Request (Harry live or die?).

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 159316

 

"Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:

> if Harry dies in the  final book, there 
> will be an outpouring of sadness and 
> grief  that will rival the death of 
> beloved King, Queens, and Presidents.  
> I can see the world coming to a near
> shutdown over grief from  Harry's death. 


Eggplant:
I think that's true, and that's exactly why I think Harry will  die. 
The entire point of being a writer is to touch people's emotions,  so
how could JKR resist the temptation to create a worldwide  emotional
earthquake of that magnitude? 


Julie:
She can resist it because she has a strong emotional attachment  to
Harry Potter. If fans will be distraught over Harry's premature  death
(before he even had a chance at a real life), how much more  distraught
would JKR be if she did that to the boy she created and  loves?  I
personally don't think she *can* do it (e.g., she doesn't want to put
herself or Harry through that pain). I could certainly be wrong,  but
my reasoning (based on sentiment as it may be) is as sound as
any argument for killing off Harry Potter. 
 
Eggplant:
> There are far worse fates in life
> than a noble  heroic death. 
 
Julie:
But far better fates too. Enjoying the opportunity to live a full  and
free life being one. Why should Harry have a "not the worst fate"
rather than a much better fate he so fully deserves?


Eggplant:
Like Harry growing old, developing a pot belly,male pattern  baldness,
and boring children to death by repeating stories from his youth  they
have all heard a thousand times before, and with nothing to  look
forward to but bowling with Ron on Thursdays. Better to go out in  a
blaze of glory. The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as
long,  and Harry's flame is bright indeed. Harry will live fast, die
young and leave  a good looking corpse.

Julie:
It sounds like you see little hope for any enjoyable life after 30!
So maybe Logan's Run had it right after all?  ;-) (I don't think  so.)
I see Harry surviving his inevitable run in with Voldemort, then
enjoying the love of a good woman, finding a job he loves and 
excels at, engaging in weekend Quidditch matches with his pals, 
seeing his children being born and being awestruck at the sheer
potential of their yet unformed lives, becoming an everyday hero
to those children as they grow--and later to his grandchildren--
all the while appreciating all the many gifts in life, even the  pain 
and sadness that is inevitably part of it, and most of all, doing 
just what his parents willingly gave their lives for--living.
 
You'd prefer a blaze of glory, I'd prefer a gentle goodnight  after
a life well and fully lived. Fact is, there's no reason Harry must  (or
would want to) live fast and die young. I hope he becomes a  poster  
boy for the WW version of that AARP commercial--"It's already too
late to die young, so live fast." (Still playing Quidditch at 102 ;-)
 
And who gives a damn what your corpse looks like anyway? It's
just an empty husk, soon to be grey dust. (IMO, from someone
who's never thought much of that stupid credo.)
 
Julie, fellow member of the IWHTLC






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