Is Harry Potter the saviour of the wizard world? (Was Random ideas)

[sallygrist <sally@gristiegraphics.co.uk>]

No: HPFGUIDX 51810

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Enchanted" <enchanted at p...> 
wrote:
> Your post reminded me of an interview with JKR I read a while 
back. 
> She said something to the fact that if you are familiar with the 
Christian religion and it's history you will figure out the story, 
or something like that. 
>


Yes I've heard this before too, although I don't know in which 
particular interview she said it. If anyone has the URL I'd be 
grateful.

Now I'm definitely no authority on Christianity, but from what I 
recollect from Religious Studies at school, the theory is that Jesus 
was the son of god and was put on the earth to save others, and he 
died so that others would live.

Now leaving religion out of it, it seems likely that Harry is an 
innocent child who, for some reason has been pre-destined to 
overthrow Voldemort and hence, become the saviour of the wizard 
world. Perhaps the reason is because he is the heir of Gryffindor? 
Maybe, like Jesus, his coming was foretold in wizard history books, 
so in true Herod-style, Voldemort decreed that he should be killed 
before he grew up to live out his destiny.

So if these parallels are correct, then Harry will almost certainly 
die to save the wizard world. This idea fills me with horror, I've 
read with mixed emotions some of the latest threads discussing the 
things people dislike about Harry Potter, and I will freely admit 
that I am deeply in love with Harry (in a purely innocent way, of 
course) and if he dies I will be utterly, utterly heart broken. 

The one redeeming aspect of all this is of course, that after Jesus 
died, he rose again. I interpret that as meaning that although his 
body was dead, his spirit lived on, as he came around and showed 
himself to a few of his old buddies, as living proof that heaven, or 
at least, some sort of afterlife exists. 

So if death is inevitable for Harry, so will resurrection be. But 
how will this resurrection work? Well I keep thinking of phoenixes 
here. Maybe like a phoenix he'll be reborn into something else, or 
perhaps his spirit will live on as a phoenix? Perhaps reincarnation 
is a normal process for wizards? Dumbledore does state that James' 
spirit lives on in Harry's patronus, so we know that spiritually 
James is not far away when Harry needs him.
In fact if we take it one step further, maybe Fawkes is already the 
spiritual incarnation of Godric Gryffindor or some equally groovy 
wizard from the history of the wizard world? 

However, having said all this, I'm not 100% convinced of this 
theory. If his destiny had already been foretold, then surely he 
would be known as 'The boy who was born to save the wizard world' or 
something, not 'The boy who lived'.

Damn! This is the reason I rarely post anything on this board, by 
the time I've finished writing up my theory, I've usually disproved 
my own argument and end up putting the whole thing in the bin. 

Oh well, if anyone has any thoughts to add...?

Sally