[HPforGrownups] Hero's quest /physical-metaphysical

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 147658


  Jen D.


  Another thing I wanted to mention, I believe DD is dying 
  all through HBP. That withered hand seems key. But also, his tone 
  with Harry is much different. He seems to talk to Harry with much 
  more emotion. He refers to Harry as a "friend." He tears up when he 
  hears that Harry declared himself "Dumbledore's man, through and 
  through." to the Minister of Magic. I see in him the kind of emotion 
  that comes when people feel time is short. He has no more time to 
  waste. Okay, that was a tangent, but I wanted to get that in, being 
  this is a busy day!


  kchuplis:

  This is not a theory that I ascribed to previously, but on my last reading of HBP I noticed another thing: twice during the "lesson" with DD after Christmas, the one where Harry tells DD he told Scrimegour that he was DD's man through and through, Harry notices DD is tired, DD displays deep emotion when Harry tells him of his loyalty and twice Fawkes is heard to utter soothing croons, which in general he seems only to do when he is helping to put heart into someone or give them strength. It was really the first time I really started to believe DD may be dying all through the book.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]