Anthony Wrote:
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> I just can't imagine Harry going through all that
> just to be left with nothing but the Dursleys as
> his relatives!
>
> I think Sirius will be his one "gimme" for his
> troubles... assuming he survives, that is.

I know what you mean... and it would be great for Harry! BUT everyone else was so final about Sirius's death. Everyone, even nearly headless Nick said he wouldn't even come back as a ghost. ALthough something really gauls me about his death scene (as I mentioned) so I'm probably completely wrong

> Okay. I absolutely disagree. How about it
> ending with a sentence like, "And for the first
> time in his life, when he looked in the mirror, he
> could no longer see a scar."

Good point... double edged sword that last phrase!

> If he effectively removes the Horcrux, then the
> mark left by a powerful spell would be gone. This
> would be the ultimate end of the story.
>
> Unless we can compromise, and Ron and Hermione are
> looking down at Harry and comment that they no
> longer see "a scar"... as he lay in his coffin.
> Now THAT would just suck!
>

You are sooo right after everything Harry has been through it really would suck to have Harry's corpse lying in a coffin at the end.

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> >
> > As for Snape. I wonder if the real plan
> between
> > him and Dumbledore was that Dumbledore would
> block
> > the curse. Snape could not be aware of what
> > happened in the cave and how weak Dumbledore
> was.
> > Maybe he will turn out to be as shocked as
> anyone
> > else by his death. Also in Snape’s defence
> “No
> > unforgivable curses!” he warns Harry, he is
> trying
> > to protect his soul too!
>
>
> Might that not trigger the Unbreakable Vow...
> killing the person you are not supposed to
> betray?

Ahhh but the point of my above comment was that he wasn't trying to kill Harry, he was telling Harry not to use an unforgivable curse, as Harry was trying to us cruciate against Snape at the time. So it fits completely with your idea that Snape made an unbreakable vow to protect Harry. Here he was trying to protect Harry from his own anger and drawing him to using dark magic. Also right after that another death eater attacks Harry from behind and Snape yells at them not to!

> Very likely, now that everyone keeps mentioning
> it. Or, it's just Harry's wishful thinking.
> Tough call. As I asked Stephanie above, can you
> think of the instance (I swear it was in THIS
> book) where they talk about creating substitutes?
> Or was that part of the Horcrux explanation.
> Damn.

hrm... I don't remember it and yet its ringing some bells in my head that one... I'll check back and see if I can find a reference.

> > If Harry survives (which currently I’m erring
> on
> > the side of he won’t) I wouldn’t at all
> begrudge
> > him a happy ending
>
>
> I think it would be a HORRIBLE way to end the
> seven books! People all over the world have come
> to love "The Boy Who Lived". It would be a
> travesty if he suddenly became "The Boy Who Died"!
>
True... but again where as we both agree it would be horrible, I doubt neither of us can completely rule it out as an ending! And thats one of the wonderful things about the books isn't it. I've made so many guesses about what will happen and to be honest most have been wrong, and they probably are this time round too

Its nice to read fantasy books that I can't guess the ending to after chapters 5... until these books came along, that was rarely happening.