OOP: Re: Why Harry will die

[Sharai]

No: HPFGUIDX 62697

Actually, I kind of agree with you.  JKR keeps hinting about not 
letting Harry live.  She keeps saying stuff like that.

Also, we have now seen this veil.  Dumbledore has already told Harry 
that death is just 'the next great adventure'.  It would make perfect 
sense for Harry - after he has slain Voldemort - to simply step onto 
the dias and through the veil.  The final chapter could possibly be 
entitled "The Next Great Adventure".  And everyone can simply wave 
goodbye as he steps through to be with Sirius and his Mum and Dad, 
and whoever JKR will kill off that Harry loves.  You know she will...

Sharai


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ceathena" <Ceathena at a...> 
wrote:
> In a previous message, someone mentioned the fear that Harry and 
> Voldemort's link is so strong that if Harry kills him, he will die 
as 
> well. I've been predicting Harry's death since around the time of 
the 
> 2nd book. I cannot see any other way to effectivly end the series.
> 
> My primary reason, surprisingly, relates to romance. Harry cannot 
> happily ride off into the sunset with the love of his life. JK 
would 
> have set up a "true love" for Harry by now. I don't think either 
Cho 
> or Ginny is suited for the role. Harry, despite the close bonds he 
> shares with Ron and Hermionie, stands on his own. He will not leave 
> anyone alone by dying.
> 
> Harry's future has never been clear. His desire to be an Auror 
seems 
> farfetched due to the O.W.L. requirements. He has never had 
ambition, 
> never seriously considered life outside of Hogwarts. The only goal 
he 
> must complete is killing Voldemort. But after his arch nemisis is 
> defeated, what will Harry do? His entire life revolves around 
> Voldemort; he cannot exist without him.
> 
> Self sacrifice will not be difficult for Harry. He was ready to die 
> at the end of Order of the Pheonix. I think, when the time comes, 
he 
> will gladly end his life to save those he loves. It is in his 
nature. 
> If he recognizes that it needs to be done, he will do it. Harry is 
> not one to hesitate.
> 
> And then there's the practical side. There is no better way to 
> effectivly end a series than to kill off the main character. JK 
> Rowling has made it clear there will be no more books. Why would 
she 
> decide to stop writing about the characters that she loves with all 
> her heart? Why would she suffer such an abrupt change in lifestyle? 
> Two reasons are possible: she has planned it this way from the 
> beginning, the threads will all be tied up, and it would be tacky 
to 
> continue. Or, she physically cannot continue to write about Harry. 
> While the former is logical and probably a factor, the latter 
insures 
> that she will not weaken. It does, however, leave the possibility 
for 
> books about a new set of characters in the same world. 
> 
> JK has already written the ending of the 7th book. She must have 
> something more than 'Harry kill Voldemort' in the last chapter. A 
> wrap up chapter might not be easy to write when only on book two or 
> three. However, the death of Harry would have come to her early on. 
> Of course, she would have already put it into writing.
> 
> I realize this theory is flawed and full of holes. The proof is not 
> direct. But, I've always felt that it is the ending that makes the 
> most sense. If we were upset with Snape's death, how will we feel 
> about Harry's?