Dan's predictions -- followed by pain and grief.

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No: HPFGUIDX 99620

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola at e...> 
wrote:
> Jen wrote:
> 
> But what if, by the end of Book 7, most of those friends and allies 
are
> dead?  Not to mention his parents, Sirius, etc.  Perhaps Harry 
would look
> forward to death as a chance to reunite with friends and meet the 
parents he
> never knew...I could see an ending where Harry's death is viewed 
not as
> tragic but more as a well-earned chance for some peace and 
happiness...
> 
> Jen
> 
> Sherry says:
> 
> Oh, I shudder at that idea!  He will only be 17, and I don't want 
to think
> of it being a comfort for a boy that young to die!  Thinking of the 
kids who
> will be reading the books and knowing the high rate of teenage 
suicide, I
> guess I could take almost any ending better than Harry finding it a 
comfort
> to die and be reunited with his parents.  I don't want Harry to die 
at all,
> but if he must, I hope it is not something he thinks of as a rest 
from his
> trials or a comfort.  
> 
> sherry G


Alla: I don't want Harry to die either. I want him to find some peace 
and happiness here first, before he will move to his "next great 
adventure".

But, if he dies, I most definitely want him to be reunited with his 
loved ones. JKR clearly indicated that there are voices behind the 
veil, so it is a palusible idea. It does not mean that Harry should 
think about death as chance for comfort, maybe it will come as a 
surprise.


Alla, who is looking forward to spending Memorial Day in Boston, but 
is a little annoyed that she won't have internet access there. :o)