A fate worse than death

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 152942

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kemper <iam.kemper@> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> 
> 
> Tonks:
> Holding up hand, counting.. 1, 2.. maybe.. 2 and 1/2... hum... is it 
> possible I could be wrong.. a 3rd time in my *entire* life??  hum...
> really hate to admit it to the *whole* world if I am... hum...
> 
> Well, maybe... just maybe... Ah.ha.... remembering something now.. 
> yes.. yes.. I think the quoit goes something like this "Love castest 
> out fear".. so maybe Kemper is sort of right. It is not death vs. 
> Love it is Fear vs. Love???
> 
> Maybe...

Geoff:
The full quote is:

"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with 
punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love."

(1 John 4:18 New International Version of the Bible)

We're back to what we mean by love....