JKR borrows from heroic literature/ who dies?

[whirledgirl]

No: HPFGUIDX 154624

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "distaiyi" <distaiyi at ...>
wrote:
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> I personally think JkR feels a need for him to die so he can be
normal.
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I'm astounded you could think that! Well, no, I do understand why,
but I'm more or less of the opposite opinion.
A 'theme' I've noticed throughout the series is how ordinary people
can make extraordinary choices. As an example in the first book, see
Neville, standing up to the trio. For him, this was an extraordinary
show of courage. Or Ollivander's words, something like "Oh yes, he
{Voldie's} a terrible wizard Harry, but a great one".
After all that, how could JKR kill Harry off?? Wouldn't that pretty
much oppose what's happened so far in the books, and instead
insinuate that "yeah, you can be extraordinary, but y'know... in the
end, you won't get to enjoy your life anyway..." ??
And this is a magical world! Surely she can provide a conveniently
off-radar island for Harry and friends/family to spend their future
comfortably without being bothered by most of the rest of the world,
if *nothing* else??

Do you think dark wizards will come after Harry after he's defeated
Voldie? Well, Voldie didn't want to mess with DD, and IMO it's
feasible that in future Harry will become a DD-like figure in the
WW's society, so maybe they won't come pick a fight.

Obviously, it's a bit of a 50/50 question, and one we can only
speculate on. IMO, who chooses to believe Harry will live, chooses
to put faith in JKR as an author of inspirational books, because how
can you be inspired by a hero who dies? Unless...Ginny does too or
something...but that would mean she'd have to elaborate on what
happens after death, and i'm not sure she would, not after all the
vagueness surrounding the nature of the Veil and Ghosts etc.

Ok, I'm done lol,

WG* - hoping that she wasn't too agressive in her response and if so
apologises profoundly (but as a reason, well, HP does ignite a
passion eh..*bashful*)