Speculations for year 6

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 86742

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "meriaugust" <meriaugust at y...>
wrote:
> There seems to be a lot of talk about Harry being massively depressed 
> in Book 6. Frankly I was surprised that he was so low at the begining 
> of OotP. It seems to me that Harry has a slightly clearer future 
> ahead of him now, especially since everyone now accepts that LV is 
> back, and that some of the high profile DE's have been captured. The 
> war has begun and Harry's mission is slightly clearer (kill LV or 
> die). 
>
> I personally think that now that Harry knows pretty much 
> everything, and now that he knows how many people really support and 
> and believe in him, that he will be in a slightly better place at the 
> start of Book 6. He is probably still mourning Sirius and is slightly 
> despondent over the prophecy situation, but he knows what he's gotta 
> do now, and a plan of action makes anything easier to deal with. 
>
> Meri

bboy_mn:

I've said before that I think we will see an emotionally distant Harry
in the next book, and I think there is sufficient foreshadowing of
this isolation at the end of OoP.

I see an odd sort of calm coming over Harry. On the outside he will be
calm, polite, and friendly to everyone, but the people who know him
best will sense a 'distance'. 

The outward calm comes from resignation to his fate; he knows who he
is, what he must do, and what that means. He has no choice but to
accept it. 

However, his inward landscape will be very guarded. He has found out
the hard way, and from more than one experience, that getting too
close to Harry Potter can get you killed. So Harry will isolate
himself; he will be friendly, polite and helpful to everyone; friendly
to all but friends to no one. 

Of course, Ron and Hermione are never going to let him get away with
this for very long, and no doubt, circumstance will force Harry
realize that love is not an intellectual or practical decision; it
just 'is'. 

In resolving this internal conflict, Harry will come to realize that
the love of and for his friends is not a liability, but his greatest
strength. 

This doesn't eliminate all other possible emotions. 

Harry is furious with Snape, but I think we all see that this is
displaced anger. He desperately needs someone to blame, and Snape is a
convinient target. This too shall be pass. 

Certainly, Harry is deeply depressed and grieving Sirius's death;
that's a loss and a sufferring was all have to deal with at some point
in our lifetime, and as miserable as it is, life must go on, and so
too shall we.

Naturally, we will continue to see animosity between Harry and Draco.
Certainly more so now than ever before. I have no doubt that this will
escalate from school boy pranks, to a much more serious and dangerous
level.

As a general prediction, I think we are going to see Neville bloom
like we had never dreamed possible. We will see a new determination, 
strength, and magical power.

In addition, I think a great deal of the Longbottom's history and
present circumstances will be revealed. I've held the belief for a
long time that Harry, as a baby, stayed with the Longbottoms during
the missing 24 hours before he was brought to the Dursleys, and that
this is why the DE's thought the Longbottoms might have some
information about Voldemort. This knowledge will intensify Harry's
guilt and isolation, knowing that he was indirectly the cause of what
happened to Neville's parent. How much burden can one poor boy
possibly handle?

On another track, Ron will conciously realize he has feelings for
Hermione, but despite that knowledge, still won't have clue what to do
about it.


Just a thought.

bboy_mn