But we know that Harry Potter will be a wizard on his deathbed.

NEWYORKER: Mugglemarch

His eldest son Robert was denied the throne after falling out with his father, but will be made Duke of Normandy after a deathbed concession.

BBC: 1087: William 'the Conqueror' dies

Will these conversions prove to be of the deathbed variety?

FORBES: Washington Post, Daily Beast Jumping On The Paywall Bandwagon. Too Late?