Heroes in the Harry Potter Series

[rowena_grunnionffitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 176239

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "houyhnhnm102" <celizwh at ...> 
wrote:
> houyhnhnm:

> I don't blame Snape.  It was Dumbledore with all of his 
> talk of "Love" who chose necromancy, blood rituals, and 
> prophecies over simple human love. Dumbledore with his 
> tragic flaw, his love of power.

  Rowena:

  I don't quite understand this. Exactly how would 'simple human love'
have defeated Voldemort? 

   Prophecies are not optional, they will come true one way or 
another. And as we see from Greek myth *and* HP the result of trying
to alter prophecy is only to fullfill them.

  On the other hand, as DD explains and Harry finally understands the 
prophecy does not control either his actions or Voldemort's it just
predicts them. Voldy *WOULD* try to prempt the threat and so create 
his nemesis. And Harry *WILL* do everything in his power to destroy 
Voldemort because it must be done and he's in the best position to do
it.

   Lily's valiant death in defense of her son gave him a ready made 
and very powerful protection that it would have been idiotic for DD 
to ignore. Harry's danger was very real, even before Voldy came back,
and the protection of his mother's blood kept him safer than anything
else could.

  Really don't understand the Necromancy - the resurrection stone?