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Originally Posted by Lenny  I agree with a few of your points... but, in terms of ending such a successful series, and in terms of writing something that will get people talking, what are the chances of reading anything other than a massive duel between Harry and Voldie somewhere near the end of HP7? |
I don't doubt the series will end with a duel between the two of them. But, does a duel between the two suggest that Voldermort would rather kill Harry himself? No. Does it also suggest that Dumbledore has to be dead in order for there to be a duel? No. In fact, I'd be more inclined to believe that Dumbledore would be Harry's only hope of defeating Voldermort, as he could be the person capable of teaching Harry the magic necessary to winning the duel. As we've already seen with Snape (in where Harry was trying to disarm him during the end of HBP) Harry is not skilled enough to hope defeating a simple Death Eater, let alone the Dark Lord himself. This is another reason that reinforces Dumbledore's death being a fraud, as I don't see any clear way for Harry to gain enough power, or to have gotten enough training, in the span of a few hundred pages in book 7, to hope being victorious over Voldermort.