Harry Potter’s Final Battle- The Battle for Hogwarts.

Discordant Notes

Harry Potter’s Final Battle- The Battle for Hogwarts.

Every story has to end. And in films, the end is always worth watching because it is the end of the story.

So when the final battle in Harry Potter happened at the Battle of Hogwarts, everything has to be settled.

It gives me a weird feeling that the Battle of Hogwarts was like the Battle of Stalingrad  or the Battle of Manila. And HP looked like a battle scarred veteran of that fight. With the background of all the rubbles and ruins after a heavy bombardment.

But for me the ending of the story settled many things. And of the lessons of the story is that we have to sacrifice a part of our self or our self in order to achieve our ends.

In HP, Dumbledore made clear to Harry Potter that he was both a part and the other life of Valdemort,( an unintended horcrux)  so he must die. But when he died, he had to live to end the story. And that was a contradiction.

Yes, everybody of us must die. Or in simple meaning our dreams must die in order for us to live and our lives must go on.

I dream of being a  lawyer or a military man but I have to kill those dreams because were  poor and I choose another path in the interest of the people. I would be so foolish and ignoble to count how many things I have sacrificed for our cause.

It does not mean anything for some people but I know for those who really know me they will understand.

I just smiled when some people ask me; “Are you a fan of Harry Potter?” and they are surprised when I say no.

But Harry Potter knows how people and so many of his friends sacrificed for him. That is why to many who are just watching and have not gone through the experiences of having seen your friends die for you knows what Harry Potter feels that is why he elected to face Valdemort knowing he is about to die.

Yes, its really an ugly sight to view the bodies of people you have been, your friends and your loves one who fought for you. It is never a good view to watch to see mangled bodies of heroes and martyrs for a cause. Much more of people who you will never see again.

Yes, sometimes everyday we must die and kill our dreams so we dream for greater dreams and live for the creation of greater lives.

It was fun to watch HP is 3D but even if not it is still an apple for the eye and the lessons learned will linger on in the simplest message. The good will always triumph in the end.

And that’s with or without magic.

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