Good news and bad news about my little ilex after its repotting and trimming....
First of all, it's still living, apparently (green xylem in ~2 main branches, plus the appearance of a tiny bit of backbudding on those branches)! BUT, it had some massive die-back, consisting of all of its leaves. I cut the blackened branches back, and not many of them made it: dead-looking wood and all, even when cutting past the blackened bits. I figure that I'll leave these dead branches on the tree (no cut paste handy) until I either find that it's bounced back considerably or that it's completely dead.
Wish me luck!
