What about Harry vs LV was Re: Script from JKR's reading

esmith222002 c.john at imperial.ac.uk
Tue Aug 15 11:30:14 UTC 2006


No: HPFGUIDX 156949

With regard to JKR's latest Q&A session, everyone seems to have 
focussed on Snape's allegiance and DD's death. However, I was most 
interested in the following passage;

Martha Hoover: Good evening. Thank you. It has been an honor. This 
evening my question for you is, what is the one question your fans have 
never asked you and should have? (Crowd laughs and applauds)

JK Rowling: Oh god. (Crowd laughs) How can I answer that? I can think 
of a couple of things that give away the ending of book seven. (Crowd 
laughs) Having got this far
.having got 16 years down the line, I kind 
of feel that would throw it away. (Crowd laughs) For me, anyway, having 
put the effort in. I think that I've been asked excellent questions, 
it's just that the final book contains a couple of pieces of 
information that I don't think you could guess at.

IMHO, this must concern how Harry is going to defeat LV. I think we all 
feel that Harry will defeat LV, and therefore exactly how the Horcruxes 
will be destroyed is a moot point! Snape's allegiance is a fascinating 
plot point, but when all is said and done, the final duel is between 
Harry & LV. And as DD put it, it will take exceptional skill to defeat 
LV even without his Horcruxes.

Therefore, how exactly will Harry defeat LV? Harry's scar/Lily's 
blood/Harry's ability to love/Can't be guessed at?

The only thing that I continually come up with is the Gryffindor v 
Slytherin link. Lily (no idea how) and Harry are the heirs of 
Gryffindor. Gryffindor & Slytherin were best of friends. There is some 
pact between them? Even as I write it down I see the flaws e.g. if 
there is a link, why could it not save Lily!

OK, I give up!

Brothergib









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