Hans' insights (Was: Predictions & PS on Sirius)

[Kathy]

No: HPFGUIDX 128956

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Hans Andréa <hansandrea1 at y...> 
wrote more than my mind could handle.  Wow.

It's going to take me awhile to translate all of that into something 
my feeble brain can understand (if ever, as I am obviously not as 
well read).  Still one thing came through that I agree with...
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 Hans says about Hagrid: 
> Hagrid: A glorious future. He will finally be able to leave his 
position as gate-keeper, and so pass on to a more elevated position 
as an advanced Bodhisattva. To such a person physical death means 
absolutely nothing. That's just throwing off an old cloak to a magic 
shield.
 I've repeatedly said Hagrid is a Bodhisattva, a divine messenger 
(who brings fire to the giants, just like Prometheus), but people 
won't accept this because he's big and oafish and gets drunk. Well I 
think Jo is doing this on purpose. I think she's deliberately 
attacking our prejudices about what a divine messenger, be it Sirius 
or Hagrid, acts and looks like.
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Kathy: I agree in a much simpler way.  Before Hagrid, Harry accepted 
his role in life.  Nothing was ever going to change.  He was abused 
and either accepted it, or ran from it.  Enter Hagrid.  Harry 
watches as this giant of a man out bullies the biggest bully of all -
 Uncle Vernon.  He sees these two men having a war of words before 
him and recognizes Vernon as the brute, and Hagrid as the defender.  
No one will say things about the people Hagrid cares for and get 
away with it.  Top it all off with leaving the little bully a 
present on his rear.  

Hagrid is Harry's role model...not Dumbledore. Soon after this 
incident we witness Harry standing up for someone - Ron - who he 
sees as someone like himself. All the 'hero' stuff that Harry has 
been blamed for actually comes from the first person he saw stand up 
for someone who couldn't stand up for himself...Hagrid.  

There is no hugging of Dumbledore.  When Harry needs to share or 
vent, he goes to Hagrid.  His friends are cherished by the half-
giant. They also accept him - like family.  Dumbledore is 'deus ex 
machina'...there, but not. Protector but not. Close but from afar.
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Hans on Dobby: A brilliant future. I see him as the liberated 
etheric body of the alchemist. He will therefore be of great 
assistance to Harry at the end and will possibly do extremely 
wonderful and brave deeds. He will possibly be dressed in gold 
clothes, or some extremely valuable costume, symbolising the 
radiant "golden wedding vesture" of the candidate for the Alchemical 
Wedding.
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Kathy: I don't know about all that...I agree that Dobby will be of 
great assistance to Harry at the end of Book 7.  I've often wondered 
if the Fountain of Magical Bretheren somehow had the magic 
backwards - and that it is the house-elves (at the bottom of the 
fountain) that are the most powerful.  We don't hear about them in 
any of the history classes.  Obviously there is nothing in Hogwarts, 
A History or any other known book of academia, as Hermione would 
have much more to say on the subject. 

So, all we can hope for is that Dobby has no intention of obeying 
Harry's last request in COS.

KathyO