The Death Chamber

[annemehr]

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> > Annemehr:
> > But Ginny was entranced yet could not see the thestrals.
> 

Susanbones2003 replied:
> Now I interject:
> I believe the Death Chamber affected the four people it did because 
> of the things that have happened to them in their lives. No, Ginny 
> has not "seen death" but her possession by Lord Voldemort qualifies 
> her as a player. Someone who's been to the dark side and back, 
> someone who's physically be very close to death.

Annemehr:
I think your post must have been what I was thinking of when I replied
to Iggy's post that came after this one.  That's what gave me the idea
that actually nearly dying may be what draws one to the veil; although
what the difference is for Luna, that she could hear the voices and
not be mesmerised by them is uncertain.  And although we know about
Harry and Ginny, we can have no idea whether Luna and Neville both
came close to death.

But I wonder if that's what what you are thinking when you say the
Chamber affected them "because of the things that have happened to
them in their lives?"  Maybe you mean something not so specific as
what I said above?  A more general cause could just be a severe enough
trauma: the same as above for Ginny, a *lot* of things for Harry,
Luna's loss of her mother, and Neville's loss of his parents and the
pain of having to see their state in his visits.  If we look at it
this way, can we say that niether Ron nor Hermione have had a bad
enough experience for them to hear the voices?  Do you have any other
thoughts?

Susanbones2003:
> I just listened to that section yesterday afternoon and was 
> yet again knocked off my feet by the multi-layered subtleties of the 
> MOM events. I know so many moaned that it was just a sell-out action-
> packed movie-style bit of writing but no. It goes beyond that. All 
> kinds of things are going on but so quickly that your first 
> impression may come out a bit askew.
> Jennifer

Annemehr:
Absolutely -- and the first two times I read it, it *was* all an
action scene for me, except the veil and the locked door. I am having
enough trouble with the Death Chamber, let alone analysing all the
other rooms! And it almost seems that Harry is going to have to visit
the DoM again, and probably not without his companions.  I wonder how
that will be brought about?  Will it have to wait until later in book
seven?  

::inserts tongue only partially into cheek::
Maybe the MoM will decide Harry is a mystery in himself and haul him
in for further study.  I wonder what the wizarding equivalent is to a
brightly lit, antisceptic white room containing a gurney complete with
arm and leg restraints, and dangerous looking sharp intruments
bristling from robotic arms alongside?

::shudder::

Annemehr