Another death? (in HBP)

[carolynwhite2]

No: HPFGUIDX 115410


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nkafkafi" <nkafkafi at y...> 
wrote:

> As you say, it would be a huge cop out if everybody Molly saw dead
> will indeed be killed (especially as it includes Harry also), and if
> it is only one or two of them who die then this whole scene was a
> rather bad clue. This is why I'm afraid that the dead Weasley will 
be
> one that the boggart did NOT change into. This can be either Ginny
> (which is suspiciously absent from this vision) or Molly herself, or
> both. I sure hope I'm wrong in this.
> 
> Neri

Carolyn:
Oh no, I have to disagree; Molly's would be an *excellent* death. 

First off, we are likely not looking at a massacre apparently in 
these books, just a selection of corpses, carefully chosen for 
maximum impact.

And what better candidate than Molly? I'd recommend it to occur in 
the autumn term, in the run-up to Christmas. With a bit of luck, she 
won't have finished next year's jumpers either; there's always an 
upside to everything.

How will it happen? Pretty easy to envisage her throwing herself in 
the way of an AK to protect her brood isn't it? Let's see:

- twins are now WW adults; they join the Order, get sent on some 
mission or other without her knowledge, she storms after them to try 
and get them back and...

- Arthur gets visited at home by some DEs intent on extracting some 
information.. she gets in the way, and..

- she goes to London again to try to reason again with Percy, who is 
skulking at his lodgings after the Fudge dismissal; unfortunately she 
calls at the same moment as Umbridge, who is attempting to recruit 
together some of the ex-MoM employees who are not happy about DD's 
resurgence. Umbridge doesn't want to be seen, panics, and...

- Lupin is every bit as ESE! as Pippin insists; [flashback to the 
touching scene where Molly falls on his shoulder after that Boggart 
vision for extra oomph]. At some Order meeting he says xxx, and Molly 
says in a puzzled voice, 'but I thought you were yyyy'. Lupin 
realises, in best detective novel fashion, that he has to take her 
out before she blows his gaff, and ...

- she goes with Arthur to get Harry from Privet Drive this year, her 
role to talk to Petunia; unfortunately, Voldie is a bit sharper on 
the uptake in Book 6, he stages an attack, and..

So, dead Molly; lots of angst for WW and worldwide fans (well, not 
all of them <veg>). Lots of plot development opportunity:

- Harry has yet another maternal support figure cut from his life; 
bet it makes him plenty angry, plenty sad, and we know he's not good 
at thinking straight at the best of times..

- Weasley brood exceptionally enraged and intent on vengeance; twins 
totally out of the Order's control.. Percy thrown back into the 
family perforce, but everyone very suspicious of him.

- Arthur desolated; no idea how to use the washing machine; living on 
muggle canned food; takes to drink just like Sirius did. Various 
females, starting with Hermione, then Bill's girlfriend, Fleur move 
in to try and Help. Ginny not pleased. Grim comic potential. 

- the Order are bereft of their cleaner-upper, chief cook and bottle-
washer. They are also possible no longer at Grimmauld Place after 
Sirius's death, as it may have been inherited by the Malfoys. Tonks 
attempts to fill the position, extremely badly (fans argue furiously 
as to whether she should or should not be expected to cook anyway). 
Morale slumps. 

- DD makes various apparently Meaningful and Philosophical remarks 
about No One Dying In Vain, and We Will Never Forget, but everyone is 
getting fairly p***d off with these cryptic remarks by now, and no 
one listens much. Yet another thing he didn't anticipate; he retreats 
to his tower to fiddle with his silver balls. His plan has gone wrong 
again.

- Voldie rubs his hands with his glee. He just can't believe that one 
little AK could cause so much trouble. Maybe he should have realised 
that the ultimate solution is to cut all the women out of the 
plot..he starts eyeing Bonkers Bella very thoughtfully..

- the rat wonders if anyone would believe him if he betrayed the DE 
who killed Molly, and attempts to contact Harry

- Snape (who didn't like her cooking anyway), continues on his own 
personal plan regardless

And so it goes on. I can't think of a better Death to kick off with 
myself.

Carolyn
More enthusiastic the more she mulls it over.