[HPforGrownups] Last Judgement Love - Was (Re: No AKs )

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 137168


Geoff:
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We've had this sort of discussion more than once in the past. I fail to see how you can write off certainly sacrifice and loyalty as 
sentimental.

A long way back, in message 110643, I wrote this:

"I think this takes us back to the old question of what do we mean by love? The word is a catch-all. "I love you", "I love strawberries and cream", "Don't you just love the way he scores points over the other guy?"

This is why I objected a few days ago when someone wrote something
like "That's why I don't want Harry to win by using (ugh!) love." I
pointed out that real love is the sort of love demonstrated by Christ on the Cross - not love being crooned about but real, strong, deep love unyielding in its aims to care for others and to put their needs in front. "Greater love has no man...." etc."


Juli:
 

I remember that discussion, mostly because I kept saying that the "power" couldn't be loved, I couldn't understand why it was so powerful, after much thinking I realized something: it isn't the "I love you, let's get married love", or the "I love to play soccer", it's beyond that, Love is all that and much more, love makes us move, love is the reason why people sacrifice themselves, love keeps us alive. I couldn't understand this for I took love for granted, I never thought more about it, I didn't think it was so great, but now, I think differently.

 

Many of you may not be Christians so the whole argument of "Jesus died because he loves us" may not make much sense, but to the Christians (IMO), it shows us that if you really love someone or something you are willing to do whatever it takes to save them.

 

I have long believed that Harry can't kill Voldemort using his wand, first there's the whole Priori Incantem thing, I also wouldn't like Harry to use an AK, because killing rips the soul apart, and one of Harry's greatest strengths is his whole soul. 

 

I think Harry will defeat him using love, it could be in a sacrifice sort of way just like Lily did 16 years ago: Harry could stand between his friends/Ginny/anyone and Voldemort, and the curse could just bounce of him, not kill him, but he could remain harmless and also whomever he was trying to protect, and Voldemort would be gone for good (after of course destroying the horcruxes). I'm sure that it will be spectacular, something we've never seen before... Harry has also been protected by another sacrifice: Dumbledore's, he petrified Harry instead of defending himself, and with this he saved Harry's life while he condemned his own... it could also play a major role in the future.



Juli
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