Vernon Dursley

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No: HPFGUIDX 80197

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sleepingblyx" 
<sleepingblyx at y...> wrote:
> Myrth writes:
> > That leaves Uncle Vernon. I can't come to any 
> > ideas of what he and Harry's relationship will be in book 7. I do 
> not 
> > think it will be good or postive in any way. Could any one share 
> > thoughts on this? If this has been brought op before could you 
> direct 
> > me to the thread.
> 
> 
> I am in the stands cheering, "DIE VERNON, DIE!"
> 
> Actually it is not /that/ harsh, but he *is* an easy Target, not 
> having any of the "Protected Blood" that keeps the Dark Lord at bay 
> (unless he is somehow related in that "Deliverance" kind of way.) 
For 
> the sixth book, I don't think any other major character would 
die... 
> they all have a last stand to mount... but Vernon...
> 
> When I heard the "Begenning of the deaths" statement from JKR, I 
> immediatley put Vernon on that list. People talk about Sirius not 
> being needed anymore for the plot-- well that certainly puts Vernon 
> up there. And there have also been posts about the next death 
needing 
> to hit Harry where it hurts-- I think Vernon might not be a sad 
sight 
> to leave, but it will definatley make Harry stand up and take 
notice. 
> 
> ...Unless he turns out to be Dumbledore in disguise, I think he 
will 
> bite it-- something that goes back to showing Harry how he is not 
> safe, and that as the DL grows in power, so is the inescapeable 
fate 
> that Harry must come out and meet him-- not simply hide from him on 
> Pivet drive. 
> 
> -Blyx-

now me (n_longbottom01):

ARGH... NOOOOOOOO!!! RUN FOR IT UNCLE VERNON!!!

whew... sorry about that... It hadn't occured to me that Vernon might 
be marked for death, but Blyx makes a lot of sense.  Now I'm 
concerned for Vernon's well being.  I like Vernon (as a character, 
not as a person I would like to know), and I would hate to see him 
killed off.

I can see where it could serve the story to kill off Vernon, but I 
hope it doesn't happen.  As we know, there are fates worse than 
death, and for Vernon, being publicly branded Not Normal would be a 
worse fate than death.  

As for Cedric being "just the beginning of the deaths," I'm really 
hoping that this doesn't mean that more people connected to Harry 
have to die.  The beginning of the deaths could just refer to 
Voldemort's new reign of terror.  So random wizards and muggles might 
start dieing all over the place now that the Wizarding World is aware 
that Voldemort is back, but I don't need to see all my favorite 
characters killed off.  Wishful thinking on my part?

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