Harry sparing V?Mort (some FF)

[mad_about_harrypotter]

No: HPFGUIDX 46536

I've read with interest all of your theorising on whether or not 
Harry will "stoop" to Voldie's level by killing him in a final 
showdown, and I thought I'd add my tuppence-worth to the discussion.

Personally, I do believe Harry will kill Voldie, though not 
necessarily with the AK curse. I think Harry sees AK as one of the 
worst things you can do, even to someone you think truly deserves it 
(see reluctance to kill Black with AK when had chance, and also 
unwillingness to let Lupin and Black kill Pettigrew with it). As far 
as Harry knows, AK carries a life term in Azkaban, reagrdless of the 
justification for its use. his only frame of reference for 
its "legitimate" use is when Barty Crouch Snr. authorised the use of 
the Unforgivables against Deatheaters etc - I think I am correct in 
my recall that he allowed the Aurors special dispensation to use AK 
agianst people if totally needed. We know that Harry still has a 
major issue over how easily Crouch Snr. allowed his own son to be 
jailed, and generally speaking, isn't sure all of Crouch's actions 
were justified, such as those regarding the jailing of Crouch Jr. and 
the authorised use of the Unforgivables.

Thus, while I believe Harry will kill You-Know-Who, it will not be 
with the AK curse, but rather a more "goodly" spell, that uses 
positive energies and ideas to defeat Voldemort rather than pure 
violence and hatred as embodied by AK.

I think a fantastic example of what kind of form this spell would 
take is seen in a FanFic, After the End, which is from a post-
Hogwarts POV and recalls how Voldemort was killed by a spell built 
upon the tenets of love and sacrifice embodied by the way in which 
Lily's death saved Harry's life. In this Fic, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, 
Lupin and Black all vow to sacrifice themselves for Harry, and it is 
this sense of love and loyalty that is finally called upon to defeat 
Voldemort. Here's the link if you want to read this idea in more 
detail, it really is a well-written story: 

http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=619&chapno=1  (I'm sorry, 
but I don't know how to create a link here...)

I think this concept of a love/sacrifice spell, rather than a 
conventional AK-like one, could be the key to seeing how Harry could 
kill Voldemort "humanely", thus over-coming the argument that a 
straight AK-style killing curse would make Harry as bad as the Dark 
Lord himself.

Regards,
Crookshanks
 - Who usually lurks, but decided to put head above parapet on this 
issue....