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Originally Posted by Divissima It would be such a cop out if (like in LOTR) only one of the less well liked characters dies (I mean, of the fellowship only Boromir dies - and he is compromised in the eyes of the reader by his coveting the One Ring). |
Um- if we're going on the way it was done, then in the first LOTR book, hello? GANDALF? You see him plummet off into a chasm! OK, so he's not REALLY dead, but you don't find that out until WAAAAAY into the second book.
Back to Harry: Ron and Hermione- entirely possible. I actually don't think Harry's going to survive to the end of the final book, because of the way the prophecy about him and Voldemort is worded, so pairing up possibilities are moot. And there might be a character we haven't met yet.
I like the idea of Dumbledore kicking the bucket and being replaced with Snape (purely from the reader POV), but it's unlikely to happen- Fudge has realised his mistake about Voldemort, so would be more likely to choose someone Dumbledore was closer to, like McGonagall. Remember it was HER who took charge of the school in Chamber of Secrets when Dumbledore was removed from office.
Also: I think Neville is going to die, but he's going to go down kicking some serious Death Eater ass, because as we've seen, once his confidence is up, nothing can stop him (except stopping him being able to pronounce the words of a spell).