[HPforGrownups] Harry/Ginny - Prophecy - Prediction- Some OOP

[Brian S.]

No: HPFGUIDX 66529

--- Vicky Gwosdz <vicky.gwosdz at group4falck.be> wrote:
> OK, I am like a million posts behind, so if somebody
> has already come 
> up wth this idea, excuse me.
> 
> But I have been busy reading through all the posts
> and I have been 
> combining several posts in to one horrible thought.
> 
> (Spoiler space)
> 
> I'll start with my assumptions:
> 
> - Assuming that the prophecy indeed indicates that
> Harry will be the 
> one who will vanquish Voldemort.
> 
> - DD indicates that the power that Harry has which
> Voldemort does not 
> have, is the ability to truly love someone (at least
> that's what I 
> understand after 3 rereads).
> 
> - When Voldemort first tried to kill off Harry, he
> was stopped by 
> Lily's sacrifice, which nearly killed him.  Not
> completely, because 
> only "the chose one (Harry?) will have that power.
> 
> - Assuming that Ginny is put in place to be Harry's
> big love (which I 
> do believe)
> 
> - Taking into consideration that JKR stated in an
> interview: "what 
> makes you think Harry will live after book 7" (don't
> remember the 
> exact wording.
> 
> So what if the next story happens:
> 
> In book 7, Voldemort tries to kill Ginny (who is by
> then Harry's 
> girlfriend).  Harry trhrows himself in the line of
> fire in order to 
> save Ginny, thereby sacrificing his own life, in the
> same way Lily 
> did for him.  This time however, it is the chosen
> one that makes the 
> enormous sacrifice out of love (the power Voldemort
> does not 
> understand) and Voldermort is thereby truly
> vanquished.  End of 
> story. Voldemort is gone, Harry is dead and Ginny
> remains!
> 
> I'm not happy that I came up with this, because I
> wouldn't like it, 
> so please shoot the theory!

Brian responds:
I'm delurking to reply to this very astute theory.

I'm not sure that this will be exactly how it plays
out(How could I be?). However, I was thinking the same
thing. JKR has made self-sacrifice a strong theme
throughout all the books. DD repeats it like a
mantra--Lily's sacrifice was stronger than anything LV
can come up with. It almost seems obvious that that
will be the source of his downfall.

I also think we saw a bit of foreshadowing
(thematically, if nothing else) when LV could not
possess Harry when he was willing to give up his own
life. (I'll need to read it again to get his exact
thoughts, but I think Harry had that attitude more
from grief, than to protect Dumbledore or others. I'll
look when I get home to check that out.)

I'll see your 2 cents and raise you a nickel.

Brian

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