[HPforGrownups] Re: Who dies (not Neville)

[BrwNeil at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 154462

 
In a message dated 6/27/2006 12:15:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
anigrrrl2 at yahoo.com writes:

 
 



<I don't see Neville dying precisely because all his growth  and learning 
would then <be for no reason. I have a hard time believing  that JK would kill 
off someone <who's just at the beginning of his life's  journey, as Neville 
clearly is. I feel like <Pettigrew HAS to die, because  without him, LV would 
never have returned...so I <feel like he needs to pay  for that. My bet is that 
Snape will die in an act of total <goodness, like  physically saving Harry's 
life, because he really needs to be <redeemed,  even if killing DD was DD's plan. 
I also think that one of the Weasleys  <will die, though not Ron. I feel like 
if JK was to kill off any of the  trio, it would be <Harry. Maybe Molly, 
since she's the only one Harry  hasn't saved! Just a guess. 

<Katie




I  think most people are missing some important points about JKR's comments.  
First, she never says that only two people will die.  She says that two  main 
characters (not extras will die) and she is talking about the light side,  
not Voldemort and his buddies because she uses the term targeted  people.
 
The question for us to answer is who besides Harry, Ron and Hermione does  
JKR consider as main characters.  People mention Fleur or Bill; I don't  
consider them as main characters.  Nor do I consider most of  the students or 
teachers, main characters.  What defines a main  character in JKR's mind?  Is Luna a 
main character?  She never  appeared in the series until book five.  For that 
matter Fred and George  have had more pages devoted to them in the series than 
Neville or Ginny. 
 
I think there will be a lot more deaths than just two, but two of the  deaths 
will devastate most readers.
 
Neil



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