OOP: What killed Character X and questions

[Vik]

No: HPFGUIDX 63858

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hickengruendler" 
<hickengruendler at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Katherine Krasney 
> <zanelupin at y...> wrote:
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> > Hollydaze wrote:
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> > Did anyone else who did not think that Sirius would be the one to 
> die before the book change their minds upon starting the book? I 
> didn't really know who I thought would die but I was worried that 
it 
> would be Lupin. However on starting the book I changed my mind. I 
> don't know why but almost the moment Sirius turned up I knew he 
would 
> be the one to die and I spent most of the book tensing up every 
time 
> he turned up because I was so worried. When we got to the end and 
he 
> wasn't there I was soooo relieved and then he turned up with Lupin 
> and the others and I just felt like screaming at him to get back to 
> his house. 
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> > HOLLYDAZE!!!
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> Before reading the book I thought that Ginny or Hagrid would die, 
but 
> once the book started, I was sure that it was either Sirius or 
> Neville. Mainly, because both played a pretty big part in the book 
> and appeared far more often than before. We learned more about them 
> so I was sure either of themw as going to die.
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> Hickengruendler


Hiya (Been lurking for some time, overwhelmed by amount of brilliant 
theories) Before I thought it would be Hagrid, a Weasley or Lupin. I 
thought of Sirius for a moment then passed over him. "Nah" I 
thought "She wouldn't kill Sirius!" But from really early on I 
guessed it would be him, even though I thought he'd end up doing 
something reckless and getting himself in trouble, not the easily-
prevented-DAMN-it-Dumbledore death. It was a sad death made even more 
sad by Sirius' previous quality(or lack of) of life. 

I think JKR made a good move in telling everyone there would be a 
death, because there were so many false alarms. Let's see...Ron, 
Arthur, Hermione, Ron again, just off the top of my head... Was 
anyone else terrified for Harry at the beginning of the book? "No 
Harry, don't investigate the suspicious noises! The death eaters will 
get you!" I don't remember ever being as tense reading books than I 
have with HP! 


Vik-very annoyed with mum, who is going with her school to see JKR at 
the Albert Hall while I'm in exams. I shouldn't pray for the little 
children to be struck down with illness, but...