Small choice in rotten apples

[houyhnhnm102]

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Dungrollin:
> I didn't mean that I don't think your scenario is suitable for 
> children, nor do I think that it's too complicated for their little 
> brains to cope with. What I meant was that she's under some 
> obligation to maintain the style in which she's begun. The books so 
> far are adventure stories, aren't they?

houyhnhnm:

Well, it seems to me she has already deviated from the style in which
she began, at least that's how I experienced the books as I read them.

The first three book were great adventure stories.  I was completely
drawn in.  I *was* Harry (mutatis mutandis).  Then I was somewhat
bemused by GoF.  It is still my least favorite book.  OotP came along
and pulled the rug out from under me.  Harry started to reveal some
unpleasant and downright repulsive traits.  James and Sirius weren't
who I thought they were.  Molly metamorphosed into a termagant. All of
a sudden everything was turned on its head.

I didn't like OotP at first.  I felt betrayed.  Then I began to see
the early books as a sort of regression in the service of the ego. 
And the moral of the 4th and 5th as something along the lines of
seeing is not believing and you can run but you can't hide.  I'm not
trying to argue that that's what Rowling was intending; it's just the
way I experienced the books.  So I wouldn't be disappointed if she
took another 90 degree turn in book 7.

I'm a DDM!Snaper myself.  Regardless of the presence of absence of any
prearranged plan, Snape did the only thing he could do on the tower to
insure the maximum good for the maximum number of people.  Therefore
what he did was right action.  Hence he did not tear his soul.

I would feel the same way if Harry were forced to kill Voldemort. 
It's just that you introduced the idea of the scarcrux trying to unite
with Harry's soul and my mind ran away with it.  It was something I
hadn't thought of.  Harry defeats Voldemort in his head and that
somehow causes the destruction of the corporeal LV.  For me that would
be a very bangy ending.  Apparently not for you. :-)