More thoughts on the Book 5 Death

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 59200

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, yellows at a... wrote:
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> So I've given up on watching Dumbledore meet his maker in the 5th 
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> Now I'm trying to decide: Hagrid? Lupin? Snape?  :)  Who's going to 
> go? I can't make up my mind!
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> Brief Chronicles

bboy_mn:

Well, I've been kind of ignoring this thread because I felt like I
weighed in on it too many times before, but I'm caught up on most of
the subjects I really like, so here I am again.

This death is really a tough call. I could see Hagrid dying; I won't
like it, but I could see it. The only thing I can't handle is Hagrid
being killed by his own mother. That would just be too sad.

I don't think Molly Weasley will die either. Mostly because I think
the would be too emotionally tramatic for both readers and for the
characters. That, in my opinion, would be just about the worst tragedy
that could possibly happen, and I don't think I could personally take
it. The grief would just be too overwhelming for me.

Dumbledore will die, but it's too soon.

Sirius and Remus are also a tough call. Sirius is Harry connection to
his parents. It's the person he knows who was closest to his parents,
and he is Harry's guardian. I feel like he needs to be there for Harry
when this is over. Remus, by JKR's own statement, is her favorite
character, so I can't see her knocking him off. 

Snape... maybe... again another tough call.

Neville... dead but not yet. Neville is a very important character.
Outside of H/R/H, Neville probably gets more face time than anyone.
Plus, we have learned something significant about Neville's parents,
and I firmly believe there is a connection between what happened to
Neville's parents and Harry. One possibility is that that (Neville's
house) is where Harry was during the missing 24 hrs, and that is the
reason the DE's thought the Longbottoms might have some inside
information about Voldemort. 

Neville will die, but not before he proves himself a powerful and
courageous wizard, and when he does die, it will be a hero's death.
I'm a big Neville fan and can't wait for him to prove himself.

So what DO I think will happen? I think a primary background character
will move to the foreground in a manner similar to Cedric but too a
larger degree. By that I mean, it will be a character that is already
endearing to us, and he/she will become more so. They will move from
primary background character to secondary foreground character.

Let me define those-
Primary Background Characters - Seamus, Dean Thomas, Creevey brothers,
Crabbe, Goyle, member of the Quidditch team excluding Fred and George.
These are people who get face time, spoken line, and whose presence is
frequently acknowledge but at the same time aren't really important to
the plot.

Secondary Foreground Characters - Fred, George, Neville, Molly,
Arthur, and similar... Charaters, who have lots of spoken lines, lots
of face time, and who are important to the secondary plots and
storylines. 

So who do I think it will be? One of the Creevey brothers. Colin
Creevey has a stronger presence in the story than any other background
character. Besides Ginny, how many other underclassmen can you name.
None, I bet. It wouldn't take very much to bump him up into the next
more prominent character catagory. That would make him much more
endearing and well liked than he already is, and would make him ripe
for an emotionally painful death. Also, there is the additional plot
line added because of the surviving Creevey brother. I think the
purpose of the Creevey brothers in the story is to die.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn