The Final Confrontation

[AyanEva]

No: HPFGUIDX 128267

Eric Oppen wrote:
> > I want to see Lord V _suffer_ first.  
 
TK wrote:  
> Or afterward. See the other thread about how maybe HP and LV 
> won't actually die, but HP might sacrifice his *magic* to destroy 
> LV's magic. Thus. Lord Thingy lives out his days as muggle, being 
> muggly, doing mugglicious things. 
> 
> Heh, heh, heh. 


I think I'm probably alone in this, but the thought of anyone, even
Voldie, suffering squicks me. There's been so much suffering already
and I'm not too hot on vengeance and torture. I'd rather he just die
and call it a day; it would be punishment enough for Voldie because
he's so attached to living. Forcing him to live with no magical power
would amount to torture. 

This is the exact reason why I refuse to watch Prophesy III of the
Prophecy series of movies (with Christopher Walkin). Evil!Gabriel
suffers a similar fate, losing his powers and all that, at the end of
Prophesy II and it left such a bitter taste in my mouth because it
really was a form of torture in the guise of Devine justice, that I
just couldn't stomach anymore. Oh Gabriel and Voldie are quite evil,
yes, but I can't take the "eye for an eye" thing. I'd much rather
"turn the other cheek!" I wouldn't be much good at all defeating evil.
I'd make the fatal mistake of hesitating for too long before casting
AK or I wouldn't be able to cast it at all! Like Harry
against...Bellatrix, was it? I don't have my books handy.

Being an overly forgiving softy has gotten me in trouble a number of
times, but I'll take that risk and while, at the time, I was just as
mad as Harry for Petigrew's escape, I think Dumbledore was right.
That's what differentiates Harry the most: compassion. I'm afraid that
after the events of OoTP, he's losing some of that compassion.
Everything about that book worries me to no end.


AyanEva