Dr Neil shuddered for ONE of them (Was: Who dies?)

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 154599

> <dumbledore11214@> wrote:
> > But I think the gist is right. She says that in book 7 one 
> character gets a reprieve, but two that she did not intend to kill 
> off – die.
> > 
> 
> Brothergib;
> Haven't got time to read through all the replies to find if this 
> has already been done. The exact quote is;
> 
> "One character got a reprieve but I have to say two die that I did 
> not intend to die." When asked if the dead characters were "much-
> loved ones", she replied: "A price has to be paid. We are dealing 
> with pure evil here. They don't target extras, do they? They go 
> for the main characters. . . well, I do."
> 
> <SNIP> Is it also more likely that the two she had not intended to 
> kill, die at the same time? If that is the case, the most obvious 
> pair would be Fred & George! 

Aussie:
Don't miss the next few lines of the interview:-

"R: We don't care about extras. You told your husband, obviously. 
You confided in him all things, and you told him. 

JK: Well, not everything, that would be reckless. 

R: Well, yes, let's be honest: that would be stupid. But you did 
tell him which ones were up for the chop. Apparently he shuddered 
and said, "Oh no, not that one." 

JK: He did on one of them, yeah." 

That bit of the interview seems that if Dr Neil reacted strongly to 
one of the two that die, they are not a pair like Fred and George 
(or why would he hear "Fred and George" -and recact like "NO!, not 
George, anyone but George - Fred is ok, but Not George!")

They could be separate killings and non-connected.

Who does Dr Neil like in the characters? 

I am reluctant to say it, but I think Ron's death would have the 
greatest effect at bringing others together to fight.

- The rest of the DA - made up of Gryffindor's Quidditch team and 
others singing, "Weasly is our King"
- He definately made other friends last year. Right, "Won Won"?
- Hermione has never been in a fire fight. She was uncontious for 
most of the MOM battle and took care of Flint in Snape's room at 
Hogwarts. With Ron as a casualty, she'd get into Slapping Mode.
- Charlie and Percy would come back fighting if Ron was the victim.
- and for Harry to understand LV's true evil, it has to be someone 
emotionally well connected to.

JKR's hand is forced.