Harry's happy sacrifice (was Re: The editor was sobbing)

[kristin1778]

No: HPFGUIDX 166936

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "va32h" <va32h at ...> wrote:
>
> 
> When Dumbledore spoke of death as a next great adventure, he was 
> speaking in reference to Nicolas Flamel - someone who had lived a 
> very long life indeed. That one sentence of Dumbledore's has been 
> extrapolated to mean that Dumbledore thinks everyone should 
> cheerfully embrace death. One can be unafraid of death, and still not 
> want to die. 
> 
> That Harry is willing to die is enough. 
> 
> va32h
>

Kristin1778:

I agree with you that there would be nothing wonderful or noble about
Harry sacrificing his life, and nothing comforting about Harry
reuniting with his parents in the afterlife. I hope you're right that
Harry's willingness to die is enough.

 I also don't think Rowling wants to send the message that we should
all cheerfully embrace death, and not  shed a tear when a life is
tragically cut short at 17. However, I do think she's trying to say
something about bravery, self sacrifice, and death, and that she might
use Harry's death to say it.

Kristin