Endings - OT Side Note - Comedy vs Tragedy

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 85225

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> On the other hand, the 'happlily ever after' ending is about as
> predictable, mundane, and common as you can get.
> 
> I can see Harry's last fighting as a long, agonizing, and painfull
> battle as so many of his battles have been, one that leaves him near
> dead, his spirit crushed, the cost of victory so desparately and
> miserably high, that all Harry wants to do is fade away and live in
> obscurity. To live a without ever hearing of war, dark wizards, and
> death again.
> 
> All we can do is wait and see, but I see far more grim endings than
> happy ones.

Geoff:
Which, in passing, brings us back to Frodo, whose post-Ring situation 
I commented on the other day.

I would be happy to see a situation somewhere between the "happy ever 
after" and the rather grim scenario you have just painted. Theory 
follows.....

Many of my ideas occur to me while sitting in the bath and 
cogitating. (Turn your minds off - I said cogitating!). So thus this 
morning at about 7.50 am of the clock.

JKR is, I believe, on record as saying that our Harry will not become 
a teacher at Hogwarts. I suddenly wondered whether this is another of 
JKR's renowned Communist fish. Why? Harry's story is supposedly going 
up to the end of his Sixth Form at Hogwarts in Book 7. but, at that 
point, he would not be old enough or qualiifed enough to be a teacher 
anyway. Could it conceivably be that he will say "I am going on to 
train to become a teacher at the school?" JKR would be correct 
insofar that he has not (yet) become a teacher at Hogwarts and it 
also removes the need to ride off into the sunset.

Hmmmm. "Fascinating" as Data would say.

Geoff

Dearly hoping that Mark Evans will prove to be a relative of Harry's.
Dearly hoping that Harry survives Book 7.