Mr. Weasely's death ( WAS Re: Percy Weasley, weak link)

[draco382 <draco382@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49026

-- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jcminjapan <jonmayes at h...>" 
wrote: 
>I am myself debating on who will die 
> in the next book.  Personally my choices are Hagrid or Mr. 
Weasely.  
> Both seem to  fit into JKR`s description.  For this post I will 
stick 
> with why I think it will be Mr. Weasely.

This may create some waves for those in the Ron Weasely camp (of 
course, I too belong there much of the time :-) but I feel that in 
order for Ron to be actively involved in the war against Voldemort, 
he needs some sort of impetus.  

We know that Mr. Weasely is completely against Voldie and the Death 
Eaters, and loves Muggles.  This would easily make him one of the 
first people to be killed for his beliefs. (as jcminjapan said 
earlier)

What do we know about Ron Weasely?  Well, he's courageous for one 
thing, and not afraid to stand up and fight for those he loves -- 
but his brand or style of bravery is perceived very differently from 
Harry's.  Harry is the ultimate warrior prince -- he has the murder 
of his parents by his nemesis hanging over his head, and their 
deaths seem to have an impact on almost every event in his life.  
Harry MUST be brave; brave and strong like a valiant knight.  Ron, 
however has had no heartbreaking event like that in his life.  Sure, 
his main problem is being ignored, but his desire to "prove himself" 
is as strong as Harry's.  

Ron's major acts of courage have been discussed many times 
(the "Mudblood" scene, standing on a broken leg in front of Sirius 
Black, standing up to Snape after the teeth enlarging scene, etc..) 
and they all have to do with defending some person -- rarely ever 
himself.  I have always felt that while Ron realizes the seriousness 
of the war with Voldemort, he just doesn't grasp the weight of it as 
well as Harry or the adults do.  If Ron was to experience loss at 
the hands of V'mort, maybe this would be the trigger he needs to 
make him a truly useful weapon (his strategic abilites will surely 
be put to the test in the future, I believe).

so...yes, I agree that Mr. Weasely is another prime candidate for 
the death in OOP

my two cents,
draco382 (who hopes she hasn't stepped on any toes in the process of 
writing this :-)