Post-Hogwarts PTSD (was re: marvin's fanfic)

[naama_gat at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 11162

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Ebony Elizabeth Thomas" <ebonyink at h...> 
wrote:
 
> Will we ever agree on *anything*, Naama?  <vbg>

You're not looking at this at all in the right way. Be more 
self-confident - each time I don't respond to a message, count it as 
an agreement, and (except on the shipping issue of which I'm tired) 
it will most probably be true. <w>

> 
> JKR has implied that the theme of her series is largely 
allegorical... most 
> fantasy epics *are*.  Good versus evil.  Anyone who comes in 
contact with 
> pure, unadulterated evil will be changed forever.
> 
> As for wide-scale trauma, it not only affects individuals, but 
entire 
> nations and communities.  To give just one example out of many 
worldwide, 
> I'd be willing to challenge *anyone* who disagrees with the fact 
that my own 
> community in this country is still dealing with the aftershock of 
the 
> transatlantic slave trade--half a millenium after it first began.
> 
> I can't sit up and argue theory on this issue.  For me, it's a gut 
feeling 
> derived from my faith.  I strongly believe in generational links, 
patterns, 
> and derivative implications.  Everything I've ever studied about 
the history 
> of humankind ties into this belief.
> 
> We don't know what will happen in future books.  That leaves the 
door wide 
> open for speculation.
> 

True. For further clarifications on my position see my previous post 
(in answer to Penny's post).

Naama