Why book seven?

[tina_00]

No: HPFGUIDX 101404

Hello, everyone!

I've tried to come up with a great post, but the long post I wrote 
would bore you all to death, so let me summarize it: why are we so 
sure the great battle between Harry and Voldemort will happen in book 
seven?

>From J.K. Rowling site, the rumours section:
""""Book six is going to be called 'Harry Potter and the Green Flame 
Torch' or 'the Mountain of Fantasy' and book seven is going to be 
called 'Harry Potter and the Fortress of Shadows' or 'the Forest of 
Shadows'
JKR: Not even close! Who makes these up?! And this green torch 
business seems to be cropping up everywhere. Do you really think 
getting rid of Voldemort would be that easy?""""

Maybe she let it slip, maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it 
seems she asks us if we think getting rid of Voldemort would involve 
a green flame torch, except that's the supposed title for book six, 
not seven!

Yes, that's my theory: Harry will defeat Voldemort in book six.

Voldemort, although many of you are willing to give him too much 
credit, has not been written as more than a poor attempt at villainy –
 the way I see it, even if he is managing to spread horror, it's more 
thanks to his reputation than to his actions. He has failed at pretty 
much every plan he's had to get rid of Harry.

We've been told about how great and awful he is, but the actions that 
most shock us were not committed directly by him. It was Bellatrix 
and her, well, "friends" who tortured Neville's parents; it was 
Bellatrix (her again!) who killed Sirius; it was Peter's betrayal 
that got the Potters killed. 

What I'm trying to say is that the awful actions we have seen more 
closely in the books were not Voldy's but his supporters', either 
trying to bring him back, or gain more power, or whatever (especially 
whatever ;-|). So maybe Harry should not look out for Voldemort as 
much, but for what will be left of his group after he is gone for 
good.

vmonte wrote: "JKR has mentioned (I think someone pointed this out 
previously) in one of her talks (Albert Hall?) that she wanted to 
show in the Potter series how difficult fighting evil was because 
even when defeated someone is always ready to take over in it's place."

I know vmonte hasn't written it in the same context I am thinking, 
but this quote fits in my theory. Book six could be about Harry 
vanquishing Voldemort, and book seven, about the faithful Death 
Eaters trying to continue the work their master had started, or even 
a whole new evil taking over and having to be defeated.

I'm sorry, I wish I was more prolific in my explanations as some of 
you are, but I trust you got the idea, and I'd really like to know 
what you think.

tina