[HPforGrownups] Who will die in books 5, 6, 7

[Dan]

No: HPFGUIDX 59816

Hi all, i've finally come out of lurking in the shadows of the common room.
My first post so please excuse my blundering if it seems to go on forever.

kcartweel said:
>
> I think that it would be really funny if snape sacrificed himself to
> save Harry that would be most unexpected.
>
My thoughts:
I like this idea and think it would be very interesting to see happen.  It
would definitely be a twist on the hate relationship between the two.

Melanie Bond said:
> Any other ones? I dont think that Ron, Molly or any of them will die
> because they are Harry's fam. and it would be really sad if Harry
> doesn't have anyone (again)

I think the one that will be a certainty besides your theory of Dumbledore
is Severus Snape.  Referencing GoF chpt 33 (US paperback pg 651), Voldemort
says, "And here we have six missing Death Eaters...three dead in my service.
One to cowardly to return...he will pay.  One, who I believe has left me
forever...he will be killed of course...and one, who remains my most
faithful servant, and who has already reentered my service."  The way I read
this was that the one too cowardly to return was Karakroff because as Krum
stated before the Durmstrang ship left, he still hadn't been seen, the most
faithful servant turned out to be Crouch Jr., and I read the one that he
believes as left forever to be Severus Snape who will be killed.  I haven't
really found anything to prove that he knows it is Snape, but we know from
PoA that Scabbers turned out to be Wormtail who went back to Voldemort and
would know that Snape is now faithful to Dumbledore.  Wouldn't he have
passed that knowledge on to Voldemort?

Anyways...that's my thoughts on the one person whom I think will definitely
be a given as a death in the upcoming books...maybe not by sacrificing his
life to save Harry, but if Snape really is going back into service as a spy
for Dumbledore and Voldemort already knows he's faithful to the good...he
would have to opportunity to extinguish Snape as soon as he showed his face.