Hagrid's fate - Coltrane on O'Donnell

[norsecode]

Katze wrote:
> > Another point in your favor is that Robbie
> > Coltrane wasn't quite clear about how
> > movies he signed on for when Rosie O'Donnell
> > asked him if he'd signed up
> > for all 7. His response was "sort of". But I
> > don't know if he only
> > signed on for 2, like all the kids, or if
> > Hagrid isn't around in later  books. 

Tara wrote: 
> The thing that I always thought was peculiar, was
> not so much what Coltrane said, but his gesture
> when he said it.
> If you watch it again, notice he's looking at
> Harris and he's got his right hand out with all 5
> fingers spread out - and he looks down at his
> hand and looks at Harris (this is when Harris was
> talking about being forced to do all 7 flicks and
> asked Coltrane if his agent had done the same).
> Something about the way he did that made me and
> my friend think it was him trying to hint to
> Harris that it was for 5
> movies.  It wasn't your standard hand gesture
> that most people make when saying "so-so".  I
> dunno, I just thought
> there was something definitely up with that....


Hmmm... very interesting.  I haven't watched the Rosie special yet 
(can't wait to see it on Friday)... but that sounds very intersting.

I was on the phone yesterday with my friend in England and she said 
that in the JKR special, she mentioned something about a major 
character dying in the next few books.  Now, since there are only 3 
more books, and she didn't say that the person would die in the last 
book, it means either book 5 or 6.  Hmm...

When I think majore characters, I immediately think of Harry, Ron, 
and Hermione.  How awful would it be to kill one of them off... 
especially before the end of book 7 (I could see her killing off Ron 
at the end of book 7.. kind of a sacrife/selfless act...  not that 
I'm in any way in FAVOR of it.. but that I could see it and would 
accept it).  

ANYWAY....  Them 3 are the main characters in my book.  But if I were 
the widen the circle a bit, it would include Dumbledore, Hagrid, 
Snape, and McGonagal.  There are no other major characters.  Sure, 
others apear in all books, but none play pivital roles... no one of 
major consequence... except maybe Malfoy.. but I don't see him going 
anywhere (but to the good side, possibly).

Sorry, I keep going off on tangents.  Now, if one of those 7 people 
(Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, Hagrid, Snape, and McGonagall) was 
to die, my first instinct would be to say McGonagall b'c she's most 
inconsequential.  She is a teacher who's always there, supports 
Dumbledore, etc... but she doesn't really have much of a role. 

But what if it's HAGRID???  What if Coltane's 5 finger guesture was 
his way of not saying he was only signed for 5 b'c he his character 
would die in the 5th book?

I don't know if I believe that myself.  I mean, he could have just 
said five in a matter-of-fact kind of way and I don't think it would 
have done anything.  Is Harris the ONLY actor that signed for all 7?  
Well, if he did, we know it certainly isn't Dumbledore that's dying...

But what if it is Hagrid?  HOW DEPRESSING!!!

Hmm.. now I really can't wait to watch Rosie and see this for myself.

Dawn