The Boy that Lived: Final fate

[paulamore]

No: HPFGUIDX 71972

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dally1025" <dally_1025 at h...> wrote:
> This weekend, I got to thinking (I know that's scary!) about how 
> Harry is always refered to as "the Boy that Lived."  In the end, I do 
> not think he will surive because of this-he can't really be the "boy 
> that lived agaian and again and again and again...  That's old news, 
> he has to change from the boy that lived to the man that died.  I 
> really don't have anything to back this up (I know, why am I wasting 
> your time), but this was just one of those thinks that popped into my 
> head and wanted to hear everyone's thoughts.  
> Cera

I have two problems with this--one in-text and one out-of-text.

A)If the Prophecy is to be taken at face value, it means that if Harry dies, Voldemort lives, since Harry's the only one who can kill him.  This barring a double-death-blow or a ghost Harry finishing the job.  

B)In amidst all the mysteries and apocolyptic wars and magical issues, there's a story of a young man growing up into something better than his childhood and forming his own personality.  Doing justice to the character demands he get a chance to apply it in a peaceful setting.  A good author knows when to go to a happy ending, no matter how cliche it is