Book 5 - Will Snape Die? WAS:Book 5 - Will Hagrid Die?

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Risti" <kristin at j...> wrote:

> While I do think that there is the possibility of Hagrid dying, 
I'm 
> afraid my thoughts tend to linger more towards someone else.  I 
also 
> realize that as soon as I dare make this suggestion, I am going to 
> have an angry mob come and attack me.  I heard from someone(but if 
> someone can contradict this, go ahead), that JKR or someone said 
that 
> it would be an 'unlikely fan of Harry's' or someone unexpected who 
> would be the unlucky person.  When I read this, combined with one 
> other specific point from the book, my mind travels to one 
> person:Snape.
> 
> Now, as I'm ducking the rotten produce all the Snape lovers must 
be 
> throwing at me right now, 

All I have are two apples, and I'm planning on eating those later. 
Otherwise, however, I'd be chucking them--Snape is my favorite.

>
> let me defend myself.  First of all, it's 
> pretty obvious that he is the DE that Voldemort talks about 
> eliminating in the Graveyard scene.  Beyond that, if the 'unlikely 
> fan' is true, Snape seems to be the one character who fits that 
> description.  To me, despite his demeaner, some part of him can't 
> help but like, or at least want to protect, Harry.

I think this has been debated before. I can't seem to find it on the 
Lexicon, but I am also attempting to do my homework for a class 
that's an hour away, so I don't have time to look for it. JKR said 
that Snape may fall in love in future books. I don't think he's 
going to fall in love in book 5, I think it would be more of a Book 
6, Book 7 type thing. I can't imagine Snape having this long 
romance. If he does fall in love, that is. 
Yes, Snape is as good as dead at the moment, once Voldemort gets his 
hands in him, but I think that Snape is also smart enough to talk 
his way out f being killed. 
As for Snape being a fan of Harry's: I wouldn't call him a fan. He 
seems to have some sort of a liking, or at least a tolerance towards 
Harry, but I wouldn't call him a fan. I can't think of the word I 
want to use right now. In GoF, he seemed mostly concerned about 
Voldemort coming back, and not overly concerned about Harry 
surviving to the last task. Yet, he's always there to make sure 
Harry's head can fit through the door. I wouldn't call that a fan, 
I'd say that's teacher like. 
> 
> ~Risti, who is standing her ground, waiting for the mob to attack.

I have a paper to write and homework to do, all in an hour, so I 
don't have time. You're getting off, this time. <vbg>

-Acire, who wants to know who would attend Snape's funeral. 
Dumbledore would, but would Harry?