Beyond OOP: Speculations

[Josephine]

No: HPFGUIDX 71350

Marianna:


> 
> Harry will have to decide what his choice is about life and death, 
and he
> will not wish to kill.  Therefore, he will come to terms with 
death, and not
> be afraid of it.  (Luna's unconcern for material possessions will 
be a
> helpful influence to this end, as will Harry's already-passed-on 
family).

-- This, I think, is very important. After all, JK's approach to 
death and danger has always been direct. She tells us about evil 
without covering it up or sugar-coating it, as many other children's 
books would. I agree with what you say about Harry coming to terms 
with death, and I think it will play a major role in the series. As 
will Luna - I have a feeling she's sort of a key character, someone 
who is kept in the background and then steps out and kind of saves 
everybody.
However...

> Harry will give his life in the process of saving another (Snape, I 
think-
> his least favorite ally) from dying at the hand of Voldemort, (such 
as by
> purposefully getting in the way of the killing spell) and by his 
own death
> Voldemort will die.  However, I think it very possible that Harry 
would come
> back to life, of his own accord (similar to the phoenix, due to his
> conscious choice to give it), and be able to truly live after that 
time.

This, now, doesn't give off JK vibes (to me, at least). Isn't it kind 
of... I don't know, no offense, but... well, cheesy? The "back from 
the dead" track has been done to death in so many books, movies and 
television series. I think JK might have something quite bigger and 
more exciting in store for us. I do believe, however, that Harry will 
understand more about his own prejudice against people he isn't fond 
of (like Snape, for example) and make an effort to save them from 
harm - and maybe hurting himself in the process. 
I guess we'll see many deaths in books 6 & 7, and I speculate Snape's 
might be one of those - it seems inevitable. But I have no clue.

Josephine