The Death of Book 5

[Marilyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 59320

gishstar1 wrote:
>   I think Cornelius Fudge will be killed, possibly Arthur Weasley, 
> and then Percy. 
>
>   Lucius: Saint Pope Lucius I, became Pope when the exiled Saint 
> Cornelius died... moving on...  
> 
>    -I think Fudge will die / be killed and Lucius will be put in 
> charge of MoM. Him being put in charge will probably be where 
> the 'Percy death-in-question' will come into play.

I like this theory, especially the cool points for Papal history, but 
I don't think it can apply as early as Book V because of the fact 
that Cornelius is so clearly set up to be a horrible figure of 
bureaucracy for some significant period of the fight with Voldemort.

As atrocious as he was when going against Dumbledore at the end of 
GoF, I really think it was just foreshadowing for what is to come as 
far as all of us wanting to throw our books at the wall in 
frustration with Fudge.  From what I can tell of JKR, I think she is 
looking forward to torturing us a bit with it.  And if Fudge dies too 
soon, it's more about bureaucratic confusion than the stupidity of 
bureaucratic leaders, which is what I feel she's going to play up.

Just a thought,
marilyn