"die, ron, die"

[allies426]

No: HPFGUIDX 87929

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Robert Jones" 
<jones.r.h.j at w...> wrote:
> 
JKR has said that death is a major theme of the series and I think 
> one of the big three will die.  And I think it will be Ron.  Here 
is the summary of the theory.
>
 <snip snip>
>
 Other things indirectly support this idea.  At the end of Books 
> 1, 3, and 5, Ron gets hurt badly.  If this pattern continues, he is
> safe in Book 6, but in danger at the end of Book 7.
> 
> JKR also seems to be preparing Molly Weasley for the death of at 
> least one of her children by the Boggart scene in OOTP 9.

It's certainly a popular question.  The 1,3,5 pattern is 
interesting.  I do think it might be significant that Molly's 
children have not *actually* died - it only appears that way 
(Shelob, anyone?).  Maybe we will be led to believe that one of the 
Weasleys has died, but it will turn out not to be true. 

Maybe that will be the biggest red herring of all:  we all speculate 
about Ron dying, children run up to JKR in the street begging her 
not to kill Ron, and then she kills...  Hermione.

Allie
(who will cry for just as long if Ron dies as for Harry)