[HPforGrownups] Re: MAGIC DISWASHER and Dumbledore Dead

[chimedog at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 59431

In a message dated 6/5/2003 6:53:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, thomasmwall at yahoo.com writes:

> Because the hero knows that the
> mentor can save the day, the hero doesn't (and sometimes can't) take
> the initiative. The hero waits for the mentor's say-so, or for the
> mentor's intervention when things get too sticky. In other words, the
> hero can't ever be fully developed until the mentor is out of the
> picture. Only then can the hero begin to realize his/her full
> potential. Only then does the hero take fate by the reins 
> and start
> to understand.

    This is hardly applicable to Harry Potter, who has not acted at the initiative of AD, but on his own. Likewise, although he may have the assistance of others, he not only creates his own mess, but also cleans it up himself, as in the Chamber of Secrets.

"Chimedog"