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Handicapping Deathly Hallows

I begining to think that I am becomeing obsessed with the up coming Harry Potter book. At least Ican take solace in the knowledge of knowing that I'm not the only one. I just picked up Mugglenet.com's What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7 book. If you are a fan like me and are looking forward to Deathly Hallows, then I recomend that you pick up this book. It's an easy read (I read in a few hours), but packed with information. While reading this book, I quickly realized two things. First, I know NOTHING about the Harry Potter lexicon, and second, These people beed to get a life. As I was reading this book, I couldn't help thinking to my self "Was there an extended edition of the Harry Potter books with supplimental chapters that I am not aware of?" The one thing that I found particularly interesting was that at the end of the book, there is a list of characters, and their odds of dying. Here is the top 10 from the book, arranged from least likely to die to most likely to die. Harry - 4/1 odds Remus Lupin - 3/1 odds Snape - 2/1 odds Hagrid - 2/1 odds Mr. Weasley - Even odds Mrs. Weasley - Even odds Draco Malfoy - 1/2 odds Peter Pettigrew - 1/3 odds Belatrix Lestrange - 1/5 odds Lord Voldemort - 1/100 odds As interesting as this list is, there are a few things that I disagree with on this list. Here is my top ten.

10. Hagrid: I agree that any member of the Order of the Pheonix is at risk, but I think that Hagrid is one of the most least likely of the Order to die. The book says that he is at risk for the sole reason that he has become a "marginalized character." I think that this is faulty reasoning. I don't see Hagrid fighting on the front lines against the deatheaters. He isn't a fully trained wizard, and most of the fighting will be done by Ministry Aurors. Hagrid will be where he is needed most, and that will be at Hogwarts helping Professor McGonagall, and teaching his Magical Creatures class. Unless the school is attacked again, I don't see Hagrid in much danger. However, Hagrid would easily give his life to save any of his friends, and it is that reason that he is still in my top 10.

9. Narcissa Malfoy: Although the people at Mugglenet seem to think that Draco is a goner, I don't see him buying it. Draco is a coward. The predicament that he got himself into in HBP was a result of stupidity. I don't see him making this mistake again. He won't do anything to put himself in harms way. The only way that Draco would be at risk is if Voldemort decided to kill him to further punish the Malfoys. If this should happen, then Narcissa will no doubt give her life to save Draco.

8. Remus Lupin: As much as I hate the idea of the last of the Marauders dying, Remus will very much be on the frontlines of any battle. After the death of Sirius, he will deffinitly be out to get Pettigrew, and that could make him wreckless. 7. Tonks: Tonks will also be on the front lines, and depending on how serious her relationship is with Lupin, she will most likely be right in the thick of things.

6. Harry: I'm placing Harry a little higher on my list because of J.K.'s adimant desire that no one continue the Harry Potter series after book seven. The only way that she could possible ensure this is to kill off her character. Agitha Christie did it with Hercule Poirot, so it is not entirely unheard of. Although I want Harry to live happily everafter, I could see him going out in a blaze of glory. The only other option is somehow leaving Harry powerless. In essence turning him into a Squib.

5. Mr. Weasley: Let me just say that I totally disagree with the book giving Mrs. Weasly even odds of dying. I think that Mrs. Weasley is probably the safest character in the book. Harry has already had to endure the loss of one mother. Loosing another one would be just cruel on J.K.'s part, and I don't think that she would do that to her fans. If anything, the Death of Mrs. Weasley would be worse than loosing his real mother because Harry never knew his mother Lily. Mrs. Weasley is the only mother that he has ever known. Mr. Weasly on the other hand is a different story however. To Harry, Mr. Weasley fills the roll of favorite uncle than father figure. It is bucause of this that I think that he is at risk of dying.

4. Snape: I agree with what they say in the book. Snape will no doubt sacrifice himself to save Harry. It is because of this that I moved Snape higher on my list.

3. Peter Pettigrew: Although Pettigrew will most likely try to run the first time things start to look bad, but there is still the issue of his life debt to Harry. Mugglenet puts a lot of emphasis on this (I had totally forgotten about it). If there is some sort of Magical bond, then Pettigrew will probably die wile trying to repay his debt.

2. Bellatrix Lestrange: If J.K. wasn't so adimant about the story ending at book seven, I would say that Bellatrix would be one character sure to survive the book. Her escaping would be one of those loose ends that could be left dangling as a tease to fan. That one glimmer of hopw that there may be another book. But, if this is the last book, then there would be no reason for J.K. to leave any loose ends. Besides, Neville needs his revenge.

1. Lord Voldemort: Good as Dead!