Time-Turning to Redeem Riddle/ Pucker Up, Buttercup/ Disney Endings

[kattfirmin1]

No: HPFGUIDX 70180

"Kirstini" <kirst_inn at y...> wrote:

> 
>  I was a bit disappointed with those people in the "new 
> interpretation of the prophecy" thread who hoped for a "Disney 
> ending", because I consider it utterly at odds with everything JKR 
> has set out to do. She has never gone for the soft option: Harry 
has 
> to fight alone. Harry has to kill a gigantic snake. Harry has to 
> learn the painful and disturbing truth about his parents' death. 
> Harry has to watch Cedric die and Voldemort re-birthed. In OoP, we 
> were all predicting Lupin (fairly tragic death), Dumbledore (death 
> of mentor) or Hagrid (death of childhood).. She gave us Sirius 
> (death of last remaining "family", guardian and the person who 
Harry 
> cared most about), a death which viability everyone had scorned 
pre-
> OoP as being too hard on Harry. 
> 
...I don't think this is 
> something you can prettify by having Voldemort fall accidentally 
off 
> a tower, maybe after Harry has been holding on to him ("Grab my 
> hand, Dark Lord!" "Oh Harry. you are such a wonderful boy, and 
have 
> taught me to value my life, and those of the people around me...oh 
> no...I can't hold on...I always loved your 
> mother...Harrrrrrrrryyyyyy!"). 


Kristini, since I first mentioned the Disneyesque ending, I felt I 
had to respond.  First, I totally got a chuckle out of your 
narative.  But, just because I said JKR could use that ending, I 
didn't say that I was hoping for that.  I was just trying to make a 
point that Voldemort could die fighting Harry without Harry actually 
having to use an unforgivable spell. I do agree with you 100% that 
if LV's death came about that way, (basically by an accident or 
something) it would somehow cheapen it.  

The prophesy said that "the one" will have power that the Dark Lord 
knows not.  From everything that we've seen in all five books, the 
one thing that LV can't fight is love.  Out of Lily's love for her 
son, she was able protect Harry from LV.  Harry wasn't able to 
defeat LV in COS until he showed loyalty to DD, then he was able to 
receive what he needed.  In POA, Harry showed integrity and honor in 
not allowing Lupin and Sirius to kill Pettigrew.  (Causing a bond 
between Harry and Pettigrew, according to DD.)  In GOF, the love of 
Harry's parents again saved him when their shadows came out of LV's 
wand, distracting LV so Harry could escape.  And, in OOTP, Harry was 
about to be possessed by LV until Harry felt the surge of love for 
Sirius, which caused LV to leave Harry's body.  

While I feel that Harry will have to have a major battle with LV, 
(and I am looking forward to Harry kicking the snot out of LV), I 
think that Harry's hidden power is going to be "the sum of all the 
parts".  Meaning Harry is going to have a lot of strentgh from those 
who are loyal to Harry and love him.  LV has followers, but how many 
of those followers are truely loyal to LV?  Most know that leaving 
LV is a death sentence, and I suspect most of them just want to 
share LV's power.  How many of them crept back into normal society 
when LV was missing all those years?  Harry will receive sources of 
strength from everyone he cares about, which will make Harry into 
something that LV can't defeat.  Also, Harry is gathering quite a 
group of people that are willing to fight for Harry because Harry 
needs their help, not because Harry makes promises or threatens 
them. THAT is the power that the Dark Lord knows not.

Katrina