[HPforGrownups] A Hero's Death - Basis in mythology??

[Robert A. Rosenberg]

No: HPFGUIDX 99923

At 05:18 +0000 on 05/31/2004, hedwigstalons wrote about 
[HPforGrownups] A Hero's Death - Basis in mythology??:

>Hi!
>Would anyone out there be able to give me the msg. # of a posting by
>Hans (may be from last summer) that talks about heroes and needing to
>die (meaning Harry)? I thought the hero _can't_ die, but it seems
>that they can - Argh!! Not the fate I want for our Harry!!
>
>Thanks!
>
>HedwigsTalons

One of the things that may require Harry to die in the end is the 
"Cosmic Balance" mythos. This means that the existence of a "Great 
Evil" triggers the creation/rise of an opposing "Great Good" to 
combat it. If/When Good wins, its continued existence tips the 
balance the other way triggering the creation/rise of a newer (and 
often more powerful) Evil to combat. In this mythos type situation, 
the usual outcomes are for both to die in the "Final Battle", the 
Good to die due to the Battle (ie: Of wounds), the Good to 
suicide/kamikaze in Battle to "Take Out" the Evil since that is the 
only way to "Win", or to vanish since "My Job Here is Done - 
Good-bye" (the old "Ride off into the Sunset" routine). IOW: The Good 
does not usually survive the "Final Battle" since it is the fate of 
Good to die (actually or metamorphically) to counter the Evil.

Given the Prophecy, it looks like Harry is heading in this direction 
(his birth/existence is due to a need to fight LV and once Harry has 
defeating LV, he has no more need to live/exist).