The Locked Room (Re: Great Battles of Book 7)

[Bess Chilver]

No: HPFGUIDX 162281

>Nikkalmati said:

>>I like this idea of Bess' and yours that LV will meet his doom in the
Room of Love. I wonder if LV will be undone by finding out in that room
that his 
>>mother loved him after all? I am not sure JKR wants to leave LV in
terrible pain forever, but the realization he was loved may take away
his power and 
>>desire to do harm. I always felt a great deal of pity for Meriope for
not having the strength to live and being blamed for it on top of
everything else. I 
>>think she is in the mode of mothers who loved their sons in the book
and that will be revealed. Narcissa also is one of the mothers who loved
their sons 
>>and I wonder if she will have to die for Draco in the end, or perhaps
she is the character JKR decided to spare.


Bess replies:
Thanks Nikkalmati! This is exactly what I was wondering. In one sense,
Merope's action in finding the orphanage could be interpreted/viewed as
having saved her son, Tom Riddle's life. If she hadn't forced herself to
find that orphanage, he may well have been born and then died soon after
Merope died as there would not have been anyone to look after a
defenceless and helpless baby, regardless of the fact that he was a
wizard.
Harry asked Dumbledore in HBP why Merope had not used magic to save her
life - I think it is said in the books in relation to Tonks, that a
shock or depression can reduce/remove the powers of a witch/wizard -
perhaps that was the reason why Merope could not use magic.  The shock
of losing her husband and the her experience at the hands of her
belittling father may have meant that she lost what powers she had.
Also, one needs to remember that she was in Muggle London - using magic
especially in her condition may well have been risky in light of the
wizarding laws. So, she did what any new muggle  mother would do, find
the best help possible in the hope of ensuring that her tiny child, when
born, would have at least a chance of surviving.
Best wishes,
Bess. 
 


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