[HPforGrownups] Re: the scorcerers stone

[Carolina]

No: HPFGUIDX 75620


 bboy_mn:
 <<The key to your statement is 'as far as we know'. The Philosopher's
 Stone is known across Europe, Arabia, and Asian according to the
 documented history of the Philosopher's Stone. We must remember that
 JKR didn't invent the Stone, it has it's own history dating back many
 hundreds of years. When JKR brings in existing myth and mythology,
 she is usually pretty true to the legend. House-elves are very close
 to Browies. Dragon, Gryffins, Hypogriphs, etc... are all existing
 legends, and she is reasonable true to those legends. >>

But she brings our of nothingness a race if ugly Sirens, and she has made a 
parody of Fairies. She has transformed NightMares into Thestrals, also. She 
is true to the legend when she is in mood. And what legends? If it were so 
easy, we could have worked out without doub if vampires are daylight 
creatures or not. 

<<So, I see no reason why she would deviate from the long existing history of 
alchemy and the legend of the Philosopher's Stone.>>

Then, as the simple version (the one you tell kids) of the legend goes for 
turning metal into gold, and goes along with the 'Fountain of Youth' legend, 
I expect to see a legendary fountain. I see reasons to deviate. She does when 
she wants, and the long history of alchemy and personal illumination is 
something she can use or not, she already writes about personal illumination. 
A lot of symbols/colourful legends  are in the novels just because it sets 
the atmosphere.

'As far as we know', we don't know anything, less to supose how alchemy works, 
or if there is a Marter Alchemist. The works with Flammel could even be a way 
to duplicate the aura of the stone but not its real properties, so it 
wouldn't have mind if Voldie got it or not in PS.

silmariel