Who is she talking about?

[staceyv2220]

No: HPFGUIDX 146397

kchuplis:
> > You know, I really think poor Neville is just bound to bite it.

Antosha:
> You know, while I agree with this, the storyteller in me shrinks 
> from the idea of Neville buying it. The kid's life has sucked from 
> day one. <snip>
> 
> Harry's death has the same problem, btw. Same with Ginny, who 
> suffered at Tom Riddle's hand and hasn't been able to redeem that 
> yet. Likewise, to a lesser degree, Luna's death would be all the 
> sadness without any payoff. It'd be simply miserable and nihilistic.
<snip>
> 
> The most logical candidate in my mind: Ron, if you think the chess
> game was symbolic. Hermione is another, since at some point, Harry 
> is going to have to make do without her....
<snip>
> 
> Of the older generation, the logical candidate is the one who has
> hardly served a dramatic purpose since GoF: Hagrid. He was Harry's
> introduction into the magical world, the threshold guardian, after a
> fashion, since he is, after all, the Keeper of Keys, and he is one
> of the people that Harry holds dearest. He owes Tom Riddle. 


Oh, dear, you're right.  I hadn't considered Hagrid.  He's toast.  
After Sirius and Dumbledore, he's the only adult Harry looks to as a 
parental figure.  

Neville has to live at least long enough to play a significant part 
in the final battle.  Scars are not always visible, and I dare you to 
read the excerpt from St. Mungo's where he visits his parents and tell me he hasn't been scarred or "marked by the Dark Lord."

We know Harry lives because 1. the last word is scar and 2. the 
running joke, per se, of the series has been the curse of the Defense 
teaching position.  Originally, I thought it would be Snape for year 
6 and Dumbledore for year 7.  Okay, I was wrong.  The position for 
year 7 is open, but Harry will probably not be attending, even if the 
school is open.  In the resolution (last) chapter of book 7, I see 
Harry being offered the Defense position.  It has been too much of a 
theme in the books to not be true.  

SV