Weasley Death Candidates (WAS: SHIP: kiss on cheek before quidditch match, anything?

[Richard]

No: HPFGUIDX 77321

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sebfish5" <redfish5 at o...> 
wrote:
> ... I think the only real candidates for a Weasley death are 
> Bill or Charlie , percy less so, J.K.Rowling has said that 
> the "body count" would rise, I think Bill or Charlie could 
> die, add the effect of a war, not distress the plot too much 
> and simple be a good death the fill out this body count.

I don't think JKR does anything so simple as "fill out" body counts, 
and with Ron almost perpetually right beside the fulcrum of the war 
(Harry), he is certainly in greater danger than is someone like Ernie 
McMillan, who we rarely find so close to Harry.

As for a death that will not "distress the plot," as we still don't 
know precisely where JKR is leading is with this plot, any assertion 
that Ron's death would distress it is a bit brazen.  We don't know 
who will die ... except Voldemort, who is a near certain lock for the 
honor, given Trelawney's prophecy.

If we are to be absolutely honest, we still aren't absolutely sure 
that Harry is the one referred to in Trelawney's prophecy in the 
first place.  Certainly Dubledore believes this to be the case, but 
we keep seeing very interesting parallels between Neville and Harry, 
and at no point in the prophecy was it stated WHEN Voldemort would 
mark his bane as his equal.  From the discussions of Lily and runes, 
we aren't sure that that scar wasn't put there not by Voldemort but 
by Lily!

About all I can say is, please keep an open mind.  JKR has a 
wonderful way of surprising us all, and many of the plot-dogmas we 
individually cherish (think of all the 'ship wars) are certain to 
prove ill-held.  So, Ron may die ... or Bill, or Charlie, or 
Ginny ... We don't know, and can only discuss the potential whys.