Only TWO Die? No, wait...

[bluesqueak]

> I think JKR's comment about 'hate mail' if she reveals who her 
> targets are is weird.  Like, of course she'd have been only too 
> happy to oblige if she had a *reasonable* fandom.  She's probably 
> wishing she'd written Pride and Prejudice instead.  Curse that 
> Austen woman for getting her plagiarism in first!
> 
> David
>
Well, given that poor old Dickens kept getting post along the lines 
of 'please let [insert nauseatingly good child character here] 
survive, JKR infering hate mail isn't that far off. The letter writing 
public is probably a lot less polite than it was in Dicken's day {g}. 
It does suggests the deaths include sympathetic characters, and 
probably at least one of the kids. And, of course, Snape - is there 
anyone at all in the Fandom who won't be greatly shocked if he turns 
out to be the one who got a reprieve? Redemption by the end of Book 7 
maybe; survival? Naah! 

I'd bet on Molly for the simple reason that she's *so* scared it will 
be one of her children or Arthur, it feels like a mislead away from 
her being a target herself. But Molly's hand on the clock is also 
pointing at 'mortal peril'; she is the death that will most affect the 
Weasley family - and as Harry's surrogate Mum, she'll also continue 
the theme of his losing all protection.

I think Pippin could tell you that JKR wishes she'd written Emma? The 
plot twists are better than P&P. 

Pip!Squeak