Who will die and who will live?

[angela_burgess]

In response to many people wondering about which characters will live 
and which ones will die, I would like to say that I don't believe we 
can take what the actors say as proof-positive that a charater will 
survive through a certain book.  Remember that WB has not signed on 
to make movies for all 7 books, nor has Chris Colombus.  Therefore it 
seems unlikely that WB would know whether or not certain characters 
need to be around for all 7 books/movies.  

Lastly, as far as Dame Maggie Smith saying that she is up for all 7 
movies assuming she lives that long, why is everyone taking this to 
mean that she is predicting her own death?  I read this as her saying 
that she would like to make all the movies assuming her *character* 
lives that long.  But that's just my opinion.

In any case, this has all been to say that I believe that JKR is 
keeping secrets still and I don't think she is likely to let slip who 
will die and when versus who will live.

Angela