CHAPDISC: DH27, The Final Hiding Place

[eggplant107]

No: HPFGUIDX 184196

"Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:

> Maybe there's something to be said for Hagrid's view 
> of dragons as "interestin' creatures"

I certainly wished that dragon well, and even Harry started to agree
with Hagrid, right after the first task in GOF (the second best Potter
novel after DH) when Harry is falling asleep he looks at his little
model of the dragon and thinks dragons are not so bad after all.

> I was glad that they got a nice long laugh, 
> too, at Ron's remark that their break-in to 
> Gringotts might have been noticed. 

I loved that scene too. I never though Harry Potter would turn out to
be a bank robber, but I'm sure glad he did! I would have loved to see
a scene where Bill first heard about this and realized what Harry was
up to all those weeks. You can't keep something that dramatic secret,
it must have electrified the entire anti Voldemort community. 

> There's no indication that the wand has 
> failed him (it hasn't). IMO, the wand is
> perfectly compatible with him, whether 
> or not he's its master, until *it* learns
> that Harry is its true master and chooses
> to betray him. 

The wand worked OK for Voldemort but it should have increased his
already formidable power to unprecedented levels, but it didn't, it
was just ok.

It's interesting that from book 1 JKR kept emphasizing that the wand
chooses the wizard, I didn't understand why she kept saying that. Then
I read book 7, then I understood. By the way I don't often criticize
JKR but I think it would have made a better story if Harry had kept
the Elder Wand, after all he is and will remain its master regardless
of if he uses it or not. And now everybody knows it and so will go
gunning for Harry, he'd better use the most powerful wand he can find
to defend himself.

True this will condemn Harry into leading an interesting life, perhaps
this could be hinted at in the epilogue; Harry could be limping as he
walked in the train platform and he could wave goodbye to his son with
"his good hand". People like us would soon be in deep speculation over
what caused those injuries, great fun, and remember that in GOF when
Harry first considered becoming an Auror he wondered if they all ended
up as scared as Moody. If they are lucky to live long enough they
probably do. 

And get rid of "all was well". That sucked. 

 Eggplant