Complexity of Characters -- Percy -- Survival of Characters

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 20097

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., JamiDeise at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 6/3/2001 9:59:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> ilovbrian_99 at y... writes:
> 
> << I have my thoughts that very few of the characters will survive 
the 
> series.  I think Ron is actually one of the characters that I think 
will 
> live...maybe not though. >> I don't think he will. I think Ron's 
sacrificing 
> himself on the giant chessboard in PS/SS is foreshadowing of a much 
more 
> permanent, but still voluntary, sacrifice he will make.  >> The 
whole Percy 
> thing is quite interesting I think it would be very interesting to 
see him 
> being framed and sent to Azbaken (not that I wish it to happen).<< 
I can see 
> Percy's love for the rules being used against him in ways he will 
not realize 
> until it's too late. I believe that if anyone in Harry's circle 
turns against 
> him, it'll be someone like Colin Creevy.    
> 
> Jami

I like that comment about Ron sacrificing himself, such as in the 
Chess scene.  When this is put with the centaur's remarks on always 
the innocent are the first to suffer etc. (obvious paraphrase), and 
the fact that Cedric's wand core is unicorn, as is Ron's this seems 
possible.  Are there any other hints out there that Ron may be the 
one to die?  

Why someone like Colin Creevey?  I think it would have to be the 
unwitting pawn thing, because I can't see him deliberately turning 
against Harry.  I know that at the moment he is annoyingly hero-
worshipping Harry (which Harry does put up with, without being too 
rude and hurting his feelings) but I can't see this ending unless 
Harry does something which Colin will react badly to.  Also, Colin is 
unlikely to join the dark side - does Voldemort accept Muggle 
borns?   I can't see this.  Question, though.  Is Colin Creevey 
definitely 100% Muggle born.  We only hear mention of his father, the 
milkman - what happened to his mother?  Perhaps she was a witch, and 
died before she had decided to tell her husband that she, and 
possibly their children, were magical people.  That would make Colin 
and his brother half bloods like Harry and Voldemort.

Catherine