Which Weasley's going to die?

[Richard]

No: HPFGUIDX 77252

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "occam6363" <pisola6363 at n...> 
wrote:
> "Richard" wrote:
> 
> JKR has said that a Weasley will die. 
> 
> me, Occam:
> 
> Ooooh, call me a muggle but I did not know that! When did she say 
it, 
> where, do you have a source?
> 
> Richard:
> 
> My leading candidates are, in order of my perception of 
probability, 
> Ron, Molly and Percy. 
> 
> me, Occam:
> 
> What about the Twins? With all that good magic they've been 
conjuring 
> getting Wheezes up and running, you know they've got skills to 
share 
> with the OoP. Remember the Extendable Ears? Remember when they read 
> Molly the riot act when she tries to send them to bed before Sirius 
> tells Harry about the OoP, don't they argue how they're of age? 
Don't 
> they say they want to join the Order? *If* a Weasley has to die (I 
> still need to be convinced JKR said that!), I vote for either Fred 
or 
> George, or both, going down in a blaze of glory, perhaps knowingly 
> and with a wink and a nod at the readers, like Butch and Sundance. 
> Just like they left Hogwarts.

As I said, there are good reasons for selecting each Weasley as the 
future corpse-in-chief.  The problem is figuring out which is the 
best arguement for each, dealing with pertinent objections, and then 
selecting which appears the most convincing of all.  There is one 
serious problem with this, though.  JKR can "kill" who she pleases 
for reasons that have nothing to do with any speculation on our part.

Fred and George certainly display an appalling recklessness at times, 
but they are also now somewhat off to the side in all this, being in 
business for themselves and apparently doing quite well.  And will 
Voldemort be so brave as to mount an attack within the confines of 
Diagon Alley?  I have my doubts.  The Death Eaters seem to be more 
comfortable in ambushing folks, or attacking them when they are 
isolated.

Ginny has been mentioned by some, especially as JKR has also said 
that a "special fan" of Harry's will die ... though I don't recall if 
that interview was prior to the release of OotP, in which case 
that "fan" could have been Sirius.  If after, or if not Sirius, we 
have a short list of "special" fans that includes the Creevey 
brothers and Dobby.  As I don't see Ginny in the "fan" role anymore, 
but as a friend and to some extent colleague, I think that if she 
does die it will be as a Weasley and not as a fan.

Back on the topic of Ron, let's not forget the tendency for Ron's off-
hand predictions to come true, although not always with the predicted 
timing.  (Things he says CAN'T happen also have a way of coming true, 
but that kinda supports the predictions observation, else how would 
Ron have so consistently come up with the right idea?)  He and Harry 
did spend a good deal of time predicting their imminent tragic 
demises, after all.

PS: I take it your first name is William ... if so, I love your razor.