Archive

J. K. Rowling Nearly Killed Ron Weasley

DEATHLY HALLOWS

Midway through "Harry Potter" series.

cheats/2011/10/31/j-k-rowling-nearly-killed-off-ron-weasley/rupert-grint-ron-weasley-almost-killed-harry-potter-cs_qszdfa
Everett Collection

What? Widow Hermione? Blockbuster-selling author J. K. Rowling has revealed that she nearly killed off Harry Potter’s best friend, Ron Weasley, in the series. “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,” Rowling says in an interview with Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry in the films, for a DVD special feature. Rowling says that although she thought about it, in her “heart of hearts” she wouldn’t have done it.

Read it at Guardian

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.