Elder Wand (was: Harry's bed (was Re: A sandwich))

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 178715

zgirnius wrote: 
> > "That wand's more trouble than it's worth. And quite honestly, I've 
> > had enough trouble for a lifetime.", the closing statement by our 
> > hero with which the book ends, has the same sorts of things going 
> > for it as "All was well". 

> va32h:
> Oh I don't agree at all.  I found that line of Harry's terribly
> cheesy. It didn't sound like Harry's natural voice to me - it sounded
> very in-the-know  "I've had enough trouble for a lifetime" (turn to
> the audience, grin slyly and wink).

zgirnius:
Cheesy is in the eye of the beholder; I would not presume to argue 
that. I could also not say whether or not the 'voice' seems like 
Harry's natural one, though in my view such a short snippet cannot be 
too far off.

Where I feel I can disagree with your opinion is the seeming suggestion 
that the sentiment expressed is not one Harry sincerely holds. From 
Book 1, Harry has been depicted as a reluctant hero. He doesn't want 
the Stone for himself, he realizes what it would mean for him, his 
friends, and their families if Voldemort got the Stone. He has no 
desire to be in the Triwizard Tournament. At the end of HBP he thinks 
of the necessity of confronting Voldemort as a "nightmare". So yes, he 
has seen a lot of trouble, and yes, he does not want any more.