[HPforGrownups] BADD ANGST TBAY, Part II

[Coyotes Child]

No: HPFGUIDX 81500


>From: "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at earthlink.net>

>But here's the twist I'm proposing as the Limitation on the Prophecy,
>a form of ancient magic that Dumbledore realizes early on: The
>Prophecy cannot be activated if Harry is "forced" to conquer the Dark
>Lord.  My words: "Only One wishing to vanquish the Dark Lord by
>choice, rather than force, will have the power to do so." No, that's
>not canon, mere speculation, but it dovetails nicely with why
>Dumbldore was chosen to hear the Prophecy!

You can also think of it this way:  In order to properly fulfill one's
destiny, one must have three things -
  - Knowledge.  The knowledge of our destiny is locked deep within each of
us until some event, be it internal or external, reveals it to us.  (In this
case, Dumbledore showing Harry the prediction was an external event.)
  - Desire.  One must truly desire, with their heart and their being, to
fulfil their destiny.  The more pronounced and important that destiny, the
stronger the desire to obtain it must be.  (If one is forced, coerced, or
otherwise had the decision made for them, then they lack the true desire to
achieve their destiny.)
  - Will.  The more trials one must face to achieve one's destiny, the
stronger their will must be in order to overcome the onus that comes with
it.  (If Harry does not have the desire to do what he must, through someone
else making his decisions for him, he will have already surrendered his will
to the person who made his decision for him, and will not have the required
strength to fulfil his destiny.)

(As a side note, I think Neville will somehow play an increasing role in
things and how Harry achieves whatever it is ends up doing.)

Iggy McSnurd,
the Prankster

"When you dance, dance with your whole being.
  When you weep, weep as though your heart is breaking,
   When you laugh, laugh from your soul.
  Do all these things, and you will always live your life to its fullest."

-- Iggy McSnurd