Book 5 predictions

[Penny & Bryce]

No: HPFGUIDX 27737

Hi again --

kidzero7 at hotmail.com wrote:

>  > I'm pretty much confident to say that the person who's a "Harry's
> fan" will die is Dumbledore. I totally don't see the point of killing
> off minor characters like Ginny or Colin and such, because similar
> situation already happen in GoF, the impact of "the death of a minor
> chara" has already been done.
> 
> ** JK chooses her words wisely. Dumbledore does not qualify
> as "Harry's fan". If he was the intended subject of that hint, it
> would have been along the lines of "father figure" or "protector"
> or "sense of security". (as those all could have applied to
> Dumbledore, Sirius, Lupin) No, take what JK said at face value.

Actually, I would argue that JKR chooses her words carefully.  She has 
also been known to be a bit misleading in chat responses through 
carefully-chosen words.  I would say that "fan" is not limited to just 
Colin or Ginny but a broader term that could apply to any range of 
characters (but clearly not Snape!).  BTW, can anyone please cite the 
source for this information (that JKR has said that a death in Book 5 
will be a particular fan of Harry) -- I can't find it in any of the 
interviews I've accessed.

The thing about at least one of the deaths in Book 5 is that it is a 
death that JKR said would "half-crucify" her to write (I'm not sure 
Ginny or Colin fits that bill myself).  I don't think it's wise to 
assume that only *one* character will die in the next book either.  She 
has said that more deaths are coming, so I don't know why we continue to 
speculate as though there's only one death per book.  There will be a 
war going on ... casualties will likely exceed one death per book.

 
> looking at Collin or Ginny at this point or some other character that
> fills the role of "fan". I'm leaning more towards Collin at this
> point as I believe JK is prepping us for a future
> Ginny&Harry 'romance'.

Can't resist -- how exactly is she "prepping" us for a H/G romance, 
given that Ginny has had very very very little on-screen time & 
development as a character?  Ginny isn't even mentioned after the Yule 
Ball scene when we see her dancing with Neville as best I recall.  Nah 
... sorry but I fall into the camp that H/G is the ship with the least 
likelihood of happening.

> 
>  >So in Book 5, a very major chara will die and it'll be Dumbledore. 
> and I read an interview that J.K. Rowling said book 5 will be "the
> end of an era", which strengthen the idea of Dumbledore's death
> 
> ** The "end of an era" could mean many things.

Actually, GoF was the book that JKR identified as the "end of an era" 
(see Entertainment Weekly -- Sept 7 2000 interview).  OoP is thus the 
beginning of a new era.

Penny