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Not that I actually care you understand...
One Won-Won too many to retain your sympathies? ;-)
I don't think she ever had my sympathies. I just enjoyed watching Ron squirm in all media.
And I was going to say, actually, in respect of the third category, "If you mean in the film, how could you tell?"
And I was going to say, actually, in respect of the third category, "If you mean in the film, how could you tell?"
Heh! No, in the book. I was reading DH earlier tonight and we last see her stirring feebly, and I remembered looking her up for the story I wrote for Smoochfest and having HP Wiki definitively saying she was dead, killed by Greyback. I think she may be alive at the end of the book, and am certain she wasn't killed by Greyback, even if she is actually cactus.
Heh, I actually never read or watched the last book/movie. All I know about it was from summaries and fanfics, so whatever I know is probably not all that accurate.
Seems like I need to educate myself ASAP. ;)
Other than that, I've never paid her much attention as soon as it became clear she wouldn't be a permanent fixture in Ron's life. :D
So, without actually clicking an option in the poll and in favor of "the less war casualties the better" I say she should survive. ;)
Seems like I need to educate myself ASAP. ;)
Other than that, I've never paid her much attention as soon as it became clear she wouldn't be a permanent fixture in Ron's life. :D
So, without actually clicking an option in the poll and in favor of "the less war casualties the better" I say she should survive. ;)
When in doubt, Lavender lives! I like it! The book and film are both good, though read the book first. Neville's story there is awesome!
"'No!' shrieked Hermione, and with a deafening blast from her wand Fenrir Greyback was thrown backward from the feebly stirring body of Lavender Brown."
I reckon if JKR had wanted to indicate she was killed with certainty she would have said something like "still and dead" instead of "feebly stirring".
I reckon if JKR had wanted to indicate she was killed with certainty she would have said something like "still and dead" instead of "feebly stirring".
I think the same; she's definitely alive at that point, and I do think that JKR would have revisited her for extra pathos if she subsequently carked it, though I won't say that it's certain she survives the book, just most likely in my opinion. I am certain Greyback didn't kill her, though. *Gives HP Wiki a greasy look*
That's the last time she's mentioned by name in the book (if my Kindle search function is working), so yeah. I would buy either living or dead in a fic. I like to think she survived though, because I think she's a fun character and being murdered by Greyback is too horrible a fate for such a fluffy character.
I went with 'lived', because the less dead kids there is, the better.
The HP Lexicon says she lives. It would not lie to us.
Filmverse: Dead. Bookverse: A case can be made for dead, but I think JKR would have listed her among the dead if she were.
As I said, the Harry Potter Lexicon says she lives, and I'd trust it as a resource more than the Wiki.
It's less corrupted by these Young Person Films ;-)
I agree. And she was always plucky, if silly, so I like to think she had some nasty falling injuries but pulled through by dint of hard work and courage and some large trays of chocolate.
Chances are I won't have access to the movie until it's aired on TV over here anyway and I might have some time over Christmas vacation AND access to the book, so it'll most likely happen in the "correct" order. :D
Thanks for the recommendation. The book definitely gets bumped up on my "books to read" list now. :)
Thanks for the recommendation. The book definitely gets bumped up on my "books to read" list now. :)
That's what I think.
The film people were just bloodthirsty!
The film people were just bloodthirsty!
In Lexicon We Trust!
(If Jo subsequently offs her in the alleged Encylcopaedia, we will have words! (and by 'words', I mean cross LJ posts …))
(If Jo subsequently offs her in the alleged Encylcopaedia, we will have words! (and by 'words', I mean cross LJ posts …))
She was attacked/slobbered over by Greyback at the very least in addition to her fall. In the movie, they also showed that shot of Trelawny covering a body and saying 'she's dead', so I assumed that was the movie killing off Lavender Brown, one of her favorite students and sycophants.
I'd like to leave it open to her living, though, perhaps with werewolf scars and traits like Bill Weasley. I don't mind a fluffy character dying horribly, but it's nice not to fight canon when you need a classmate alive later.
I'd like to leave it open to her living, though, perhaps with werewolf scars and traits like Bill Weasley. I don't mind a fluffy character dying horribly, but it's nice not to fight canon when you need a classmate alive later.
Faith has her alive in a fic and she's my Canoncyclopedia, so I'm going with ALIVE for twenty points, Bob. FINAL ANSWER.
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Aliiiiiiive! JKR would have mentioned her death if she's dead, I think. Movieverse canon is separate from HP canon to me.
I voted for number 3 for the simple reason that I occasionally like to have a visually scared female character live a full and productive life. Having been inflicted with obvious facial scaring my entire life it's nice to have a character find love, acceptance and happiness despite not being a supermodel.
Of course, we still have book Hermione, Pansy and Millicent at the very least to fill that role if Lavender is in fact; dead.
Please excuse my horrendous punctuation. I always feel terribly nervous commenting when I feel proper grammar is a necessity. *blushes and hides*
Of course, we still have book Hermione, Pansy and Millicent at the very least to fill that role if Lavender is in fact; dead.
Please excuse my horrendous punctuation. I always feel terribly nervous commenting when I feel proper grammar is a necessity. *blushes and hides*
It pretty much depends on what I want her to be when I'm writing fic. Fandom seems to have passed up a good opportunity to have a continuing disabled wizard character though. 'Alive and permanently crippled' seems like an interesting alternative.
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