[HPforGrownups] Re: The editor was sobbing

[ginger mabayoje]

No: HPFGUIDX 167030

<Kamil>
<SNIP>
I've always thought Dumbledore had something specific in mind when he
told Tommy Boy that there were things worse than death, but I never
could think what he might be referring to specifically. This fits the
bill nicely and gets Harry out of committing murder in the deal.

I know the prophecy says one must die - but I can easily see Lord
Thingy offing himself (or, Wormtail doing it, either to settle real or
imagined wrongs, or to pay back the life debt) if he lost his powers
but not his life. (I've also always wondered if there weren't actually
three people in that prophecy: the One, the Dark Lord, and the Other.) 

*ponders*

  > funkeginger:
   What are you guys saying that Harry is just going to take Voldemort's powers and not kill him. Then how will the story end? DD said in the Half Blood Prince that Harry did not have to kill Voldemort, I know but he also said that if he did not, a lot of chaos would happen. And anyway even when Voldemort did not have his powers he was still danger.
   Even if Harry takes his power he still needs to kill him he still too evil to live . Have you ever heard the expession evil never sleeps? It means that evil will allow start trouble no mater how weak it is, you should take that in to Mind when you look at Voldemort without his power. He will still bring fear and chaos around the Wizarding world so he needs to die .