A Gleam Thought

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 69447

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda" 
<editor at t...> wrote:
> I had a thought. About the gleam.
> 
> When Dumbledore had the "gleam of triumph" in his eyes, it 
was  because the use of Harry's blood had "built in" a weakness 
in  Voldemort's new body and/or mode of existence, which made 
his  ultimate defeat either more possible, or simply possible. We 
had all  thought this, I think.<

Yes. But now that  we know a little bit more about why it is 
unforgiveable to use the unforgiveable curses, I wonder if we 
didn't all have it just backwards.   I  wonder if  perhaps 
Voldemort, who says "the lingering protection his mother once 
gave him would reside in my veins too," is now in some way  
also protected from the Avada Kedavra curse. 

Dumbledore gleams because one of his worst fears is now put 
to rest; Harry will not be able to use the terrible  AK curse on his 
enemy even in self defense, and there will be no temptation to 
teach it to him. The old, tired look a moment later is because 
Dumbledore realizes that this makes Harry's own survival less 
probable. 

Pippin