Defy Four Times (Re: Fear and Valour )

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 104589

Valky:
> You make an excellent point to me and a restored balance of the 
two 
> is of course the ultimate ending. 
> The way I see it the spell forms are the the same, reversed. 
> So saying that Harry's Immortal Personage exists because of the 
> Valour inside him, equal to the Fear that surrounds Voldemort.
> Also, where Harry goes he inspires brave deeds also just as in the 
> heart of Voldemort is always Fear. 

Jen: You make excellent points Valky, in your essay. I've always 
felt there was more to Voldemort's 'gift for spreading discord and 
enmity' but never thought through it. I always imagined it as him 
putting a Confusing & Befuddlement Draught in the pumpkin juice 
supply, just to have a visual for the chaos he creates! But your 
idea is very streamlined and much more sinister in nature. I like it.

Recently I've been dwelling on the graveyard scene in GOF and the 
importance of the Phoenix song. FBAWTFT mentions that the Phoenix 
song 'is reputed to increase courage of the pure of heart and 
strikes fear in the hearts of the impure'. 

Given your theory, this has even more symbolic value. Harry is the 
embodiment of the Phoenix song, in other words. His 'purity of 
heart' is so strong as to bring forth not only the Phoenix song, but 
also the help he needs to defy Voldemort in the graveyard.

And that leads me to wonder, Dumbledore and the Prophecy both place 
such importance on how many times a person defies Voldemort. Here's 
the balance issue again. If more and more people speak his name and 
act in defiance of him, including his 'loyal' followers, will it be 
like the dueling brother wands, as slowly, very slowly, the fear 
gets pushed back onto Voldemort himself? 

Jen Reese