My 7 book 7 predictions LONGish

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No: HPFGUIDX 148124

Jan:
> 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! 

Alla:

Oh, please, please, JKR, please no. If Voldemort has to turn into a 
baby at the end, I think having Harry and Ginny taking care of him 
would go well beyond turning Harry into a saint. IMO of course. I 
mean, I can totally see Harry not killing him in this situation 
showing his nobility and goodness of the soul, but to take care of 
the man (even if it is now a baby) who is responsible for all pain 
and misery in Harry's life?

I am crossing my fingers that it won't happen. Again, just me.


Jan: 
> 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?

Alla:

Absolutely,Jan. I don't think that it would  be a just ending for 
Voldemort that is why I said it is NOT my favorite one. He is 
responsible for so much pain and misery and killing so many people 
that to give him another chance at life is not "justice being 
served" in my book.

But I do think that this is a possibility, especially if JKR will go 
with stressing different personas of Tommy and Voldemort, BUT in HBP 
IMO she went out of her way to show that they are one in the same.


> Alla:
> >   Also what if LV finds a way to use Tonks to get to Lupin. That
> > is the whole reason Harry set his relationship with Ginny aside 
for
> > the time being.
> 
> Caro:
> Well LV would make use of Ginny because he wants Harry to snuff it 
so
> badly. I don't know how much trouble Remus caused in the "wolfs-
herd",
> but it could not be too much that would be too obviously, or it 
would
> have been known to us. And btw. all the members of the Order might 
say
> so for they are on the top of the "better be dead today"-list.
> 
> Alla:
> I think any new open relationship right now could be
> > detrimental to one of the parties, particularly when one has a 
hairy
> > little problem and his aid is no longer available.
> 
> Caro:
> Well I think the Ministry doesn't approve too much on those hairy
> problems, but at least if they offered to provide those people with
> the potion when necessary they would for sure avoid for sure a 
problem
> with the wizzarding community. I mean not every body has a shack 
with
> a woomping willow at their front doors. 


Alla:

Caro, that is a very interesting argument, but I have not said any 
of the above. :-) I think you missatributed Lucky Dragon's words to 
me. I LIKE Remus having a girlfriend ( my more 
preferred SHIP was Remus/Sirius), but I certainly don't want Remus 
to suffer in misery all his life. I am THRILLED actually that JKR 
gave him a love interest. It helped put my final doubts about ESE!
Remus far away.
So, as I wrote earlier, one of  the scenes I want to see in the 
epilog would be Remus and Tonks having kids and Harry babysitting 
them.


> Lupinlore:
<SNIP>
 Don't you think it would be more 
> dramatic for BOTH characters if Harry came to a decision about 
> forgiveness not BEFORE having Snape in his power, but DURING that 
> confrontation?  That way, the effects of Harry's love on BOTH 
> characters could play out simultaneously.  Your scenario about 
> Snape "running his mouth" provides some interesting 
possibilities.  
> Can you imagine Harry coming to pity Snape as Snape runs his 
mouth, 
> and Snape's humiliation as he realizes that Harry is not 
respecting 
> or fearing him, but pitying him?  The possibilities are ... 
> interesting indeed.


Alla:

You see, I would LOVE for Harry to come into confrontation between 
those two while being incredibly angry and let Snape have it and 
then the possibilities of forgiveness to play out. So, yes it would 
be more dramatic for both characters for Harry to decide to forgive 
Snape during confrontation not before.
I am just not sure how plausible it will be for Harry to switch his 
POV completely around during ONE final confrontation.

Am I making sense to you? In order for Harry to see Snape in new 
light ( and by new light I only mean as someone who deserves pity, I 
am not even sure about respect), some VERY dramatic information 
needs to be revealed during this confrontation, no?

Otherwise why would Harry decide to suddenly forgive Snape? There 
should be a reason for that, IMO. That is why I went with prediction 
of Harry already deciding to forgive Snape before the confrontation, 
since he supposedly learns something about Snape, because I don't 
know what information may cause Harry to change his POV about Snape 
that SUDDENLY. 
But sure I agree with you. I would love to see your scenario if 
played well. And as you know I am optimistic about JKR's writing 
skills.

JMO,
Alla