Do you agree? Magical Theory... ( was: ...(Harry as Horcrux))

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 164026

---  doug rogers <dougsamu at ...> wrote:
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> doug:
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> When I started into the topic a long time ago on Mugglenet, I asked,  
> why don't any of the major characters, powerful wizards,  
> knowledgeable magicians all... NONE of them ever speak on magical  
> theory, even in general principle. Why do none of them ever voice  
> even any sub-vocce thoughts about the nature or the source of the  
> magic they use? ...
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bboyminn:

Here is the flaw in that argument; the books are filled 
with Magical Theory, we just don't get to hear any of it,
yet it is absolutely there in every book.

When Harry is doing poorly in class, the teacher assigns
him homework involving studying the Magical Theory behing
the 'thing' he is not getting. Each class has text books,
and it seem clear that those books are filled with Magical
Theory. There are Homework assignments, essays, papers, 
a huge book store filled with books, a huge library 
filled with books, Hermoine even resorts to the study of 
theory to help Harry learn things, Umbridge's class is
nothing but theory.

My point is that Magical Theory is there in all the books,
but we don't hear a discussion of it because the purpose
of the books is NOT to educate us on the matter. Even 
Harry being at school to learn magic is a McGuffin of
sorts. It gives us a framework in which other more important
aspects can play out, but it is not a story about Harry
learning Magical Theory, it is a coming-of-age story about
Harry growing up, learning what is important, making 
friends, finding allies, overcoming obsticals, and fighting
Voldemort. 

Still, in every book the existance of Magical Theory is 
confirmed. We hear that it exists, even if we don't 
actually get to hear the details of it.

Though as to the overal conclusion of the core subject of
this discussion, I agree, inconclusive. That said, I think
Harry the Horcrux, while hinted at, is far more 
inconclusive based on available information than Harry is
NOT a Horcrux. 

Steve/bboyminn