. . . either figuratively or literally (Can a fictional character ‘literally’ die? I mean it is ‘literature’ . . . sometimes language makes my brain hurt).
And, no, I’m not a hater. I enjoyed the Harry Potter series, and I’d love to see more. But I’m looking at this with the pragmatic eye of a story-teller. Let me explain.
We knew, by the 2nd or 3rd book that Dumbledore would die. It was clear that we were seeing the set-up for a battle between the ultimate underdog vs. an incredibly powerful, evil wizard. We knew that such a battle would never work if the greatest wizard in the world was standing in the wings ready to slap Harry’s hand and jump into the square circle with him . . . so we knew that Dumbledore had to die before the story could conclude.
But here's the thing: As of the end of Deathly Hallows, we had a new ‘World’s Greatest Wizard’.
The recent talk of Pottermore has generated interest in the possibility of new books and the obvious choice for a follow-up would be to feature the kids that we saw at the end of DH. Sure, J. K. Rowling could start the story with all new characters at a different time . . . but that wouldn’t give us what we want.
A story featuring the new kids would be the only thing that would capture all of the magic of the first series for the fans . . . and for that to work, Harry must die. So your choice is: Get new books and watch Harry die . . . or do without any new books.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but that’s the way I see it.
In the case of the Harry Potter character and a new series, “Neither can live while the other survives”.
http://www.landofnodtrilogy.com/
And, no, I’m not a hater. I enjoyed the Harry Potter series, and I’d love to see more. But I’m looking at this with the pragmatic eye of a story-teller. Let me explain.
We knew, by the 2nd or 3rd book that Dumbledore would die. It was clear that we were seeing the set-up for a battle between the ultimate underdog vs. an incredibly powerful, evil wizard. We knew that such a battle would never work if the greatest wizard in the world was standing in the wings ready to slap Harry’s hand and jump into the square circle with him . . . so we knew that Dumbledore had to die before the story could conclude.
But here's the thing: As of the end of Deathly Hallows, we had a new ‘World’s Greatest Wizard’.
The recent talk of Pottermore has generated interest in the possibility of new books and the obvious choice for a follow-up would be to feature the kids that we saw at the end of DH. Sure, J. K. Rowling could start the story with all new characters at a different time . . . but that wouldn’t give us what we want.
A story featuring the new kids would be the only thing that would capture all of the magic of the first series for the fans . . . and for that to work, Harry must die. So your choice is: Get new books and watch Harry die . . . or do without any new books.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but that’s the way I see it.
In the case of the Harry Potter character and a new series, “Neither can live while the other survives”.
http://www.landofnodtrilogy.com/
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
Connie
(new)
Jun 23, 2011 05:39pm
You never cease to amaze me! You come up with the coolest blogs! Now I have to go out an dlook up 'Pottermore'... I am always the last one to know anything...
reply
|
flag
*
I would like to see books about his future, as he moves on with his life,having some more wonderful adventures,they could kill the others off but Harry Potter(Daniel)must live.
I think that would be fun, Lisa. But the original books worked as well as they did because they were more than fun. There was a looming sense of danger that seemed almost impossible for 3 kids to overcome. What kind of threat could be a challenge to a skilled grown Harry who had defeated the greatest evil wizard of all time? It could be fun, but I kind of doubt JKR would play it that way.
