"die, ron, die"

[Robert Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 88513

(1) I read the Knight2King essay that "Cora" mentioned(Message 
88373).  It goes into incredible detail on the analogy of the chess 
game.  (Those guys have waaaaaaaaay too much time on their hands.)  
I am not convinced of all the details and I have never been 
impressed by the "Ron is Dumbledore" theory.  I still think in the 
configuration of the other clues that the chess game foreshadows Ron 
dying at the end of Book 7.  I hope wrong, but we will just have to 
wait and see.

(2) A couple of people mentioned an interview in which JKR said in 
response to the question of whether Ron was going to die: "As if I 
would kill off one of Harry's friends."  That is not a 
definite "no," but it does certainly suggest that she isn't going to 
kill Ron off.  I hope she is not playing with us or that she changes 
her mind.  No one wants Ron to die.