Harry's fate - Best of Both

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 155955

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ecaplan_52556" <harryp at ...> wrote:
>
> Many people said:
> > If Harry dies I'm done with it.
> 
> Eddie:
> Harry's fate would have no impact on whether or not I would re-read
> the series.  ...edited...
> 
> Besides which, I think Harry's gonna choose to die 'cuz: (1) He will
> decide it is necessary to bring down Voldemort and (2) Most of the
> people he loves the most are already there -- his parents, Sirius,
> Dumbledore, and Ginny (who will proceed him in death in book 7)  ;-)
> 
> Eddie
>

bboyminn:

Well, I can see some potential for Harry to die a noble death. While
everyone is saying they will abondon the series if Harry dies, let us
remember that there are some things that are worth dying for.
Naturally, we don't want anyone to die; we don't want soldiers to die,
but they do. We don't want firemen and police to die, but they do. We
don't want our loved ones to die, but inevitably they do. So, I can
live with Harry dying. I won't like it. It will break my heart. But I
can live with it. I can live with it because it will certainly be a
noble and selfless death. 

Although, I can't help worry that not every reader will see it that
way. Some may see it as the way out of a miserable life, but Harry
never sought a way out of his own miserable life. He struggled
constantly against the odds and against overwhelming forces, and
endured beyond endurance, and certainly will stuggle for life even
with his last dying breath. That would be a far better lesson of
people to take away from this series.

Though, I could live much better with Harry both dying and living. I
have predicted various scenarios for this happening in the past, but
lately I have been leaning toward a trip behind The Veil, and a
return. I won't go into details since I've posted on this several
times. But The Veil and general mythology seem to lean in this
direction. Harry wouldn't be the first person to go behind The Veil
and return while on a Hero's Quest. 

Still, if you don't like the Veil idea, there are other ways. Perhaps,
he takes a potions that mimics death. Perhaps, Harry has to die in
order for Voldemort to die. But that brings up the question of exactly
what constitutes death. People die all the time by some definition and
are brought back to life. Perhaps in a brief instant of technical
death, Neville will finish Voldemort off, and Harry will come back to
life. For this to work though, we must make a distinction between
technical death and absolute death. JKR has said no spell can truly
re-awaken the dead, but she is certainly referring to the absolutely
dead, not just the technically dead. As I said, the technically dead
come back to life all the time in real life.

We could and have speculate other methods along the same lines, and if
well written, death and resurrection could be a solution that
satisfies everyone. 

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn