Ironic Ending

[Darla]

No: HPFGUIDX 46086

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., GulPlum <hpfgu at p...> wrote:
> >I actually had an odd dream that something similar happened.  In 
my dream,
> >after Harry defeated Voldemort and perished in the fight, everyone 
forgot
> >everything.  No one remembered the Reign of Terror, the Death 
Eaters, or The
> >Boy Who Lived.  I think that that would be a great way to end the 
series.
> >Well, perhaps not *great* but better than "He defeated LV and 
lived happily
> >ever after with Ginny Weasley."
 

  An ending like that would certainly have a dramatic irony to it... 
but i think that it would almost make a mockery of everything we know 
so far. I mean, through out the books there's a constant thread of 
*accepting* and really opening your eyes to reality and dealing with 
it- Harry learns to deal with the threat of Voldemort and accept that 
he's by no means gone, and this is now something most of the 
wizarding world will have to do as well. 
   We saw a glimpse of what i would say is a very likely reaction by 
many wizards through Fudge at the end of GoF- the refusal to accept 
Voldemort might be returning, and a kind of little denial bubble.
  The rise of Voldemort, in essence, to me, is all about corruption 
through fear, and those things can only really be battled, as can 
Voldemort, by sticking together, and believing in your friends and 
what you stand for.
  To have that life experience taken away, or forgotten, in the 
end... i think that's almost criminal.
  However, to have the part Harry plays in it mostly a secret (sort 
of like in P of A).. i think that *would* be feesable. He would 
finally be able to accept that he's capable of being a hero, but this 
time because of something he *has* done, and a belief in himself, 
rather then being a hero through the memories or eyes of others.
  Darla. 







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