Lupin fans and possible death predictions

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 26575

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., caliburncy at y... wrote:
> Well, I don't know that the people who predict Lupin will die think 
so 
>  because they assume he is "expendable".  There are three kinds of 
> people who die in stories:
> 
> 1) Bad guys ("Expendable" or prominent character; it doesn't really 
> matter)
> 2) "Expendable" good guys
> 3) Prominent character good guys
> 
> I really think most of those people making these predictions would 
put 
> Lupin in the third category.  

I hear you, Luke.  Should I gather from this that you and Penny won't 
be joining D.A.L.I.G.?  :)

There are interesting, moving deaths in a story, and then there are 
deaths that are just way too much to take.  Can't we allow for the 
possibility that some characters can never be killed off?  Like, to 
use your Star Trek example, the main trio in Star Trek?  If so, can 
we possibly shoehorn Lupin and Sirius into that category?

I could live with the deaths of any characters, frankly, except Lupin 
and Sirius.  Ron,  Hermione,  Dumbledore.  All would be tragic, but 
I'd get over it.  But for some reason, Lupin and Sirius would bother 
me a lot more.  I think the reason is that they are more peripheral 
to the main story, therefore they may be at greater risk, therefore I 
worry about them a more.   Also, neither has really had a decent 
chance to live life, so killing them off would be all the more tragic.

Perhaps the only thing we really know for sure is that Harry will 
make it through to the seventh book.  I guess that's one reason I 
really liked GoF.  Even though I "knew" Harry would survive the 
graveyard scene, JKR had me plenty worried.  Maybe that's just plain 
old good writing and plotting.

Anyway, someone else mentioned Ginny as the special fan of Harry's 
who would die.  I could vote for that.

Cindy (who is willing to sacrifice a young girl to keep Lupin and 
Sirius around for a few more books)