What about Hogwarts?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 157929

--- "zanooda2" <zanooda2 at ...> wrote:
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> > Sherry:
> 
> ><SNIP>
> 
> > I do believe, however, that he will go there 
> > occasionally, to ask  questions, to consult portraits, 
> > to check in the library or something.
> 
> 
> >>Amontillada:
> 
> >>That's what I expect, too. Besides searching for 
> >>Horcrux(es), I can think of at least two reasons 
> >> Harry might need to go there:
> 
> >>1. To search for whatever knowledge/ideas/ information
> >> Dumbledore may have left;
> 
> >>2. To find valuable information in the library...
> 
> 
> zanooda:
> 
> 3. I always thought that Harry will return to take back
>  Snape's potions book. ...
>  
> ...
> Maybe the words "Sevvy loves Lily", surrounded by small
> hearts? :-)> Just kidding, of course, this would be sooo
> un-Snapeish!
> 
> 
> zanooda
>

bboyminn:

I've weighed in on this before, but since it's come up 
again, I might as well repeat myself.

I think most certainly Harry will come back to school, 
but he won't come back /to/ school. That is, certainly 
Harry will be in and out of Hogwarts several times, but
I don't think it will be as a full time student. He
has way too much to do outside Hogwarts to waste his 
time on hours of boring lessons with the other students.

So, here are some reasons why Harry will be back-

1.) He will be back as a special Student. That is, there
are plenty of things the teachers can teach him, but it 
has to be specific lessons geared to his specific needs. 
He simply can't waste hours in general lessons.

2.) Absolutely, he will come back for the HBP Potions 
book.

3.) Absolutely, he will need to use the Library.

4.) He will certainly need to consult with the various
teachers for various reasons.

5.) He will need to consult with Dumbledore's portrait. 
At this point, that portait is the last link we have to 
Dumbledore. While the information he gains will certainly 
be limited, it could none the less be valuable.

5a.) Let us not forget the possibility that Dumbledore 
left information in the Penseive that will be valuable 
for Harry.

6.) I suspect a nice tea and chat with Hagrid on occassion.

6a.) Unrelated subplot, it's high time the Minitry forgave
Hagrid and let him become a full wizard and buy a new wand.
I'm hoping Harry will apply some pressure on Hagrids' 
behalf.

7.) The DA Club - OK, everyone else has written this off, 
but I won't give up, I'm determined to get the DA Club 
back into the plot. So I speculate... that they simply 
won't be able to find a DADA teacher, and now more than 
ever, they need one. So, since there is no one to teach 
the class and we can reasonably assume that the teaching 
position is as thoroughly jinxed as it can be. They will
try an alternative method of making sure the students 
are as thoroughly trained as they can be. They will 
invite Harry to stop by once or twice a month, to 
continue the DA Club under the guise that the training
will be as valuable for Harry as for the students. In the
spirit of bringing the school together (Houses united), 
Slytherins will be in the new club. Lots of interesting
subplots ensue.

I'm not holding my breath on this last one, as much as I
want it to be true, I think it would just be a waste of 
too much precious plot time. There is still a lot of
story to tell and only one book to do it in. I suspect
much like the beginning of HBP, the plot will move 
quickly and old hanging plot points will be resolved just
as quickly.

8.) The attack on Hogwarts will certainly bring Harry 
there. Various possible scenarios exist for this, but in
general I remain convinced that there will be some kind
of battle at Hogwarts that will involved Harry and Co.

Still, unless it is the central aspect of the plot, this
too seem like a plot waster. 


So, obviously I think Hogwarts /will/ be open. Enrollment
might be down a bit, but as others have pointed out, the
school has been in business over 1,000 years. They've had
their high times and low times, and managed to muddle 
through. As is pointed out at the end of HBP, Hogwarts 
is no more or less safe that any place else in the magic
world. And in some way, is probably more safe since they
have a dozen staff members and several hundred students
capable of defending themselves. That's is a formitable
force based on nothing other than shear volume. Then of
course, there are the many many protections and physical
walls that surround Hogwarts. Are you better off in your 
urban/suburban/rural home, or in a literal magically
protected fortress? 

Oh yes, Hogwarts will definitely be open.

Just a thought.

Steve/boyminn