OOP: The unknown power

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 119112


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> SSSusan:
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> There are so many people who remark about wanting
> the force to *not* be love. My particular favorite
> choice for the power is Sacrificial Love, but I 
> won't go into that right now.  
>
> I do have a question for Juli or anyone else who
> objects to Love being the power:  How did you handle
> the denouement of SS/PS?  DD explained then the reason
> Quirrell couldn't touch Harry, and the reason was the
> Love which resides in Harry's skin, there because of 
> his mother's sacrifice.  If Love seems so corny, why
> stick with the series?  And, please, I don't mean the
> question to be disrespectful!  


Juli Replies: I must accept that when I read the talk
between DD and Harry about the prophecy and all that
my first thought was that the power is love, and JKR
has given us many clues about it, she did say that LV
has never loved anyone, so he doesn't have any love.
Harry on the other hand was deeply loved by his
parents, enough to die for him, so of course he's got
tons of love in his blood. But... something just
doesn't feel right, it's just like the bad guy in a
movie where at the end the hero just says "I love you"
and all of a sudden he's not evil anymore. I just
expect so more from JKR and the HP saga. I wouldn't
like it if after all these years of obsession it came
up to "All you need is Love", I love the Beatles but I
want HP to be a more than Love is Great. 

As for SSSusan's question, I didn't have a problem with
the reason why Quirrell couldn't touch Harry in PS/SS,
it was a nice reason, but as I've said, I expect more.

Juli