OOP: Re: After book 7

[dudemom_2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 65440

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "MrNipha" <psnow at n...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jeremy Davis" <jmd at j...> 
wrote:
> > I know this has been discussed before, but after listening to the
> Steven Fry
> > interview with JKR, I'm just wondering......
> > 
> > When JKR was asked if she would write a book after he leaves
> Hogwarts, JKR
> > relied "I always says this - That you will have to see if he 
lasts
> until the
> > end of book 7! I'm not saying he doesn't!"
> > 
> > This made me think. If / When he kills Voldermort at the end of
> book 7,
> > would time suddenly roll back, so that his parents were never
> killed etc
> > etc.........?
> > 
> > Sill idea possibly.
 MrNipha says: 
> My impression from hearing the quote from JKR in conjunction with 
OotP
> is that Harry will die destroying Voldemort.  First clue for me is
> Dumbledore's statements about death in the duel with Voldemort,
> Voldemort's mere death not being enough to satisfy Dumbledore, 
death
> not being the worst possible thing, other ways to destroy someone
> without killing them, etc.  Second is the prophesy itself - neither
> can live while either exists - which has some interesting nuances 
to
> me.  My first impression is that while either one of them exists,
> neither of them can live -- therefore both musst die.  I don't 
know if
> this makes sense to me yet, but Harry's and Voldemort's connection 
is
> very strong.

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Your post made me think of a further possibility: Does Harry 
really "die"? Is it possible then, that Harry and Voldemort's 
personalities figuratively die or somehow merge to become a whole 
new person or persons? Just a thought about what interesting 
directions this can take.....

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Dudemom_2000