Is Snape the next to die?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 125598


theotokos wrote:
> > I think Snape is the one too cowardly to show up. 
> 
> GEO responded:
 I disagree, Snape is the one that has abandoned him forever. 
> Karkaroff is the cowardly one considering the first thing he did 
> after the rising was to flee for his life.
> <snip>
I he can't apparate at Hogwarts. I'm sure getting back to his great
master would prove rather difficult without apparition.

Carol responds:
I've stated similar arguments at some length before, and IIRC JKR
herself confirmed that Snape was the one LV believes will has left him
forever--unfortunately the remark was made at a conference and not an
interview and the traces of it have disappeared from the Internet. At
any rate, Voldemort probably knows enough about his supporters to be
aware that Karkaroff is a coward and snape is not.

To answer the question in the subject heading, JKR has stated that
Snape has an important role to play in Book 7, so I doubt very much
that he's the next to die. I suspect that one of the Weasleys, maybe
Charlie or Bill, will be next. Or Trelawney may prove right in her
fears for Lupin, who (according to her) didn't want to see his future
in her crystal ball.

Carol, with apologies for not providing page references and links