Hogwarts, a Horcrux?

[Mistress Siana]

Of course the people are closer! And therefore harder to sacrifice. Would Harry really sacrifice one of his friends? I don't think so. Well, I'm sure most of them would rather sacrifice themselves than let Voldemort win, but that's a different business, that wouldn't be a sacrifice coming directly from Harry. And I think it's necessary for Harry to become a true literary Hero to make his very own, conscious decision at one point, to give something up in order to defeat Voldemort. Of course Hogwarts isn't the greatest possible sacrifice...but I actually think that's in favour of the theory. It's hard, but not unbearably so. I'd rather see Hogwarts fall than Hermione die, for instance. People dying, okay. Harry consciously letting someone die? I'm not sure if I want to go there...and I can't see it, really.

[GodrictheGriffon]

But he's already apparently going to give up his education.

[youknowwho]

But he's already apparently going to give up his education.

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So if he actualy goes through with that in (which I doubt he will) than in a way he would have already made the sacrifice that we're discussing.

Personally I don't think that he will have to destroy hogwarts. I think that he will have to sacrifice one of his friends, but not in the sense of letting one of them die. I think it would be more likely that he would have to alienate one of them.

[DucksRMagical]

Well, he already separated himself from Ginny at the end of HBP. I think that was foretelling the fact that he will probably have to separate himself from his other friends and have to fight Voldemort on his own.

But I think that his friends are going to insist on going with him to find the horcruxes, at least Ron and Hermione will.

[GodrictheGriffon]

Of course not! Remember there decision at the end of HBP?

[DucksRMagical]

Oh, yeah, of course I remember that! But I think when Harry actually first sets out to get a horcrux, he's still going to insist that Ron and Hermione stay behind. Like, he'll sneak out without telling them, but they'll find out and go with him anyway.

[GodrictheGriffon]

No. He knows how deep this friendship runs with loyalty. He might just warn them of the danger, but that is all.