the scorcerers stone

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 75612

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
<snip>
> Part of the enlightenment is to realize that the money and eternal
> earthly life mean nothing, and so only those who have reach the 
stage
> of enlightenment can be trusted with the stone. To what extent
> Dumbledore is enlightened, I can not say, but he himself indicates
> that choosing the money and life are far from the best path; and 
given
> this, may be sufficient for Flamel to trust the stone into
> Dumbledore's keeping, but that trust doesn't necessarily include
> making and using the stone.
> 
> Just a few thoughts.
> 
> bboy_mn

Do you think that Dumbledore could be enlightened enough by any 
standard, including Flamel's, but that he does not actually want to 
make or use the Philosopher's Stone?  I am wondering if what he said 
in PS/SS applies to himself: "You see, only one who wanted to *find* 
the Stone -- find it, but not use it -- would be able to get it, 
otherwise they'd just see themselves making gold or drinking Elixir 
of Life."  If this is true, then Dumbledore would be perhaps the 
*only* person Flamel could trust to guard the Stone -- that, and it 
would enable Dumbledore to get the Stone back out of the Mirror of 
Erised!

Annemehr
who just replied to you on OT-Chatter too!