My vote's on Dumbledore, simply because the impressions I've gotten from interviews and the grapevine seem to imply it's going to be a character that's been around and active from pretty near the beginning of the series. Even the Weasley brothers (except for Ron, who practically has immunity) don't have enough of a direct influence on Harry to make killing them off even as much of an issue as Sirius. Lupin's a possibility, but I think it'd be a poor choice to follow Sirius since their characters come from such similar backgrounds.
Aunt Petunia would make an interesting death; I hope the vein about Harry's adoptive parents being Not All Bad is explored more. I feel the same way about a Snape death, but I'd much rather see him get the Defense Against the Dark Arts position so we can find out what he's like when he's not being a lemon-sucking monkeybutt. (I always wondered how much trouble could have been avoided if Dumbledore had done it in the first place).
And killing Hagrid? I don't think it would serve any purpose except for causing pain to Rowling's fans, never mind Harry. Unless the series is meant to end with Harry becoming the next Darth Vader when he figures out that nice guys end up dead, there's not much point in killing off the Gentle Giant.
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Aunt Petunia would make an interesting death; I hope the vein about Harry's adoptive parents being Not All Bad is explored more. I feel the same way about a Snape death, but I'd much rather see him get the Defense Against the Dark Arts position so we can find out what he's like when he's not being a lemon-sucking monkeybutt. (I always wondered how much trouble could have been avoided if Dumbledore had done it in the first place).
And killing Hagrid? I don't think it would serve any purpose except for causing pain to Rowling's fans, never mind Harry. Unless the series is meant to end with Harry becoming the next Darth Vader when he figures out that nice guys end up dead, there's not much point in killing off the Gentle Giant.