WEASLEY FAMILY WOES

[Susan Smith]

No: HPFGUIDX 66453

SPOILERS STILL IN EFFECT?  DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED OOP
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There have been alot of posts speculating on Percy Weasley's break 
from his family; and the possibility of an upcoming Weasley death.  
Several posts have speculated that the greatest loss to Harry would 
be either Ron or Ginny.

I do not know what to make of it all, but I speculate that in typical 
JKR fashion, we are seeing a lot of foreshadowing in Oop.

For example, chapter 9 (The woes of Mrs. Weasley) shows Molly 
imagining Ron, Bill, Mr. Weasley, the twins, Percy and Harry dead, 
while she is fighting the boggart in the desk.  Take note, Ginny is 
NOT seen as dead.  I think she will survive the series.

Too, the description of Mr. Weasley appears to be very similar to the 
description of him in Harry's subsequent Snake vs Mr Weasley dream, 
and how he looked when found by ministry, so I think Mr. Weasley's 
terror is past and he will survive until the end.

So, I guess that leaves Bill, Percy, the twins and Ron as potential 
dead Weasleys.

An argument could be made that ROn is comic releief and will always 
survive, and/or that he has already been attacked by lifesize chess 
pieces, backfired curses, Lockhart, Sirius and the Whomping Willow 
(POA, Aragog, and brains (to name just a few).  One could say he has 
had more than his share and will not succumb to more.  He will always 
be there (Harry might not, but Ron will).

So, now we have Bill, Percy, and the twins.  Which death would have 
bigger impact on the Order?  Is Percy indeed undercover for 
Dumbledore?  What exactly is Bill doing for order?  Will his 
involvement with Goblins be the cause of his demise when goblins join 
the Dark Forces?  Only time (a year or two while JKR writes) will 
tell.