Why I think Ron's going to be the victim (a little long)

[Jonathan Pessin]

No: HPFGUIDX 53769

Melissa wrote:

"I just don't see the death of any Trio member until the later half of
book 7. 
Hagrid, while it would be a horrible death and rob Harry of a supporter
just 
wouldn't leave as big a whole in the overall plot (IMO) for reasons
many 
others have already posted."

I write:

All this argument and discussion on who'll die in book 5 reminds me of
all the worries we had before book 4 came out; we heard that there was
going to be a death that we would "care about," and we immediately came
up with any number of people who could die: Gred or Forge, Hagrid,
Dumbledore, all the usual suspects.  Then, when the book came out, it
turned out that none of these theories were correct.  We cared about the
character's death, but (at least for myself) cared about it because he
had been fleshed out through that one book.  (I'm not going to say the
name, because some haven't read the book yet.)  What I'm thinking is,
maybe JK's going to do something similar in book 5.  Just because the
death is horrible to write doesn't mean she's going to kill off one of
the beloved mainstays, does it?  If somebody has an interview quote
saying that she'll kill off a main character in book 5, please let me
know so I can start saying prayers over Hagrid now.

Hobbit-guy, who REALLY hopes none of his favorites are going to go up
in smoke in OoTP

"You haven't been getting into the Gaffer's home brew again, have
you?"
"No... Well, yes, but that's beside the point."
-Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, Fellowship of the Rings Extended Edition DVD