My 7 book 7 predictions LONGish

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Alla:

> One of the possible endings for dear Voldemort I can think of ( that
> was not said in this thread, but I may have seen it earlier or
> discussed it with somebody)  would be Voldemort turning into a baby
> at the end and Harry taking a pity on him and not killing him for
> that reason ( have no clue who would take care of this "baby" after
> all though – maybe St.Mungo?). It is not my favorite one by all
> means, but I keep thinking about "baby face" DE at the MoM battle and
> Hermione's "we cannot hurt a baby" ( paraphrase, but I think
> essentially correct one) and I can see this kind of end.
> 

I had the same idea about Voldemort becoming a baby again when I was
reading the passage with the baby-faced death-eater in OOTP. I can't
see Harry killing anyone really, even Voldemort. I think he will
probably defeat Voldemort without killing him somehow.

If Voldemort was transformed into a baby, it would be a truly hopeful
end for the series. It is possibly the only thing that could restore
his soul. And who knows how he would have turned out with parents to
guide him? If the ending is really soppy, perhaps Harry+Ginny or
Ron+Hermione could adopt baby Voldemort! 

But would it be worse than death? When Dumbledore says that there are
worse things than death, I think he may be predicting the manner of
Voldemort's defeat. It has to be something that Voldemort would
consider horrific. The 'turns into baby' option is almost too nice.
True, Voldemort's personality would be mostly obliterated. But he
would have another chance at life, that his victims didn't have. Would
it be a just ending for him?

Jan