[HPforGrownups] Re: Chances of being alive at the end of Book 7

[Iggy McSnurd]

No: HPFGUIDX 82444


From: "Renee Daniels"
>
> Before OotP I would have said Harry Lives. Period. But now I'm not
> so sure, the existance of an afterlife and reunion with his family
> opens up the possiblity of 'Happy Death' like Lewis' Narnia
> Chronicals. In he end of the last book (The Last Battle?) he killed
> off not only the major charactors of that instalment, but the major
> charactors of every single book that came before it and did a big
> happy runion scene after the end of the world. Not saying its
> likely, but its a possiblity. Harry Lives: 65%
>

Iggy:

As a little side note here, a little off topic but relevant here...

C.S. Lewis wrote the Narnia books as a way to present the Bible and the
tenets of Christianity to children.  The different books in the series
correspond, rather roughly, with different Books of the bible.  "The Last
Battle" represents the Book of Revelations, including the false
prophets (the ape... I forget his name...), and the Rapture, wherein all
those who are good and just are taken into Heaven to be with God and Jesus,
to dwell in joy for all eternity.


While many people seem to draw a conclusion that Harry is a Christ figure, I
don't think that JKR has that in mind... And I definately don't think she'd
be blatant about it, of course.  (After all, most of the discussions we have
here are about how subtle she is...)

Also, unlike C.S. Lewis, I can't see her as having a goal to teach kids
about a specific faith or defined rules of morality.  She seems to want more
to present some things she sees are wrong in the world, or life lessons that
are important to learn... and then pepper her book rather liberally with the
basic message of "open your eyes and see what you will see.  Learn these
things for yourself, and see that right and wrong are individual concepts...
and not infallable ones."

As for whether or not JKR goes the "happy death" route for the
ending of the series... I honestly don't think she will.  At the most, I
think we'll get a
slightly sappy scene where Harry sees his deceased loved ones again, however
brief, and they tell him that he still has work to do in the WW... but to
hang on, because they will be waiting and watching.


Iggy McSnurd
the Prankster

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