[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry's exile?

[J]

No: HPFGUIDX 161866

shravya_ivyhall:
"In the "Half B.P.," after the death of DD, Harry contemplates 
whether to stay in the school or to go out and form a team 
against LV. What do you think of that? Will he really do that?"

BAW:
I think that he will return to Hogwarts. First, Harry has a 
great deal to learn before he is ready to go against Voldemort. 
Second, Hogwarts is such a repository of magical knowledge--both 
in the library and in the persons of the faculty--that Harry 
would be a fool not to go back.

However, I do not think that he will go back as a regular NEWTS 
student. He will be designated as a 'special', taking intensive 
individual lessons from the various teachers on the skills he 
particularly needs, with periodic excursions to Horcrux-hunt and 
for other preparatory missions.
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Jeremiah:

I think Harry really meant what he said. Harry is the kind of guy who does what he says. I'm sure we can all find instances when he doesn't do what he says, but on the whole, when Harry makes up his mind... he goes for it. Hermione, however... I think it will be hard for her to convince her family that dropping out of school is a good idea. I see her staying at Hogwarts and meeting Harry in Hogsmead for regular visits and updates from the library research. Ron, well, Ron's going to have to go the way of Percy in his mother and father's eyes if he joins Harry and skips out of school. (But as a side-bar... I think if McGonogal is Head Mistress and everyone live, she'll let then come back and finish a year late). So, Ron... I'm just not sure what he's going to do. I think he'll join Harry but it's very tricky. Maybe Harry goes it alone for a large portion of the book and the other two join up later?

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