OOP: Harry's Career Choice- Mentor

[karenkyla3]

No: HPFGUIDX 62842

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Alon van Dam" 
<alanphoenix1 at h...> wrote:
... When looking at any piece of epic fantasy, you see that the main 
hero just can't settle into a normal life after doing some major 
heroics. .... If Harry /does/ stay alive, I haven't a clue what kind 
of job he could take. "

Now me:

I think maybe we can take a page out of Dumbledore's book for this 
one - after all, how did he find something to do after defeating the 
previous dark wizard?  Along those lines, I think Harry would make an 
excellent schoolmaster.  It's always been my theory that Dumbledore 
can't possibly make it to the end of the series because in the Hero's 
Journey, it's generally necessary for the mentor/sage to die before 
the final battle so the hero can finally prove himself on his own.  
If that ends up being the case, then there will be a headmaster 
position waiting to be filled at the end of the series.  Just a 
thought...

Stac