It is rumored (or perhaps known) that one of the 'good guys' will meet their end in book 6. Sirius died in book 5, who'll be next? What's your bet?

The harry-potter-haters can ignore this discussion, lol

No. It absolutely cannot happen this early. Anyone who knows anything about Harry Potter knows that Rowling scheduled 7 books in her series - one for every year a Hogwarts student must attend Hogwarts, so if the good guys all die, what's left of the series?

I'm guessing it's going to be Ron. No special reason other than he hasn't contributed as much as other people have...don't get angry at me if you're a fan of him

snlildude,

I was not suggesting a lot of good guys will meet their end. Just read a JK Rowling interview where she said one important [and 'good', whatever that means ] character will die, and I was wondering who it could be. There are two books to go, and plenty of characters left, and one or two killin's will probably not be enough to bring the story to a standstill. Just my two cents

rejected,

I like Ron the best in the movies, although in the books, I have no special feelings, lol. Sorry, Ron, no offense I think it could be Hagrid, although I hope not. As long as Dumbledore is alive, I'm fine. Three cheers to the Headmaster! I know I'll miss Sirius, why did he die?

I hope there's a way for Sirius to come back. He's a great character and I have a crazy Gary Oldman crush, so I'd like to see him in more movies. LOL.

If someone is going to die it wont be one of the main kids, it's probably going to be Ron's dad. That would give Ron a reason to cross over to the dark side, or something.

Ron, on the dark side? Oh dear...
I hope Percy dies *evil grin*

Hmm, well, one of the good guys is already dead - Sirius...

I don't know about the other ones though...

Hi there, here's my opinion:

Fact - it is known that people will die in HP as each successive book comes to pass.

Not True - only the good guys will die. Jo Rowling never ever said that - she just hinted that there will still be deaths.

As to which character will die, I personally think that each and every character in HP has is place and purpose, even someone like Mundungus Fletcher , so I'd rather not bet.

My personal favourite characters are Harry, Dumbledore, Hagrid, Lupin, Sirius, Ron, Hermione, Neville, the Weasley Clan, McGonagal, Snape, Lucius Malfoy and Cornelius Fudge.

You need a great character to tell a great story - it's unlikely that Jo Rowling will easily kill off the best characters, unless there is a specific point and purpose. With Sirius, the point was to bring home the point that not only can people die suddenly at the drop of the hat for seemingly no reason, but that people make choices and those choices result in consequences.

If Harry had used the mirror Sirius had given him, he would have known that no one was in danger. If Sirius had gotten rid of Kreacher, Kreacher would not have been informing Voldemort of their every move. If Sirius had not been so eager to fight, having been cooped up for months, he might have been more cautious and still be alive. Everything comes down to choices... it's difficult to predict who will die or why, but one thing's for sure, there's always a symbolic reason why...

i'm betting it's gonna be dumbledore who will die in the upcoming HP book....

and technically, sirius is not yet "dead", just banished into another dimension... that's what i think