Not at all. I knew one of Fred or George was going to die after the 6th book. One of Rowlings' points was that war is horribly expensive, and that the good guys often get killed.
She had to kill a Weasley, and it had to be somebody who mattered to us. That left Molly, Arthur, Ginny, and Fred/George. Of those, the twins were the obvious target.
My prediction was based on personal considerations: my grandfather lost his twin brother in WWI -- it strongly affected two entire generations of our family after that. I knew Rowling would have seen the plot possibilities there.
My prediction was based on personal considerations: my grandfather lost his twin brother in WWI — it strongly affected two entire generations of our family after that. I knew Rowling would have seen the plot possibilities there.
:( Yeah, I kind of knew one of the twins would die also. I imagine your grandfather often feels a vital part of himself is missing, you often hear how twins have such strong connections. I wish she would have told how George was in the epilogue. His name wasn’t mentioned