[HPforGrownups] Re: Who dies?

[Lindsay]

No: HPFGUIDX 154477

Of course, it would also be prudent to mention that she didn't exactly say
WHEN she did the rewrite - do remember that the manuscript has been sitting
around since 1990.  It's completely possible that she did the rewrite some
time ago (as in, before the birthday notices), and only now feels safe - or
mischievous - enough to mention it, since we're in the final stretch.  Prior
to the quote, they WERE talking about her writing the the final chapter so
long ago - what she said could simply mean, in relative to 1990, the final
chapter had changed - not anytime recently.

This also doesn't stop her from changing the chapter again.

Personally, I think we're all going to be stabbing the dark with this one.
Rather than Dumbledore, no character death - major or minor - was really
something we could see coming.  Sort of cheapens the moment, if you know
it's coming through foreshadowing (such as Ron's sacrifice on the
chessboard).  She got around that problem with Dumbledore through the method
of his death (not that I'm suggesting Snape was Dumbledore's murderer for
pure effect).

Who knows, maybe she'll drop some more hints, soon.  I sure hope so!  All
this stabbing in the dark is rather antagonizing.

--Lindsay, who really doesn't want Snape to die, and doesn't think he will,
but spends far too much time second-guessing herself.


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