Harry Potter doesn't have anything to do with pets -- unless you count Harry's owl, Ron's rat and Hagrid's unusual creatures -- but it has plenty to do with intrigue among its followers. First, when will the final book be released to its eager readers? Who are the two characters that J.K. Rowling says she'll kill in book No. 7? And, most importantly, will Harry be one of those who dies?
Some theories:
* A few Web sites say Rowling's publisher will announce early next year that the final book will be released July 7, 2007, a ka 7/7/07. It fits Rowling's general schedule, and a summer release gives her young followers plenty of extra time to dig in.
* Lots of possibilities on the two characters who will be killed. Voldemort seems like a no-brainer (evil has to be the big loser in the finale). But who is the other one? Ginny? Harry would live, but he would know another crushing loss in his life -- losing his girlfriend after his parents, Sirius and Dumbledore. Good triumphing over evil must come with a price. Hagrid? He's the only adult close to Harry -- save Mr. and Mrs. Weasley -- who is still alive. Ron or Hermione? Maybe one of them would sacrifice his or her life to save Harry.
* And what about Harry? Authors Stephen King and John Irving, taking part in a charity reading with Rowling at New York's Radio City Music Hall, urged her not to kill off Harry. "My fingers are crossed for Harry," Irving said at a press conference in a report from Reuters News Service. King said he was confident that Rowling would be "fair" with Harry. For her part, Rowling said: "I can resolve the story now and it's fun in a way it wasn't before because finally I've reached my resolution, and I think some people will loathe it and some people will love it, but that's how it should be." A prediction: Harry will live. Good must win -- and not die -- during the final battle.
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