Harry's Putative Death

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 42117

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Richelle Votaw" <rvotaw at i...> wrote:
Richelle wrote: 


Anyway, Dumbledore says of Nicolas and his wife "They have enough
> Elixir stored to set their affairs in order."  Which means that the 
Elixir > can still exist after the stone was destroyed, only cannot 
be further produced.  Could this in fact mean that Dumbledore also 
has some Elixir stored?  Possibly to experiment with or perhaps for 
a "just in case" time should one ever arise.  So I believe it is 
conceivable that Dumbledore could have a little Elixir hidden in that 
wondrous place of his.
> 

Does the Elixir actually resurrect? We know it extends life. We know 
it can heal someone on the edge of death or else Voldemort wouldn't 
have wanted it.

But does it actually resurrect someone who is dead? If it does, 
great, but if it doesn't, then the theory doesn't work.

Now, on to the theory itself.

I realize that the popular sentiment will be to have Harry live, but 
I really don't want to see some grand sacrifice undone by a few drops 
of liquid. Either it's a sacrifice or it isn't.

This is the same reason I don't like the theory about Snape or D-Dore 
or anyone else being behind the spell that saved Harry when he was a 
baby. It undercuts Lily's sacrifice. 

Considering the debate about the lack of strong female characters we 
had a while back, I would think critics of the female characters 
would not want to see one of the most powerful acts by a female 
character turn out to be the work of a man.

Darrin
-- The Hidden Elixir would be a great name for a band.