House Unity--final goal? ( Re: Draco's life vs. Dumbledore's )

[sistermagpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 141905

> Magpie: 
> > Obviously I'm not suggesting that the seventh book will be all
> > about Draco--or Snape.  I am suggesting that a true understanding
> > with a (formerly) DE Slytherin would potentially be a much 
greater
> > victory than the saving of that one kid.  And I think this seems
> > important to the author as well, since she's come up with three
> > versions of that kid.  There's Regulus, whom we know turned
> > against the DEs, but was unable to live and join with others
> >(though his attempt to do so may finally come to light and thus
> > help heal the rift).  
> 
> Jen: 

I wonder if the meaning of Sirius' death will come into play 
> here, that he learned more about Regulus while living in 12 
> Grimmauld and never had the chance to tell Harry before dying? 
Don't 
> know how exactly, people have suggested Regulus is in the witness 
> protection program or the mirrors might forge the connection--
either 
> could work, or JKR could invent whatever magic she needs, even 
> taking Harry beyond the veil if the story calls for it! I see 
> potential for the Regulus storyline, but believe Harry will need 
> validation from Sirius in some form to believe it. 
> 
> You mentioned Snape and Draco as well, and without going to far 
into 
> it, I liked your point that Harry and Draco are the ones who can 
> sign the peace treaty of this generation, that Harry can't do 
> anything about the feud in the previous generation but has the 
power 
> to change the one in the present.

Magpie:

I normally don't think about specific things that might happen in 
the future, since I'm not very confident about my ability to predict 
what's in an author's head. But one thing that did come to my mind 
is to wonder if the finding and destroying of that Slytherin locket 
won't bring a lot of these elements together--Sirius, Regulus, Harry-
-and Draco. 

In HBP there's that whole scene where Dumbledore has Harry test 
Kreacher to see if Sirius was really able to leave his stuff to 
Harry, because knowing the Blacks he thinks they may have put some 
charm on things to make sure it only goes to a family member.  
Nothing really comes of it since Kreacher does belong to Harry, and 
presumably the house as well, but I wondered if the idea introduced 
there of familial magic wouldn't come up later with the locket.  I 
wondered if Regulus, being a "true Black" in the sense that he was 
still on the tapestry and possibly continued to see Sirius as a 
traitor (Sirius says most of his family supported Voldemort until 
they saw what he was really about; their loyalties always seemed to 
be more to each other than the cause, despite their beliefs), might 
have put some sort of a family charm on the locket which might 
require a Black from the tapestry's help.  It seemed like a good way 
to force both sides to have to work with each other. Or maybe Sirius 
could have done it as a Black who is also a Pureblood (unlike Tonks) 
but now he's dead so they have to look elsewhere.

Or maybe I just love the Blacks and long for a rise and fall and 
rise again story for them.:-)

I do love in the books the way there's these imperfect parallels 
between the generations.  Harry's generation may really do things 
right where the previous generation failed, mostly by all being 
completely different people in different situations.  James is 
described as already doing the right thing by Snape by saving his 
life, but obviously this didn't end the feud. JKR may be working 
towards a more satisfying conclusion for both sides, where there's 
more respect on both sides. 

For instance, by having Draco start to lower his wand, and having 
Harry see this, it leaves Draco in a more independent position than 
Snape who'd had his life saved by James and now felt trapped in a 
Wizard's debt, you know?  I'm hoping for an interesting resolution 
with this whole group.:-)

-m