[HPforGrownups] The Ending

[Laura Ingalls Huntley]

No: HPFGUIDX 85264

Bohcoo
> How about a magical ending? Maybe when Harry and Voldemort come to
> their ultiumate confrontation, something happens that causes them to
> cancel each other out (matter and anti-matter) and they meld into
> something that is "in essence UNdivided." We had Quirrellmort, why
> not a Harrytom or Riddlepotter where the essence of both Voldemort
> and Harry exist in one body (preferably Harry's. . .). Something
> unusual like that.
> <snip>
> What magical conclusions might there be to this story of Harry Potter?

I don't know if you've read it, but the fanfic "Come Together" by 
Granger is written on a similar theme.  That is, Harry "kills" 
Voldemort (except to paraphrase Hagrid, there wasn't enough human left 
in him to actually die), so instead Voldemort's essence is transfered 
into Harry, who then has to deal with the consequences.  (Actually, so 
far "Come Together" has focused on a potential H/H romance from 
Hermione's POV, so I wouldn't recommend it if you don't go for that 
pairing.  Otherwise, it's a great fic which portrays the Trio's 
friendship amazingly well and seems to have the potential to get an 
actual plot soon.  Unfortunately, the author is now on a bit of a 
maternity leave.)

As for the likelihood of this happening in canon, I don't give it much 
of a chance.  Why?  Well, I think that it's a brilliant plot device -- 
as well as nicely paralleled with existing canon (i.e., Voldemort 
transferring some of his powers to baby!Harry through AK).  However, 
JKR   has repeatedly stated that she does not intend to write any books 
after the seventh, thereby negating the possibility of a story arc that 
occurs *after* the climatic scene in which Voldemort is destroyed 
(which naturally occurs at the end of the seventh book).

Whatever happens, it's got to have some closure to it.  Even if it's a 
bad, unhappy sort of closure, I don't believe JKR is one of those 
writers who so enjoys being pretentious and obtuse that they 
intentionally leave their stories unfinished for the sake of "art."  
(The only story I can remember in which this tactic worked was, IMO, 
"The Lady in the Tiger," which took the form of a riddle, rather than 
the author basically saying "Neener, neener, neener.  I am SO deeper 
than thou art.")

Laura