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[Chys Sage Lattes]

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Antosha:

> Too, there's the question of why you put an ancient wizard in a 
series of stories starring a 
> young hero. What else is he going to do but pass away? Fine, you 
can have him around to 
> swoop in after the heroic act is complete, as Gandalf saves Frodo 
after the Ring has been 
> destroyed. But even Gandalf died, if only to be reborn. Same with 
Obi Wan. Or Merlin. 
> Same with thousands of other wise men and women in thousands of 
myths, folktales and 
> novels. None of them are there at the last crisis.
> 
> Mind, I'm not sure that both Hagrid and DD don't die. I'd just be 
surprised if they both 
> cash it in at the end of HBP--that's where I expect Dumbledore to 
take his final bow.



Chys:

Wouldn't it be amusing if they were all alive and well at the end, 
sort of break the chain of predictability there.

I've heard that this story is related to The lord of the rings and 
Star Wars and such, but why can't it stand on it's own, for the major 
plot devices? (Especially since it's BEING written now... I don't 
think it's going to follow what everyone expects of an epic like 
this. I think we're in for some good surprises.)


Chys