[HPforGrownups] Re: Moral Clues - Liars and Murderers

[Scott Santangelo]

No: HPFGUIDX 76770



scoutmom21113 <navarro198 at hotmail.com> wrote:
"Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
<snip> > Also, notice in the latest book, now that Harry knows he must ultimately kill Voldemort or be killed by him <snip>  I would prefer to think that Harry will vanquish and destroy Voldemort, not with a show of force, but with an unexpected act of mercy. The trouble is, I just don't know how JKR could ever maneuver Voldemort into a state of mind where that act of mercy 
would have that enormous impact on him.

Laura also said:
<snip> I agree with bboy that Harry is going to agonize over what he has to do...I like the idea of defeating by mercy and hope JKR will do some more of *her* magic to make it happen.  

Ravenclaw Bookworm commented:

Laura makes a good point.  However...Harry ...would probably have a very difficult time dealing with (taking a life) even if it was to save his life or the lives of others.

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We've already glimpsed Harry's reactions under such circumstances. He's in a rage to kill Sirius when he first encounters him and believes he's the man who betrayed his parents. He holds off. When proof of Pettigrew's guilt is set forth, and he's about to witness Pettigrew's execution by Lupin and Sirius, he actually intervenes to stop it. Voldemort, however, is the exception to the mercy rule, and I think Harry's being braced to face a showdown. This is where Pettigrew, perhaps inadvertently, comes in to somehow act as the agent that "kills" voldy. It's a spin on Tolkein's "Gollum," but it will be a uniquely JKR variant.

owlery2003



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