Lupin fans and possible death predictions

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., mlacats at a... wrote:
> Hello everyone!
> I'm new to  HP FOR GROWNUPS so I'm not sure if this is the proper 
> place to make my comment or ask my question, but, here goes anyway! 
> I've heard other rumors about Lupin being killed.  Is that just 
> speculation?  I'm crazy about him and would hate to see him die.  
> Please tell me it's just a theory.  I know being a werewolf isn't 
> easy but.........
> 
> Harriet

Welcome, Harriet!

Yes, it's just a theory.  In fact, it is a good rule of thumb to 
assume that everything is a rumor until the books come out, even some 
things that JKR herself says will happen.  Because while JKR does have 
all the books plotted out, she has had to make changes before, and 
some of the things she confirmed would take place in GOF (the 
introduction of a Weasley cousin) did not, as the result of some 
editing and re-writing she did.

But the possibility of Lupin dying is *pure* speculation; JKR has 
never said this will occur.  JKR has said there are upcoming deaths 
and that one of the deaths in Book Five would "half-crucify" her to 
write.  She has also said that someone who died in Book Five would be 
a "special fan of Harry".  These may or may not be in reference to the 
same person.  It is reasonable to assume there will be multiple 
casualties in each of the upcoming books, Book Five included.

She also made one comment that seemed to indicate Lupin would appear 
in Book Seven, I believe, so again, though *everything* should be 
taken as rumor, he may make it at least to the start of that book, if 
not further.

Discussion of the possibility of Lupin dying is usually based either 
on A) people's personal interpretation of the aforementioned and 
similar hints from JKR or B) people's opinion on how effective and 
emotionally moving his death would be.

And no, we're not that morbidly detached about death as that makes us 
sound, in case you were wondering . . . at least not all of us.

Oh wait, there is also less frequently basis C) which is that some 
people believe that the eventual purpose of Wormtail's silver hand is 
to kill Lupin, based on the general mythology of werewolves being 
vulnerable to silver.  It should be noted that JKR picks and chooses 
which parts of general mythology to adopt into her own universe, 
though, and we thus far have no canon evidence that her version of 
werewolves have this same vulnerability.

Anyway, only JKR knows and even she changes her mind. . .

-Luke