Harry Potter final Showdown

          "Once upon a time" - If a story starts in this fashion, it is considered as one of the worst type of beginning for a story. "And they lived happily ever after" I am not sure if this type of ending is considered good or bad, but I know that everyone loves to read an ending like this, atleast I do. With the last Harry Potter book due in 8 days time, speculation and spoilers have started flooding the market. Most common among those is the "end of Harry's story" as the author has put it. The general opinion, obtained from the many interviews given by the author, is that since she does not want any one else to write any further Harry Potter books, she has decided to finish off the boy hero. JK Rowling is the creator of Harry Potter and Harry Potter the creation so she has full right to finish off the wizard as and when she chooses.

However as a rule it is always the creation that becomes more popular than the creator. How often do we think of Thomas Edison when we switch on the light bulb? So also Harry Potter being the creation is more popular than the creator, and I have no hesitation in saying that more people will mourn the end of Harry Potter than cry for the author's funeral(may that be long postponed). I hope JK Rowling knows this and for her own selfish feelings that no one other than her should write the books any time in the future, does not send half a billion fans over the world into mourning, though most people have already got used to the thought that this is the end of the boy wizard. I however will still keep my fingers crossed, for that "Happily ever after" kind of ending. After all, book have got to have happy endings.

About an year ago JK Rowling announced that one of the characters got a reprive but two others die whom she never intended to. Remember we are dealing with pure evil here is what she said. First thing that jumped to my mind was that Harry Potter gets a reprive but his best friends, Ron and Hermoine whom the author never intended to die have to go. So the author cleverly saves Harry Potter the main character, but in my opinion if she does away with his best friends, that would be an equally bad and gory ending. In fact people like me who are rather a bit obsessed with Happy Endings may start turning to "The Seventh Horcrux" a fan fic as a better version of the seventh book. Then again, maybe JK Rowling may surprise all of us with a nice happy ending too. Who knows? Well come 21 July and all the speculation will end as JK Rowling reveals what she has intended as the best end for the Harry Potter series. Despite all the rumours and leaks about major deaths, I will still keep my fingers crossed for "and the lived happily ever after". No, scar is not the last word any more.

Harry Potter festival 1

               Look at the heading. It says Harry Potter festival, because this month is the Harry Potter festival. It says 1 because I am writing about the movie to be released soon. The last book follows just after. So for all those true Harry Potter fans who have like me read the books a million times, the movie holds no suspense, except for the acting, visual effects, and in some cases Harry's first kiss. To be released on 11/7/2007 world wide, I feel sorry that I will be able to see it only on the 13th of this month. Still no regrets, I have never missed the first day first show of any of the Harry Potter movies in India, so I guess I have proved my weight in gold as to being a rock solid fan.
              While I am just one person, there are a host of people, maybe just like me, whom I am afraid I can't challenge to being the biggest fan. Harry Potter is far too popular. I also read somewhere about this kid who had learnt the Harry Potter books by heart back to front and recited the whole of the first chapter in front of JK Rowling.
              Talking about the movie sensation, I guess every Potter fan knows that Doleres Umbridge is the character to look out for in the fifth movie, and the trio of Harry, Ron and Hermione which gets an additional three members in the form of Luna, Ginny and Neville. Apparently Cho Chang will also have to appear on the screen for some time. It remains to be seen how much stuff from the book is cut off in the movie, especially since Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix is the largest of all the books and the movies have always had to cut off plenty of stuff before. There is a saying, "Never trust a book by its movie" and most Harry Potter fans will agree that the movies fall well below the expectations of the book, but that won't stop them from rushing for the first day tickets any time.
              Which brings us to the books, last of which Harry potter and the Deathly hallows is set to be released later this month, and in my opinion is the real Sensation, the real secret, the real suspense. So for all the Harry Potter fans out there, enjoy and lets hope that Harry Ron and Hermione make it safe and alive out of Deathly Hallows.