Harry Potter to die?

Despite his bravery and magical powers, Harry Potter might not make it to adulthood.

Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the schoolboy wizard, reckons author JK Rowling plans to kill off her creation in the seventh and final book.

The 14-year-old said: 'I'm going to be really unpopular for saying this about Harry, but I've always had the suspicion, with everything that's going on, that he might die.'

Radcliffe puts his theory down to the intrinsic link between Harry and his arch-nemesis Voldemort.

Speaking yesterday at a press conference to promote Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban - the third film in the series - he added: 'Harry and Voldemort have the same core in them, we get to see that in the fourth film. The only way Voldemort could die is if Harry dies as well.'

The new blockbuster has its British premiere in London on Sunday.