Horrible to Write?

[nplyon]

No: HPFGUIDX 41532

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "david_p2002ca" <david_p at i...> wrote:
> There have been repeated references to Dumbledore being the only 
> wizard Voldemort feared; repeated references to Horwarts being safe 
> due to Dumbledore's presence.  I'd categorize that as foreshadowing.
> 
> I don't see Dumbledore surviving book 6 - leaving Hogwarts open to 
> Voldemort's final attack in book 7.
> 
> And I believe book 7 will have a fallen hero (a difference between 
> British and American literature); it would not surprise me in the 
> least for the final chapter to end with Ron and Hermione gazing 
> into the Mirror of Erised, joined by their fallen friend, the boy 
> with the lightning bolt scar.
> 

I support the theory that Dumbledore is going to die.  I also 
consider the repeated references to his being the only wizard 
Voldemort fears as being foreshadowing.  I also think that he has to 
die in order for Harry to come into himself and his powers.  Right 
now, Harry has Dumbledore's protection.  I personally think that 
Dumbledore's death would give Harry the determination and strength he 
needs to overcome Voldemort.  I also get the feeling that Harry will 
have to take on the role of leader and protector and that this is why 
he's so central to the books.  If Dumbledore really were the one who 
was going to defeat Voldemort, there is no need for Harry's 
presence.  Harry is the "Chosen One" and to me this means that he has 
to be the person to lead the resistence against Voldemort.  Right 
now, he's a follower of Dumbledore's and I don't think that this role 
allows him to live up to his full potential.  To draw parallels to 
Star Wars, it's through the deaths of their mentors that Obi Wan 
Kenobi and Luke Skywalker are able to mature and grow into 
themselves.  I think it will be the same situation with Harry.

However, I disagree with David that Harry will die.  I really do not 
think he will.  I think Harry is meant to be the leader who will take 
the WW in a new direction, a sort of Moses figure.  I think Harry 
will take over a very important role in the WW, either that of 
Minister of Magic or headmaster of Hogwarts.  Or maybe I just find 
the idea of Harry dying in the end to be very unfulfilling and I am 
hoping with all my might that it will not happen.  :)

~Nicole, who would really feel angry and cheated if Harry *did* die 
in the end.