Hi Dark, True. That's one of the reasons why Harry Potter etc became very popular. The endings of her books were pretty shocking. We have Sedric Diggary dying in Goblet of Fire, Serious Black dying in Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore dying in Half-Blood Prince, and lots of deaths in Deathly Hallows. I agree with you that J. K. Rowling is a good author for not following the predictable path of all the heroes getting out alive. I also admire her for not following the lead hero marries lead heroine path.
I don't know if you remember this but around the time Goblet of Fire came out there was a huge internet debate on who Harry Potter would fall in love with. There was a very very large group of people who predicted Harry would fall in love with Hermione, and so there was a huge slue of fan fic with Harry and Hermione romantic based storylines. I suppose given Harry was the main character and Hermione was the lead female character that conclusion wasn't out of the question, but I always thought Harry and Ginie would make a better couple. As it turned out that's exactly how J. K. Rowling played it. Ron and Hermione got together and Harry and Ginie got together at the end of Deathly Hallows. I felt she ended it right, and didn't do the predictable thing of Harry and Hermione which was the popular view for a long time. Cheers! On 3/9/11, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi tom. > > In terms of startrek I agree, but I'm afraid I totally disagree about harry > potter and character deaths. > > I find I am far more engaged with books, films or tv series where the > characters are not safe. Where any event can be life threatening, and kill, > or profoundly change a character. > > During my first go through of deathly hallows, ---- and even before that in > books 5 and 6, I actually found myself really and seriously bothered > everytime a life threatening or dangerous situation turned up sinse there > was no guarantee the characters would get out of it alive. > For me there is nothing less interesting than a really predictable plot > where you know, ---- oh look, the hero runs into the burning building and > just gets off scot free by some freak survival. > > Jk Rowling took this even further, by having an absolutely realistic level > of danger where even a miner confrontation or change could be crytical. > > There aren't many authors or series I know that managed to get this level of > absolute realism into their work or make you care so much about characters > when they go through profound changes. > > Tad williams, jk rowling, and Ian M banks are the authors that most come to > mind for this, as do the series babylon 5 and more recently being human. > > This is however very ot so I'll stop. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
