Weasley Cullings

[Hannah]

No: HPFGUIDX 127061


> "mallrat42g"  wrote:
> 
> Dude, Ron is totally going to die! You can so tell. Ron biting the 
> dust will totally piss Harry off to give him the power and anger 
to 
> kill Voldemort. 

Hannah:  I don't agree, because the 'power the Dark Lord knows not' 
is love.  If Harry is angry and wants to murder Voldemort out of 
revenge, then I don't know if it can work.  When Harry fights of LV 
at the end of OotP, it isn't anger and hatred at Sirius' death that 
saves him, it's the love he feels for Sirius and the thought of 
being able to go to his dead Godfather. 

When Harry tries to Crucio Bella it is out of rage and hatred for 
her having killed Sirius - and it doesn't work.  Ever since POA, 
Harry's experiences with the Dementors have shown that happiness and 
positive thoughts are a better defence against evil than hatred and 
anger, which actually breed evil.  

Harry already has enough reasons to want to defeat LV.  The death of 
Ron would be unnecessary.  And for all JKR's dire (and publicity 
enhancing) warnings, I don't think for a minute that she will kill 
one of the trio.  These books deal with tough issues, but they are 
still meant for children too (as young as eight, according to JKR), 
and they have a central optimism.  Yes, people will die.  But Ron, I 
think, will survive.

Hannah