I’m a bit divided on how I’d feel about that. On the other hand, finding a way to resurrect her would be thematically appropriate. On the other hand, it would also be thematically appropriate if there wasn’t any way, and you just had to accept that the universe doesn’t always play fair, with you sometimes not getting everything you want despite your best efforts.
There is a very significant risk that without Hermione, Harry will become a bad guy. That’s what the Hat warned him about, and we have reasons to think that it’s why Quirrelmort tried to remove Hermione from Harry. And that’s what the prophecies seem to be warning about.
I continue to have at least 30% confidence that Hermione was never dead. There are too many would-be-conclusive bits of evidence just barely out of reach.
Hermione will be resurrected before the conclusion of this story.
(Given that Harry wins and souls aren’t real.)
I’m a bit divided on how I’d feel about that. On the other hand, finding a way to resurrect her would be thematically appropriate. On the other hand, it would also be thematically appropriate if there wasn’t any way, and you just had to accept that the universe doesn’t always play fair, with you sometimes not getting everything you want despite your best efforts.
I’ll go a step farther, and say that regardless of the existence of souls, Hermione will be resurrected before the conclusion of this story.
I sorta feel that I know what you’re getting at, but “Hermione lives” seems like a precondition for “Harry wins”, no?
By “wins” I just meant “beats the bad guy(s)”.
There is a very significant risk that without Hermione, Harry will become a bad guy. That’s what the Hat warned him about, and we have reasons to think that it’s why Quirrelmort tried to remove Hermione from Harry. And that’s what the prophecies seem to be warning about.
The bad guy(s) relative to Harry. Hermione coming back is important whichever way his morality goes.
I continue to have at least 30% confidence that Hermione was never dead. There are too many would-be-conclusive bits of evidence just barely out of reach.
I’m about 95% confident Eliezer wouldn’t do such a thing.
What would normally be considerd dead, sure. I wouldn’t put it 19:1 against that Harry successfully prevented information-theoretic death.
I really miss Intrade.