Pass the ROLAIDS and don't forget the PROZAC chaser!
GAH!!! When I first read that there would be two character deaths, my heart broke and my stomach was threatening to claw it's way out ala 'Alien'. My brain was almost misfiring on the drive home due to the plethora of activity going on in there. *not used to the activity I guess*
First, I need to give a huge SHOUT OUT here to ladytory and to belladonna_tb for being 'the voices of reason' and calming what I hope to be all my fears. Without these 2 wonderful women, my brain would just keep misfiring and I'd eventually flatline.
From ladytory:
Voldemort counts as ONE Doesn't he?????
Doesn't he????
Random Thought #1: Yessss!!!! I think Voldemort absolutely positively counts as ONE! She is a good woman for stating something so obvious that if it was a dog it would have bitten me in the butt!!
She also mentioned that Wormtail would make two.
Random Thought #2: Ehhhhh, I'm not so sure about that. Here's my reasoning why. When Harry stopped Sirius and Lupin from killing him in POA, Wormtail had been quite relieved until Harry said that the Dementors could have him. That's when he was really scared out of his wits, so I think that was a bit of foreshadowing and it's going to be his ultimate fate.
belladonna_tb stated that JKR has already mentioned that she doesn't want to give any hints because she's afraid of hate mail and whatnot.
Random Thought #3: HULLO!!! MCFLY!!! What the bloody hell does JKR think is going to happen if she DOES kill Harry off in the end? If she really and truly does not want all that hate mail and god knows what else, poor dear, I will breathe a sigh of relief, take those words to heart and trust that she WON'T kill off the *Fantasic 4*.
belladonna_tb watched the Richard & Judy interview of JKR (posted on Mugglenet in case anyone's interested) and also states:
Of course... she also said something about it being actual or close to main characters...because it wouldn't be such a huge thing if it was just an extra.....
Random Thought #4: Hmmm....being an actual or close to main character.... *gasp* Oh Noooo!!!! NEVILLE! Before you all start throwing things, let me explain....
Since reading OoTP, I've been trying to come up with an explanation of what exactly Neville's roll in the prophecy is. I still have no idea, but if JKR wrote it, you can bet your sweet ass it's going to be BIG, MAJOR, HUGE.
I also mentioned in one of my previous journal entries *also containing incoherant mutterings and rambling* that I thought that Harry would have to lose it and go ballistic in order to kill Voldemort. I speculated that he'd probably lose it by seeing one of his friends get killed and then annihilate Voldemort.
And waaaayyy, waaaayyyy back in SS/PS, Dumbledore rewarded Gryffindor House an extra 10 points because of Neville having a great deal of courage, yada yada yada. This courage (and we all know he's got it in him), coupled with Neville's connection to the prophecy, makes me suspect he may stand up for his friends and be killed by Voldemort, thereby pissing Harry off to the point where all hell breaks lose and Harry obliterates the V-man.
Random Thought #5: I think Draco is the character that got the stay of execution, but then again...who the f**k knows????
Random Thought #6: Smart Girl, that Jo..She's got us all eating out of her hand already, hasn't she? Ah well...I'll be nibbling till the end.
And to think I was worried about canon!hair and Dan's lack of it.... WTF???
*slaps self silly*