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Fans were [very unhappy](http://time.com/3920771/game-of-thrones-season-5-episode-10-finale-reactions/) to see Jon Snow stabbed in the back (literally) on last night’s season finale of _Game of Thrones_. But there may still be hope. While the _Game of Thrones_ showrunner D.B. Weiss [maintained](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/14/game-thrones-jon-snow-really-dead) in an interview with _Entertainment Weekly_ that “dead is dead,” A _Song of Ice and Fire_ author George R.R. Martin offered some cryptic consolation: “If there’s one thing we know in _A Song of Ice and Fire_, it’s that death is not necessarily permanent.” Could Jon Snow have survived his stabbing? The hero met the same fate in the books, so readers have been working on theories for awhile. Here are the possibilities. (This post contains information from the _A Song of Ice and Fire_ series that is not in the show but no spoilers pertaining to the future of the show’s plot.) **Jon Snow warged into his dire wolf** We haven’t seen Jon warg on the show, but book fans are convinced that the leader of the Night’s Watch could have transferred his soul into the body of Ghost. As Jon dies in the books, the last word he says is “Ghost” (which, notably, did not happen on the show). How appropriate that the dire wolf named “Ghost” would capture the soul of his master. Melisandre also utters a prophecy in the books that may apply here: “[Now he was a man, now a wolf, now a man again](http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Prophecies/Entry/5453).” It’s unclear whether she’s talking about Jon, but a Stark would make sense. **Melisandre brings Jon back from the dead** We know from her attempted seduction of him that Melisandre sees something of worth in Jon. Perhaps she has her [own theories about his true parentage](http://time.com/3003227/game-thrones-jon-snow-mother/). Now that Stannis is presumably dead, Melisandre needs a new messiah. We haven’t seen Melisandre bring anyone back from the dead, but back in Season three, the Red Woman did meet Thoros of Myr, a priest who resurrected a man six times using the power of the Lord of Light. **Jon is reborn in fire** The Night’s Watch has been careful to burn the bodies of the dead to prevent them from becoming Wights. If you subscribe to the [R + L = J theory](http://time.com/3003227/game-thrones-jon-snow-mother/) about Jon’s mother this could have some interesting implications. If Jon does have Targaryen blood, he might be able to survive or even be resurrected by fire, much like Daenerys was unharmed by fire during the birth of her dragons in season one. **Jon becomes a White Walker** So this would be pretty depressing, but isn’t that _Game of Thrones’_ specialty? If Melisandre can’t bring Jon back, maybe the Night’s King could—just in the form of an ice zombie. **Jon is really dead** [According to](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/14/game-thrones-jon-dies-interview?utm%5Fsource=huffingtonpost.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=pubexchange%5Farticle) actor Kit Harington, he is not returning next season. The actor even [cut his contractually-obligated mane](http://time.com/3921077/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-kit-harrington/) earlier this year, suggesting we won’t see Jon again. ### See The Real-Life People Who Inspired Game of Thrones Characters  From left: Cersei and Margaret of Anjou HBO; Getty Images  From Left: Khaleesi and Queen Elizabeth I. HBO; Getty Images  From Left: Melisandre and Bloody Mary Helen Sloan—HBO; Getty Images  From left: Talisa Stark and Anne Boleyn. Helen Sloan—HBO; Getty Images  From left: Brienne of Tarth and Joan of Arc. HBO; DeAgostini—Getty Images  From left: Henry VIII and Robert Baratheon. HBO; Getty Images  From left: Joffrey and Caligula. 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