All a dream? WAS End of Harry Potter series.

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 44791

Theo wrote:

> This possibility reminds me somewhat of the ending of Susan Cooper's
> "The Dark is Rising" series as well, where in the end only Will
> Stanton, the last Old One, is left with the memories of what really
> happened, and the other children are allowed to live their lives
> without the burden of knowledge.  It's been a LONG time since I last
> read those books, but I don't remember being unhappy with the 
ending.

I didn't find that part so disturbing, and I'm trying to remember 
why; IIRC, it's because he'll still be in touch with Merriman.  He 
doesn't have to be all alone.

What did cut like a knife was his erasing his brother Stephen's 
memory earlier in the book.  That felt really lonely, as if he would 
have liked to be able to share this with his favorite brother but 
couldn't.  

>  If JKR chooses to take a similar path with her story, I think she
> could make it a satisfying conclusion.  One possible quibble I might
> have with such an ending though is that after everything Harry's 
been
> through, I think he deserves a little more than this

Yes, it would be sad.  It's haunting in a whole different way, but 
then, I find Memory Charms particularly horrifying.  This I could 
believe, though.  JKR clearly has few qualms about putting her hero 
through terrible ordeals.

Amy Z