what's Harry's fate?

i can't wait to get my hands on the new Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows which won't be out till 21 july 2007, Saturday.

but no, i won't be queing up overnight outside the bookstores or placing a pre-order since i only intend to get the softcover of the book (which will only be published in 2008). so i guess i'll just have to rely on spoilers when the book's released. i'm not exactly the greatest Harry Potter fan anyway.

heh.

but july's still a long way ahead and of course i do want to know what happens to Harry and his friends. Most importantly, does he live? does Voldemort die? who else will be quashed? who will survive? what happens? this will be the 7th and last book of the hugely successful series and i'm very sure J.K. Rowling's outdone herself for the final installment.

so when i discovered that http://www.mugglenet.com/ has published What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7 i rushed to kinokuniya to grab a copy. all the possible theories, endings and speculations. these fans REALLY know their Harry Potter facts. after reading through the book, i realised that i miss out many many clues which J.K. Rowling had been scattering all over the 6 previous books.

it's a thin, easy-to-read book co-written by the website's founding members. they're obviously trying to milk it for what it's worth, since there's a shroud of secrecy revolving the characters in the book. it's even more expensive than a softcover original Harry Potter book! but i must say it's perfect timing, well marketed and cleverly targeted at restless fans who want clues to possible outcomes of their favourite wizard/witch.

so i've done the predictable - pulled out my Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix from the shelf. i'm going to re-read the novel, then move on to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince where i'll be able to make my own assumptions about the what finally happens.