Snake Lore

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 161678

Debbie:
> When the dust has settled, I think we'll find Voldemort vanquished
> by 'holy man' (whose purity of heart allows him to appeal to Fawkes,
> a symbol of the deity) with the assistance of 'weasel' Ron (who has 
> proven himself brave and willing to sacrifice, so that he might be 
> considered to have "advanced boldly to the conflict") and Hermione 
> (who has already used the mirror trick mentioned in Bullfinch's in
> self-defense); thus, the three of them embody all three legends that 
> Bullfinch's (and Pam) mentions.

>Any ideas on where the fountain in the desert might be?


Jen: This is fascinating. I think the fountain in the desert would be 
the Room of Love.  Dumbledore described the room as containing a 
force 'at once more wonderful and more terrible than death, than human 
intelligence, than the forces of nature."  Love to the parched soul is 
like water to the parched man in the desert.  And what could be more 
terrible than discovering the longed-for water is a mirage or that 
love is an illusion? 

I can't think of another possibility from the places Harry has been 
and JKR said pretty clearly he'd visited everywhere he needed to in 
order to complete the story.  I think the Veil Room was more important 
for the end of OOTP, although I could see Harry and Voldemort starting 
there and ending up in the Room of Love. 

Jen, hoping Pam has a good holiday in spite of the hard times. :-)