Is Harry a Murderer / Killer!! ?? !! Yeah or Nah??

Laurel Coates laurel.coates at gmail.com
Mon Apr 24 22:29:49 UTC 2006


No: HPFGUIDX 151397

Geoff:
> <snip>
> '"What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when 
> he had a chance!"
>
> "Pity? It was pity that stayed his hand. Pity and mercy: not to 
> strike without need. And he has been well rewarded, Frodo...."
>
> "I am sorry," said Frodo. "But I am frightened; and I do not feel 
> any pity for Gollum.....
> ...He deserves death."
>
> "Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And 
> some that die deserve life. can you give it to them? Then do not 
> be too eager to deal out death in judgement.....
> .....And he is bound up with the fate of the Ring. My heart tells 
> me that he has some part to play yet, for good or ill, before the 
> end: and when that comes, the pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of 
> many - yours not least..."'
> (J.R.R.Tolkien "Fellowship of the Ring" "The Shadow of the Past"
>
> What part has Draco still got to play? Hmmm. I wonder.


Laurel:

I find a better parallel between Gollum and Peter Pettigrew, not
Malfoy. PP has been set up by JKR to play an important role in the
last face-off between Harry and Voldemort.

Laurel







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