Shoulda, woulda, coulda…

In confirmation of the rumour that you can’t put keep a good ginger down, Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, has admitted in an interview for a special feature on the forthcoming Deathly Hallows Part 2 DVD that she almost killed off Harry’s bestie, Ron Weasley, early in the book saga, because she wasn’t, quote, “in a very happy place”.

On the near smiting of Hogwart’s favourite ginge, she says:

Funnily enough, I planned from the start that none of them would die. Then midway through, which I think is a reflection of the fact that I wasn’t in a very happy place, I started thinking I might polish one of them off. Out of sheer spite…But I think in my absolute heart of heart of hearts, although I did seriously consider killing Ron, I wouldn’t have done it.

Bloody hell, woman! What a way to toy with our emotions! Fortunately, Rowling thought twice about offing Ron and… [Spoilers!] proceeded to kill off half the rest of the cast as the series drew to a climax.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 will be out on DVD early December.

[Source: Daily Telegraph]