The Harry-will-commit-suicide-at-the-end-of-book-seven Theory/MWPP not being in Gryffindor

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So this is my first post on here and I'm sorry that it is an angry post,
but I feel *very* strongly about this first thing:  The idea that Harry
will commit suicide at the end of book seven an awful, awful theory that
does not even begin to fit with Harry or Jo herself.  First of all, Jo is
well aware that as an author of "children's" books she has a responsibilty
to not promote undebatably negative things -- which suicide *is*
undebatably negative.  But I *know* Jo won't have Harry kill himself
because suicide is *not* noble or and act of tragic heroism, I can say
that first hand, and maybe if you can't then it's easy to see as this
great romantic idea, but it absolutely is *not*.  It's cowardly, pure and
simple.  And if there is one thing that Harry has *never* been and I
firmly believe *will not* be, it's cowardly.  Jo has made it quite clear
that being brave is a high priority with her.  Which leads me to think
that not only will Harry not kill himself, he won't die at all.  I don't
really feel positive about it, but I could really see Jo pulling up
another side of bravery in the end of the last book:  Many, maybe most,
*possibly* *every*one Harry loves will be dead.  Harry's mission in life
will be over.  And he's going to have to go on, maybe all by himself.  And
that is *definitely* going to take bravery.  Not like
I'm-willing-to-suffer-and-die-for-you kind of bravery, but bravery all the
same.  Just a possibilty.  It seems like something Jo would like to play
with.  It has her signiture combination of sadism and mush.

Secondly:
posted by Jessi

>>In PS/SS Hagrid tells Harry that there's not a wizard who went bad who
wasn't in Slytherin.  So all evil Hogwarts alumnae were in Slytherin, but
not all Hogwarts alum from Slytherin turned evil...What about Peter
Pettigrew?>>

What about Sirius would be a better question.  At the time that Hagrid
makes that statement, Sirius is the wizard that many consider to be one of
the worst still living.  I find it hard to believe that either Hagrid *or*
Jo could have so easily overlooked this fact, even if we (the readers)
didn't know about Sirius, either what the current thought about him was or
the truth.  I have gotten the impression that the four of them were in the
same house, but who knows.  If all four *were* Slytherins, though, it will
be interesting how that plays into their relationship with Snape, who they
would have been sharing a room with *if* they were all in Slytherin.  If
so, no wonder Snape hates them: they accepted *Peter* as their friend, but
wouldn't accept Snape?  I mean, whether you like the man or despise him,
you have to admit that he's got more intergity than *Peter*.

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