OOP: My theory as to how Harry Potter will kill Voldemort

[ggershman77]

No: HPFGUIDX 64047

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cindy" <xpectopatronum at y...> 
wrote:
> Hello All,
> I have a theory as to how Harry Potter will end, or at least how 
Harry
> will kill Voldemort. I found a clue, after reading page Pg 743 (in 
the
> UK edition of Order of the Phoenix) for about the third time... So
> here goes:
>  The room in the Department of Mysteries that is locked at all 
times
> contains Love.(Dumbledore explains this to Harry - " 'There is a 
room
> in the Department of Mysteries, that is kept locked at all times. 
It
> contains a force that is once more wonderful and more terrible than
> death... It is the power in that room that you possess in such
> quantities and which Voldemort has not at all. That power took you 
to
> save Sirius tonight. That power also saved you from posession by
> Voldemort, becuase he could not bear to reside in a body so full of
> the force he detests..." Voldemort detests love. 
> And I firmly believe that the room Harry tried to open with the 
knife
> that Sirius gave him, (when the blade melted - please refer to page
> 684 of the UK edition) is that room! I'm sure of it!
> I think I know how it will all end. I think that Harry will have to
> somehow trick or take Voldemort into that room at the Department of
> Mysteries, and that the force of the love in that room will kill
> Voldemort.  
> Or if it doesn't exactly happen in the way I have outlined above, 
it
> will definately have something to do with that room and/or love.
> 
> So, what does everyone think of my theory? I'm thinking of naming 
it
> 'All you need is Love' ;-)
> -Cindy
> Who love's Snape.

I recently posted on my HP blog (http://hpprogs.blogspot.com/) that 
the theme for Book 7 will be love (the post isnt up yet, blogger has 
been messing with me, should be up tommorrow).  If you noticed, 
Rowling basically pushed back any real love commitments in this 
book.  Ron and Hermione's relationship was stagnant (to say the 
least - how could they talk with Harry about making out with Cho and 
not jump each other?) and the Cho/Harry connection was basically de-
fused.  Add Nymphadora Tonks (a name, and character, who brings love 
to mind) and Dumbledore's comment to Harry at the end that you 
quoted, and we are basically set for a Book 7 themed with love.

I also wrote 
(http://hpprogs.blogspot.com/2002_11_10_hpprogs_archive.html#84545288
), a long time ago, that:

Harry's love, not his hate, will enable him to defeat Voldemort, 
similar to how Lily's love of Harry prevented his death. To pin 
Harry's fortune to some outside event like a prophecy or lineage 
completely contradicts the essence of who Harry is and all that he 
stands for.

So I think you are *spot on*.

Greg