Alternate Endings (was: Hows Harry going to learn...)

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 87275

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arrowsmithbt"
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, aldhelm at e... wrote:
> >Carin 
> > I suspect that the usual Muggle ways of killing people would not 
> > finish Voldie off, nor, perhaps, would AK. It seems likely that 
> > either method would only do a partial job on Voldie, taking us 
> > right back to where we started in Book 1. What would it take to 
> > do away  with his body, soul, and will? 


> Kneasy:
> 
> How about booting him through the Veil?
> Sending him off to some sort of after-life of non-existence might 
> do it.
> 
> After all, I find it stretches things a bit for the veil to have no 
> function other than to remove Sirius.
> 
> Kneasy

bboy_mn:

Well, I'm of two minds on this issue; actually, I'm of several minds
but the doctor says if I keep taking my medication, I'll be OK. ;)

To Carin's point that maybe Voldemort will be once again reduced to
Vapormort is not that far fetched. Remember Moody's admonition,
'Constant Vigilance!'. 

With the Dark Lord vanquished and reduce to Vapor, once again, the
wizard world is safe. But evil never truly goes away. Sadam (or insert
evil dictator of choice) has fallen but another fanatical dictator
waits in the wings to take his place. 

Good men and women must stay constantly vigilant lest evil creep in
and take over while we are not looking. Complacence is the doorstep
upon which evil treads. (I'm trying to be profound; is it working?)

So, the 'right back where we started from' ending, I think is a very
valid and possible ending for the story. The future holds a new Dark
Lord and a new young hero, and the never ending struggle between good
and evil continues.

An alternate version of the 'live evilly ever after' school of
thought, is that as Harry & Co. are fighting against Voldemort, Draco
is growing ever more evil and vicious. In the end, Voldemort is
totally defeated, but Draco goes off to re-form a force of evil which
he will bring against the wizard world. One Dark Lord defeated,
Voldemort; and one new Dark Lord born, Draco. And the struggle of good
against evil starts again. Constant Vigilance my friends, constant
vigilance.


Through the Veil to the End-

I've considered several 'through the Veil' endings. One problem I have
with this though is how and why would Harry and Voldemort be in the
Death Chamber? What twisted set of circumstances could draw them both
to that location? 

Option 1 -

In the defeat of Voldemort, Voldemort isn't killed, but his spirit is
broken. He is racked with guilt and tormented by the thought of the
horrible things he has done, or not. 

Because the magnitude of his crimes are so horrendous, the Wizard
Court makes an exception and re-institutes the death penalty. In the
Death Chamber, Voldemort is cowering, hysterically frightened by the
thought of death. In a magnificent gesture of compassion, Harry offers
to walk through the Veil with Voldemort. Although, part of Harry's
motivation is that he himself is so beaten and broken by the
devastation of war, the he sees little point in going on.

Harry and Voldemort walk through the Veil. Voldemort is immediately
set upon by the people he has killed. Harry on the other hand is met
by James, Lily, and Sirius who are very happy to see him, but tell him
he can not stay. Although Harry resists at first, they convince him
that it is not his time, and he has a long, valuable, and rewarding
life that must be lived out. They also remind him of all the people
who love him, who are waiting for him in the mortal world. The sounds
of the lamentations of his beloved friends convinces Harry that he
must go back.

Much to the surprise of everyone, Harry, the first person in history
to ever do so, emerges from behind the Veil. Que the swelling music,
hugs all around, jubilation and celebration, fade to black.


Option 2 -

Harry and Voldemort fight, and either by accident or by Harry's
willful intent, they are both thrown through the Veil. Behind the Veil
is a replay of Option 1 above. Harry re-emerges, yada-yada, fade to black.

Option 3 -
Harry and Voldemort fall through the Veil under circumstances suitable
to your particular inclination and disposition. Both are dead, and the
wizard world honors a great hero. The cost of defeating evil is
horribly high, but not as high as letting evil win. ...fade to black. 

Just a few thoughts.

bboy_mn