Harry's experiences : what's missing ?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 116163


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arrowsmithbt" 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> 
> But to expand the concept to a more general level - I'm going to 
> ask the fans to do something they may find difficult.
> 
> Put aside thoughts of what you *want* to happen.
> Now provide evidence - from the books, from JKR interviews, her
> website, wherever, that there will be a happy resolution.
> 
> Because I can't see any such evidence.
> 
> Cries of "Oh, she must!" don't work, nor do expostulations that
> "She couldn't do that in a childrens book" because she didn't write 
> the books for children. On more than one occasion she's stated that 
> she wrote the books *for herself* -  and it wasn't a particularly
> easy time in her life, either.
> 



Alla:

Oh, Kneasy, thanks, but no thanks. :) I will hold on to my "happy 
delusions". 

Last time I checked - no one made "metathinking" evidence foribidden 
one yet.

Seriously, though what do you mean by " ending like no other" ? 
Memorable, like no other? I think she will manage that . "Bloodbath"? 
I doubt it, because no matter how many times she will repeat that she 
wrote the books for herself, I will consider it in part to be a 
marketing trick. I have no doubt that she writes the books for 
herself too, but , IMO, she clearly oreints the books toward the 
younger audience.


Just look at the battle at MOM, please?

Which curses kids were hit with? "Dancing legs"? Ron was attacked 
with the brain?

Yes, Sirius fell through the Veil, yes, Harry was possessed, but 
altogether impressive picture of violence? I don't think so, not in 
my opinion.


Under happy resolution do you mean that Harry will survive? Not 
necessarily, although I really, really want him to and still hold on 
to my prediction that he will be temporarily dead and then 
resurrected.

What I can bet on that if he dies, we will see him reuniting with his 
parents and Sirius.


I am trying to think of the canon and I think there was a quote in 
PS/SS, which said something  like "In the years to come Harry did not 
know how he managed to study for exams when Voldemort was breathing 
down his neck". I may be wrong or it could be different book, but I 
am pretty sure that I read something like that

Here is also the Trelawney prediction about Harry becoming Mnister of 
Magic and having twelve children.

We also have JKR's answer  to the question "Whether Harry will become 
the Minister of Magic?" that seventeen is too young to become 
involved in Politics. Can I hope that it means that he will become a 
Minister later in life.


If under "happy resolution" you mean destroying Voldemort - then yes, 
I think this is a given