Harry the martyr/Harry the killer

[meboriqua at aol.com]

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>I love Harry so.  It would break my heart if he had to die.

Truer words never spoken!  Only at this site would I proudly admit how 
in love with Harry Potter I am (and I mean Harry Potter himself).  The 
thought of Harry dying is painful (and JKR herself has alluded to 
that) and might change my feelings about the books (as I did when I 
read the last installment of the Narnia series - I think I've even 
mentioned that before).  So I won't dwell on the death of Harry.

I think something that Harry has had to deal with in his life so far 
is GUILT.  He is alive when his parents aren't, he has money when his 
best friend doesn't, and he had to witness the murder of an innocent 
and very good person while he, once again, lived.  JKR could very well 
use that angle, by having someone important to Harry die to save him, 
yet again, from Voldie.  Dumbledore (the only wizard other than Harry 
Voldie is afraid of) is my favorite (and also heartbreaking) 
candidate.  Yet there is another that is quite wonderfully 
complicated...

Severus Snape.  We know he is NOT bad, yet we all love to hate him for 
and with Harry.  Wouldn't it just blow us away if Snapey was the one 
to help vanquish Voldemort after all - and lose his own life in the 
process?  Just like we all dislike certain people but wouldn't wish 
death on them, Harry would have a lot to deal with if Snape died while  
helping Harry.

Somehow, I can't see Ron or Hermione dying - neither is powerful 
enough to really take on Voldie - though Hermione comes close.  And we 
know Pettigrew still owes Harry big time, and we also kinda know he'll 
pay up.  

I'll stick with Snape, thank you very much.

--Jenny from Ravenclaw
--61% obsessed (still not enough for me)
--100% R/He shipper

"Percy wouldn't recognize a joke if it danced naked in front of him 
wearing Dobby's tea