Musings and a Query: DD's Status, Snape's Allegiance, Harry's Heart and Fate...

[Maureen]

No: HPFGUIDX 145823


Lia:
> Musing One:  Dumbledore's Status
> <snip> I find it interesting that his Patronus is a phoenix. 
> Moreover, I think back to other characters (Gandalf, Obi-wan)
> who either return and/or become more powerful after death.  
> Valky may be correct in assuming that while Dumbledore's 
> physical presence is gone, he himself is not.
> 
> Musing Two:  Snape's Allegiance
> <snip> It appear to me, though, that, whether he wanted to or
> not, Snape was bound to slay Dumbledore--for two reasons:  
> first, he had made an Unbreakable Vow; second, it appeared (to
> me, at least) that Dumbledore asked him to do what he did.  
>
> Musing Three:  Harry's Heart and Fate
> <snip> one who has purity of heart, which Harry does, cannot 
> be truly vengeful.  For instance, when trying to use 
> Unforgiveables, Harry is not successful, a fact highlighted.  
> I don't think that Harry can/will kill Voldemort. <snip> I'm 
> not so sure he's supposed to do so.  My own personal theory 
> <snip> is that Harry will have to sacrifice himself somehow, 
> and that his sacrifice--based upon LOVE, not hate, not 
> vengeance--will thus lead to Voldemort's demise.  
> 
> Query:
> If RAB--Regulus or whomever--took and/or destroyed the Horcrux 
> that Dumbeldore and Harry sought together, how was she/she able 
> to dispose of the potion alone?  Might another person have been 
> there?


Hi Lia,

This is my first post with this group.

I agree with your Musings.  We were actually discussing last 
night the connection to Dumbledore and the phoenix.  I believe 
that there is something more to that than meets the eye.  The 
fact that Harry mentions seeing the phoenix shape at DD's 
funeral leads me to believe we have not heard the last of him.

I have never considered the fact that Harry would not be the 
one to kill LV. Being full of love and compassion may prevent 
him from actually doing the deed.  I wonder if Snape might 
actually do the killing.  Snape has already shown that he can 
kill and there may be resentment there towards LV who he may 
blame for him having to kill DD.

If Regulus was alone he might have known what LV had set up 
there and was prepared to counteract it. Knowing what it was 
may have provided him the ability to take some sort of potion 
before taking it.   It might be that LV had Regulus along to 
do some dirty work not considering him worthy or smart enough 
to figure what he was doing.  Once the horcrux was gone LV 
would have easily known who did it.  I think that Sirius may 
have underestimated his brother and that we will find out more 
about him or his actions in the next book.

 
Maureen