Mr Potter, he dead.

[maneelyfh]

No: HPFGUIDX 83930

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kirstini" <kirst_inn at y...> 
wrote:
> I wrote:
>  
> >> Incidentally, on the archway, I found this nifty little quote 
that 
>  must have slipped my eyes on first to third OoP 
readings: "...Harry 
> thought the archway had a kind of beauty about it, old 
> though it was. The gently rippling veil intriguied him; he felt a 
> very strong inclination to climb up on the dais and walk through 
> it."
>  OoP (Bloomsbury), p682.
> Who's "half in love with easeful death" now? I think that's 
> foregrounding.>> 
> 
> 
> To which Berit replied:
> > Neville, Luna and Ginny also felt drawn to the veil. It was only 
> Ron and Hermione who kept their wits and weren't "entranced" by 
it... 
> Are you suggesting everyone but Hermione and Ron will die? :-)> 
> 
> A fair point, but no, I'm not. I wasn't talking about the fact that 
> Harry was drawn to the veil, I was pointing out the use of language 
> in the passage - the focus on the fact that he finds the veil 
(which 
> equals death) strangely beautiful, and that he's inclined to walk 
> through it (ie to kill himself, although the reader/Harry doesn't 
> know this at the time). We now know that Harry finds death 
beautiful, 
> that he's attracted to it, even - in strong contrast with 
Voldemort. 
sorry to snip but...>
 Kirstini


Hmmm, in the US  edition, I dont think an inscription is given. To me 
this is like a prelude to to how Harry was feeling when LV was inside 
him. Imho, I think Harry finds death as a way to ease his pain, not 
beautiful. The question to me is why were Harry, Neville, Luna and 
Ginny attracted to the veil.  Is the veils attraction the reason why 
it is in the DOM, as it is something the lures people to their death?
Fran