[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry's Putative Death

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 42116

bboy_mn writes:

> So here's my plan-
> For Voldemort to die, Harry has to die. The existance of either of
> them guarantees the existence of the other. So, Harry makes the great
> sacrifice and in a heroic battle with Voldemort; Voldermort kills him.
> In the process Voldemort, once and for all time, destroys himself.
> Dumbledore and Snape quickly rush in with all Harry's hand wringing
> heartaching friends. A splash of potion, a wave of a wand, a few of
> the last remaining drops of the Elixer of Life, and Harry groans,
> opens his eyes, and says 'Ouch, that hurt! I'm hungry, anybody want to
> grab a burger on the way back?"

You know, the first time I read this, I thought "Yeah, right" decided it was
too outlandish and went on with life.  But then I've kept thinking about it
all day.  It's not actually as far out as I first thought.  (Especially
considering the series is in fact fictional and JKR can do anything she
wants)  A few thoughts on the idea that Voldemort could kill Harry and
inadvertantly commit suicide by doing it, not understanding the connection
between them.

First, the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone and Elixir of Life played a huge
part in book one, but was destroyed and therefore never figures into the
story line again.  How odd is that?  Most elements keep cropping
up--dementors will be back I'm sure, the Phoenix, parseltongue, etc.  But
the SS/PS is destroyed period the end.  Well, consider this.  Nicolas Flamel
and Dumbledore are supposed to be partners in alchemy, right?  Obviously
Nicolas Flamel created the SS/PS since he's several hundred years older than
Dumbledore.  Still, they have worked together, perhaps on its different
uses.  Anyway, Dumbledore says of Nicolas and his wife "They have enough
Elixir stored to set their affairs in order."  Which means that the Elixir
can still exist after the stone was destroyed, only cannot be further
produced.  Could this in fact mean that Dumbledore also has some Elixir
stored?  Possibly to experiment with or perhaps for a "just in case" time
should one ever arise.  So I believe it is conceivable that Dumbledore could
have a little Elixir hidden in that wondrous place of his.

Next, JKR would be able to write the scene we all dread (Harry's death at
the hands of Voldemort) and yet have him live a few pages later!  We would
plummet to the pits of despair and then rise like Phoenix from the ashes as
our hero regains his life with a few precious drops of the Elixir (or
something concocted out of it by our own dear Snape).  Then Harry would have
killed Voldemort not by his own hand but by his willingness to sacrifice
himself (sound familiar?) and good will have triumphed once again.

Not bad, not bad at all.

> Although, the other persons idea where Harry wakes from a dream and
> finds himself in the cupboard under the stair. Is pretty cool.
> Especially, when he goes and checks the mail, and finds a letter from
> Hogwarts, but then, that's another thread.

Oh, yeah, that was me.  The finding the letter after he wakes up from the
dream part at least.  But I like your idea better.

Richelle