Weasley deaths

[karenkyla3]

No: HPFGUIDX 53227

K says:

"But she wouldn't do that to them would she? I mean if JKR really 
wants to
get the point through to Ron that what he has is to be envied and far 
more
important than Harry's gold she could just kill off one Weasley. I 
think
killing off the lot would push Ron right past moral lesson and well 
into
total breakdown territory. Assuming Ron didn't just fall apart 
totally I
think he'd be displaying the well-known, Sirius Black-like Gryffindor
tendency of charging off looking for revenge, on his own, without 
telling
anyone, leaving his brain in his spare robe and, since he's still a 
kid,
getting himself fried in the process!"

Me:

In response to the question of plausibility - whether killing all or 
most of the Weasleys to secure Ron's destiny is too farfetched, I 
would say that while it is drastic, it's not unprecedented.  Think of 
one of the more famous fictional sidekicks - Robin of Batman&Robin.  
He's just a wholesome family boy until his entire family is killed 
right in front of him.  While I can't think of any others offhand, 
I'm sure other famous sidekicks have gotten their start in the same 
way.  

Stacey