Anatomy of a Rift/Misdirection

[stickbook41 <stix4141@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52196

Elkins:
> > The Rift may serve to point out to Harry the necessity of someone 
> > in his position appreciating the *particular* considerations owed 
> > to those who have proven themselves willing to lay down their 
lives
> > for you or for your cause.  It serves as both a warning and as a
> > challenge to Harry: a reminder that fealty is a two-way street,
> > that those destined to lead have serious responsibilities and 
> > obligations to those who follow them -- responsibilities which 
> > *must* not be neglected, not even through oversight or accident.

Abigail:
> These would both be very good possibilities, if it weren't for the 
fact 
> that Harry at the end of GoF has no reason to believe that the Rift 
> was caused by anything but jealousy.  Annemehr points out that he 
> may yet figure it out, but then what?  Why not place this 
revelation 
> in GoF, where it belongs, unless it is part of a larger (and 
Bangier) 
> revelation?

> Steve:
> >>To those who CAN see Jealous!Ron but can't see Betrayed!Ron, it 
seems
>  that your resistance is based on the belief that whatever!Ron has 
to
> lead to a bad thing. That it has to be a dividing force. Jealous!Ron
> leads to the Betrayer!Ron. You are subconsciously searching for the
> force that tears them apart. Maybe the force you should be looking 
for
> is the force that bonds them together.

Me: What if the biblical approach that JKR has said she's taken in 
regards to Harry's destiny is slightly skewed?  I was watching Last 
Temptation of Christ last night and have since been trying to wrap my 
brain around application to the HP series.  In Last Temptation, Jesus 
and Judas are the best of friends, both in search of salvation.  
Unfortunately, they have different definitions of salvation--Jesus 
sees it as a direct personal connection with God; Judas sees it as 
Jewish independence from Rome, achieved with the sword (which he 
believed Jesus could do).

Granted, Harry and Ron are the best of friends, but they also have 
different ideals.  Harry longs for the comfort of a family (which Ron 
has in abundance), and Ron longs for individualism and identity 
(which Harry has in abundance).  This doesn't necessarily mean that 
either boy is jealous of the other.  But there's still room for 
betrayal.  I tend to subscribe to the theory that Hermione 
misperceived the cause of the Rift.  But in the long run, Jealous!Ron 
is not the only means to Betraying!/Betrayed!Ron.

This is all provided that Harry is the Christ figure.  I see other 
potential Christ figures.  Dumbledore is one--the invitation to 
speculate on his Judas is delicious!  Here's another--James and/or 
Lily.  We know for sure that Peter betrayed them.  Perhaps Harry is 
supposed to symbolize their "resurrection"?  After all, he does look 
exactly like them.  Maybe the glasses Harry wears used to belong to 
James!  I never could imagine that the Dursleys would care enough 
about Harry to bother to correct his vision.  This is getting very 
stream-of-consciousness.

Please comment!

Cheers!

-stickbook