People, please, take this figuratively. I don't REALLY want to kill JK Rowling, and I don't want to encourage any psychopaths out there who happen to read HP. But I've gotta say, I was pretty furious at the end of reading HBP. How dare she kill DD??????? It's pure evil, I tell you. She better do something about it in Book 7.
So yes, anyway, don't get out your pitchforks, just do it in your heads.
Yours,
HB.

Oh, my lordy...if you could see me sat here chuckling my little heiny off right now....

*ahem*

*mental note....must remain professional*

I obviously don't want to kill her...no. At least, not over "the death", which, let's be honest, was pretty inevitable.

However, if there had been an option in there to stick her on the infamous 'Dunking Stool' that once existed in Lupinland (Check the SPELL thread...early pages...in the Archived forum...) so we could all chuck wet sponges at her over her...well....you know...I'm not going to mention the 'i' word again.......then I might have chosen that option.

As it is, I've chosen the third option. Pretty mild by comparison, hey?

At least I'm not wanting to subject her to the same tortures as the SPELL'ers subjected poor Umbridge too after the fifth book...

On a purely mod note though, could I ask you to please change your signature image? Images are not supposed to be any longer than 150 pixels... Thanks.

I don't want to kill her either (though I'm not going to chase after the 7th instalment either) - but I do hope that her definition of tragedy isn't limited to an unimaginative 'death-a-book' formula because since TGoF, that's been the unfortunate pattern that we've been following. In this case, while the death was wholly predictable it still felt gratuitous, cliched (death of the 'mentor/father figure' because Harry has grown up and must go it alone etc.) and forced.

I think that under a more imaginative narrative, Dumbledore didn't have to die - it's just that because of the way these heroic narratives usually work, he was "destined" to. But must say what a needless, ignominous death he had! *sighs*

If death=tragedy then I can only imagine the carnage that will take place in Book 7.

Now if DD rises from the grave in the 7th - I think that would even be worse than his demise in the 6th. Let him R.I.P.

i love Joanne. what a brilliant writer :> thumbs up to her and her talented writing skills. bravo

She had to kill DD. This is Harry's battle with Voldemort and he's finialy realised exactly what that means. And the final battle between Harry and Voldemort wouldn't be nearly as exciting if DD was there. I mean Harry and Voldemort are there facing each other and one is about to kill the other and then DD pats Harry on the back and says "I'm right behind you", it wouldn't work. And even if DD wasn't actually there Harry would still know there was at least some one to back him like at the ministry in ootp. No, this is something Harry has to do alone.

I wouldnt kill her, figuratively speaking, but I believe JKR has a reason for doing what she did, and that something will come out in book 7. I'm still upset, but we cant change it. All we have to do is have faith in JKR.

It would be a bit annoying, if someone else died in book 7 (apart from Harry/Voldemort, obviously.). Or maybe everyone will die in some tragic battle, like in Hamlet or something. Eesh. It would be even more cheesy if Sirius, or DD, came back to life. But to be fair, I don't exactly want them to carry on being dead either. As book 7 is the last book, I just hope its really amazing and spectacular, and I also hope that there aren't any loose ends.
Anyway, thanks for replying/ voting people!
Yours,
HB.

No I'm not mad at her at all.
I think we all sae Dumbledore's death coming.
And I don't think people should be mad at her, after all she wrote an exelent book, the best I have ever read. And to think of how much joy and happines J.K. Rowling has caused with her 6 Harry Potter books(and she's still not finished), we shall not be mad at her.
We all saw it coming, it was only a matter of time.


God bless J.K Rowling

I don't wanna kill her but if the seventh book's too sad... Dunno, perhaps...

Please check out the rules here. One-liners are not allowed on the vtm forum.

I believe that she killed him to make Harry a stronger person. It will be resolved in book 7. I'm upset that she did it but i'm not mad at her. I have never read a series of books that i like more than the HP series, no other author has ever worked so hard to make imaginations soar. I have nothing but the utmost respect for J. K. Rowling.

