Ginny & the Platform Scene (with lit theory and post-canon SHIP)

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No: HPFGUIDX 33108

> I also do feel that Harry's fate in the next few books and in the 
> near future immediately following canon is as a loner.  He's been 
> alone for most of his life.  He is still in a sense "alone" 
> throughout Books 1-4 because there are parts of his quest that even 
> his closest friends cannot share.  I'm almost certain he'll have to 
> face more peril all alone before canon is over.  And after canon, I 
> see him pulling a Frodo and leaving the wizarding world--either 
> voluntarily or through some sacrifice.
> 
> I don't *like* the idea of Harry being alone, but I think it's 
> necessary.  

I absolutely agree with what has been said about Harry being a loner. 
To me, he is going to have the "Luke Skywalker" part of the story - 
his friends are part of his life, and then they are not, too. 

He doesn't totally fit in in the Muggle world, or the wizarding 
world, either.

When you bring up Frodo, it takes me to a troubling thought. J.K. 
likes for Harry to suffer. He has been suffering in one way or 
another for four books now, and the suffering has been "racheted up" 
in Book 4. What is she going to do to him in the next three books? 

Awhile back, some of you stated that you thought that Harry might be 
alive by the end of Book 7, but "damaged" in some way. How? 
Physically, they seem to be able to mend broken bones and a lot of 
other things without much thought in the wizarding world. Mentally, 
he is so young - what could happen here? Torture?   

I am quite worried that he will die.

If he dies, then he will be the big hero, no matter what anyone else 
does. If Ron dies, then Ron will have made a larger sacrifice than 
Harry, and Harry must make the largest sacrifice. 

The story could become tragic, as a lot of Harry's life so far has 
been. 

Of course, he may not. These are, in some ways, children's books, 
plus the movie people may not have wanted a hero who does not 
survive. (Although they haven't said they would do all the books, and 
they could change the ending.)  

What may happen in this kind of "heroic epic" story? What will Harry 
be called upon to sacrifice? His existence? 


Wondering and worrying,

lilahp