umm, now everyone, don't jump down my throat at once, but i am not signing. i mean, no doubt that he was a very great guy and i really hope he continues his writings in heaven, but i don't think his name will end up in the books. but if they do, then i will be really happy. but by signing that petition, it's like i'm telling J.K. what to do.

it's sad that Mattie died at a young age n im sure he was a great poet, but i agree that you can't tell JKR what to put in her books. it's up to her to do that, but look at it this way-at least Mattie got to meet JKR. im sure that must've made him happy.

awww...that is really considerate of the fans.....i would add my name to the petition!!! :flowersmile:

that is soo sad. he seemed to be such a nice, sweet person. i first saw him on the oprah show when he got to meet j.k rowling and he watched oprah interview daniel radcliffe, rupert grint, and emma watson. he even got presents from them that was from the set of the movie. he must have been really happy. i think it's really nice of the people to make this petition for him. he would be sooo happy if his name was put in the book.

When she was writing The Gobllet of Fire, a young girl died of cancer. To honour her J.K.R. included her name in the first years that they were just being sorted. She could do the same.

I have to say i agree with you sadly hundreds of children die every year who are Harry potter fans.

yes it is sad that this child died it is sad when a child dies but if it was done for him then every child's family who dies and where hp fans would want it.

it isnt fair sadly

oh i feel terrible for posting this but sadl;y it is just the way i feel

That's really sad! He and his family are in my prayers, bless their hearts. A dedication would be a very sweet gesture towards his memory. J.K. has done something like this before. I don't see it as a rude form of applying unnecessary pressure on her, and I honestly find that sentiment a little silly. J.K. has her own free will, and will decide upon what to do according to that. I think the petition in itself is a very moving dedication all its own as it displays the kind of thoughtful good-hearted people there are who are willing to try to help as best they can. More than signing the petition to get Mattie's name in a book, the names signify that he fought a good fight and will not be forgotten very easily. I, for one, would be honored to sign such a touching petition.

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I think she should mention him in the next two books.

I agree. There are many people who fight the same thing everyday. :/ this is her book/ series. If she let someone influence a part of the story, then that wouldn't be her. I think that it would be good to have some sort of an honorarium, straight from her. It is a very nice gesture... I was 274 to sign I think.


Here's to Mattie

I agree. There are many people who fight the same thing everyday. :/ this is her book/ series. If she let someone influence a part of the story, then that wouldn't be her. I think that it would be good to have some sort of an honorarium, straight from her. It is a very nice gesture... I was 274 to sign I think.


Here's to Mattie!

I'll be glad to sign. But somehow, I would not be surprised to find out that it has already happened.

Yea, I agree. There's no point in adding him as a character. I do feel sorry for him, he was a nice kid. Maybe she should put him on the dedication page. That would be a nice way to remember him.

To be honest, I never heard from him until just now. Either way, he seems to have affected quite a number of people, which is more than most people ever do. However, petetioning JK Rowling?? What makes us think we have the right to do this? Whenever someone wants a loved one recognized by an author, they should start a petetion in a public forum? If I start a "do-not-recognize-Mattie" petetion, is that okay with everyone else, or will I be considered a dark hearted evil person? This is fundamentally a loaded topic, and has no right outside a public-domain (Rowling's books are private domain by the way).

My best to Mattie, his family, and all his friends and loved ones, they have nothing but my sincerest regards [something few people do]; but I think this is wrong. Rowling's books are not public domain, only your perceptions of them.

I don't know about having him in a book...this may sound cold-hearted, but there are thousands of people dying each month who were hp fans, and no one petitions for them.

I had a penpal from this site, who died last year of Myeloma. She loved Harry Potter, and she was an amazing person. She wrote things-she had three ff's here. No one petitoned for her.

Mattie was an amazing writer. He was a well-known name. I think that JK should do what she thinks is best...and perhaps what she thinks Mattie would have wanted. Would he have wanted to be in the HP books? I don't think he should be a character. Maybe she could mention him in a dedication.

here I am again cruel hearted me.

Okay the young man wrote his own books yes? so he kinda has an eternal memorial..in the form of his poems. If JK adds him as a 1st year being sorted great....but should he really be a recurring character? I would rather sign a petition for the girl that used to be a snitchseeker member...but did anyone here suggest that? from a earlier post I'm guessing no.

Yeah. That's a good idea. JK Rowling SHOULD do that. I remember reading a while back that she read to a girl named Natalie McDonald who had cancer, I think. She had died and JK had a character named after her. If she did that, then she should name someone after him.

Okay Mattie was a great dude who did great things and didn't deserve to die so early...but what about the other millions of people who did great things and didn't deserve to die..and what about people who are still alive and do great things? :ermsmile:

ok look people Mattie was a great kid and a true fighter but like many others have said so are tons of people around the world, asking JKR to include Mattie in her stories (i don't mean to sound heartless here) just because he's famous and mostly everyone has heard of him, is like a slap in the face to other kids fighting diseases who are also huge harry potter fans. As to the quote above, someone said in an earlier post that Mattie could me mentioned as a way to represent all those fighting diseases, well.....couldn't Natalie McDonald be that representation?

All i mean is that these are JKR's books and a petition for Mattie to be character in the books(although a sweet thought) is like a petition for you or me to be in them, it's only going to happen if Jo decides that is what she wants and fits into her magical world she has created for herself and all of us to enjoy.

*sigh*..=(

i totally agree...........