Don't kill Harry, please

[owl]

I was reading PoA at the weekend, and I was feeling very fond of the Trio, so I thought as I do occasionally, "I hope that none of them die in Book Seven", when I hit me. Book Seven is written, and people other than JKR know what happens in it. If any of them do die, they're already dead; it's irrevocable.

I'm not sure now if the chapter-by-chapter re-read up until the last minute is such a good idea after all. Perhaps I should try to distance myself from the characters and story so that if any of them do die, it won't come as so much of shock. (and them what? Pack off all seven books and send them to Oxfam, who'll find them impossible to sell.)


In other news, why deos fanfiction.net insist on sending you new chapter notification emails for your own stories? Yes, I know there's a new chapter up, I put it there 30 seconds ago and I'm looking at it now.

The bad thing about this new username is that it's not unique; there's a thewhiteowl already at Xanga and Myspace, and several websites, according to Google. With jediowl, I was fairly sure that all or most of the hits were mine. Ah, well.

Comments

[sreya.livejournal.com]

Sorry, but "If any of them do die, they're already dead" had me doubled over in laughter. It's just such a weird thought about book characters. :~p

I do know what you mean, though, and it's odd to think about the seventh book being COMPLETE, not just a nebulous, future, someday sort of concept. But I'm trying VERY hard not to let myself get worked up about it coming out - just as last time, I will have to wait about a week to buy and read it. Stupid NY bar examination board, don't they know more important things are going on that week? *grumble*

[owl]

Sorry, but "If any of them do die, they're already dead" had me doubled over in laughter. It's just such a weird thought about book characters.

Oh, you know what I mean. Already written, and therefore JKR can't change her mind.

Phoey to bar exams and their bad timing!

[ravenclaw-devi.livejournal.com]

Heh, about the "already dead" - I remember when the NJO was still in progress and everyone was wibbling who else they'll kill off, and then at some point, I had the thought, "Actually, from our perspective, they're all long dead anyhow. Because it's set 'a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away', right?" Was a weird thought, to think that Han Solo, if he was real, would be long dead.

[yubsie]

There should be an option in your profile about carbon copy alerts. :p

[owl]

I suppose LJ can hardly stop people creating accounts at MySpace or wherever.

[yubsie]

I meant your FF.N profile. To turn off those chapter alerts for your own fics. :p

[owl]

Oh, doh.

[yubsie]

It annoyed me forever until someone told me about that "feature". :p

[owl]

Thanks!

[elerrina-amanya.livejournal.com]

Why did you change, then?
ff.net=annoying. Dead Trio=bad. Very bad. Mip.

[owl]

Because I was tired of jediowl. It was too monofandom.