Random thoughts - of blood and Parseltongue

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> Sabrina Myst wrote:
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> It has been postulated (by me, but I think I was echoing someone 
else)> that what Harry has gained by this is the ability to actually 
defeat> Voldemort. It's been made pretty obvious that there's 
precious little of the human Tom Riddle in the all-but-immortal 
Voldemort. He himself mentions the changes and things he went 
through. It may be that since he and Harry have shared powers, and 
now share blood, that Harry is the only person who would be capable 
of killing him. The look of triumph may be that Voldemort has just 
opened the door for his own permanent downfall.
> 
> Which reopens that whole "but do we *want* Harry to kill?" thing 
again.
> I think he may have to.
> 
> --Amanda

I think he may have to kill, also.  Hasn't JKR said somewhere, 
sometime that one of the themes of the next few books is that people 
have to do what it right, even if that choice is difficult, rather 
than take the easy way out?  

I also can't help but wonder what the Marauders were doing in the 
fight against Voldemort once they were out of Hogwarts.  Somehow I 
can't see them all sitting at desks at the MOM reading and 
formulating theories.  I have absolutely no canon to fall back on 
here, but I will not be at all surprised if we find out that James, 
Lily, etal, had to take on some ugly tasks in the fight against evil. 
Harry may find himself in a similar situation.

Marianne  
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