After hearing JK talk about crying, actually I believe she said she "howled", after writing a chapter near the end, I feared that she had killed Harry off. I suspected it would a sacrifice kill so that V would be defeated. When I watched the 5th movie, I actually teared up in the opening scene when Harry was flying through London. My daughter grew up with him, I couldn't imagine how JK could do him off, but I feared she had. With that in mind, I was thrilled with book 7.