Who is Out of the Potter Empire

October 12, 2004

Bodog.com Sports Poker Casino™ has released odds on which character will die first in the upcoming Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.”

With the wildly popular children’s book hitting a new market, you can now wager on which of the characters will not make it through the new edition.

“The Harry Potter books have become one of the biggest franchises when it comes to children’s books, and parents love reading them too,” said Rob Gillespie, former book manager and respected industry author. “J.K. Rowling has built an unbelievable empire out of something as simple as a fantasy series of stories.”

Professor Dumbledore, the Headmaster of Hogwarts, is currently the favorite to be killed off in the upcoming Harry Potter book. Dumbledore is listed at 2/1 odds. Very close behind Dumbledore is the half-giant, and keeper of the keys and grounds at Hogwarts, Rubeus Hagrid. Hagrid is positioned at 3/1 odds. A couple others have emerged as potentials to end their run in the Harry Potter series, including Ginny Weasly at 5/1, Dobby at 7/1, and Ronald Weasly at 8/1 odds.

Hermione Granger, the first wizard to come from the Granger family, is currently listed at 12/1 odds to be the first character killed off in “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.” Lucius Malfoy, considered to be a pure blooded sorcerer, is listed at 18/1 odds, with his son, and Potter nemesis Draco Malfoy positioned at 30/1. The long shot option for this wager is non-other than the book's namesake, Harry Potter. Potter is listed as a huge long shot at 500/1.

“I do not foresee this edition being the final Harry Potter book in the series, but you just never know if the author has had enough of the same characters,” said Gillespie. “Sometimes you need to say goodbye to a lead character to regenerate interest in the series.”

View the Harry Potter prop here.