[HPforGrownups] Death of One of the Trio?

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In a message dated 5/27/2003 1:59:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, Finchen writes:

> 
> Hi!
> I don't that one of them will die for a simple reason:
> On www.mugglenet.com you can read that JKR said in an interview that : 
> a.. One of the main characters, one of Harry's "fans" will die (not Ron or Hermione). The death will be "horrible to write."
> 
> So be sure that in book five neiter Ron nor Hermione (and 
> of course not Harry) will die. 

I hadn't heard that it would be one of his fans. Very interesting. What constitutes a fan, then? Would McGonagall count? Or does JKR just mean any character like Dobby or Colin?

Also, has anyone considered that the death might not be permanent? What if, say, Neville gets offed by LV in some horrible way, but then comes back, stronger than before? Could there be a distressing death scene, followed later by a Phoenix-like rebirth?

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