Who dies?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 154379

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" <dumbledore11214 at ...> 
wrote:

Alla:
> Um, I just saw the quote  from JKR's today interview. It could be a 
> paraphrase, so please don't beat me up. 
> 
> But I think the gist is right. She says that in book 7 one character 
> gets a reprieve, but two that she did nto intend to kill off – die.

<sniup>

> I cannot really look up the dictionary now, so before I ask who gets 
> a "reprieve", what does it mean ( the word "reprieve"?
> 
> Thanks, guys.

Geoff:
As a noun, reprieve is defined as:
(1) The cancellation of a punishment
(2) A respite from difficulty or danger

A very common UK usage was the rescinding of a death sentence - 
when we still had capital punishment.