Damoclesian sword for whom? (Was: Longbottoms and "happy ever after"...)

[raolin1 at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 30738

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., laoisecronin at y... wrote:
>  In celtic heroic stories ,the hero always dies young so that he 
will 
> be remembered at the height of his powers.His death is usually in 
an 
> heroic act but he doesn't die because of lack of skill on his 
> part,there is some trickery and cheating done by his enemy.So this 
> could be a possibility. 


That's not just celtic, that's heroic tradition over all.  However, 
it's not true that they die young, just that they die before getting 
old.  I doubt anyone will claim that Harry will be at the "height of 
his powers" right upon graduation from Hogwarts.


> But the stories are all told from Harrys point of view, if he died 
do 
> you think it would be strange to have the events afterwards from 
> anothers pov? I know that wouldn't be a good enough reason for JKR 
to 
> change who is going to die but we can all hope!


GF changed that by having the first chapter told from Frank Bryce's 
POV.  Now that the seed has been sown...

Joshua Dyal