I believe I read in an interview with JKR a while back that she said that Hagrid would die and she dreaded writing it. I have no idea who would deal with Grawp, but I suspect his fate will become much more clear to us in HBP. That said, the question is when would Hagrid die, and why? Since Hagrid's death "off stage" (as it were) on his mission to the giants would have been rather pointless, I suspect that his death will be a noble one. Perhaps he will die defending the school?
Speaking of which, are we leading up to a "seige on Hogswarts" scenario in the final book?
Also, is no one betting on Wormtail? Somehow, his failure to redeem himself the last time around does not bode well for his chances to last until the end of the series. Plus, he owes Harry. I suspect he will cash in on some minor detail, then be fried by Voldemort, and what better place than book 6?
My bets for Book 6 are, therefore, Wormtail & Bellatrix on the "baddie" side (I like your Bellatrix note, and her death would do interesting things for Neville's character, whether he kills her or not) and one or more of the child characters on the "goodie" side. Someone second or third tier, like Justin Finch-Fletchley or Hannah Abbott. Just to show us, for the bajillionth time, that the bad guys are seriously bad.
Does anyone have any bets on who the Half-Blood Prince is?
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Speaking of which, are we leading up to a "seige on Hogswarts" scenario in the final book?
Also, is no one betting on Wormtail? Somehow, his failure to redeem himself the last time around does not bode well for his chances to last until the end of the series. Plus, he owes Harry. I suspect he will cash in on some minor detail, then be fried by Voldemort, and what better place than book 6?
My bets for Book 6 are, therefore, Wormtail & Bellatrix on the "baddie" side (I like your Bellatrix note, and her death would do interesting things for Neville's character, whether he kills her or not) and one or more of the child characters on the "goodie" side. Someone second or third tier, like Justin Finch-Fletchley or Hannah Abbott. Just to show us, for the bajillionth time, that the bad guys are seriously bad.
Does anyone have any bets on who the Half-Blood Prince is?