I love JK! I can't believe she killed off DD but I still love her! And we need book 7 so I hope the dust jacket brigade don't upset her!

I chose option3 because I am not a murderer. Well, I just can't get past those last couple of chapters that literaly rocked my literary world! She threw us a curve ball, not DD's death but his murderer. I was left wanting after I turned the last page. So there you have it.

I chose the 3rd option. While I'm still a big fan of JKR, I am a little disappointed with HBP as well as her behavior in some recent interviews.

I was really disappointed that she would kill our beloved Albus Dumbledore of all people! When I finished reading the book, I was in tears. But maybe he comes back as a ghost. OH! His portrait is hanging in his office! They can talk to him like that! But still, I was really angry with Jo when she killed off Dumbledore

Dumbledore did not die!!!!!!!!!!! He didn't just collapse, which the avada kedavra curse usually does. Come on people. Don't you get it? Yeesh. You guys can be rather thick. I have complete faith in J.K. Rowling that she will resolve every little problem right up to the last letter of the seventh book. Until then, you people need to calm down.

MOD EDIT : Please read my post on the next page.

Yeah, and you need to learn some manners.

I suggest you spend some time reading through the rules and curbing that attitude just a little or your tenure on this site will be of extremely short duration.

Don't insult your fellow fans on this site. Express your opinion certainly, but don't step on others while you're doing it.

If you have any questions or problems, feel free to contact myself, the moderators or the prefects but don't reply in this thread and take it off topic or I really will get cross.

Right...minor interlude over...back on topic everyone please.

Bloody Hell No!!! You do realize that if you murder JK that we will never find out the ending and that would mean a lifetime of Questions for us HP fans!!!

I honestly think that there are some writers that enjoy destroying their character's lives. Don't ask me what kind of pshycopathy is this, but I can't forgive J.K.R for making Harry suffer to madness and killing Sirius and Dumbledore and Cedric, and generally, I can't believe that she keeps closing every little window to hope and make things desperately dark!

Don't really want to kill her...


BUT WHAT DID SHE THINK? MURDER DUMBLEDORE? MAYBE HE WAS OLD AND "USELESS", SHE, SHE...ALBUS DID NOT DESERVE TO DIE!

It's her fault, and Snapes's too! I HATE HIM!

Oofff...i feel better

Well at reading the bit where DD died i was like *tear* crying then i was all is she mental?! But then I got online and talked it all out and then visited all my harry potter buddies and we were ok with it. I think we should let Jk sort it all out in the 7th book. And if he really is dead well then ...well we'll come up with something but honestly i heard a rumor she killed off Ron in book 6 before it came up and i was so scared i was going to boycot her and her books lol

i think that most saw dds death coming in hbp there was more foresahdowing as there was before sirius death and at the end of the day it is harrys story and the final battle is his battle not dds battle not anyone elses but harrys battle.
if you murder jkr think of all the questuions that will remain unanswered will harry survive? will voldy die? will h/g get back together and will r/hr get together i need to know so do not kill her

i was kinda disappointed with book6 ..she didnt have to kill dumbledore..i mean, he was kind of like a father figure to harry..the one he always seeks for help..i mean, that was just awfull. but i bet shell make it all better in book7 though.

I had to vote for the thingy where she says everything in book 7, though I don't really believe it. I'm quite mad at her, but have learned to live with the truth. *sigh* He didn't deserve to die, though. He really didn't.

Love, Caoo

i was pretty upset when i read book 6 because i'm a very emotional person and it i wasn't happy when i read the last bit i sort of cryed the whole time but i really hate her for killing Sirius and Dumbldore it's just not fair to Harry because he doesn't have them to look to. (other than Hermione, Ron or Ginny)

She had her reasons. I think it had to be done so Harry could go it alone. DD is still with him. I'm sure we'll hear more from him in book 7 somehow.

I voteed #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How DARES she kill DD?????????????

I had something good to say in this answer but I forgot. Oh well!

