HBP Review in Globe and Mail / next deaths

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 135658

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "allies426" <AllieS426 at a...> 
wrote:
 
> 
> But which major character will die in the next book?  I came to the 
> awful realization today that in addition to Snape (a given, in my 
> opinion, regardless of which side he's on) it's going to have to be 
one 
> of the children.  Not Ron or Hermione, please, please!!  Maybe a more 
> minor character like Luna or Neville?  :(  This scares me because I 
was 
> right about the deaths in OOtp and HBP....
> 
> 
> Allie
> (and if it's Ron, the wrath and grief of the Potter fans will be 
> Greater and More Terrible than Ever it Was...)

Hickengruendler:

Well, there is "birthday theory", meaning that all the characters, who 
get a Birthday Wish on JKR's website will survive. I never was much a 
fan of this theory, since I don't think JKR would quasily tell us, who 
lives. However, exactly one year ago (July 30th: "Happy Birthday 
Neville Longbottom") the first birthday appeared on the website and 
therefore now that exactly one year of birthdays is over, we can indeed 
say that Dumbledore didn't get a birthday wish in this year, in spite 
of being still "alive" for most of it. The most major character still 
alive, who also didn't get a birthday wish, is Luna. I hope this is not 
a bad sign. On the other hand, Snape did get a birthday wish, and I 
agree with you that he is dead meat.

Hickengruendler