[HPforGrownups] Re: OOP: The mirror of Erised

[fridwulfa]

No: HPFGUIDX 59526


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> digger wrote:
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> My prediction for OOP is similar. (it might have been aired here before,
> apols in advance if so)
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> Harry does go to see his parents in the land of the dead, but he does it
> while he is still alive. A portal to the land of the dead is in that
> mysterious room we know he has not yet found. (I think that room is
> something like the mirror of erised, it shows you what you desire, like
> Dumbledore's chamber pots)
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> The Order of the Phoenix is an honour awarded to those individuals who
> manage to travel to the land of the dead while alive, and sucessfully
> return to the land of the living. So Harry will be able to visit his
> parents, but because they are dead, he won't be able to bring them back
> through the door.
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> I bet that Dumbledore, as a most powerful wizard, can do this.
> Conversly, Voldemort, by being in fear of death, and seeking
> immortality, has never attempted it. If Harry can do this, he will gain
> power and knowledge that V will never have, and this will aid him in the
> fight against Voldemort.
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Me (Fridwulfa):
So what we have here, more or less is Gilgamesh revisited. Well, I agree
with your theory. I don't know if he'll go to the land of the death in book
5, but this is a theory i've been supporting for quite a while. At some
point in the series he'll have to pass the border between death and life in
order to achieve knowledge, maturity and some peace of mind. ANd I wouldn't
be very much surprised if it's in book 5. I like your theory about the
meaning of the OOP. It makes sense. And it would explain a lot of things.

Cheers, IZaskun