OoP: End of Book 7 and Harry's Scar

[hermys_quill]

No: HPFGUIDX 64885

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "maneelyfh" <maneelyfh at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "T.M. Sommers" <tms2 at m...> > 
> 
> julievette72 wrote:
> <big snip>> > > 
> his farewells to Ron and Hermione and walk straight into the Black
> > > > Veil. It would not be a sudden death like if he were to 
> sacrifice
> > > > himself by pulling V into the Black Veil; instead it would 
give 
> the
> > > > book more closure I suppose.  Harry would be able to be happy 
> in his
> > > > afterlife. There would be no slanderous newspaper, no 
indiscrete
> > > > stares at his scar, no assassins trying to kill him and no 
evil
> > > > wizard plotting his demise, just peace. He would be reunited 
> with
> > > > what we know he yearns for the most, his family (PS/SS - 
Mirror 
> of
> > > > Erised).  This would make the ending, while utterly tragic 
and 
> sad,
> > > > happy in a sense.
> 
> Thought::
> While reading OOP, I thought about the Mirror of  Erised but it was 
> Ron who made me think of it.  Rmember in SS, not only was Harry 
> reunited with his parents, Ron BECAME HEAD BOY AND HAD THE 
QUIDDITCH 
> CUP IN HIS HAND...Rather chilling.  Problem here>>>>Harry in the 
> mirror was a boy. If Harry did go through the veil at the end he 
> would be much older!
> fhm
Me: Dumbeldore told Harry in SS that mirror did not show 
past/present/future but heart's deepest desire. I think in OOTP if 
Harry'd gone to the Mirror instead of Nearly headless nick, he would 
have seen "Sirius".
Hermys_quill