I read a newspaper today and stumbled upon the following article concerning the ending of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, that has unfortunately not been added to their site.

The paper is called "Österreich" by the way.

Spoiler

"Recently a Bloomsbury employee told our paper: " JK will not kill Harry Potter, as it would break the heart of all the children who read Harry Potter. Harry will merely lose his magical powers. She doesn't plan a follow up, but she will maybe write another one for charity. So maybe we will see another part at some point"

I shortened the text quite a bit while translating it, but this is the essential information.

 

Hmmm.... ah well, there's always the crossover angle. It doesn't seem much like 'Harry Potter' without magic though.

 

Was this statement, in any way at all, endorsed by JKR?

"a Bloomsbury employee" could mean anyone from the person running the whole thing to the janitor. I wouldn't take it seriously at all unless it was posted on JKR's site (which won't happen until after the book is published if at all).

 

Nope, this could of course just be a Bloomsbury guy who leaks false information and the reputation of the paper is not very good. But it is possible that it's true.

 

I think that would be the coolest way for the series to end. And I think the fanfiction would be restricted to a field I would enjoy - adult Harry who has to come back under different circumstances that are up to the author to decide.

I think it has potential.

Moreso in the form of villain - I'm tired of Death Eaters, Voldemort and the cartoon villainy and if I'm to ever read another passage, I'd like to see some different villains and different schemes.

 

Well, I forgot another part that may be essential:

"The followup could be of Harry returning married and with children."

Does this just look to me like no Harry/Ginny anymore? If he leaves the wizarding world?

 

Let's hope so. Harry/Muggle Girl is so much more likely given his aversion to his fame. To get a witch who didn't see "the great Harry Potter" he'd need one that was either insane, Hermione, or raised under a rock. Though he might one day grow a pair and decide it really didn't matter if they idolized him at first so long as they did eventually learn the truth.

 

Touche'

Muggle girls are probably the best bet, but I'm willing to believe that leaving the country might work too. I've found nothing in cannon to Indicate that voldimort was active outside of the U.K.

Of course nothing indicates he wasn't either. I'm willing to believe that there are a great many places where people may have only heard his name in passing giving a kind of 'Oh ya, you were involved with that dark wizard incident in London weren't you?' Feel to the whole thing.

On the other hand, how many people survive the killing curse? that would probably get some recognition world wide. Assuming they could prove it was an AK rather than something else... Heh, it'd actually be kinda humorous to see harry pick up a girl in Sydney or something only for her to be a magical scientist of some kind who wants to dis-assemble him to find out WHY he survived the killing curse.

 

Isn't this whole idea sort of like the Psychic Serpent Series by Barb?

You know the ending would be the same - Harry loses his magic and still ends up getting with Ginny. You know the JK Rowling Weasley's wouldn't distance themselves from Muggle!Harry. I just hope to Merlin that he doesn't sacrifice his magic for Draco Malfoy to live. Let that rotten little Male Veela die.

But yeah, Harry without magic would make for a shitty story. What's a magical world with a main character without magic? Gayer than Slash.

I don't think Rowling would do that anyways; I'm still leaning towards her killing off a few minor characters (and probably redeemed!Snape) and letting Harry have the normal (magical) life he's always wanted.

Just my two-cents though.

 

I would hate this book with passion if this will be the ending. In my opinion H\G is way better that Squib!Harry. can you imagine that after the ginal battle even Nevile or Draco will be more powerful? Unless Harry also gains some uber cool abilities like in the Highlander or something....

 

For those who are not austrian the paper he is quoting has roughly the same amount of authority as the Sun. It is one of the worst trash papers we have.

 

It may restrict ff in general, but there is one neat opportunity it gives us. Imagine Harry finds himself living as a Muggle among Muggles and, after some time, notices that being a Muggle sucks. No quidditch, no owls turned human sex slaves, no nothing. If he could just have a bit of that good old power back...

You may see where this is going.

I also immediately thought that Barb already did that. JKR copying more and more ff, eh?

 

I mentioned that on IRC and forgot to in here, but the article seemed to be quite possible. After all they have to be able to prove that the person exists. It is after all in the code of conduct of the austrian press.

It could be either true or untrue of course, it could also just be someone purposedly misleaking.

 

True, but considering how many different rumours we have heard by now i'll take everything not coming from JKR herself with a grain of salt
Personally i am quite curious how she plans to turn the bleak situation around after the last two books where harry basically learned nothing, but i somehow doubt that she kills off or maims harry in the end, it simply isn't "fitting" for the way she wrote canon so far.

 

I wouldn't mind all that much if she ended the series like that - there are lots of ways to take a fanfic after that.

Harry blows all his money buying the worlds premier genetic engineering research firm and turns to science in a quest to get his magic back. Genetically Enhanced Super!Harry goes psycho and turns on the wizarding world that he sacrificed himself for (think Green Goblin). J/k.

Still - I don't think that would restrict fanfiction much, if anything people would be forced to get more creative.

 

Bah! You all know how it'll end.

Harry loses all his magical power fighting Voldemort and returns to Hogwarts as a bitter Potions Master with none of that foolish wand-waving. Or a bitter Caretaker since he's awful at Potions.

 

Hagrid's Apprentice, you say? I think not.

I sincerely doubt that it'll end like that... and if it does, well... hopefully it will at least cut out some of the fan girls.

Probably not though.

"Harree got his pwers backkkk cuz he like had a majical trunk in Greengots..."

 

If anything that would boost fanfiction.

People would go "WTF? I wanted Harry to have magic...maybe if I can read/write one in which he still has it..."

Dissapointment is the reason behind fanfiction.

 

Nah, Everyone knows that Hagrid is going to die a horrible painful death protecting harry, Harry's going to off Voldimort, and then Madam Maxime is going to go on a killing spree at the sight of Hagrid's mangled body, and she'll start with harry who's now magicless.

either that or the locked room in the DOM will turn muggle's/squibs into magic people, and/or remove the soul fragment in his forehead after the final battle.

 

nono the locked room in the dom will open and then suddenly everyone will be full of love and go make bunnies!