# Harry Potter 7 - real spoilers! Do Not Enter! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 26, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-7-real-spoilers-do-not-enter/362247 "2006-06-26T19:14:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-7-real-spoilers-do-not-enter/362247/1 "2006-06-26T19:14:42Z")
Ok, some room for the roll-over. … From Reuters news: [Rowling says 2 characters die in final Potter book](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060626/en_nm/arts_potter_plot_dc) > [@](#): > > Children’s author J.K. Rowling has revealed that at least two characters will die in the seventh and final installment of her bestselling Harry Potter series, but was careful not to say who. (I’ve been spoiled now, even though I didn’t want to. It was on the bloody front page of Yahoo! _grumble_ But thus the excessive spoiler warning.) ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-7-real-spoilers-do-not-enter/362247/2 "2006-06-26T19:20:23Z")
Oh no, she’s not fooling me with that again. I remember the highly touted demise of a character who turned out to be Cederic Who-The-Hell-Is-He Diggory. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-7-real-spoilers-do-not-enter/362247/3 "2006-06-26T19:22:24Z")
I’m guessing one of 'em’s Voldemort. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-7-real-spoilers-do-not-enter/362247/4 "2006-06-26T19:24:41Z")
Ha, good one, a35362 (you should change your username!) But Lissa, I was upset when Cedric died. I wasn’t expecting it at all, since I had managed to SUCCESSFULLY AVOID ALL SPOILERS! I am really irritated with Yahoo for slapping it like that on their front page. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-7-real-spoilers-do-not-enter/362247/5 "2006-06-26T19:26:46Z")
I don’t know, I can’t say that’s really spoiling anything for me. I would find it odd if 2 or more characters DIDN’T die in the next installment. I’m certainly not expecting all of the main characters to remain alive through the end. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-7-real-spoilers-do-not-enter/362247/6 "2006-06-26T19:27:57Z")
Piggy, you’re right of course. So I’m not say, writing Yahoo! and complaining. Especially since most people don’t care. It still annoys me though. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-7-real-spoilers-do-not-enter/362247/7 "2006-06-26T19:29:56Z")
Yeah, I do understand hating spoilers. I know a lot of people were spoiling the last one on purpose, just be jackasses. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-7-real-spoilers-do-not-enter/362247/8 "2006-06-27T13:18:25Z")
Voldemort is toast. I say that Harry would have to be based on the interview of not wanting the characters dug up and their adventures continue after she is dead. The thing is, there goes the narrative for the story. Unless she changes that. My mind boggles. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-7-real-spoilers-do-not-enter/362247/9 "2006-06-27T13:39:20Z")
As long as she doesn’t pull that _Order of the Phoenix_ stunt and go “ooh look, so and so has died, just like it said in the papers… Hah, not really, made you look!” all the way through the book. :rolleyes: