JK Rowling has hinted that Harry Potter might be killed in the seventh and final book in the series.

The author revealed that she had rewritten the final chapter of book seven, which she originally wrote in 1990 when she was an unemployed single mother.

Harry Potter in Sri Lanka

Radha from Sri Lanka e-mailed to say:

I am Radha from Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, Harry Potter series is the most popular series of books. Everybody is crazy for him and J.K is the best. We all love Harry Potter very much.

Will Harry Potter die in book seven? Some sources are speculating that author JK Rowling wants to kill him off.

Actor Jim Dale, the voice of Harry Potter in the US audio books, believes the seventh and final instalment will spell the end for Harry.

Will JK Rowling write eight Harry Potter books?

Until October 2002 everyone thought that there would be seven Harry Potter books - one for each of the three years that Harry spends at Hogwarts.

The sixth Harry Potter book

JK Rowling revealed the secret title of the eagerly-awaited sixth book in June 2004.

The book will be called Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The title was discovered on the JK Rawling’s website by thousands of fans who followed the clues.

The quest for the lost phoenix ends

The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive.

The only person left outside was a teenage boy who was lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four.