can't she think of anything else to trail
The sudden acknowledgement of the twisted passion between Harry and Draco would scare off Wal-Mart. Best to let it be a surprise.
Everyone's getting spanked but me.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
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Connie Neil - Dec 21, 2004 4:29:55 am PST #6683 of 10002
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Fred Pete - Dec 21, 2004 4:38:44 am PST #6684 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Jim, that's half the reason for all the "verys."
And if any male character gets a boyfriend, it's going to be Ron.
Lyra Jane - Dec 21, 2004 5:00:04 am PST #6685 of 10002
Up with the sun
I don't think Ron will die until the last (or next-to-last) battle in book seven if at all. The Harry-Ron-Hermione troika is just too strong -- it would be like killing off Willow in S3 to let him die now.
I think she might kill Neville, or (please?) Hagrid.
Fred Pete - Dec 21, 2004 5:02:56 am PST #6686 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Neville has become too critical to the arc. I think he's going to play a key role in Book 7.
OTOH, I could see Hagrid with a big bullseye on his back.
Maybe one of the professors? A parental substitute like McGonagall or even Dumbledore himself?
Lyra Jane - Dec 21, 2004 5:07:12 am PST #6687 of 10002
Up with the sun
I think Rowling did so much development on Neville in books 4 and 5 that he could die heroically at this point, his role fulfilled, and have his death serve as an additional motivator going into the last book.
A teacher would be a good guess, though I don't think Dumbledore, because the tension between him and the Ministry of Magic has been so important to the plots, and I don't see anyone else filling that position. (Unless the point of the last book is that no one does, and Harry needs to stand on his own against them. But that would really hurt.) Killing McGonagall could work.
Among the kids, what about one of Ron's siblings? Not Ginny, but Fred or George, or even one of the older ones.
Fred Pete - Dec 21, 2004 5:29:29 am PST #6688 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
But now that it's clear that V has returned, the tension with the Ministry will change. It's going to be more of a turf battle for control of the anti-V forces. (Well, unless the Ministry joins V. But I think that's unlikely.)
Percy's death might be a little heavy-handed but could fit either redemption or inner conflict.
Kate P. - Dec 21, 2004 5:43:23 am PST #6689 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
If Neville or either of the twins dies, I will throw a temper tantrum. I highly doubt she'll kill either Hermione or Ron, and I'm not terribly invested in anyone else.
Connie Neil - Dec 21, 2004 5:46:56 am PST #6690 of 10002
brillig
If not Ron, then both of those obnoxious twins could get sucked into a jet or something.
Betsy HP - Dec 21, 2004 5:57:36 am PST #6691 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Okay, she can kill both of the twins, thus satisfying both Kate and me.
Kate P. - Dec 21, 2004 6:08:49 am PST #6692 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Okay, she can kill both of the twins, thus satisfying both Kate and me.
No! I said I would be affected by their deaths, not satisfied. I very much want them to live.