The Hamilton Spectator
LONDON (Jun 27, 2006)
Author J.K. Rowling said two characters will die in the last instalment of her boy wizard series and she hinted Harry Potter might not survive either.
"I have never been tempted to kill him off before the final because I've always planned seven books and I want to finish on seven books," Rowling says.
"I can completely understand, however, the mentality of an author who thinks: 'Well, I'm gonna kill them off because that means there can be no non-author-written sequels. So it will end with me and after I'm dead and gone they won't be able to bring back the character'."
Rowling declined to commit herself about Harry, saying she doesn't want to receive hate mail.
Some characters might die but the blockbuster movie franchise lives on. Warner Bros. Pictures has announced the fifth instalment will be released in U.S. theatres, including Imax screens, on July 13, 2007.
Rowling is the richest woman in Britain -- wealthier than the Queen -- with a fortune estimated by Forbes magazine last year worth more than $1 billion Cdn.
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