[HPforGrownups] How happy the ending could be for Harry WAS: Re: Sending Voldie through the Veil

[Lynda Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 162012

Lynda:
Harry just plain living a "normal" life as an adult wizard with meaningful
work of some sort, a family that he cares about and cares about him
whether related to him by blood or not works for me. Isn't that how most
people (and most fictional people too) live their lives?

Lynda


On 11/25/06, dumbledore11214 <dumbledore11214 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>   Sara:
> <SNIP>
> > If, after all this build-up, the big message JK has in store for
> us is
> > "But it's all going to be OK, hurray!" then I confess I will be
> > disappointed. There are ways for her to write Harry surviving and
> > being pretty much all right for the most part that could still
> include
> > more serious themes, but plain old happily ever after isn't one of
> > them.
> >
> >
>
> Alla:
>
> Well, of course there are ways - like Harry being involved in some
> important political causes, etc, on the other hand I completely
> disagree and I am not sure if this is what you are saying, please
> disregard if you are not. I completely disagree that if Harry
> survives, that the only convincing way of existance for him would be
> to become second Frodo. There are different ways of reacting to
> trauma, and yes, I do think that it is possible to write
> convincingly Harry surviving and being Okay and happy for the most
> part - influenced by experiences, grown up,etc, but not necessarily
> broken man.
>
> IMO of course.
>
> 
>



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DeColores


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