Who Lives? (Was: who dies?)

[elfundeb]

No: HPFGUIDX 154475

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  "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:
> Since this is a book for children I suspect that the trio and Ginny
> will live. And hopefully Luna and Neville. I think she has killed
> all of the young folks she planned to kill when she killed Cedric.
> She made the statement, IMO, that she wanted to make with his
> death. Any more would be, pardon me, overkill.

Distaiyi:

   Since we're citing JKR, she's repeatedly said her books are not
> necessarily children's books. Thus I don't think you can assume those
> 4 characters survive.
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> I think she has always had every intention of killing Harry. I don't
> see how he can survive. I see him much like Bilbo in LotR... he won't
> be able to live on in this world, and rather than have him just
> "vanish" I see JKR as finishing him off. He may kill LV first, but he
> must die, his experiences have made him unfit for "normal wizard" company.
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Debbie:
I find it odd that no one has suggested this before (though perhaps I missed
it), but I think it is Harry who has been given a reprieve.  Not because JKR
can't kill off a main character in a child's book, but because she has
realized that she doesn't need to.  Harry has already proved himself
*willing* to sacrifice himself to rid the WW of Voldemort's threat, and I
think she has decided that the point has been made.  In my vision of book 7,
Harry will attempt to sacrifice himself but will ironically be saved by
Voldemort himself.  (Did I mention that I'm a fan of Harrycrux theories?)

In exchange for Harry, JKR may well be willing to kill off another main
character.  Ron seems like a good trade-off for Harry; he has shown himself
willing to sacrifice himself for the Cause, and besides, it might please
some of the more radical H/H shippers.  Maybe one of his brothers will join
him.  My bet is on Percy, dying in a tragic attempt to save a sibling from a
Ministry-inflicted crisis.  But there may well be more than two deaths, so I
can add Snape, at least, to the list.

Hermione is probably off limits.  Draco, too, but for different reasons.
Having been set up as a candidate for redemption, his death would be
pointless.

Just some idle musings . . .

Debbie
who at some point or another has proposed each of the deaths and survivals
mentioned above; post numbers available upon request


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