Character Discussion: Voldemort - further explanation

[cat_kind]

No: HPFGUIDX 123746


Hans Andréa:
> In my next post we'll get back to Sirius, but I feel it wouldn't
have made
> sense unless I'd given you this background information.

catkind: Makes no sense to me already. I won't quote Hans' entire
post, which is rather long, but will try to summarise.

Pseudo-science and imagery aside, Hans' point seems to be
that Voldemort represents what you call the "higher self", which is a
kind of accumulation of one's character and experiences across a
series of reincarnations, is more or less immortal and is not in
itself evil.

Harry represents something created by what you call the "spirit",
which seems to be more or less a/the god. Coming from a higher plane
(my terminology), he has to learn stuff to get back up to that higher
plane, and is then able to destroy the higher self.

(If this is an unfair summary, I would challenge you, Hans, to write
your own.)

In what way does this tie in with the Harry Potter books except in
that Harry will presumably defeat Voldemort?  

For a start, Rowling has said that Voldemort IS in himself evil. 

And if Rowling believes in this theory and has based her books on it,
why should she deny it? Wouldn't that be dishonest?

catkind