Book 7 ending (was Analyzing Plot Twists: Simplify, Simplify!)

[Heather Lynn]

No: HPFGUIDX 104027

Tara said:
> What do y'all think, too early to discuss Book 7?

Nah- it's never too early to start speculating!

Tara:
> My belief is that after defeating Voldemort, Harry's scar will
> disappear (allowing him a normal life at last?), so the last sentence
> of the book could be something like: "...and there was no trace left
> of the scar."

I've always thought the same thing; that it would end with the disappearance 
of the scar. 

But that said, I sort of hope he keeps it. It's part of who he is, in a symbolic 
sense, because people are shaped by their experiences- both good and bad. 
(For instance, even though I wish I hadn't fallen down the stairs at the park, I'm 
still a little proud of my own forehead scar- which is unfortunately not lightning 
bolt shaped :>) And I think Dumbledore feels the same way- remember that 
when McGonagall asks him in the first chapter of SS if he can do anything 
about the scar, Dumbledore says, "Even if I could, I wouldn't. Scars can come 
in handy." (Which may just force me to do a separate post theorizing how, 
exactly, Harry's scar might come in handy in the future, because now that I 
think about it, that was an interesting thing for Dumbledore to say.)

And I also just noticed while looking up that quote that Dumbledore says a 
few lines above it, "He'll have that scar forever." So maybe that lightning bolt is 
here to stay after all :)

-Roo, who for years has envisioned a climactic final battle in the tunnels of the 
London Underground with only Dumbledore's knee for guidance