Chances of being alive at the end of Book 7

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 82380

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Melanie Black 
<princessmelabela at y...> wrote:
> TJ wrote:
>  
> Harry- Survives. I'm 100% certainly JKR is not going to kill off 
the main character.  <snip>
>  
> Mela's reply:  I tend to agree, but not because Harry is the main 
character but because I do not think that she would put that much 
emphasis on Harry being the boy who lived only to kill him off at age 
17, maybe I'm wrong though.

There was a time when I was nearly sure, that Harry would sacrifice 
himself to kill Voldemort. I don't think so anymore. These books are 
about growing up, and I doubt the message will be, that at the end of 
the childhood is Death. Therefore, I agree with you and think he 
survives.
 
> TJ:Hermione -- Survives.  99% certain.
>
> My reply: One of the trio is going to die, who I am not sure.  I 
doubt it's HErmione though she's too smart to die.  She's also too 
important to the plot. 
> 
> 
> TJ:Ron -- Survives...I think.  But I'm only about 60-70% certain.  
Ron 
> is my favourite character and I do sometimes wake up at 4 a.m. with 
> bleak thoughts and think that Ron might be killed off.  I don't 
think 
> it's likely, but it could happen.
> 
> My reply:  Nobody wants their favorite character to die, I know I 
personally didn't want Sirius to die.  But that's the way it goes.  I 
think Ron will end up dying in some sort of sacrifice.  Not sure 
about that though.

Hickengruendler: I will do Ron and Hermione together. Personally, I 
don't think anyone of the trio will die. That's just a personal 
feeling of course, but JKR said several times, that Hermione is based 
after herself and Ron after an old friend. I think it would be really 
difficult for her to kill off these characters. If one of the trio 
dies, I think it will be Ron.
> 
> TJ:Dumbledore-- Dead, Dead, Dead.  I'm 100% certain DD will not be 
alive 
> at the end of Book 7, having died heroically to save Harry/the 
> world/whatever.
>
> My reply: That's interesting and while I tend to agree I agree less 
with that now than I did before OOP.  I thought for sure Dumbledore 
would die in this book, but alas I was really wrong.  I am not sure 
about him anymore.  I actually think he will probably end up alive, 
you know how some books the only one that survives is the one who 
seemed to be likely to go first.  

Hickengruendler: He is dead meat. At the end of book 5 he had his say 
and told Harry about the prophecy. He also had the chance to show, 
that he really is a great wizard, when he duelled Voldemort. So I 
think he will be dead by the end of the next book (than Voldemort can 
attack Hogwarts in book 7). I don't think he will die in battle. My 
guess is, that he will have a long deathbed scene.
> 
> 
> TJ wrote: Hagrid--Survives...I think.  But I'd say I'm only about 
50-60% sure 
> of this. All the pre-OOP predictions I had seen about who was going 
> to die had the money on Hagrid.  He is such a universal favourite 
I'm 
> still a little concerned he may be a sacrificial lamb.
> 
> My reply:  I"m a bit confused with what the hell Hagrid is offering 
to the plot anymore. So he's axed.  But my luck he'll be the sole 
survivor *i really do not like him, sorry!*

Hickengruendler: I tend to agree with Melanie Black. While I don't 
really hate Hagrid, he annoys me, especially in the later books. And 
if one of the main characters has to die, I must admit I want it to 
be him. That said, I am sure he will be around till book 7 (He was my 
guess for the book 5 death, but he survived, and now I think he will 
survive book 6, too). Than he might die in book 7, and therefore all 
of his monsters will fight on Harry's side, to avenge Hagrid.
>
> TJ: Neville Longbottom--Dead.  80% certain.  Neville is being 
groomed for 
> a larger part in the series, with his role in the prophecy and his 
> growing strength of character.  I'm quite certain there will not be 
> more than one Hogwarts student die in the series--I don't see JKR 
> killing off too many younger characters.  I'd say most likely 
Neville 
> will be the only other student to die, again (like  DD) heroically, 
> but if he survives, then Ron won't.  It's one or the other as far 
as 
> I can see.
> 
> 
> My reply: No, no, no.  Neville will survive.  Why?  I just can't 
see it happening.  He's going to grow up and marry Ginny!

Hickengruendler: While I think another student will die, my money is 
on Ginny Weasley (sorry Melanie). I think Harry will fall in love 
with her and than loose her, too. Neville is a possibility for a 
death, too, but I don't really think so. He is still my favorite 
candidate, for the character, who becomes a teacher after school, 
therefore he has to live :-)
> 
> 
> TJ: Snape--Survives.  But I'm only giving this about a 70% 
certainty.  I 
> could see him getting killed off.
>  
> My reply:  He'll die towards the end of the books.  I do not see 
him dying before the end mainly because of importance he serves 
plotwise.  Could you imagine Hogwarts with Snape?

Hickengruendler: I agree. Either Snape turns out to be evil and will 
die, or he is a heroe and dies saving Harry. *sob*
>  
> 
> 
> TJ:Draco--Survives.  You can't kill his kind.  I hope his father 
goes 
> down in a big way, but I'm not counting him as a major character.
> 
> My reply:  You said it. Beautiful.

Hickengruendler: I say: Kill him off. Do me the favour JK. If he 
doesn't get an intersting character soon, he can as well have died in 
the summer holidays before the beginning of year 6.
> 
> TJ:Everyone else I can think off offhand--all the rest of the 
Weaseleys, 
> the Dursleys, other Hogwarts students, Remus Lupin...I confidently 
> expect to survive.
> 
> I'd love to know other people's thoughts on who's going to make it 
> and who's going to bite the big one.
> 
> tj
> 
> MY reply:  I'm praying about Lupin surviving but I think it is 
possible he could die.  
>  
> One clearly forgotten character is Pettigrew, I believe he will die 
saving Lupin or Harry in the end.  
>  
> And somebody in the blasted Weasley family has to die.  LOL  They 
are far too big.  And it's not going to Percy because who would 
care.  I know I personally would not.  I'd be happy. 
>  

Hickengruendler: I agree, that at least one Weasley is doomed. My 
main candidates are the females, Molly or Ginny. But not both of 
them, I think one will die and the other survive. But Molly and Ginny 
are the two Weasleys, whose death would affect the rest of the family 
the most. Ginny is the youngest and everybody wants to protect her, 
and Molly is the one who tries to hold the family together. My 
personal guess is, that there will be two Weasley deaths, number one 
being Ginny or Molly, and number two Bill, Charlie, Percy or one of 
the twins.
 
Hickengruendler