There's not much to go on

[mooseming]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Barry Arrowsmith" 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> --- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "mooseming" 
<josturgess at e...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Kneasy:
> Ugh! That love stuff again.  

Well you've only got yourself to blame! You kept banging on about 
your fears for the ending of the series and when I read JKR's 
response to the faq on Neville I thought you were vindicated, since 
then I've been in a tail spin from which I haven't recovered.

I'm now expecting something very conservative that promotes love, 
sacrifice and forgiveness as the answer. Not because I'd like to see 
that but because I can feel the walls closing in...

Anyway, I thought Jo had stated that it 
> wasn't a rune? Or is that my imagination?
> 
No idea...anyone else?

> 
> > JKR also said the scar was a window to Voldy. Love is 
traditionally 
> > our greatest vulnerability and our greatest strength, that 
window 
> > can be viewed in the same way for both parties. Voldy has 
already 
> > used it to hurt Harry, can Harry use it to 'save' Voldy? Is the 
> > rotten core in danger of being hugged to death?
> > 
> 
> Kneasy:
> Maybe. Personally the first thing I do when hugged by a professed
> religious type is check my wallet.
> If it were a choice between eternal perdition and a snotty teenage 
scrote
> emoting all over me, I'd strongly advise Voldy to go for the 
damnation.
> At least  he'd retain some pride. Anything else would be too 
embarassingly
> Disney (spit) for comfort. If you're gonna be bad, be *bad*, don't 
wimp
> out at the last minute, have the courage of your convictions at 
least.

Yup, there's a strong possibility that pride will be the thing. I 
don't think that it will be Harry's love that does for Voldy but 
proof of his own Mother's love which he won't be able to tolerate. 
Voldy could have a matching scar of his own....

> 
> Besides, if Harry truly is a representation of the Christian ethic 
then
> he'll have to forgive Voldy and if attacked turn the other cheek. 
Good.
> It'll give Voldy another chance to nail the little creep.

There is another option that Harry sacrifices himself for Tom, there 
by making the Lily play with bells on. Not sure how the Christ 
reference is going to be perceived especially if JKR resurects Harry 
in the end.

Of course if Voldy isn't the big bad and Salazar is then we're off 
on the whole evil within, dark side riff. I've been playing around 
with the idea that SS like Tom and Harry was a half blood, and a 
prince to boot (well who doesn't want to kick minor royalty). The 
working title for HBP btw was 'When Harry met Sally'.

It's no good, I fear the worst but at night I dream that Neville is 
DD's 'sleeper' agent and Harry is a patsy, Snape is Petunia's sex 
slave, Kneasy is going to write a book.........zzzzzzzzzz

Regards
Jo