[HPforGrownups] Re: Endings

[Scott Santangelo]

No: HPFGUIDX 85156



Geoff Bannister <gbannister10 at aol.com> wrote:
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, B Arrowsmith 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:

Kneasy:
So, what would be your odds for a happy ending? All in all, the circumstances of his genesis do not hold out a great  deal of hope - particularly the train journey; in the UK they are so  bad they generally promote rage and an inclination to kill, *kill*,  KILL! I think it's thumbs down for Harry; 3:1 he doesn't make it.

Geoff: 

I think, Dementors and Malfoy apart, Harry's experiences on the Hogwarts Express have been reasonably good in terms of the actual rail journey. My own experiences on UK railways, mainly longer distance journeys, have been pretty good in recent years. 

I dearly want to see Mark Evans revealed as Harry's long lost something-or-other.....

I dearly want to see Harry survive. Never mind the golden sunsets and the fields of swaying flowers. Survive will suffice. I dearly want to see England wipe the floor with France in the Rugby World Cup final; I wonder if an excellent Quidditch Seeker might help their chances? Portkey for Harry to Sydney anyone?

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Far from canon, but I think if Warner Bros. picked-up the HP series, I can't imagine they would have bought into a kids-oriented movie franchise wherein the hero bites it in the end. The movie execs had to know from the outset how it all turns out. From what I've read, JKR has input into the films, so even though they deviate from the actual books, I tend to believe they must be accurate as to key plot elements, so even though there are cries of "movie contamination" it would seem they must conform to JKR's vision/approval. Far from scientific, but I think it's the best assurance of a "happy ending" of some sort!

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