Ron's wand Re: Complexity of Characters -- Percy -- Survival of Characters

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 20164

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Melanie Brackney <ilovbrian_99 at y...> wrote:
> 
> 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?  
> 
> That is a very interesting observation about Cedric's and Ron's 
wand.  If Ron does die I highly doubt it will be until the end of the 
book.  JKR is very attached to his character that is why I say this.  
Ron seems a lot more susceptible to things for one thing he's not as 
observant as Hermione and Harry.  He also has a much larger 
family...why is this a reason?  Well, look at all the people he might 
have to sacrifice himself for, I believe he would for any of his 
family or Hermione and Harry.  However, I still think that Ron will 
live.  However he is the hero's best friend, and the hero's best 
friend well often times is always very susceptible.  However, not 
everyone is going to die...this isn't a tragedy I'm sure.  I believe 
it will have a happy ending, leaving many of the characters..including 
some that we still love and care about.  But the chessboard thing has 
made me really think about the possibility of him dying much more...I 
hope not though, cuz Ron is one of my favorite characters.
> 

Sorry for using up a message but my books are on-loan right now.

Wasn't it the wand that Ron had in SS/PS and CoS that had the 
unicorn's hair? I seem to remember something that the wood was cracked 
in some places and exposed the unicorn's hair. That was Charlie's old 
wand, right? Then Ron got a new wand in PoA, did that wand have a 
unicorn hair core too, I can't remember if it did or not?

Milz (who's lost without her books)