Flitwick dead?

[Lea]

No: HPFGUIDX 127302


Hannah writes:
> <snip> But the thing that really struck me when reading 
> the new stuff was what she put about Flitwick.  She says:
>
> "...Flitwick's genetic composition has been relegated to 
> the very back of my mind over the *six* novels in which he 
> features..." (emphasis mine)
> 
> Six books?  He's been in them all so far, so that suggests 
> to me that he'll be dead by the end of HBP.  Maybe that 
> indicates some kind of attack on Hogwarts, in which other 
> teachers (including DD) die.  That could be what she's 
> getting at in her rather ominous 'some people won't like 
> this' message.


JKR's statement about Flitwick being in only six books is probably 
because that is all that has been written.  However, I will not deny 
that she is crafty and clever, and it could have possibly been her 
*hint* to those astute enough to catch it (and therefore, kudo's to 
you!).

Flitwick dying just doesn't seem right though.  Perhaps I'm wrong, 
but he just doesn't seem to be an *important* enough character to 
make any impact on the readers/fans if he dies.  He may be the 
secondary character that dies, but if that is the case, someone else 
dies too.  One who will make us want to write JKR nasty letters and 
threaten not to read any more of her books if she doesn't bring that 
character back. (Just kidding!)  

Guess we'll all find out in July.

~ Lea