References to JKR's quotes on upcoming deaths

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 98873

Toad wrote: re the big death
> 
> The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, CA
> 30 October 1999
> http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/quickquotes/articles/1999/1099-
> pressdem-lauer.html
> 
> She wouldn't say much about the next book but she did reveal that 
> one of the characters will die before the seven-volume series 
> ends. "I won't say which one, but I will say one of them dies." 
> 
> and....
> 
> BBC Special
> Christmas 2001
> http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/quickquotes/articles/2001/1201-
bbc-
> staff.htm
> 
> Death is the most important theme throughout all seven books. "More 
> people are going to die. One death is going to be horrible to 
write. 
> IT HAS TO BE." 
> 
> Sounds to me as if Sirius was perhaps the BIG DEATH, and that she 
> doesn't expect the rest of the deaths to have much of an impact on 
> us (obscure students, family of the students, DE's.)  I don't 
know.  

Marianne: 

I don't have a problem with your reasoning.  JKR's OoP interviews 
sure seemed to imply that it was horrible for her to write Sirius' 
death.  I guess I'd find it somewhat unbelievable if none of the 
other major or relatively major characters died.  Or if only 
important DEs died.

Toad:
> It's difficult to reconcile these quotes with the ominous warnings 
> of impending deaths that she's been hinting at for a few years 
now.  
> Until I read these quotes, I was expecting a blood bath (with Bill 
> getting my top vote as first Weasley to be offed.)

Marianne:
I hope, in a twisted sort of way, that she won't be content to simply 
off minor characters.  It would be too much like action movies where 
the body count is astronomical, but the deaths don't really mean 
anything because the audience has no connection with the nameless, 
faceless victims.  It cheapens death and makes it too cartoonish. So, 
if the body count is limited to Emmeline Vance and Hestia Jones and 
the like, then I think the impact will be too minimal.  I'd rather 
that very few people died that have a large body count of characters 
we don't really know.

> Toad (perfectly happy to have the Weasleys make it through intact)
Marianne: agreed