OOP: A Room at the MoM

[Rachael]

No: HPFGUIDX 64709

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "John Hatch" <john at s...> wrote:
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> In one paragraph, Dumbledore tells Harry there is a room at the 
Department of Mysteries where a power more great and terrible than 
pretty much anything (I'm obviously paraphrasing) exists and that 
Harry has this in abundance and Voldemort has none of it. It is also 
the reason Voldemort could not stand to possess Harry for very long.
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> Is this supposed to be a tremendous mystery? At first, I thought 
so. Then I thought it must be obvious that she is talking about love, 
compassion, charity (as in the Biblical usage), etc. But I've been 
second-guessing myself. JKR is usually more direct about these issues 
when Dumbledore is explaining things. Could it be that what Harry 
possesses is a mystery for the future? Or am I reading WAY too far 
into this.
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I think it is a little more complex than love.  When Dumbledore is 
telling Harry about this room, he mentions some other things that 
might be studied at the DoM, among them is Human Intelligence.  I am 
assuming this is studied in the room with all the Brains.  I rather 
suspect that the locked room contains heart in a similar manner and 
deals with the study of, not only love, but also compassion, courage, 
and other emotions that are typically associated with the heart.

Rachael
Bratty