Book 7 predictions

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 98120


Pippin:"Absolutely. Harry should come out of this with his heart's
desire. But is that to be a great wizard? I think not. He's tempted by
it, just as he's tempted by the thought of being a world class
Quidditch player or a Tri-wizard champion. But what he really wants,
what he's always wanted, is a family who loves him.

"He thinks he can't have that in this world. But he *can*, he just
doesn't know it yet. Call me a shipper, call me a hopeless romantic,
but when he's given up the wizarding world to save it, and it seems
he's lost everything, there'll turn out to be one witch who thinks,
like Arthur Weasley, that the Muggle world does not lack for wonder,
and besides, any world with Harry in it is magical enough."

GMTA.  And this could be the rebirth.  When I said that Harry could
give us his magic, I never thought he'd be thrown on to the Muggle
world after that; he would be the living saint of the wizard world. 
It would fit in very well with the themes of love and Harry's ability
that LV knows not.

When JKR says that there are Biblical parallels in the story we should
apply that with caution, not necessarily looking for the
Christ-parallel or trying to figure out who the John the Baptist or
Judas figures will be.  The idea of self-sacrifice is enough parallel
for now, I think.

I also wouldn't like the idea of DD as the Christ figure giving Harry
back his powers or anything like that, just because it wouldn't work
in the sense of the story.  There's too many stories out there where
someone seems to give up everything, but in the end gets it all back
and more! More!  If Harry's gonna sacrifice something, it should be a
real sacrifice and no after the event give-back. The resolution, the
hope, the redemption would be like Pippin's ending above.

Jim Ferer