I seem to have voted a while back but not posted... Curious...

I chose the third option because, after Half-Blood Prince, I can say I wasn't too pleased. Not to the extent of inflicting bodily harm upon her, but enough that, as Westerly said oh so long ago, "I won't be rushing to buy book seven either". Of course, my resolve on this matter won't last long, but I'll never get over the ending of book six (which sealed the deal and made me dislike the book as a whole).

Murder? LOL
well not that far, but I was pretty mad and sad at her at seeing her kill Dumbledore. But well thats what made the book so good. She knows what she is doing and knows what its best for the book and make it good. You know many people get mad at her for killing off characters like Sirius. It doesnt make me mad that "she killed him" but sad, really sad, thats what the story is.

I dont want to kill her...but I do want to track her down and hit her with a salami. I have chosen option 2...hopefully things will turn out okay in book 7. If not...everyone, get your salamis!!

Chris

i don't want to cap JK, but i was ****ed as S*** at the end of the 6th book. i did want to kill Snape though, cuz i hate him and he's a mother-loving pr*ck and needs to jump in a hole and die. i hope he dies in book 7. a slow, painful death for killing DD... DD was the man... bloody hell he was rad... R.I.P. Dumbledore...

Nah, I'm not mad. I understand why she did it. It was sad, but made for strong emotional reading. I don't expect Dumbledore to come back or anything, but I'm sure he'll still be around in some way.

No, I don't want to kill Rowling, I want to kill Snape! Although I was very shocked and angry for DD dead, I understod that DD had to die so that Harry would have to face Voldemort. And as somebody said, it was somehow DD destiny to die in fight against Voldemort.

How dare you. You CREEP. I am not her stalker, but I do not think she is horrable because that is the she wants HER BOOK to be. She can not always please people like you (CREEEEEEEPS).
I mean, don't get me wrong I pretty angrey when DD was killed, i cryed my eyes out, but life goes on. If you hate her that much then you should not read the books.

P.S. Think about if Mrs. Rowling did not right these wonderful, terrific, amazing books then you we would not be sitting right here right now typing this. Also think about if J.K. Rowling was reading this right now how would she feel.

MOD EDIT: Please check your PM-box shortly.

J.K. killed of DD for a good reason. Harry needed to defeat Voldemort himself so Dumbledore had Snape kill him. Harry needed to learn that there are some things he just needed to do himself.

Murder? Strong words there, mate!

I'm not going to murder her, because I think she did the right thing. Don't get me wrong, I like Dumbledore, but I would be seriously ticked off if he lived. It would be way too corny, because Harry would rely on DD to help him out with everything like he always does, at the expense of his own strength as a wizard. He has yet to exhibit any true brilliance in battle, and he never will if DD is still there spoonfeeding him. Over the course of this next book, I want to see Harry get stronger, and defeat the Dark Lord alone.

I suposse I am a bit angry with her about that (and other stuff..hem, hem..) but I'm sure she'll resolve it all in the next book.

I think does everything for a reason and am pretty sure she has a very good reason for that.

yes i am abit upset that she has killed dumbledore or made it appear that way because i dont think he is dead. well no i was mortified when dumbledore fell to the ground. but i was indeed extremely angry at her for not making harry do a speech about dumbledore, i was very angry about that. but we all have to respect that she is god in this story because she is creating it all.

I'm with Michelle Dessler I wouldn't want to kill her just torture her a little, like tickling her for 6 hours straight or tearing page 68 out of all of her personal reading books or...
...wait I could get a little too carried away with this

My first instinct way that I thought nasty nasty things about her following Sirius's death but then I forgave her (I'm sure she's relieved)

then it was for her being so cryptic in answering (or more appropriately not-answering ) questions - but she's right, I would like to be told it all and then have my memory erased so I could enjoy the book

so...

