* * spoilers * * Speculations and discussion Book 7 Options

[McGonagall's Cat]

It is starting!



This was on HPANA today ~

JK Rowling appeared on the Richard & Judy Show in the UK, and had a few things to say that may interest fans.

Some highlights from the show:

Book 7 is NOT finished but she is well into it
The final chapter for book 7 has changed slightly - two more people have died than she originally planned and one other person has got a reprieve
Jo first wrote the final chapter in 1990
She has regretted writing some parts where she may have boxed herself in, earlier in the series
Jo says Ron is generally more popular than Harry -- remembers seeing an unofficial poll on a fansite reflecting this
You can read the rest of the highlights here courtesy of SnitchSeeker, but since they seem to be having server issues, here they are for now:

She would be willing to kill Harry in order to prevent future authors from writing sequels
She was in denial of her fame for the first three books, shocked when the press made slight reference to Potter
Jo mentioned she is indeed wealthy, but many stats are falsely reported
Jessica, her daughter, is often pestered at school for upcoming book titles, plot details, etc.
Jo has written half of another children's book in her spare time
Her boggart would be that of Mrs. Weasley's: her children dead
She made up the rules for quidditch in 30 minutes after a fight with her ex-boyfriend

Mugglenet has the video: http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/152

And Rueters had an article: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle....POTTER-PLOT.xml

[zymurgy]

Recently, in Greek class, I saw a painting which showed what's-her-name dying in the arms of Achilies while releasing her soul. Which wouldn't have anythign to do with Potter but that the soul was drawn as a tiny ball-like thing with wings. WHICH brought me to the following crazy thought which would be awesome but probably won't happen idea about how JKR could end HBP:
In Stone, Harry is told to "catch the snitch or die trying"
The snitch looks like the Greek representation of a soul.
In Potterverse, souls are frequently taken out of bodies and put in other places.
Harry instead of catching the snitch SWALLOWS it and then, to put it mildly 'RELEASE
In further books, Harry is basically told he needs to KILL VOLDEMORT or DIE TRYING.
Harry has a preculiarly tenacious soul which refused to leave him when Voldy cast AK.
and an Attractive soul considering Dementors wanted it over the other juicy ones in the area in POA.
SO:
What if, instead of trying to release it by ordinary means, Harry tries to ANNEX it.
At which point his own soul rebels and releases Voldy's soul,
at which point Voldy's own is released into wherever it is in Potterverse that evil souls get to,
and Harry moves on in life completely free because everybody thinks he's dead because it looked like he lost his OWN soul.
TADA!

... no, I don't think so. The plot will have to remain in fanfic.
Or WILL it...