Harry's ideal ending & my idea of a horrible ending

[Diana]

No: HPFGUIDX 86143

  It occured to me that the ideal ending to book seven from Harry's 
point of view might just be to be a normal teenage wizard.  He might 
not be an auror, or headmaster or famous Quiddith player.  He might 
be quite happy being just Harry, with no prophecy hanging over his 
head anymore, no more Voldemort nightmares, no more weight of the 
world on his shoulders.  
   And no more having to live with the Dursleys!  He wouldn't need 
their protection anymore so he could go where he liked.  He could 
live with the Weasleys, which I'm sure would be his first choice, or 
possibly even the Grangers, if Hermione set it up.  He'd be 17 by 
the end of book seven, so maybe he'd even live on his own or rent a 
place with Ron, provided he had something to do for a living.  Sure, 
he's got a lot of gold in Gringotts, but it's not enough to last 
forever.  Besides, I can't see Harry as just sitting there doing 
nothing with his days - he'd probably prefer to work at something.
   Just being an ordinary wizard who goes to work, dates, visits 
friends, etc., would suit Harry very well, I think.  
   I saw an interview with JKR on Biography where she said she had 
the epilogue to the series already written.  This tells me that 
she's already decided everyone's fate, their careers, their spouses, 
etc. (if she uses the epilogue for that purpose and goes that far 
ahead in time, that is).  
   I could see Harry dating Ginny by the end of the series, or 
possibly even still looking for the right girl.  Ron and Hermione 
could be seriously dating, with Harry happy as can be about them 
finally getting together.  Those scenarios would be fine with me.  :)

My idea of a thoroughly depressing, horrible ending would be if 
Harry defeated Voldemort, moved out of the Dursleys, was dating 
Ginny, getting a normal wizarding life for the first time ever - and 
then he dies in some freak accident a few months or years after 
defeating Voldemort.  Especially if the epilogue told us something 
like "Harry lived to nineteen before being killed by the Knight Bus 
in a freak accident.".  :(  I cringe just thinking about the 
possibility of that kind of an ending.  

Diana L.