Hmmmm... Will Hermione's role be insignificant?

[potioncat]

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> SSSusan again:
> So, does that help, Sridhar?  Or just muddy the waters? :-)  Did 
> others have the same impression I did, or do you think it is a "This 
> and so then this" kind of situation?


Potioncat:
It seems to me that JKR had planned the story out, all those years ago. 
When she got to the actual writing of this part, as the plot developed, 
two (or actually three) changes worked out better. Maybe it was along 
the line of "The impact would be stronger if A dies rather than just 
walks away," or "Y's conflict will be greater if he's killed B." 
or "Having C die will detract from this part of the plot."

After the series is done and read and talked over, I'd like to hear 
from JKR about the evolution of HP books. I'm sure there have been many 
decisions made and carried out and the actual working out of it 
forgotten---but it would be interesting to know how some things came 
about.