Why does love have to be bad/sappy/ugly?

[gsanderson at cfl.rr.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 91422

We have all discussed this in recent threads where everyone gags 
themselves with a spoon (ha ha) whenever it is mentioned that Harry 
may use love as the final weapon against LV.  I am not a sappy person 
myself, I admit, but I don't see anything wrong with the love thing.

When I think about it, I think about Expecto Patronum.  In order for 
the spell to work, a happy thought must be behind it.  Harry works up 
through many happy moments thinking of special events.  Each time the 
spell is cast except when Harry doesn't consciously think about it, 
we hear about another happy moment Harry is using.  The only times we 
don't hear about the exact thought was at the Quiddich match and 
across the pond.  These are the 2 times Harry manages to do the most 
powerfull patronuses - when he doesn't have to conjure up an exact 
image, but instead taps into his emotional reserve.

I think that this may lead to the same weapon that could defeat LV.  
It could also be why we learned so much about how to cast Expecto 
Patronum.  We all know that JKR doesn't tell us things we won't need 
later on, therefore, I conclude that the mechanics for putting 
together the patronus will be needed later on.

I am hoping that Harry will learn about how to put together spells in 
his NEWT classes.  He will have more detailed studies over the next 2 
years and if he learns how to build his own spell and he knows that 
his ability to feel emotion for those around him is his greatest 
strength, then maybe he can build his own spell with those tools to 
defeat LV.  

I don't condsider that sappy.

Kristen