Do you think Harry Potter will die in the 7th book?

Answer 1

About 2/3 of the way through it he does die. But he is rejuvented at the cost of someone close to him

Answer 2

I have studied the HP series (academically) for a number of years now and I do not like to speculate on this because I am so torn.

That said... I'm not sure Harry's life can be "good" if he does live. He hates the attention he gets as "The Boy Who Lived" and if he defeats Voldemort completely, he will get even more attention. Plus, if he lives, friends of his will probably die. Will he really want to live with more deaths "on his head," especially if it were Hermione, Ron, Ginny, or Neville? Could he really live with himself, even if he knows it was a necessary sacrifice? Also, there are many signs that point to him being a Christ-figure (this is a literary term - it also applies to Owen Meany in John Irving's "A Prayer for Owen Meany" - it means someone who sacrifices themself for someone else) and if JKR is going this route, it is likely that Harry will not live to see his 18th birthday.

If he dies, though, I think the repercussions in the real world would be enormous. Personally, I would like to see him live just to anger all the religious extremists who want him to die. But the author has final say.

Also, to point something out I've seen others say, J. K. Rowling has never said she will definitely write an eighth Harry Potter book. The only thing she has mentioned is writing another charity book, like "Quidditch Through the Ages" and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and it would be basically information that she could never get in the books. She had always planned 7 books to go with the 7 school years.

Answer 3

I don't think he will. How long has it been since so many thought that a main character could actually be killed? The fact that readers think it could happen is pretty amazing. It would be shocking if he died and no one expected it. Like the way Dumbledore died, although I think there's more to that. Also, with his loss of so many loved ones, I find it too depressing for Harry to die. In the book it says that neither can live while the other survives, which I think means that one or the other has to die, but not that they both have to die. To sum up, I expect it will be a bittersweet ending but not completely depressing.

Answer 4

I similarly don't think so. I've read (and of course I'm not going to be able to quote my source here, so let it be known these are not my words) that the series can be interpreted into an allegory for alchemy; where in this instance it's the transformation of one boy, faithless, unlucky, victimised into 'spritual gold' (I dislike the spiritual part in that, so let's say boy to man in my version.) The theory went along the following lines; as per the archaic process, the subject (lead/ Harry) undergoes the exposure/treatment of the elements - Earth (Philosopher's Stone) Water (watery entrance to the chamber) Air (Harry takes flight with buckbeak and is tormented by beings that would suck the very air from his lungs and soul from his body) and Fire (well, oddly enough the goblet in this theory.) After this, the lead (Harry) will go through three stages of transformation from Black to White To Red before he can be gold (black being the lead, white and red the colours it would go in the process, or so the theory went). In the book, this was presented by a series of father figures that Harry is given along the way, but will need to / be forced to manage without to be his own man. Black, alas was our dear friend Sirius. White was the grand Albus Dumbledore and poignantly enough we've got Rubeus Hagrid in the red corner. Mind, this theory didn't say anything about Harry at the end of it all other than he'll come out the shining gold you'd want him to (perhaps Minister Of Magic with how-ever many children as per the old fraud's theory), but at least this much is interesting.
I guess what remains to be said is to get out your hankerchief.

Answer 5

That is hard to say. I think that JKR should do it so other authors don't write sequels and other plots to the Harry Potter Saga.

At the same time I think that he shouldn't because it would be very sad and I want to know what his life would be like after Hogwarts.

I am 60% sure that he will
40% sure that he won't

Answer 6

You can never tell. All of the Harry Potter books have unexpected twists and turns.

Answer 7

I know its bitter but JKR has lots of money now and she is tired of writing HP books. The only way she can put a stop to it by killing Harry. Though she can revive her like Conan doyle did to sherlock holmes

Answer 8

According to Daniel Radcliffe in the last issue of Sci-Fi Magazine, yes he will die and it is not a moment to soon for him.

Answer 9

(sidenote: I thought this was JK's last.)

Yes. and Ron and Hermonie will save the day. Its about time they get some recognition.

Answer 10

I don't thinks so. Unless JK wants to die in a lynch mob of angry Potterites.