After making the table about the films, I thought why not make one for the books. While searching for the information, I learned a few things that I forgot about Harry Potter. If you are viewing this post inside a RSS reader it might not correctly display the table, so view it on the site instead.
As you can see below on the table, is that the characters (people, creatures) that die in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the most of any Harry Potter books.
I added the characters that die in every book. However, the characters that are already dead in the history of the story isn't included. Those are:
James Potter
Lily Potter
'Moaning' Myrtle
Tom Riddle Senior
Old Mrs. Riddle (Mary Riddle)
Mrs. Crouch
Merope Gaunt
Nearly Headless Nick
Bloody Baron
Hepzibah Smith
The table below might contain spoilers if you haven't read the particular book yet!
| Philosopher's Stone | Chamber of Secrets | Prisoner of Azkaban | Goblet of Fire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Author | J. K. Rowling | J. K. Rowling | J. K. Rowling | J. K. Rowling |
| Illustrators | Thomas Taylor (UK) Mary GrandPré (US) | Cliff Wright (UK) Mary GrandPré (US) | Cliff Wright (UK) Mary GrandPré (US) | Giles Greenfield (UK) Mary GrandPré (US) |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury (UK) Arthur A. Levine/ Scholastic (US) Raincoast (Canada) | Bloomsbury (UK) Arthur A. Levine/ Scholastic (US) Raincoast (Canada) | Bloomsbury (UK) Arthur A. Levine/ Scholastic (US) Raincoast (Canada) | Bloomsbury (UK) Arthur A. Levine/ Scholastic (US) Raincoast (Canada) |
| Released | 30 June 1997 (UK) 1 September 1998 (US) | 2 July 1998 (UK) 2 June 1999 (US) | 8 July 1999 (UK) 8 September 1999 (US) | 8 July 2000 |
| Sales | Unknown | Unknown | ~180 million (Worldwide) | ~ 66 million (worldwide) |
| Story timeline | 31 October 1981 22 June 1991–5 June 1992 | 13 June 1943 31 July 1992- 29 May 1993 | 31 July 1993- 12 June 1994 | 1942 4 August 1994–June 25, 1995 |
| Chapters | 17 | 18 | 22 | 37 |
| Pages | 223 (UK) 309 (US) | 251 (UK) 341 (US) | 317 (UK) 435 (US) | 636 (UK) 734 (US) |
| Word count | 76,944 words | 85,141 words | 107,253 words | 190,637 words |
| Characters that die | Quirinus Quirrell Unicorns | Nicolas and Perenelle Flamel Basilisk | Buckbeak the hippogriff was executed, but then saved when Harry and Hermione went back in time. | Bertha Jorkins Frank Byce Barty Crouch Sr. Cedric Diggory |
| Order of the Phoenix | Half-Blood Prince | Deathly Hallows | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | J. K. Rowling | J. K. Rowling | J. K. Rowling |
| Illustrators | Jason Cockcroft (UK) Mary GrandPré (US) | Jason Cockcroft (UK) Mary GrandPré (US) | Jason Cockcroft (Bloomsbury) Mary GrandPré (Scholastic) |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury (UK) Arthur A. Levine/ Scholastic (US) Raincoast (Canada) | Bloomsbury (UK) Arthur A. Levine/ Scholastic (US) Raincoast (Canada) | Bloomsbury (UK) Arthur A. Levine/ Scholastic (US) Raincoast (Canada) |
| Released | 21 June 2003 | 16 July 2005 | 21 July 2007 |
| Sales | Unknown | ~ 65 million | ~ 44 million (worldwide) |
| Story timeline | 2 August 1995–June 17, 1996 | 1 August 1996-June 10, 1997 | 26 July 1997 – 2 May 1998 and 1 September 2017 |
| Chapters | 38 | 30 | 36 chapters and an epilogue |
| Pages | 766 (UK) 870 (US) | 607 (UK) 652 (US) | 607 (UK) 759 (US) |
| Word count | 257,045 words | 168,923 words | 198,227 words |
| Characters that die | Sirius Black Amelia Bones Igor Karkaroff | Aragog Albus Dumbledore Hannah Abbott's Mother Broderick Bode | Hedwig Mad-Eye Moody Rufus Scrimgeour Gregovitch Dobby Fred Weasley Gellert Grindewald Peter Pettygrew Vincent Crabbe Remus and Nymphadora Lupin Little Colin Creevey Severus Snape Nagini the Snake Bellatrix Voldemort Ted Tonks Dirk Cresswell Bathilda Bagshot Charity Burbage The section of Voldemort's soul inside Harry Potter. |
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher's_Stone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Goblet_of_Fire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Half-Blood_Prince
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Which_characters_die_throughout_the_Harry_Potter_series
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_total_word_count_for_the_'Harry_Potter'_series
