It’s Crackpot Theory Sunday

[meddow]

Personally, I’m think that Harry will run Voldemort through with Gryffindor's sword since I really don’t want Harry to cast the Killing Curse, not with what we know what happens to a persons soul once they do.

But I had a thought. In OotP, five stunners to the chest just about killed McGonagall. I think it’s the first and only time in canon someone had to be transferred to St. Mungo’s for treatment because it was that very serious. So, theoretically, if a witch or wizard were to be hit in the chest by say twenty or so stunners all at once, shouldn’t that kill them? And if Harry were to be casting one of said stunners, wouldn’t that be fulfilling the prophecy?

Not quite as dramatic as running a person through with a sword, but it would enable a lot of characters who have a grievance against Voldemort to have a go at him as well.

Comments

[tweedledani.livejournal.com]

Are you envisioning a sort of firing squad, a sort of Murder on the Orient Express where the wizarding world bands together to destroy Voldemort thus saving Harry he guilt of being the sole killer?

[meddow.livejournal.com]

I was thinking more of a firing circle, but yeah, something like that.

[iulia_linnea.livejournal.com]

There is something quite satisfying about the thought of Harry marshaling a firing circle.

[kerosinkanister.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting theory and I'd never thought of the possibility of stunning spells being fatal but that's a logical extension given what happened to McGonnagal.

I'm not sure I that Harry will actually kill Voldemort, though. accioslash pointed out to me that Dumbledore was said to have defeated Grindlevald but never said to have killed him.

[melusinahp.livejournal.com]

I don't think he'll kill Voldemort at all. I think Voldemort will remain alive, but with his soul sucked out.

[mary-j-59.livejournal.com]

Oh, Snape's going to kill Voldemort. That's his job, not Harry's; it's Harry's job to destroy the horcruxes. But this is an interesting idea, all the same. (Becasue I do envision Harry and Severus striking simultaneously, and this would be almost as dramatic.)

I like melusinahp's Dementor idea, too!