Famed author J. K. Rowling has said that two out of three of the main characters of her series about the boy wizard will die, and that one received a last minute reprieve. She refused to identify which characters were doomed, although she did say that she understood authors who wished to kill off a favorite character to prevent sequels being created by other writers. Rowling spoke on a television show on the BBC's Channel Four and has been quoted in a number of publications including Showbiz News and the BBC News.