your greatest hope

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 121355


SSSusan:
> > Alright, I'll risk the wrath or ridicule of those who think 
> Harry's  living a "regular life" would be a horrible, sickly sweet, 
> too fairy-taleish ending:  I want Harry to live.  
> > 
> > And I mean *really* get a chance to live. 
> snip 
> 
> Potioncat:
> Pass the schmaltz, I agree. I don't think a book has to be all doom 
> and gloom to be "good"  Doom and gloom has its place, but I hope it 
> won't be in the HP ending.  Having said that, it's not that I would 
> think JKR was horrible if that's what she's decided to do.
> 
> While I'm at it, I'm hoping Snape lives, but my expection of that 
> outcome isn't as high.

Carol now:
Yes to both those wishes, and my hopes for Snape are higher than
yours, apparently.

How about this: Trelawney's (small p) prophecy, made while she was in
what passes for her right mind, comes true, and Harry lives a long
(magical) life, becomes Minister for Magic, and has twelve children
(in which case, he'd better marry Ginny and let Ron marry Hermione).

And Snape, now that Harry and Neville are no longer in his classes,
gets to teach DADA as the reward for his services to Dumbledore.
I know a lot of people don't want that, but I do.

Carol, dreading tomorrow (or really today since it's after 1 a.m.)
because she has to get inoculations for a trip to Costa Rica in February