Harry's summer in the 6th book

[dan]

No: HPFGUIDX 102128

Jason wrote:

> Harry is tired of being Harry. I think it's all 
> going to come down on him and he'll try to get away from being 
> Harry. I actually think he'll be the rumored person to switch 
> houses. He'll join up with Slytherin and try to not BE Harry
> Potter. 

In fact, mightn't he, getting away from being Harry, just run away, 
not as in POA, but really concertedly run away? At the same time 
think up a way to distract Voldemort from the rest of the witchwizard 
world, in an attempt to protect those closest to him, as he feels 
responsible for endangering them. He could get the appropriate 
information from Figg, about when the Order's guard was down, and off 
he goes, perhaps with the aid of the twins, say, providing him with a 
place to get his bearings after running off. He could get The 
Quibbler to publish believable fake sightings, though his 
Luna/Hermione connection. (Of course, the whole escapade would lead 
to complications, and he'd end up being at Hogwarts on Sept. 1 
anyway.)

In fact, if Potter told Voldemort the whole prophecy, as he knows it, 
what would change? He Who Couldn't Kill a Little Baby really hasn't 
had much agenda besides doing the boy in anyway. It's really to 
Potter's advantage to have that prophecy out in the open, soon 
enough. Because, the prophecy means, first and foremost, if we take 
Potter's reading, that Voldemort CAN be defeated, by Scarhead. Under 
the right circumstances, wouldn't that potentially get Potter a lot 
of staunch allies?

Perhaps he doesn't go alone. Some radical from the Order 
maybe "helps" him.

What I mean is, going over to Slytherin, by itself, doesn't actually 
accomplish his not being Potter, if not being Potter is what he in 
fact does. 

Regarding the kid who might change houses. Another very good bet 
would be Ron going to Ravenclaw. And THEN asking Hermione on a date. 
After all, Ron got some brains.

Dan
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