Horrible to Write?

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No: HPFGUIDX 41439

bugaloo37 wrote:
> JKR has stated that the final chapter of the series has been 
written -
>  in which the fate of all the students- the SURVIVORS is revealed. 
> She stated that there are more deaths coming and that one in 
> particular would be horrible to write.  My question is this:  Does't
> this imply that more STUDENTS will die in the last three books?  And
> doesn't the use of the word "horrible" imply that it will be one of 
> the central characters either Harry, Ron or Hermione? If anyone has 
> any theories on this subject- please let me know.  I would like to 
> hear your ideas.  bugaloo37

I think in one of the interviews Rowling gave, someone asked her 
whether there'll be more HP books after the 7, and she said something 
like "What makes you think Harry will live thorugh book 7?"  Anyway, 
I can envision scenarios where Ron or Harry might die, but I just 
don't see any way that Hermione will.  If that happens, they'd be 
left with two guys and no girl.  My theory is that book 7 will come 
down to a situation where Voldemort confronts Ron and Harry, and one 
of them will sacrifice himself to kill Voldemort and save the other 
guy's life.  The survivor would, of course, "get the girl".

... then Alina wrote:
"Not to me it doesn't. For all we know, the "horrible" death could be
Voldemort's. I don't think the character has to be a sympathetic one 
in order for the reader to identify his or her death as horrible. I 
bet a good writer, which Rowling certainly is, could make Voldemort 
die in a way that'll make us go "won't wish that on my worst enemy." "

Wouldn't it be just perfect if Voldemort's downfall comes not from 
the hands of Harry or Dumbledore but from betrayal by one or more of 
the DEs?  There's a lot of speculation of which characters will join 
the dark side, but I think it's just as likely that one of the DEs 
will switch sides because he thinks it's to his advantage.  We know 
they wouldn't be above this.

... then Richelle Votaw wrote:
"Since JKR has stated that there will be deaths (plural) I think that
students and others will die. She's already said someone will die in 
book 5 that is a fan of Harry and that we've known from the 
beginning. I think that's Hagrid. Namely because his character's past 
has been revealed, there are no more hidden details to be revealed, 
and he has fulfilled his "usefulness." He was Harry's first friend, 
gave him his first real birthday gift, was his first taste of the 
wizard world. It would be very hard on Harry to lose him."

I don't think that any important characters will die this early in 
book 5 though.  We were led to believe that someone important would 
die in book 4, but with all due respect to Cedric, he's just not that 
important a character.  Maybe one of the Creevey brothers will die ...

--Hei Lun, who's new here

PS This is off topic, and I don't know whether someone has pointed 
this out already, but in the 9/2002 issue of GAMES magazine, the 22-
Across clue on page 19's crossword was "Harry Potter's friend 
Diggory".