What's in the locked room?

ladyramkin2000 ladyramkin2000 at yahoo.co.uk
Mon Jan 19 19:45:35 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 89147

I know I am going to get slaughtered for saying this (and I have 
enjoyed the discussion as much as anyone) but are we all forgetting 
that when push comes to shove, these are children's books - wonderful 
for adults to read and speculate about, but nevertheless originally 
written for children.  Thinking about the sub-teen Potter obsessives 
in my own family and their friends, I wonder how many of them are 
going to understand the concepts that have been mooted here. Truth, 
Life, etc. are fascinating ideas for adult speculation, but I 
honestly think the only one a ten-year-old would readily grasp is the 
idea of Love. Even the youngest of her readers will have experienced 
the power of Love. So, much as I would like it to be Truth, I think 
afterall it will be simply Love.

Sylvia (OK, kill me now) 






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