What's behind the locked door?

[Campbell, Anne-TMC-Rcvg]

No: HPFGUIDX 89307

You know, a though just struck me as I was here, getting ready to take part pallets, on the conversation we've all been having about what's really behind that door...and a few things stuck out from various posts...

1) Rowling has said 'Love' is close, but not the answer...
2) Whatever it is, it can likely destroy Voldy
3) Although all the answers have good support, none of them QUITE fit....


Which got me to thinking....what if the answer was both more simple (and yet more complex) then 'Love', 'Truth', 'Life', and so forth.

What if, really, what's in that room is actually all of these things--all the things that make up a "good" or "Light-side" or even just 'well-balanced' human being? What if that's it?

And perhaps here's some support for this idea...think about it and see if you guys can agree...(or not)

Hogwarts is set up into four houses, each of which have certain traits, both light and dark, that make them stand out.

On the positive side,

Gryffindors are 'brave' and 'true'
Hufflepuffs are 'kind' and 'hardworking'
Ravenclaws are 'Clever' and "scholarly'
Slytherin are 'driven' and 'ambitious'

They of course have negatives sides too (which could easily be represented by Tom/Voldy and all the things he's done to become more powerful and cheat Death), but let's just look at this for a bit...

Now, a well-balanced person has each of these 'good' traits to some degree...

And hasn't the Hat hinted that the houses themselves need to start working together (IE, start acting in balance with each other), if they are to survive what's coming?

Could this be a metaphor for what's in that room, and what could be done IF the students 'get it' in time, and work together...in balance with each other?

Anyhow, just a thought...do with it what you will....

Anne
**Crawling back into her hole with the freshly brewed coffee....**