Serious doubts about the death of Harry(and others)

[sabrina_pohl at yahoo.com]

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., MissMalfoy at a... wrote:
> Hey guys, 
> 
> I've never posted before but I thought I would give it a shot.
> 
> First of all, I think that it's impossible for Harry to die. The 
books are 
> targeted for younger kids, and by logic, I would think Harry Potter 
getting 
> slain by the bad guy might damage some poor kid for the rest of his 
or her 
> childhood. Besides, come on guys, JKR has said she's going to end 
the last 
> book with the word "scar". I'm guessing it won't be in a sentence 
that sounds 
> like: "And all that was left of the boy who lived was the SCAR". 
> 
> I also have my doubts that Ron and/or Hermione would be killed. I 
think 
> Hermione, in her own way, is as good of a witch as Harry is a 
wizard... with 
> the fact excluded that she likes his... well... luck. I would think 
that the 
> sidekicks would be there with Harry to help him beat Voldemort. I 
also think 
> it goes with what I said about the tramatizing some poor kid... I 
think JKR 
> wants to present death as an issue, but she wants readers(especially 
> children), to observe it from a distance. Killing Ron, Harry, and 
Hermione 
> would almost be personal. 
> 
> I think Voldemort will be defeated. I mean, come on, good vs. evil 
is a 
> central theme in the book. The bad guy will more than likely be 
killed in the 
> end.
> 
> I doubt Sirius will die. Lily and James are already gone, and if 
Sirius was 
> doomed, I think he might have already died. There might be some 
complicated 
> something about recapturing him, but I doubt it. I think he and 
Harry will be 
> a family that's together... one day.
> 
> Dumbledore is a complicated guy. I don't think that he'll die. 
That's just my 
> opinion, though. I think if he did die, it would be with Dumbledore 
and 
> Voldemort fighting in the last book. Or maybe, after Voldemort is 
killed, 
> Dumbledore might die. If Dumbledore was to die, it would totally 
mess up the 
> balance of good and evil. Voldemort would probably rule if 
Dumbledore died 
> before Voldemort. I think there's some kind of connection between 
the two 
> both being alive, but I haven't quite figured it out yet.
> 
> I doubt Lupin will die. I don't know why I think that, but I'm just 
thinking 
> he won't. 
> 
> I don't think Cho would be killed, because Cedric was already 
killed, and I 
> don't know, it's not changing the pace at all. 
> 
> The only character that I think is just doomed is Ginny Weasley. She 
pops up 
> too much not to play a vital role in the end. I think that she might 
die 
> protecting Harry. Also, she met Voldemort in CoS, being the only 
other 
> Hogwarts character to come out alive besides Harry. I think 
something 
> critical will happen with her in the future.
> 
> Now that I've gotten all my babbles out, I might just go back to 
lurking... 
> maybe. 
> 
> Thanks for reading<g>,
> Belle
> 
> 
> 
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The only real fault I see with your theories is that you assume JKR is 
writing for children.  She has said in interviews that the books will 
get darker.  She explained that parents have written her letters 
asking her to not let the books get too scary but that she has to 
write the books she wants to write.  She already has in mind what is 
going to happen.  If she decides not to kill Harry, Ron or Hermione I 
don't think it will be because it would be too scary for kids.

However, I do agree with you in some ways.  I do not think that Harry, 
Ron, Hermione, Sirius, or Lupin will be killed.  I hope that Ginny is 
not killed either but I am beginning to see that it is a definate 
possiblity.  I also think that Dumbledore will die in the series.  
Like you I also think he will die in the end probably after a defeat 
of Voldemort.  I do think that it Cho will die, maybe in book 5.