[HPforGrownups] Re: A fate worse than death

[Kemper]

No: HPFGUIDX 152879

On 5/25/06, Tonks <tonks_op at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  Tonks:
> OK once more for old times sake, let look at the thing again. ... We
> "think" we know what
> words mean, but do we? She worded this very carefully. So this tells
> us there is some deception in there somewhere..
>
> "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches ...
> Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month
> dies ... And the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will
> have power the Dark Lord knows not ... And either must die at the
>
> hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives ...
> The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the
> seventh month dies..."
>
> ...Snip definitions of some prophecy words from www.dictionary.com. ...
> I have suggested that the struggle between LV and Harry is symbolic
> of the struggle between Death and Love. But what else can folks come
> up with? I too do not think that Harry will kill, in war or out. It
> is possible that Harry will try to possess LV and LV will not be
> able to stand LOVE in his body and will pull his own soul out or
> kill himself (if he is modeled on Hitler, this would also fit). And
> Sirius will have some part in this, as well as DD somehow.
>
..
.
Kemper now:
I can't agree less. Death is needed in Life.  It is not evil.  It's the
'next great adventure' according to DD.

What LV represents in this seven book long struggle is Fear.  He lives in
fear.  It's not that LV wants to live forever because there's so much to see
and do in Life; it's that LV never wants to die because he's afraid of
Death.

Where LV represents Fear, Harry represents Courage.
LV represents Apathy; Harry represents Love.
LV represents Selfishness; Harry represents Compassion.

Murdering people (LV) doesn't make one a symbol of Death.  Just like living
for centuries (NFlamel) doesn't make one a symbol of Life.

-kemper


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