Which friend?

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Richelle wrote- 
> > The only reason I can think of is if Harry was somehow involved 
in the<BR>
> > death of the other Creevey brother. <BR>
> 
> Exactly. Why two Creevey brothers at all?  There's an extra there 
for "kill the 
> spare" Rowling to do away with and leave the other with a grudge 
big enough to 
> turn hero worship into hatred.

Good idea! In the Potterverse the only time a character has a sibling 
is usual when they serve a purpose. Look at the small number of known 
siblings - the Weasleys of course, the Patil twins, Gabrielle, 
Petunia, Aberforth gets a passing mention, and the creepy Creeveys.

I know the large number of only children is mostly just so the books 
don't get too crowded with extraneous characters, but everyone serves 
a purpose eventually. So there must be a reason for the extra Creevey 
when one was definitely more than enough, IMO.

Richelle wrote-
  I have a coupe of theories there, one being 
> that one Creevey brother dies in a way that either saves Harry or 
he thinks 
> he's saving Harry.  Second, it could just be another wrong place, 
wrong time 
> thing.  My money's on Dennis dying (he's so tiny and all, you know, 
it would be 
> more dramatic) with Colin left to grieve and seek revenge.  Whether 
it turns 
> into revenge on Voldemort or revenge on Harry will be a matter of 
the 
> circumstances surrounding the Creevey death.  
> 


I have to admit to being bias to this theory since Colin just rubs me 
the wrong way. A hero worshipping dork who can't think for himself 
and is just so irritating and both Creevys fit the alleged profile of 
the "painful to write" death. 

Plus nothing is more dramatic than when love turns to hate, and to 
see mousy sychophant Colin or Dennis (my money's also on Dennis 
getting the axe and Colin going Courtney Love on everyone)go medieval 
with grief, how ever misplaced,sounds very interesting.

Olivia Grey