Spy novel? maybe (was Lupin's secrets )

[arrowsmithbt]

No: HPFGUIDX 118604


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "delwynmarch" <delwynmarch at y...> wrote:
> 
> In short : it's not just the personality, it's also the opportunity.
> And we simply don't know what opportunities all the HP characters have
> been offered or will be offered. 
> 
> Added to the fact that we don't even know much about the deep
> personality of many of them, I think it's not such a huge leap to
> make, to say that we can't really trust any of them.
> 

You'll not be surprised at my agreement.
What both Harry and  we lack is information.
And the frustrating thing is that we strongly suspect that the relevant
info is not tied up  in  some macguffin (although some suspect that
prophecy globes may make a re-appearance) but in the minds of some
of the characters themselves. They know, they just ain't saying.

To the reader - well, it's an incentive to  keep reading. I for one can't
wait to  get elbow deep in the motivations of some of these guys.
The motivations matter, I think. Jo hints as much by saying that
almost nobody is born evil. The opportunity to become evil is one 
thing, it's an opportunity open to everyone, but if they're not born evil,
how do they become evil? What drives them to it? What is their
motivation? Power say some. Fine; probably is in some instances,
but it's  not unknown for people to  choose sides not through
general principles, but because of where friends or personal enemies
stand.

But another question occurs - are things being kept from Harry (and
therefore us) because of plot requirements - in other words because
it's *essential* that Harry not have the information before the denoument
- or has JKR set it up this way just to keep the readers guessing? 

I hope it's the former. 
It would certainly explain the apparent ambiguities.

Kneasy