that’s ruining everything for potter fans by putting up blogs like this showing your deep hate for the thing… but there’s one moral lesson i’ve been taught that will apply perfectly to all of you (yes, you and those claiming they have read the final book and goes around the net spoiling everyone’s mood), IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY, JUST SHUT UP!!!!
it’s just so pathetic, those socially insecure people out there seeking for instant popularity!!!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:42:22 +0000

Well i agree with rowling, because even when the whole world claimed that neville was the half blood prince it wasn’t true,
A lott f people think that snape wasn’t that bad in the end, that there is some kind of misunderstanding on harry side and that dumbledore magically will come back to live again, or even stronger that he never died, well
I think it’s no use, more that 95% of all the speculations is not true! so we shouldn’t believe any, of coarse if every one keeps throwing up new ideas about th book’s ending one of them is bound to contain some truth, but it really isn’t a spoiler because no one knows wich one is the true spoiler and which one is fake

We all can say atthe end o i already knew this was going to happen because i read it somewhere, but we never can be certain, we only know by example that there is a help line installed for everyone who is disturbed by spoilers, the ending of the book ( by example when in the 6 th book dumbledore died) etc, but all we can do is wait

Ow and yeas, i think the most theory are quite ridiculise, of course it is fun to be guessing and giving idea’s but most of them are wrong anyways,

Ps i love Harry Potter!

By: Oh good grief

Oh good grief — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:04:58 +0000

I LOVE SPOILERS!!! Hey, I was on the internet the day before Half Blood Prince came out and there was a guy who had read it (worked in a book shop) and was telling folks what happened chapter by chapter – it was GREAT! – until the Scholastic goons came and scared him off – I still went to the midnight book release party and fully enjoyed reading the book – it did not ‘ruin’ anything – if folks don’t want to know what happens, don’t get on the internet on the sites where we are taking about it -especially when it say in really big letters SPOILERS – most people who read spoilers still read the book, so it doesn’t hurt sales, we read them by choice, so we don’t need ‘protection’ from them – I say bring them on!!!

By: Jalen

Jalen — Sun, 20 May 2007 19:22:54 +0000

Don’t hate. Appreciate!

No, but I’m being serious. What is all this? A scorn-fest? It had me laughing, but what, in truth, is the big problem? I bet you’ve never actually read Harry Potter. Just to have you know, spoiling DOES in fact ruin what was and WILL be one hell of an exciting ride. JKR is only trying to protect her readers. Deathly Hallows is the final book, and should NOT under any circumstances be ruined.

So shut up. You’re just jealous, anyway. xD

P.S—- There is one entirely OBVIOUS answer to the spoiling problem that I’ve not heard anyone say. If you don’t want to find out what happens too early, lock yourself in a room away from all people and media until you’ve read it for yourself. It’s as simple as that!

By: fatty

fatty — Sun, 20 May 2007 12:40:42 +0000

what that guy said

By: Viking Lumberjack

Viking Lumberjack — Tue, 15 May 2007 15:02:25 +0000

Itâ€™s so easy to figure out whatâ€™s going to happen, who needs spoilers? Consider this: The title is â€œHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallowsâ€. First, itâ€™s obviously going to have Harry Potter. Second, itâ€™s obviously going to have some Deathly Hallows, whatever the hell those are. Letâ€™s figure this out together. Hereâ€™s what a dictionary has to say about the word â€œhallowâ€:

1. to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
2. to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield.

So, translated, the title is â€œThat Naked Kid That Pokes Horses in the Eyes and the Stabby Holinessâ€. Concluding from the obvious, theyâ€™ll have a crossover and his parents and Dumbledore will come back as consecrated glowing white unicorns, and Harry will strip and stab them in the eyes, and then Voldemort will show up and because Harryâ€™s wand isnâ€™t in his hand (you figure that one out), heâ€™ll kill them all and resurrect them as zombie unicorns and a naked Daniel Radcliff zombie.

Then, according to 90% of fan fiction, Snape and Hermione will get married and do all sorts of horrible pedophilic acts, possibly with Crookshanks and Fizzing Whizbees thrown into the mix.

Then J.K. Rowling will get a big vault filled with gold and try to jump in it and swim around like Scrooge McDuck, only to realize too late that you canâ€™t swim in fucking gold, and will break her head harder than zombie Christopher Reeve trying to jump a fence on a zombie unicorn. I like zombies.

The plot so obvious. I mean, DUH!