JKR chat- Bilius implications

[Berit Jakobsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 92021

Kneasy wrote:
And Ron's middle name is Bilius.
Now where have I seen that name before?

<uncle Bilius was Ron's uncle who saw a grim and died within 
24 hours!!!!>

Must start devising a suitable end for Ron. Now let's see....
Of course! Spiders are his phobia. Aragog has him for lunch.

Berit replies:

I don't know. I'm not sure I see Ron being closer to death just 
because he shares his Uncle's name, though it might be Rowling's way 
of dropping hints... Rather, the new information on Ron's middle name 
makes me take a second look at the unfortunate circumstances 
surrounding Uncle Bilius's death... Dropped dead; 24 hours after 
seeing a grim? Now; we know from Rowling's point of view (through the 
words of Hermione) that the omen of a grim is pure superstition and 
it is highly unlikely a "real" grim was sent as a fore-warning of 
Bilius's death. His death could of course have been caused by the 
terrifying sight of a great black dog; he could have died of fright. 
It happens :-) Uncle Bilius's might have had a weak heart or 
something. Now, IF Uncle Bilius indeed saw a great black dog, THAT'S 
pretty interesting! What was the black dog doing, frightening the 
wits out of poor Uncle Bilius? We already know a "grim" from the HP 
books: Sirius the animagus. Could Sirius somehow be connected to 
Uncle Bilius's death? I'm not saying he's the killer, but that he 
happened to be there for some reason?

Any thoughts?

Berit J
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