I think that the torture would come in the form of

'how many pages of book 7 have you written today'
'none'
...'none? - get the feathers!'

but then I feel really selfish for wanting to take her time away from her children...so perhaps no torture of killing then *shrugs and walks away*

I'm joking, of course, I love JK Rolwing and think she's an excellent writer (as shown by my obsession with the HP books ) so please don't take it seriously, its just a bit of fun

What? No! She will resolve it all in Book 7! I know she will. Maybe Dumbledore is dead but his memory lives on. And remember: someone dies, someone lives! Harry won't die. I can feel it in my heart. He will live to a ripe old age and have 10 children, just like what Trelawny said in OotP. Ooooo, can that be a clue that Harry won't die???

What about this well-known scene (with one small alteration):

Ximinez: Right! If that's the way you want it -- Cardinal! Poke her with the soft cushions!



[Biggles carries out this rather pathetic torture]

Ximinez: Write! Write! Write!
Biggles: It doesn't seem to be hurting her, lord.
Ximinez: Have you got all the stuffing up one end?
Biggles: Yes, lord.
Ximinez [angrily hurling away the cushions]: Hm! She is made of harder stuff! Cardinal Fang! Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR!

[JARRING CHORD]

[Zoom into Fang's horrified face] Fang [terrified]: The...Comfy Chair?

[Biggles pushes in a comfy chair -- a really plush one]



Ximinez: So you think you are strong because you can survive the soft cushions. Well, we shall see. Biggles! Put her in the Comfy Chair! [They roughly push her into the Comfy Chair]

Ximinez [with a cruel leer]: Now -- you will stay in the Comfy Chair until lunch time, with only a cup of coffee at eleven. [aside, to Biggles] Is that really all it is?
Biggles: Yes, lord.
Ximinez: I see. I suppose we make it worse by shouting a lot, do we? Write, woman. Write! Write! Write! Write!

Biggles: I write!
Ximinez: Not you!


...Anyway, that's what your post made me think of . . . lol

*wipes tears from eyes* oh that was so funny
I especially liked the...

I actually laughed out loud and snorted...only to recieve a eyebrow-raised look from Andi
Thankyou very much for the giggle

- I'm going to sneak off now and hunt down my rather neglected Monty-Python DVDs (I haven't watched Monty Python for ages) - thanks

- sorry I was a little off topic

do you think such a foul and gruesome torture would work for JK Rowling (insert manic laughter here)?

who would actually want to kill her? lol she has to write book 7 after all!
and i loved HBP i have nothing to complain about... DD's dead, yeah... but i'm not mad at her because of that... like i said, i just loved HBP!

I don't think anyone really wants to kills (or torture her with feathers/ a comfy chair -), afterall everyone on this forum (I assume at least, I certainly do) really enjoys her books and appreciates her for being such a wonderful writer.

although I did have the wierdest image of this thread being used as 'exhibit A'

I wouldn't want to murder JKR! I think that she will resolve it in the 7th book.
I was kinda of mad with some of the things she did with the books though...

Chuckles at first option
A girl at my school calls people "silly moos" and "Evil moos"

I dont exactly want to kill her, but Im furious with her.
I love the introduction of Dumblydore in PS and I cannot believe she would just kill him of so easily.
At least Sirius died in battle so I wasnt technically angry, but Dumbledore died, weak, defensless and begging for mercy. It wasnt right.

*does imitation of Nikki from Big Brother UK*

Who is She? Who is She? Who is She? Where did you find her?

I don't wanna kill JK, but I'm pretty mad at her for killing Sirius!! But I'm sure she'l resolve it all in Book 7!



If she really kills Hermione, I will REALLY murder her.

it really surprised me that he died.. i had no idea who was gonna die, but i knew somebody was. actually i figured it would be lupin or some death eater..

i really dont think dumbledore is dead. i think he faked his death to trick Voldemort.

i dont want to murder JK Rowling because of the Sixth book because well Dumbledore showed everyhting to harry and dumbledore died just in time because harry knows he has to do the rest by himself or people who are just like him ( scared, sad, mad ) everything like Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. so she killed him off at the right time.