OOP: Re: Why Harry will die

[maneelyfh]

No: HPFGUIDX 65699

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sueeeyqbong" <sue at s...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "goingoutsleepwalking" 
> <goingoutsleepwalking at x> wrote:
> > BIG SNIPPING TO SAVE SPACE...MY REPLY IS AT THE BOTTOM)
> 
> > BIG SNIP> 
> SUEEEYQBONG'S REPLY:
> 
> Just to add my two knuts as to the suicide thing...Harry dying at 
> the end of the series definitely seems at least as strong a 
> possibility as Harry surviving, but I really really can't see him 
> choosing to die. Sacrificing himself if it's necessary to kill 
> Voldemort / save someone's life...yes, I can see that happening 
> perhaps. But sacrificing himself just because he was too tired of 
> struggling and wanted to see the people he's lost - NO! This is a 
> CHILDREN's book, and any rEsponsible children's author would NEVER 
> write a scene which could be interpreted as advocating suicide as 
an 
> ok option. It just won't happen. Perhaps Harry wil be greatly 
> tempted to give it all up and walk through the veil, but he will 
> realise that carrying on living is the bravest thing to do, and 
will 
> choose not to.
> Hang in there 'goingoutsleepwalking'. I know how you feel.

##furthering the above:
I agree with you both about no suicide but the temptation may be an 
interesting ending with the addition of the power of love thing:

The big battle is in the chamber containing the black veil. Harry 
having defeated LV either by death or capture, is emotionally, 
mentally and physically exhausted, looks at the veil and ponders 
going thru it.  But someone holds him back, someone living that he 
loves very much. This could be a female or maybe Ron.... Sounds a bit 
Harlequin romance......so just a thought!
Fran