I was mulling over potential character deaths in the next book, and realized that a lot of characters are going to die. With that said, here are my predictions of the characters who will die.
x Ron Weasley (One of the trio must die and it will be the one Harry is closest to.)
x Fred or George Weasley (The Weasley family is so big that it will be hard to believe if the entire family makes it through the war unscathed. Seeing as how the twins are essentially a copy of each other, JKR will get rid of one.)
x Severus Snape (He will prove himself to be good by risking his life for an important reason, and Harry will feel guilty for thinking Snape bad.)
x Lucius Malfoy (Voldemort'll be out to get him. Simple as that. I feel that Narcissa and Draco will live because of Snape.)
x Bellatrix Lestrange (I think that since she has been escaping death too much, it'll finally get her. I'm assuming by Harry because he'll want revenge for Sirius's death.)
x Voldemort (I'm grasping the notion that Voldemort will die because of the essential "good always wins" theme. Plus, like Bellatrix, he's cheated death too many times.)
x Rufus Scrimgeour (He isn't the Minister-type. He's more like a general, which is why I think he was appointed. Generals either live or die in a battle, and I feel that he will die. I also get a strange feeling about Scrimgeour. Imperious?)
x Peter Pettigrew (I hate Pettigrew. I just want him to die. Plus, he's a pretty stupid guy in general. He has no common sense.)
x Kingsley Shacklebolt (At least one of the Order members has to die and I think it'll be Kingsley because Lupin and Tonks will fill in Harry's parental gap and Bill just got married. Charlie we know absolutely nothing about, so him dying really wouldn't affect readers too much. I've ruled out Arthur Weasley because I know that if any of the children die, Arthur will be key in keeping Molly together.)
So for now, these are the ones on my list of potential characters to die. What do you think?
