JKR's Theme (was OoP: The Redemption of Tom Riddle) SPOILERS

[Liz Muir]

No: HPFGUIDX 62218

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "darrin_burnett" 
<bard7696 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Liz Muir" <rowen_lm at y...> 
wrote:
> > Darrin wrote:
> > >To have Harry's life dictated by a prophecy goes against 
> > >everything the books say in terms of choices mattering more than 
> > >blood and the right path over the easy path.
> > 
> 
> Rowen: (not Rowan)
> > I would state JKR's theme in a slightly different way than you 
have 
> > chosen: Although you have no control over your birth and 
> > circumstances, it's what you do with them that counts. Harry is 
not 
> > dictated by prophecy.
> 
> er... isn't this what I said? 

Close, but not the same. I think there's a slight nuance here. JKR 
does aknowledge that you are born into somethings more that I felt 
was stated in yours. To me it sounded like you felt everything could 
be controlled by choice ... Maybe I'm just being silly.

> 
> But, Dumbledore flat-out  tells Harry in the Lost Prophecy chapter 
that the 
> prophecy means Harry's going to be killed or he's going to kill V-
mort. End of 
> story. No room for interpretation. Kill or be killed.

> I reject that, especially coming from Mr. "choose the right path 
and choices 
> matter more than blood" Dumbledore. I ultimately think Harry will 
reject it.

Dumbledore says this is what the prophecy MEANS. He does not say that 
it is what Harry will DO. So, I guess we are basically in the same 
camp about this. I just wanted to clarify that JKR does aknowledge 
circumstances can be beyond your control. That's why I think the 
prophecy fits perfectly into JKR's viewpoint and isn't going "against 
everything the books say," as you said it was.

Rowen