The Death of Book 5

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No: HPFGUIDX 59205

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Annie Trimble" 
<anthill1989 at h...> wrote:
> 
> I agree, JK would not dare to knock off anyone too important, like 
Hermione 
> or Dumbledore, but Dobby is not that important. The book can 
continue without 
> him. It can't function without Harry's best friends.
> 
> ANTHILL

Two things:  
1. Perhaps I'm missing something, but I believe I remember that 
this "fan of Harry" thing was an urban legend.  As for a 
death "painful to write" (proven quote), I'm not sure that Dobby 
would qualify for that.

2. I think that with the nature of these books we must expect some of 
the "too important" people to die.  If someone like Dumbledore does 
die (which I think very likely considering all the references to his 
age and look), it will be painful to all of us.  If JKR keeps 
knocking off periperal characters we will not be satisfied with the 
series.  After all, Dobby's death would certainly sadden Harry (do 
you think the Elf protection on death would be stronger than his 
mothers?), but not really cause him to rise above.

I think that some of the main characters we know and love will have 
to be killed off.  Consider that we're up to Book 5 of a 7 book 
series.  We're just past the mid-point, and the bad stuff has just 
begun.  I would say that if some major folks aren't killed off in 
book 5, they definitely will be in book 6 (truely, I'm not usually 
this bloodthirsty :).

Kristen