2 serpents /was Dumbledore in CoS

[khilari2000]

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> 
> Tonks:
> 
> Reading this I thought of the 2 smoke serpents that Dumbledore saw 
> in Book 5. "In essence divided". So does this all involve both 
Harry 
> and LV?  Do both have to open the Chamber of Secrets? There is 
> something about the 2 serpents here and in book 5. Any ideas as to 
> what it all means?  Isn't there some symbol of something, other 
than 
> the doctors, from ancient times? )

The doctors' symbol was adopted from Hermes' rod, which enabled him 
to guide souls to the afterlife. It was given to him by Apollo in 
exchange for a lyre. Both gods were at times regarded as the god of 
physicians. I'm not sure if this is what you were thinking of, but it 
does tie in with some of the death symbolism in the series. And Harry 
uses the two serpents to enter the Chamber of Secrets, which is a 
little like the underworld itself, just as Hermes used the rod to 
travel to and from Hades. I wonder if this has any relevance?

Khilari.