Chances of Being Alive at the End of Book 7

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No: HPFGUIDX 82718

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Donna" <deemarie1a at y...> wrote:
> Now you must remember I am a firm believer in happy endings, so if I 
> sound overly optimistic, bear with me.
> 
>> 
> Dumbledore - I think he will sacrifice himself for Harry and the WW.  
> It should be a great death scene, perhaps the pivotal point for Harry 
> destroying Voldemort.
> 

I've been having thoughts about DD and his fate.

Having a reputation of possessing a sadistic and twisted nature, you 
will not be surprised that this, IMO, will  be a shocker.

I was trawling through some back posts a few days ago trying to trace 
a thread, when I came across an old post of mine that I'd  totally 
forgotten about. It was my response to query from Atropos G asking 
for suggestions on how posters envisioned D's death.

I replied that Harry would kill  him. (74099)

The reasoning was slim, verging on emaciated - James (his father) had 
died because Harry existed, Sirius  (his substitute father) had died 
because Harry refuses to listen and that  it was now DD's (another father 
figure) turn  in the barrel and to cop it in the neck through some action 
of Harry's.

But, thanks to my addiction to theorising, I now have a much more 
realistic motive.

You'll remember  that  throughout OoP Harry is in an explosive frame of 
mind. Everybody is against him; he is angry and impulsive. Recall that he
has not continued with the  Occlumency lessons. He is still vulnerable.
Recall also that  Voldy, through mental invasion has repeatedly been 
urging him to attack DD.

Add  to this  my (tiresomely repeated) theory that the Prophecy forecast
the deaths of James and Lily, DD knew this and did nothing. How  will
Harry feel about this? DD carries at least some responsibility for the 
deaths of his parents. Include the realisation that, so far as  DD is
concerned, Harry is  starting to think that he is merely Tool!Harry, a
weapon forged to defeat Voldemort.  


Combine all that lot; stir well and stand well back.

All it will need is one moment of frustration, rage or bloody-mindedness
and Harry will do Voldy's work for him; it can be the result of action of
omission or comission. 

Of course, he will  be contrite afterwards. Swear vengence on Voldy et al,
rejoin the path of righteousness etc. But what a lovely BANG to end book 6.

Kneasy