Will Harry lose his powers was Re: What's in the locked room?

[jmjklj]

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Pippin wrote:-
 
>>>>I speculate that Harry will have to pass through The Veil in 
 order to defeat Voldemort, and that because he did this 
willingly, he will be allowed a choice: either to "go on" as Nick put it, or 
to return at a price. I think he will return, emerging from the 
locked door, at the cost of his powers.>>>>
 
  
 KTG replied:-
 
>>>If he lost his powers, he would no longer really fit in and 
he'd be "squib-like".  Granted, he'd be the ultimate hero, having given 
up what he valued for the sake of all wizard-kind and the magical 
 world in general. 
<snip>Honestly, I think I'd rather see Harry die than lose his 
powers. I can't believe I'm writing those words.  I dread that fact that I  deep down think that Harry will die.  But that would be better than Harry living without his powers.   How could Harry live without 
 his Firebolt?>>>
 
 Ali then wrote:-
 
>> Like Pippin, I imagine Harry losing his powers to save the WW, and like KTG, I totally dread the possibility.
Harry can live without his Firebolt, it's only a material 
possession. He's had to live without it for much of OoP. But, he 
has never had a *life* without his wizarding powers. Prior to going to 
Hogwarts he lived, but didn't really have a life.<snip> Perhaps, Harry will decide that his  magical gifts are not really so important as the friendships and values which he holds dear.
<snip> Another possible fate which awaits Harry is the Kiss. The Kiss is 
presented as something which is worse than death. By taking the 
soul away, and leaving someone with no sense of self, it would appear that the victim is denied an afterlife. JKR does not spell this 
out. But if the victim continues to exist, but can then die and enjoy 
the afterlife, the Kiss wouldn't seem to be such a terrible trauma.>>


There is so much foreshadowing and/or his acceptance of death 
throughout all five books to support Harry's death.  (in addition 
to  Trewlaney's continual predictions
<g>)  In PS/SS, he readily 
accepted his impending death by Voldemort, continuing on to get the 
stone.  In CoS, he also accepted death after being bit by the 
serpent.  He seemed more concerned about Ginny than himself.  In 
GoF, he decides to die standing like his father.  And of course in 
OooP, he accepts death and the reunion with Sirius.

Often discussion is centered on how Harry SURVIVES these near-death 
experiences or how he has defeated Voldemort.  But what about his 
attitude toward death?  He doesn't seem to fear, dread or run from 
it.  He almost welcomes it.  Why?  Is Rowling softening us?  

When Harry looked in the mirror of Erised, he was with his family.  
We've seen self-sacrifice before.  Pippin suggests there may be a 
choice and Harry would choose to live without powers rather than "go 
on" to the next adventure.  

Ali rightly argues that the Firebolt is a mere material possession.  
True.  And of course his friends would not shun him.  But would he 
WANT this life rather than the next adventure, which we've already 
seen evidence that UNLIKE headless Nick, he's not afraid to take 
that path?

I think he'd rather die.  I really don't want to see it, though.  
I'm the woefully hopeless romantic who wants to see him live to be 
an auror or a Quidditch star, or marry someone and live happily 
ever; I just don't think it's going to happen.  

Let's hope I'm wrong.  (and I would hate to see a Dementor Kiss, 
too. I hope Ali's thought is wrong, too! <g>)

-ktg