Weasley Cullings (Re: Full HBP cover artwork)

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 126945


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Hannah" <hannahmarder at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Weasley deaths (with the exception of Ron and Ginny) have the 
> advantage of being sad without being too distressing for young 
> readers.  And virtually everyone in the fandom seems to agree that 
> at least one of them dying is inevitable, so I suppose people are 
> prepared.
> 

Tonks here:

I am not so sure about that. When I thought that Arthur was the one 
that was going to die I screamed right out loud.. "She can't do that 
to the children of the world!!!"   Killing off a parent, especially 
one with such a large family, no.. no.. I say... no!!  Of course she 
did say that she didn't care if she had any friends left at the end. 
I was sure that if she had killed Arthur that there would have been 
a backlash of fans.  How could Molly have ever managed with no work 
stills, etc. 

I can see that JKR might kill Bill or Charley and get away with it, 
or maybe even Percy now that she has painted him in a bad light, but 
I don't think she can get away with killing the parents or anyone 
else.  Or I am getting depressed already!! I know, I know, a couple 
of deaths does not a war make. ;-(  Better take my blood preasure 
meds when I start reading the next book.

Tonks_op