Harry's ideal ending & my idea of a horrible ending

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 86270

> Julie wrote:
> > Are you sure it's one of Harry's friends who becomes a
> > teacher? It seems to me that that hint that one of the
> > students will end up a teacher has already been
> > fulfilled, with the DA.

Pippin responded: 
> Welcome, Julie! JKR said Harry wouldn't become a teacher *at 
> Hogwarts* which I find intriguing, since I think he will have to 
> sacrifice his powers to defeat Voldemort. And this will be a tragic 
> loss for the readers, who naturally want more Harry stories, but 
> not for Harry, who will understand that it is friendship and bravery 
> that make life worthwhile, not magic. So I think he will be a 
> teacher in the Muggle world, have the ordinary life he's always 
> wanted, and marry Ginny, of course, who may have to go into 
> hiding too if she still harbors some of Voldemort inside her.
> 
> Of course when the first of their children turns eleven...
> 
> Pippin
> stopping before this becomes fan fic

Carol:
That's an intriguing prospect, Pippin. At least you didn't vote for a
tragic ending. I personally think he'll share some of th glory with
his friends and then settle down to become an auror, the only career
he's expressed an interest in. I think Neville will become the teacher
and marry Ginny (his loyalty deserves to be rewarded, don't you
think?) and Harry can marry Luna, who won't fit neatly into the Muggle
world.

BTW, is there any evidence in canon for wizards losing their powers? I
think that would be a tragic loss for Harry. Loss of fame, though,
won't hurt him a bit. I think he can be "Just Harry" without giving up
the WW.

Carol