Statues in the Ministry Of Magic

[maneelyfh]

No: HPFGUIDX 73052

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "marinafrants" <rusalka at i...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "maneelyfh" <maneelyfh at y...> 
> wrote:
> > Actually, I looked it up in the book, and the wizard had a vapid 
> look 
> > on his face.  BUT I still think the fountain et al are relelvant 
> > especially if you figure in Dobby betraying the Malfoys, and 
> trying 
> > to help Harry in COS.
> > FRan
> 
> I think there's a lot of symbolic forshadowing in this statue.  I 
> see it as representing the current wizarding world.  The first time 
> Harry sees it, he thinks its all shiny and heroic and impressive.  
> Then he looks at it some more, and notices how vapid and dishonest 
> it is.  And by the end of the book, the statue has been shattered.  
> This fits in with my longstanding theory that in the end, Harry's 
> quest will be not just to defeat Voldemort, but to bring down the 
> system and reform the wizard world.
> 
> Marina
> rusalka at i...

Me again:
But they all come together to fight LV, and only 2 of them 
shattered.  Also, the wizard looked weak and fooish with a vapid 
smile.  I think vapid means something like dull and unexciting.
Fran