Balance of power

[amanitamuscaria1]

No: HPFGUIDX 91451

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "suehpfan" <stanleys at s...> 
wrote:
> In reading the "Ron" post, and the several responses to it, 
something 
> occured to me.  I have never thought of the three friends as 
> representing a rather complete balance of power. Though all of the 
> trio have comparable abilities, they all posssess unique strengths. 
><snip> 
> Here is my point:  The three of them together are better than any 
> two, and in the end it is going to take all three of them to get 
*The 
> One* to the place where he can save the world.
> 
> This one is off the cuff...blast away!
> 
> Sue
AmanitaMuscaria writes:
I totally agree with you here, Sue!
What JKR is setting up is not our 20/21st century 2.2 pairing, but a 
much older power base. I agree with you that we've got emotion, 
learning and strategy represented. But I think what JKR has done, 
which is different, is that each proponent of the specific strength 
doesn't have that strength as their 'natural'? So we get the conflict 
of Harry, emotion, having no background in emotion. Ron, strategy, 
being the last son and allowing his emotion to sideline any strategic 
thinking. Hermione, learning, being flustered when quick decisions 
are required and fluffing her thinking role. So each of them have to 
learn from the others, and become complete persons in their own 
rights - would JKR want less for them?
As you say, in PS, we had a stating of each person's abilities. In 
each of the subsequent books, one of the trio has retreated from the 
group. Perhaps we shan't see the triumvarate complete their task 
until the last book, triumphantly together? 
Cheers. AmanitaMuscaria