[HPforGrownups] Lavender Brown, dead or alive? If alive is she a now a werewolf?

[Charla]

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> John:
> Hi all.
An oldish controversy this, but one Jo Rowling has not fully clarified from
what she wrote in the final book.

> In the written text at the Battle of Hogwarts whilst fighting bravely
Lavender Brown fell from a balcony and as she lay injured was then attacked
by Fenrir Greyback, but thankfully and a little ironically Hermione Granger
seeing what happened blasted him off of her former love rival with a spell.
When last 'reported' by Jo she was known to be still alive, but injured,
perhaps seriously. That's the 'canon' position anyway.

> However, in the final movie Steve Kloves, the screenwriter took it upon
himself to 'kill her off' and we see her dead body being covered up. :o(

<snip>

> So now to the question I posed, what happened next? Did she live, die or
live and become a werewolf. As I said JKR left it undefined. The werewolf
idea is one many accept as right, since in the description of the attack on
her by Fenrir Greyback he is described by onlookers as being a 'grey blur'
who leaps on her and begins to maul her. Does this mean he was transformed
to his werewolf form or simply moved very fast? If he was transformed she
might well become a werewolf, or like Bill Weasley, another of Greyback's
victims, simply acquire some scars and a few 'wolfish traits' such as a
liking for virtually raw meat.

> Then again if Greyback was not in werewolf form then she might simply have
some scars and also injuries from her fall needing curing by Poppy and her
volunteer helpers, then gone on to live a fairly 'normal' witch's life.

> The other option is of course that she simply died after succumbing to her
injuries, as Steve Kloves seems to think and wrote into the screenplay.

<snip>

> So what do you think? Live, dead or werewolf why not let me know what you believe?


Charla:
Hi John, 

I would think Lavender ended up with some scars on the neck and would enjoy meat more ..   

The one thing I really objected to was the breaking of the Elder wand in the
movie..  I still see very little point to that in the movie..  The book has
it returned to Dumbledore grave.  It also preserves the quest for the Deadly
Hallows in the future..by others.

I just wish Jo would write more books for the young Potters and Weasleys to be in..  

 

     Kind Wishes,

         Charla