This article talks about an interview with JK Rowling author of the Harry Potter series and apparently....she wanted to kill Ron Weasley off. She didn't want to kill him in Deathly Hallows either; she wanted to kill him half way through the series.
.......As a HUGE HP fan (who is so beyond excited to be playing Quidditch on the Quad this month) I would have cried my dadgum guts out and been thoroughly pissed off at Rowling. Somewhere in the article she says that she was in a dark place or something when she felt that way... to which I say pop some midol and eat some chocolate and that usually fixes me right up. Am I right ladies?
As for the image, I keep seeing things like this on fb so I am going to start posting them. I have no valid reason but it's sci-fi humor and I laughed. Hope yall enjoy too
It's hard to find Star Wars humor that I don't appreciate. As for killing Ron, I can't imagine a worse move for the series. It would be cruel for the fan to have the comic relief (you could argue the c.r. was Mr. Longbottom, but I digress) murdered at the author's whim. Ms. Rowling already took unnecessary liberties with her characters when she added the cupcake, fairy-tale ending to the last book...
ReplyDeleteI like a good book death, but Rowling made a good decision when she didn't kill Ron. He's the one with no real special abilities. The fact that he survived the series is a testament to his character. Plus she had so many heartbreaking deaths. I don't think I could have dealt with another. Except maybe Harry. Then he could have been with his parents and Sirius. As for the Star Wars joke, I love puns!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that I am also glad she didn't kill off Ron. While he didn't have any special abilities he was Harry's first real friend and I couldn't imagine how his death would affect Harry. I wonder exactly how everything would have changed if he died. Also I really liked the picture.
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