Death In OotP

[Tyler Hewitt]

No: HPFGUIDX 49054

Hello
Brand new to this list (and very new to the HP books
as well. Thought I'd throw in my opinion of the
upcoming death (sorry if this has already been
discussed to, um, death).

Janet Anderson said:
>I have also speculated on the possible deaths in the
>possibilities (also Neville and Percy). Fond 
>though I am of Mr. Weasley, I would miss Hagrid the 
>most. And if he does die, I bet it will be in the 
>process of spying for Dumbledore "in plain 
>sight," as he's been doing IMO since the first book.

My first guess (after finishing the 2nd book) was that
Hagrid would be the one to die. I've been told that
the rumored death in the 5th book is to be a fairly
prominent charecter. Hagrid plays a big role,
especially in PS/SS, much more so than Neville, Percy
and Mr. Weasley. Hagrid also is sort of a father
figure to Harry (even if Harry doesn't realize it),
and his death would go along with a sense of growth or
strength gained through pain and loss that seems to
run throuthout the books. I like Hagrid a lot, he's
really the only charecter in the HP books that seems
truly good without a hint of bad (even Harry and
Dumbledore occasionally dwell in the gray area between
good and bad) and don't want him to die, but...

My second guess (after reading all four books) is Ron
Weasley. I don't think this is as likely, however. The
Harry/Hermione/Ron triangle works really well, and it
doesn't make sense to disturb that. Also, my guess is
that these three are too central to the books (and all
three have loyal fans), and it would anger or disturb
too many people to kill one of them off. Mind you, it
would be Ron or Hermione, I think I can safely assume
that Harry won't be dying anytime soon.

Anyways, lets assume for a bit that JKR is going to do
away with either Hermione or Ron. There's a couple of
death clues (iffy at best, but reading these books
taught me to treat nearly every line as a hint):
1. In PoA, the divination teacher gets really upset at
Christmas dinner when she is the 13th guest. She says
that the first person who rises will be the first to
die. Harry and Ron rise at the same time, and can't
remember who stood first. Yes, I know that the
divination teacher was for the most part innacurate
wth her predictions, but she did accurately predict
events in GoF. I get the feeling that she's like a
Sneakoscope in that no one really trusts its accuracy
but it turns out to be mostly right. If Ron was the
first to rise, this could be a clue to his upcoming
death.
2. At the end of GoF, on the Hogwarts Express back to
London, Draco tells Harry, Hermione and Ron that now
Voldemort is risen, muggles and muggle-born will start
being killed. If I remember correctly, he tells
Hermione to watch out. This could be a Hermione death
clue.

I think it's more likely to be Ron, however. Readers
like to identify with charecters in books. My guess is
that there's hundreds of thousands of kids worldwide
that role-play charecters in the books. I would also
guess that for the most part girls role-play female
charecters, and boys role-play male charecters. It
wouldent make sense to get rid of the primary female
charecter. Who are all the girls going to identify
with? Hermione is also the brains of the trio; as such
she's needed.
Wich leves us with Ron. I think a lot of people
identify with him, but his usefulness to the story is
somewhat secondary. His role seems to be emotional
support for Harry, who seems to be able to get that
sort of support nearly everywhere. If the books
continue along the dark feeling that ended GOF, Ron
could very well be dying soon.
Ron is my favorite carecter in these books, so I
really don't want this. So, bad as it sounds, I'm
hoping it's Hagrid.

"Tyler"