CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 22 - St. Mungo's Hospital

[Amey Chinchorkar]

No: HPFGUIDX 104608

> > What are the implications of portrait people being able to move freely
> > within their own portraits? Can each person appear in only one at any
> > given time? In what other ways could this be useful to Harry, or the
> > Order; conversely, how could this prove dangerous? 
> > Do the images in the chocolate frog cards have this ability as well?
> > Can Phineas, obviously a Slytherin and member of the Black family, be
> > trusted?


Amey:
What I think here is that, the Posters have to be made specifically for this. Anyway, the 

people in the pictures move around, but to visit other potraits of themselves would be 

restricted only for certain people and posters. It will not be the case for mass-printed 

frog-cards.
Also I think Phineas, even if he is Slytherin can be trusted if given direct order. That is 

what the other portaits say at least (They have to obey orders of the present headmaster, did 

somebody say house elves???). But I think Dumbledore asked him to give the message because he 

was the only person (potrait or otherwise) who could give the message. I don't imagine 

Dumbledore holding discussion with him about his strategy for fighting LV. 
It seems the posters hold the essence of the man, so he cannot go against his character.

> > What is the overall function of the silver instrument? And what, in
> > this instance, did Dumbledore learn from it? What is the meaning of
> > his question, "in essence divided?"
> > What caused Harry to have that urge to kill Dumbledore? Was it
> > connected to the visions? Was he being possessed by Voldemort? 

Amey:
The silver instrument showed Dumbledore the scene from third person's point of view. It showed the snake, meaning (in this case LV), co-inhabited by Harry. Even their point of view and emotions were the same in this case, LV must have been having some deep emotions, which led Harry more into his mind than before. That left a lingering emotion, as LV transmitted some of his part to Harry the day he tried to kill him, and now he has Harry's blood. So Harry wanted to attack Dumbledore (Dumbledore even saw "shadow" of LV in Harry's eyes then). 
But in essence, the two persons in snake were divided, they had similar abilities (not powers, LV has more powers), they had similar backgrounds, but they were and are divided in that their aims in life are different. One (read LV) is concerned with power, immortality etc. (the things people want most etc. etc. Don't have complete quote from Dumbledore), the other (Harry) is more concerned for others than himself, more coincerned for justice than revenge (see how he saved wormtail in shack), in essence more concerned with all the things which make him a better human. 
How's that for philosophy??? *winks*

Amey, signing off before the dose of philosophy becomes too much for myself ;)






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