[HPforGrownups] The Trio in Balance

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In a message dated 6/15/2003 10:24:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, RedandGoldLion writes:

> Perhaps 
> they'll have to go help rescue Harry or something. At the very least 
> I think they'll all be balance as they were in SS. 
> Personally, I hope 
> to see a lot more of them! :-)

I really like this theory, and, no, as far as I'm aware, it doesn't go against any spoilers we've encountered so far.

Basically, from what I gathered from your analysis, you have looked at the climactic scenes of the four books and found that:
SS = HRH
CoS = R+Harry
PoA = Herm+Harry
GoF = Harry

This is an interesting breakdown, and I agree with what you've found. My instinct tells me that JKR was looking for ways to break up the ending scenes a bit and this was a nice, clean way to do it. Start with all three working together, then choose two of them, then use another pair, then let the hero battle it out on his own. 

What you asked and what I also wonder is, what is her next  ending? Is JKR using a pattern with the trio that she will begin repeating now -- giving us HRH again at the end of OoP? Or is there another way of looking at the equation?

I wonder if it's possible that Hermione or Ron could be the next focal point. Yes, of course, I understand that *Harry* is our hero and the story is about *him,* but is it possible that JKR has it worked out this way:
SS = HRH
CoS = R+Harry
PoA = Herm+Harry
GoF = Harry
OoP = Ron
6 = Hermione
7 = Harry or back to HRH?

It would be interesting to see the ways in which JKR could let someone other than our hero play the operative role in the final battle.

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