Said creature under the bench..

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 176046

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ken Hutchinson" <klhutch at ...> wrote:

> Neither Harry nor Dumbledore are being cruel when they fail to try to
> help the creature. Dumbledore does not rule the Universe, he does not
> set the rules. What you see is an echo, at least, of Christian
> theology. You have a continuous opportunity to alter the future state
> of your soul from birth until the moment you die. Once you die, you
> are what you are for all eternity. 

> Ken

Geoff:
I was reminded of the parable which Jesus uses in Luke's gospel chapter 
16 drawing on Jewish traditions. It talks of a rich man and a beggar who 
lay at his gate, hungry and covered with sores.

They both die and the rich man himself in hell and looks up to see Lazarus, 
the beggar far away at the side of Abraham and asks that Lazarus might 
bring water to him.

Abraham replies that he has had good things in his life while Lazarus is 
being comforted now.

The interesting crunch line - which chimes with the scene at Kings Cross
- is that he then goes on to say:
'And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed 
so that those who want to go from here to you cannot nor can anyone 
cross over from there to us."

I personally believe that the creature at the railway station is the future 
Voldemort and that no one can help him because he alone brought this 
on himself and no one can "cross over".