Who needs Harry? (was: GoF CH 27-29 Post DH look/ Snape and Harry redux)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 182320

Magpie:
<SNIP>
These things just don't sound so
impossible to me given the way this world is supposed to work in the
canon I've got. Would this story be a better plot? I've no idea. I
think it would be so different it's apples and oranges. It'd probably
need to be an adult book written by somebody else. It's not the stuff
Rowling's interested in. But she didn't write a world that made these
other things impossible--in fact she opened the door for them by
sketching in vague ideas about adult resistance movements and other
professionals. <SNIP>


Alla:

I agree in a sense that all the things that you are describing 
soundsc ompletely plausible and with certainly enough canon support 
for canon based speculation at least. I mean, as you said, Reg 
knowing about horcruxes is right there on the pages.

I wanted to address Betsy as well, but I figure I will do so without 
quote, will be understandable enough.

So, yes as I said I totally can see the AU where somebody else can 
figure out how to defeat Voldemort and not be a super genious either.

I guess where we differ on this speculation (with Betsy) is that I 
have no problem suspending disbelief in the story where I know child 
is supposed to defeat the big baddie. I know that to enjoy the story 
I should suspend disbelief and assume that adults are idiots, or do 
what their leader tells them or just won't bother with research about 
Dark arts, etc, etc.

I mean, I totally understand if it is not possible for you to suspend 
disbelief, as I said, I myself can totally see AU scenario.

I can do it, as I would do it for every heroical quest where kid is 
the main character.

I mean, some things that Will in Dark is rising had to do had me 
scratching my head hugely, you better believe it. I suspended 
disbelief, because I know that kid in this story should be the hero 
and that's where it goes. Oh dear every time I think about harp, I 
start giggling. Every time I think about only Will being able to get 
to something or talk to something, I start to giggle again.

Same with Harry Potter, no it does not sound to me believable at all 
that nobody bothered to research the Dark arts and find out about 
horcruxes in the meanwhile. I just accept it that it is necessary for 
the plot, but it does not mean that I disregard this as unbleievable, 
quite contrary.

Take Lyra in Golden compass, does it sounds believable to me that she 
was the only candidate, the special child for the quest? Eh, no of 
course not, I just accept it as part of the premise.

Makes any sense?

Alla