New Contest: Write your own last sentence.

[Haggridd]

No: HPFGUIDX 18563

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Horst or Rebecca J. Bohner" <bohners at p...> 
wrote:
> "Wondering, Harry put a hand to his forehead.  There was no longer 
any trace
> of a scar."
> 
> ----
> 
> My rationale?  Harry's scar is the mark of Voldemort's curse, the 
first and
> last thing that links them together.  We've already seen how the 
scar reacts
> to the Dark Lord's presence, causing Harry pain and giving him 
troublesome
> dreams and visions of You-Know-Who.  But if Voldemort were finally 
and
> utterly defeated and destroyed, the ultimate proof would be that 
Harry no
> longer had a scar.
> 
> Losing his scar would also make Harry blessedly and gloriously 
ordinary.  No
> longer would he be identified on sight just by one quick glance at 
his
> forehead.  And I suspect that by the time it's all over, Harry might 
be glad
> for the opportunity to retreat to some quiet corner and enjoy a 
taste of
> anonymity, much as Frodo does at the end of LOTR.
> 
> I know some might find it hard to believe that Harry could ever be a 
private
> individual after defeating Voldemort -- certainly most post-Hogwarts 
fanfic
> seems to assume he'll be some kind of internationally known 
celebrity.  But
> I suspect that won't be the case.  We always seem to assume that the 
final
> showdown will be some big public event, and that Harry's role as 
Voldemort's
> destroyer will be obvious to everyone:  it might well be quite the 
opposite.
> After all, every one of Harry's confrontations with V. so far has 
been
> fairly private.  GoF, with the Death Eaters in attendance, was the 
most
> public showdown yet -- and even that wasn't exactly common knowledge 
in the
> wizarding community.  Fudge flat-out refused to believe there was a 
word of
> truth in it, which I think may well be foreshadowing for how others 
will
> react to the news of Voldemort's rebirth -- let alone his final 
defeat.  So,
> Harry might very indeed be able to gain anonymity by losing his 
scar.
> 
> I'll stop blathering now.
> --
> Rebecca J. Bohner
> rebeccaj at p...
> http://home.golden.net/~rebeccaj

Rebecca, that is the most original last sentence I have read.  It is a 
little early to proclaim a winner, but so far your sentence--and 
accompanying rationale-- has my vote.

Haggridd