[HPforGrownups] Re: CoS irrelevant?------ Is PoA irrelevant?

[srsiriusblack at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 48895

In a message dated 27/12/2002 21:30:23 Eastern Standard Time, 
spi00000000 at yahoo.com writes:


> . But in this book, Harry doesn't defeat Voldie in any 
> way, and he never relly battles anyone as in the previous books. So 
> what is PoA's relevance?
> 

ok. ok. I thought of a few more points, and I just can't stop. This list is 
like an addiction... 

To answer this bit of your question; the "battle" in this book, imho, is a 
battle between good and evil and what is right/just vs. what is wrong/unjust. 
the battlefield in this book is more mental than anything else. - it adds to 
the depth of Harry's character for the reader.

Also, the most important thing to me in PoA is the prediction and it's 
somewhat come-upense. Trelawny says that Voldemort's faithful servant will 
return to him and he will rise to power again. This is ever so important! 
(and I am kicking myself for leaving it out in my first post to this thread)

When you read GoF you will better understand... I don't want to give any of 
that book away to you-- I will warn you though to select carefully which 
posts you read until you have read all of the books, if you are anything like 
me.. I would have hated having the details of each story spoiled before I 
read them <wink>

In any event,. hope this has been some help - coupled with my first post to 
your question.

-Snuffles
"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty 
recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the 
dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with 
open eyes, to make it possible. This I did."  T.E. Lawrence- Seven Pillars of 
Wisdom


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