TBAY: Eureka!

[greatlit2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 72883

Hi. I think you made a lot of good points in your argument. Dean 
Thomas certainly played a bigger role in OOP. But what about Neville 
Longbottom? We have discovered that Neville and Harry have a lot in 
common, and its possible that one of the two prophecy boys will die. 
JKR said that something is coming in Book 6, which is why she had to 
kill off Sirius. What if Harry tries to avenge Sirius by killing 
Bellatrix, but Neville kills her instead, thinking that he has the 
greater right? In the process, he's killed. Plus, there is that 
unresolved plant issue: mimulus mimbletonia. I agree with you that 
any deaths in Book 6 cannot be as big as Sirius', because it will 
lack the emotional impact for Harry. However, right now, Harry is 
grieving. He feels a lot of emptiness, but not much else. Something 
must happen in Book 6 to make Harry Pissed Off at Voldemort, finally 
setting him (Harry) over the edge in preparation for the Final Battle 
in Book 7. While a major character death may not be necessary, the 
person must be someone who has affected Harry's daily life. I can 
imagine the death of one of the Weasleys, his roomates (especially 
Neville or Dean), or a member of the Order that he has grown close to 
(like Lupin) would finally make Harry say, Enough! What do you think?

greatlit2003
hoping Sirius isn't really gone, but sitting confusedly behind the 
veil, wondering where everyone went