Changes in Wizarding World Was:A good narrative strategy

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 125916


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
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> Alla:
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> Oh, absolutely. After she said that the breach was final, that is 
> exactly what I think too. I am just wondering what would be the 
> driving force for such change, if it were to occur. You know, if it 
> is not collision with muggle world, which it is not for sure, what 
> IS it then?
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> Voldemort's defeat? But then nothing really changed after Dumbledore 
> defeated Gridenwald and after Harry defeated him for the first time. 
> I guess this time must be different somehow.
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> Actually, no scratch that something did change, albeit in small way. 
> As Dobby says house elves are treated better now, sort of.
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> So, I can see Dobby playing important role in defeating Voldie and 
> accordingly status of house elves may change. But so many things 
> need to be changed on so many levels (IMO only) and I am just not 
> sure that sure that Voldie's demize will force them all to occur.
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> What do you think?
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> JMO,
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> Alla

I think we will likely see that cooperation on the magical side is
key.  By that I mean I don't necessarily mean the much discussed
"unity of houses," although I wouldn't be surprised if we see
something coming of that, but cooperation among wizards, house elves,
werewolves,goblins, etc.  I think this was set up by Umbridge and the
anti-werewolf legislation, SPEW, and DD's talk in OOTP about the
Ministry Fountain being a lie.

What form this will take I don't know.  To tell you the truth, I'm a
little bit nervous about it, since it seems awfully late in the day to
introduce such major shifts without them seeming forced in terms of
the plot.  Be that as it may, I think we will see something like that
which is critical in terms of defeating Voldemort.

I don't think we will see this leading to overall major changes in
Wizarding society during the actual narrative, more that we will see
how this cooperation plays out with particular individuals and groups.
 However, we may well see references to outgrowths of this in the last
chapter when JKR gives us an overview of what happens to everybody.  I
wouldn't be surprised to see passing references to overall changes in
the Wizarding ethos over time coming out of the Voldywar experience.

Lupinlore