Arthur is dead on JKR's page

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No: HPFGUIDX 103673

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kneazelkid" <afleitas at b...> wrote:
> Assuming that JKR's Web page is cannon (and I think it is), I believe Arthur 
> dies in the 6th book and that JKR has already written his death. If you look 
> under the information on the Weasley family (under the tea cup) it says "Arthur 
> Weasley WAS one of three brothers" -- not "is," but "was." All othe characters 
> on site are referred to in the present tense (with the exception of those we 
> know are dead).
> 
> Now, of course, another explanation coudl be that one or more of his brothers 
> has died, but as we haven't been introduced to them, they are not very likely 
> to be killed in books 6 or 7 (although anything is possible). If they died in the 
> previous war, there really is no reason for JKR not to give us this information, 
> as she does regarding Molly's realtives that were killed.
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> Kneazelkid

Antosha:

Uh, last time I looked, George and John had passed away, but Paul still isn't dead.

;-)

Molly is referred to in the web site in the past tense: "Molly *was* Molly Prewett." I think in 
both cases JKR is simply using the past tense to refer to the Weasleys's youth. I think it's 
stretching to read much more into it.

Besides, like others, I'm counting on Arthur serving as Minister of Magic at least for a 
while...