JKR chat- Bilius implications

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> 
> 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?
> 



In PoA, I think it was, Lupin admits the marauders had several close 
calls as they wandered around in animal form.  They laughed about the 
close calls later.  Could Bilius have seen Padfoot and mistaken him 
for a grim, just as Harry did? The mauraders would never even know 
about the resulting consequences or may not even know that Padfoot 
was seen that particular time.

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