JKR's personal Philosopher's Stone

[Tabouli]

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Just had an odd little thought.  The book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (British title, as I'm thinking of JKR at home, here) has in a way been JKR's own personal Philosopher's Stone.  It has, in its way, provided her with close to unlimited money and a form of immortality.  And, of course, the price that comes with it: fame.  Having her personal life invaded and sold and spied on.  As a writer, this level of success would surely have been high on her Mirror of Erised list.  Now she has success beyond her wildest dreams, though, I wonder...

Given that Dumbledore is the "moral compass" of the series (or so I vaguely remember from an interview somewhere: Goat?), does she herself have moments of "You know, the Stone was really not such a wonderful thing.  As much money and life as you could want!  The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things which are worst for them." (Dumbledore, PS/SS Ch 17)?

Tabouli.


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