Mountains=the "new place" ?

[jferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 35938

Reepicheepuk:"Well, even IF we take for granted SOMEONE's going to 
die, I don't see why you assume it's going to be Hagrid. You would 
need to be more specific about that. (Of course, I don't like the idea 
of him dying, that's obvious.) If GoF is anything to go on, I feel it 
more likely that some minor character is going to be the victim, 
anyway."

If JKR just gave up some cannon fodder, she wouldn't be developing the 
theme she's written about all through the series, especially in GoF: 
the fight against Voldemort isn't a game. Heroes, like Harry, pay a 
price, and good people die. Writing it will be difficult.

I don't believe that JKR will flinch from it. We're going to lose 
someone important we really care about, I believe in OotP, and that 
victim won't be the last. Hagrid is a likely candidate, but it could 
be Sirius, Lupin, or somebody else; maybe even Ron, although I don't 
think so.

Harry will pay the heaviest price, whether he lives or not.