Zen and the Art of Vanquishing Voldemort (was: Why should Harry be expected.

[M.Clifford]

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> Valky:
> I guess what I am trying to say is that I think even Dumbledore 
will be surprised to find in the end that all was right with his 
plan.
> 
> 
> Alla:
> I used to believe for quiite some time now that Dumbledore will 
discover that he was somehow wrong in interpreting the Prophecy ( 
don't ask me how), but you probably meant that Dumbledore's 
admission to Harry that he loved him will somehow play important 
part in the ending, right?
> 
> Could you tell me more, please?
> 

Hi again Alla!
There is heaps to explain about what I have said in that sentence. 
To start with I should probably refer you back to a message thread 
that came up shortly after OOtP was released. If you start here....

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/66983

at Talismans post on the death of Sirius and Dumbledores sorrow and 
then you can have a look at my post here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/67288

in fact look all around at this thread because Carolyn's (Talisman) 
post was quite groundbreaking at the time and you'll find a lot of 
really interesting points of view on DD's OOtP speech there. 
Over time my hypothesis has evolved but the basic formula of it is 
the same. As Dumbledore takes great pains to fulfill his duty to the 
WW and the greater good a fine line runs between triumph and 
tragedy. In OOtP he stumbles over the line to the tragedy side, 
emotionally, although in many ways Harry, DD and Sirius have 
achieved their greatest triumph to date.

Later in the thread note that Carolyn writes... 
"I think that Sirius's death has permenantly empowered Harry against
Voldemort; and somewhere, from the other side of the Veil, Sirius is
glad to have been sacrificed to achieve this end."

Now after reading that I am sure your burning up to know if I think 
DD killed Sirius too. 
The answer to that is, I think that anyone who knows what is about 
to happen would send Sirius through the veil. Even Harry.
Time-turning anyone?

Valky