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Kids' Grief Counselors Wait By Phones in Case Harry Potter Dies
By Mark Herlihy
July 20 (Bloomberg) -- A U.K. children's charity has brought in extra staff to man its phone lines in expectation of a deluge of calls from distraught youngsters if Harry Potter dies.
``Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,'' the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's series of adventures about the boy wizard and his friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, goes on sale tomorrow.
``For many children, Harry Potter and his friends have become a major part of their childhood,'' said Kate Trench, a spokeswoman for ChildLine, based in London, which provides telephone support services for children. ``Excitement could give way to sadness for those caught up in the huge build-up to the seventh and final book.''
Speculation about the book's ending has been rife after Rowling admitted two characters perish, with many predicting that Harry himself will die. The New York Times, which said it bought a copy of the book this week in New York, described the ending as ``a big screen, bone-chilling confrontation,'' providing ``an epilogue that clearly lays out people's fates.''
The charity deals with reactions to the fate of fictional and real people alike, according to Trench. ``When boy band Take That split up, hundreds of distraught children contacted ChildLine,'' Trench said in a statement today. ``Last year we spoke to more than 6,000 children about bereavement, and many more may call this year in relation to death of characters in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.''
William Hill Plc, a London-based bookmaker, closed bets on Harry sacrificing himself at 2/5 odds on July 17, cut from an original quote of 33/1 in early July. Lord Voldemort, who killed Potter's parents, is at 9/4 to kill Harry, and Professor Severus Snape is at 4/1 to murder him. The bookmaker took more than 50,000 pounds ($100,000) in bets on Harry's fate, the first time the company had ever taken bets on the outcome of a book.
William Hill has also taken wagers from fans who are convinced Professor Dumbledore will be alive and well in the final book. Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for most of the series, was killed by Snape in ``Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.''
To contact the reporter on this story: Mark Herlihy in London at [email protected] .
Last Updated: July 20, 2007 07:06 EDT
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aZdQF4phf_Uk&refer=uk
Well fuck now I have heard everything geez if you get depressed about Harry Potter dying then you have some other problems that you should work out with a counselor can you imagine someone killing themselves over Harry Potters death
Kids' Grief Counselors Wait By Phones in Case Harry Potter Dies
By Mark Herlihy
July 20 (Bloomberg) -- A U.K. children's charity has brought in extra staff to man its phone lines in expectation of a deluge of calls from distraught youngsters if Harry Potter dies.
``Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,'' the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's series of adventures about the boy wizard and his friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, goes on sale tomorrow.
``For many children, Harry Potter and his friends have become a major part of their childhood,'' said Kate Trench, a spokeswoman for ChildLine, based in London, which provides telephone support services for children. ``Excitement could give way to sadness for those caught up in the huge build-up to the seventh and final book.''
Speculation about the book's ending has been rife after Rowling admitted two characters perish, with many predicting that Harry himself will die. The New York Times, which said it bought a copy of the book this week in New York, described the ending as ``a big screen, bone-chilling confrontation,'' providing ``an epilogue that clearly lays out people's fates.''
The charity deals with reactions to the fate of fictional and real people alike, according to Trench. ``When boy band Take That split up, hundreds of distraught children contacted ChildLine,'' Trench said in a statement today. ``Last year we spoke to more than 6,000 children about bereavement, and many more may call this year in relation to death of characters in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.''
William Hill Plc, a London-based bookmaker, closed bets on Harry sacrificing himself at 2/5 odds on July 17, cut from an original quote of 33/1 in early July. Lord Voldemort, who killed Potter's parents, is at 9/4 to kill Harry, and Professor Severus Snape is at 4/1 to murder him. The bookmaker took more than 50,000 pounds ($100,000) in bets on Harry's fate, the first time the company had ever taken bets on the outcome of a book.
William Hill has also taken wagers from fans who are convinced Professor Dumbledore will be alive and well in the final book. Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for most of the series, was killed by Snape in ``Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.''
To contact the reporter on this story: Mark Herlihy in London at [email protected] .
Last Updated: July 20, 2007 07:06 EDT
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aZdQF4phf_Uk&refer=uk
Well fuck now I have heard everything geez if you get depressed about Harry Potter dying then you have some other problems that you should work out with a counselor can you imagine someone killing themselves over Harry Potters death