On the bright side, there'd always be wank over whose mangled, mutilated body parts Hermione's remains will rot happily ever after with.

If just the ship-wars would STOP if everyone died *cries* But alas, as you said, it's very probable that they won't...
I am SO hoping for the three-four-five-sixsoms of H/R/Hr/G/N/L who all get seduced by Draco at the same time. Now THERE would be a happy shipper-ending :)