[HPforGrownups] Re: End of the Harry Potter Series/SHIP

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 44818


Wednesday, October 2, 2002, 1:51:23 AM, abigailnus wrote:

a> Reading through the "it was all a dream" posts made me think of 
a> something else.  I really don't think that making the entire series a dream 
a> would be satisfying for the readers, but wouldn't it make an interesting 
a> weapon?  What if Voldemort tries to convince Harry that his years in 
a> Hogwarts have been a dream in order to confuse him or pump him for 
a> information?  I realise that this is hardly original - off the top of my head I 
a> can think of two TV shows (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Deep Space 
a> Nine) and one book (Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman) where this trick has 
a> been used, and I'm sure there are many more.  

Also the famous "Back to Reality" episode of _Red Dwarf_, in which the
"Despair Squid" causes the crew to hallucinate and believe that their
journey through deep space was just a very elaborate, "Total Emersion"
computer role-playing game.

My feeling is that if it is all a dream, then it completely negates
all the moral messages in the series, including, ironically, "It does
not do to dwell on dreams, Harry"!!

Katey wrote:
a> Well, Rowling could possibly end it with 11 year old Harry
a> waking from a bizarre but awesome dream, his Aunt Petunia
a> telling him to get up and get the mail, and him discovering a
a> letter addressed to Mr. H. Potter, etc.  Then we would know
a> that the events actually *do* happen.  I seriously doubt this
a> will happen...

So do I, if only because this would oblige her to write *another*
seven books!!

-- 
Dave