The End By Assorted Plot Devices

[Brenda M.]

No: HPFGUIDX 110054

Great post, Steve! I believe someone (Kneasy, I think it was) wrote 
a post while back on different possibities of the ending, but not 
the specifics of death mechanisms.

I think Voldemort's death by Peter's hand is the most likely 
scenario, combined with the 'by the hand of the other' bit from the 
prophecy, as Griffin782002 has pointed out.

Death by house-elf is not something I had considered. While I have 
no doubt Dobby will prove himself to be very instrumental in the 
final battle, I think the actual countdown will come upon... humans, 
shall we say.

I am personally rooting for the case in which Voldemort becomes a 
powerless mort! and gets locked up in the National Museum for the 
History of Defence Against Dark Arts... Locked behind the glass door 
(display case), bound by anti-apparition and all sorts of 
protection, and be ridiculed by many once 'less-powerful' wizards 
and witches for centuries to come... That will serve him right.

Also wanted to suggest "reduced to ashes", but on the second 
thought, that can be highly dangerous. Special gratitude to Snow 
here who brought up a very valid point of Phoenix connection between 
Dumbledore and Harry. Since Voldemort's wand shares Fawkes' tail as 
well, I'm afraid if he is indeed 'reduced to ashes' he might come 
back to life. If the connection turns out to be that strong, that is.


>>> Neri wrote: The mind link between Harry and Voldy, naturally. A 
huge surge of The-Power-The-Dark-Lord-Knows-Not through the link 
might do it. In moments of fluffiness I imagine this surge as a 
mental Patronus taking the form of a great black dog.
("Expecto Padfoot!") <<<

Brenda:

AWESOME, bring Sirius back, he didn't *really* die! Jo, have you 
heard of SAD DENIAL??? It's the state you are in when you put awful 
lot of effort into creating a character, naming a whole book (1/7) 
after him AND finishing him off after 2 books!


>>> Neri: Also, the priori incantatem scene in GoF makes me think: 
could Voldy be somehow vanquished by the ghosts of all his past 
victims? <<<

Bren:
Nice touch, I was surprised to see they didn't strangle Voldy in GoF!


>>> Griffin: I expressed some further thoughts about its function 
[the veil] as a gate to the Underworld. But it seems it proved too 
complicated an arguement that there was no reply. <<<

Brenda:

Oh really? When did you post it? I think the reason you did not 
receive any replies (I know it sucks, really) might be that there 
was a thread on Return from Underworld, comparing various 
mythologies and legends. Around Post #104308... (I would not have 
mentioned this since I found your name in one of the top threads, 
but since I went through the trouble of searching, I thought I'll 
play ignorant ;P)


Brenda