The Phoenix

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Tanya Swaine <swaine.t at x> wrote:
It is true that Harry has a bit of LV in him (dark).  But I am
wondering about the light part of the equation.He might have enough as
it stands now but I wonder if the balance will be Dumbledore will
willing and knowingly put a bit of him in Harry, and that will create
the balance as LV unwittingly put a bit of himself in Harry.

At the beginning of the series when Dumbledore is waiting at Privet
Drive, Mc Gonagall, replies when Dumbledore says that LV has powers he
will never have.  She says that Dumbledore is just too noble to use them.



Now Entropy:

Hmmm...interesting that you mentioned that passage.  There's something
similar in CoS that always catches my eye. When the students are
questioning Professor Binns about the Chamber in Chapter 9, Binns'
answer is:

"Just because a wizard *doesn't* use Dark Magic doesn't mean he
*can't*, Miss Pennyfeather," snapped Professor Binns. "I repeat, if
the likes of Dumbledore --"

By making clear in these two passages that a wizard can be
knowledgable about Dark Magic, yet choose not to use it, perhaps JKR
is giving us some clues here as to what Dumbledore is capable of and
what may happen by Book 7.

::Entropy::