What's in the locked room?

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 89075

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Berit Jakobsen" 
<belijako at o...> wrote:
> Geoff wrote:
> > I would be inclined to go for both Truth and Love being 
the "force 
> > that is at once more wonderful and more terrible than death". 
 discussions on belief and Truth get too 
> close 
>> 
> One of the best posts I've read! I wholeheartedly agree with you 
> Geoff :-) Truth and Love can be (and are) basic absolutes; 
objective 
> as opposed to subjective entities. I'm not claiming any of us 
knows 
> the whole Truth or really knows Love, but that doesn't mean it's 
not 
> out there... Also, Love is not so much a question of subjective 
> feelings and emotions as a governing PRINCIPLE. Real Love cannot 
be 
> governed by feelings or the whims of emotions. True Love delivers 
> where nothing else would. As Geoff's saying: Unconditional 
> willingness to sacrifice oneself for the benefit of others who 
might 
> not even appreciate the sacrifice! Wouldn't put it past Rowling to 
> have Harry risk his life for Snape in the end (or Snape saving 
Harry) 
> just for the sake of it, even though the recipient is an 
ungrateful 
> little/big brat who doesn't want to be saved :-)
> 
> I get the subjective feeling when reading the HP books that this 
is 
> also Rowling's view on Love and Truth :-) The way she in-between 
(and 
> on) lines describes the difference of ethics and morals between 
> Dumbledore and Voldemort. Dumbledore is clearly depicted as a man 
who 
> won't use any means possible just because he can; he lives by 
clearly 
> defined principles; two of which I am sure is Love and Truth.
> 
> Berit
> http://home.no.net/berjakob/snape.html

The concept of both Truth and Love being what is in the locked room 
is good, but the word used was HEART. In my opinion, this opens the 
definition to even more possibilities. I think the word HEART, with 
its many definitions, is the word she specifically used. Not the 
pumping organ in our bodies, but the word that means so many 
different things in English: Loyalty, Courage, Love, Truth, 
Unselfishness, Sympathy, Ambition, Generosity,even Intellect in some 
uses. All of these definitions can be covered with the word HEART. 

My pet theory is that Harry embodies the principles of all of the 
Houses: Gryffindor=Courage, Ravenclaw=Intellect, Hufflepuff=loyalty,
Slytherin=Ambition. If Hogwarts is united so that all aspects of the 
4 houses work together, they would be undefeatable when faced with 
those who have so few if any of these qualities.

Karen