who will it be?

[Jade]

No: HPFGUIDX 46134

bugaloo37 wrote:

> JKR stated previously
> that the writing of Cedric's death in book 4 was
very traumatic for
> her.  This has led me to believe that writing any
death is difficult
> for JKR.  I guess what I am saying is:  a "bad
death" does not
> necessarily signal the death of a major
character-just a thought.
> But even so-who do you think it is?

My thoughts exactly. The death isn't necessarily bad
because of our or Harry's feelings about the person
who dies, it could be more to do with the WAY in which
this person dies (or the fact that anyone dies at
all).

Bad could of course mean violent, but I don't think
that's it. It could also mean meaningless, but then it
could be too much like Cedric's.

I'm thinking betrayal. I'm not sure how or who, but
that would certainly be a 'bad death', with a lot of
very strong emotions involved. It would also be
interesting to see how Harry reacts, seeing that his
parents are also dead because someone betrayed them.
Then again, JKR might not want to to another 'big'
death by betrayal.

So what about a heroic death which in the end
accomplishes nothing? That would be bad. However, for
this to work properly we would have to be emotionally
involved with the character who dies this heroic
death, which means it probably wouldn't be a 'small'
character.

Another thought about this death, though: Since the
books are written from Harry's POV, isn't it logical
to assume that Harry will witness this death as he did
Cedric's, or at least the events immediately before
and after?

So what do you think this death will involve, and how
will it be different from the one in GoF? I think it
will be different in that the victim KNOWS that they
are going to die; the killer will toy with them (and
Harry), and perhaps force Harry to watch.

However, that's pure speculation on my part and is
probably a bit too morbid.

As to who is going to die, the possibilities are so
overwhelming I'm not even going to venture a guess.

But I did think of another reason for Fred or George
(I don't think it will be both of them) to be the one:
This is their last year at Hogwarts, meaning that
after this book they won't be able to interact with
Harry in the way they did before ANYWAY... so why not
kill one of them (they could certainly be described as
'fans' of Harry's) instead of having them do the
predicatble thing and open a joke shop (of course I
don't think they would open their shop right after
leaving Hogwarts anyway, but that's another matter)?
Just a thought...

Jade

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