Gleam Of Triumph (filk) - Man Who Was Thursday Spoilers

[lucky_kari]

No: HPFGUIDX 33907

I suppose this whole discussion is a spoiler for "The Man Who was 
Thursday," by G.K. Chesterton. 

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "coriolan_cmc2001" <coriolan at w...> wrote:
> Or is Dumble in conspiracy,
> Like the anarchists in Thursday who were fighting for both sides?

AND

> "Thursday" refers to GK Chesterton's 1904 novel "The Man Who Was 
> Thursday: A Nightmare" .  I wanted to put in one line that was as 
> cryptic and obscure as the original song., as well as throw in a 
plug 
> for this great masterpiece (available online)

Having listened to the original song many times, trying to figure out 
what it meant, I laughed at the Thursday reference, which I did 
recognize. But then, I had this terrible vision of the end. 

* * * * * 

Snape started up, and stood crushing his costly robe in his hand.

"I know what you mean," he cried, "and it is exactly that that I 
cannot forgive you. I know you are contentment, optimism, what do 
they call the thing, an ultimate reconciliation. Well, I am not 
reconciled. If you were the headmaster of Hogwarts, why were you also 
Voldemort, an offense to the sunlight? If you were from the first our 
father and our friend, why were you also our greatest enemy? We wept, 
we fled in terror; the iron entered into our souls--and you are the 
peace of God! Oh, I can forgive God His anger, though it destroyed 
nations; but I cannot forgive Him His peace."

Dumbledore answered not a word, but very slowly he turned his face of 
stone upon Harry as if asking a question.

"No," said Harry, "I do not feel fierce like that. I am grateful to 
you, not only for the butterbeer and hospitality here, but for many a 
fine scamper and free fight. But I should like to know. My soul and 
heart are as happy and quiet here as this old castle, but my reason 
is still crying out. I should like to know."

Dumbledore looked at Ron, whose clear voice said--

"It seems so silly that you should have been on both sides and fought 
yourself."

Fred and George said--

"We understand nothing, but we are happy. In fact, we are going to 
sleep."

"I am not happy," said Ginny with her head in her hands, "because I 
do not understand. You let me stray a little too near to hell."

And then Neville said, with the absolute simplicity of a child--

"I wish I knew why I was hurt so much."

Still Dumbledore said nothing, but only sat with his mighty chin upon 
his hand, and gazed at the distance. 

* * * *

Now that would be a Nightmare.

Eileen