Speculating on the deaths

[arwengryffin]

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Katie <anigrrrl2 at ...> wrote:
> <snip> I know she would never kill Harry unless she absolutely
> saw no other way (which the mugglenet folks also believe). And
> I don't see that killing Harry serves any purpose at all. What
> would he have gone through all this for, if he was just to die
> at the hands of LV at the end. <snip> Lily's whole death was to
> save that baby Harry, and if he died at the age of 17 or 18,
> what was the point?  I feel like it serves no good plot point
> to kill off the hero.
>
> Secondly, because JK has never killed anyone without their
> death serving a real purpose, if Ron, Hagrid, Ginny, or other
> various Weasleys were to die, I know that it would be horribly
> sad, but would serve the plot and feel right, like that was the
> way it was supposed to be. <snip>


Dear Katie,

I agree with you, I don't think Harry dies.  I suppose I could
envision a scenario where this would be the ending, but I just
don't think so.  Harry is life, I think he is a character who
represents life, "The Boy Who Lived".  As you said, Lily's
sacrifice is very important to the story.  I think we are going
to learn a lot more about her in Book 7.  I think her son makes
it, I think that's the point.

I do think Ron may die, heroically at the end of the book. Harry
has suffered a lot of loss, but not the loss of a peer.  I know
poor Cedric, but Harry did not know him well.  However, as Ron's
death would be huge, if it happens, I don't think this was one of
the two JKR mentioned in her interview the other day.  I think
they may be second tier characters, someone we care about, but
who is featured a little less than say the trio.  The deaths may
come before the end of the book, as I don't think she's there yet.
I think she is talking about the good guys, a number of Voldemort's
supporters will undoubtably meet their ends in Book 7.

- Arwen