Chances of Being Alive at the End of Book 7

[Donna]

No: HPFGUIDX 82619

Now you must remember I am a firm believer in happy endings, so if I 
sound overly optimistic, bear with me.

Harry - Alive.  100% certain.  He is the subject of our tale.  It 
would be discouraging to find that he has beaten the Dark Lord only 
to die and not see the WW out of danger and face the prospect of 
personal happiness.

Hermione - Alive.  100% certain.  Maybe not 100% healthy, but 
certainly alive.  Too clever to kill.

Ron - Alive.  I know I'm being repetitive, but he and Hermione need 
to be together.  All that tension between them needs to be resolved.

Dumbledore - I think he will sacrifice himself for Harry and the WW.  
It should be a great death scene, perhaps the pivotal point for Harry 
destroying Voldemort.

Hagrid - I'm of two minds here.  Hate to see him go, but I think he 
just may bite the bullet.

Ginny - Must live.  Harry needs to be happy.  I think she is his Lily.

Neville - again, of two minds here.  Much as I want to see him live, 
I think he may either die, or be severly incapacitated.

Lupin - this is pure indulgence on my part, but since he is my 
favorite adult character, I would dearly love to see him live.  
Besides, we need one marauder left.

Draco - very much alive.  How tantalizing would it be for JKR to 
leave us with the possibility of a future series of stories with 
Draco as Harry's nemisis.  I know she said she wouldn't write any 
more about these characters after book 7, but one can hope, can't 
they?

Voldemort - 100% dead.  All great fantasy saga's end with the death 
of the Dark Wizard.  

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