Harry the Auror... or other Future Occupations

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 89077

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "frost_indri" <frost_indri at y...>
wrote:
> <Snippy snippy, lotsa' debate where we agree to disagree> 
> > 
> > > QUESTION:
> > > If Harry is not an Auror after Hogwarts, what do you think he 
> will be?  This is, of course, assuming that he isn't dead.  
> > 
> > sachmet96
> ><snip>
> > I think he would prefer a quiet job.
> > Or he might not work at all. He has lots of money so he might 
> decide to just enjoy life. 
> to Frost: What do you see him as?
> 
> Frost:  
>   Hmmm... I just don't see him having a quiet life. I think he'll go 
> on a book circuit, just like his role model: Gilderoy Lockheart!  
> 
>  Sorry, couldn't resist.  I'm a sucker for bad jokes. 
> 
>  In reality, such as it is, I think the most likely would be Curse 
> Breaker for Gringotts, or something along those lines.  Just enough 
> excitement and mystery to keep him occupied, but no more of this 
> opposing the super-evil dark sorcerer stuff.
> 
>   The only thing is, after all this, I don't know how he's going to 
> be able to lead a low profile life without using a Fidelius charm.
> 
> Frost



bboy_mn responding from one of his old posts:

The Most Obvious Career-

I think Harry already has a perfectly good alternate career lined up
for himself, he just doesn't realize it yet. My personal view is that
Fred and George will not simply pay Harry back the G1,000 Tri-wiz
money, partly because I don't think Harry will want to take it back.
So Fred and George will just let it slide, and instead, unknow to
Harry, make Harry a partner in what will certainly be a very large and
successful company.

By the time the fighting is all over, Fred and George will tell Harry
that because of his investment in Weasley Enterprise (it's grown
considerably so it's an 'Enterprise' group of companies now) he is now
even richer than he was before. Given his reputation as a powerful
wizard, public figure, national hero, and all-around nice guy, he will
be a powerful asset to the company. Harry being thoroughly tired of
people trying to kill him, will gladly accept the Weasley Twins
invitation to become an active partner in the business.

Good times and vast fortunes were had by all.



Desire to be an Auror - in perspective-

I think Harry has secretly pondered Auror as a profession on and off
for a while, just as all boys ponder the exciting adventurous careers
of astronaut, firefighter, policeman, secret agent 007, superhero,
world explorer and adventurer, etc... etc... But to some extent, I
think he sees it as cool in the Saturday afternoon matinee sort of
way. He hasn't had to face the mundane and frequently boring reality
of it yet.

So, I too am convinced that Harry will have had his fill of Dark
Wizard fighting by the time all this is over. Given his current
wealth, the wealth I predict he will inherit from Sirius, and the
wealth he will earn from Weasley's business enterprises, Harry will
spend his life comfortably wealthy, engage in business ventures and
charitable endeavors, and traveling the world with his friend and
longtime companion, Ron Weasley (<-...insert companion appropraite to
your own personal fan fiction persuasion).

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

bboy_mn