Deathly Hallows: Central Theme or Distraction?

[chuck.han]

No: HPFGUIDX 172299

> va32h wrote:
> You don't need all three of the Hallows in order for any one of them to
> work.

Right, but you need all three to become the <i>Master of Death</i>.
And while Harry (unknowingly) becomes the Master of Death and then
finally rejects  the subsequent immortality, it would have been a
tighter story if Dumbledore had cleared the path for Harry to become
the Master of Death as the ultimate weapon to defeat Voldemort, but
Harry rejects it BEFORE defeating Voldemort.

Yes, Harry can only become the true Master of Death by his choice to
sacrifice himself, but, again, the story would have been stronger if
he willingly sacrificed himself while thinking that was also a
rejection of becoming the Master of Death (not knowing, of course,
that it was the only path to becoming the Master of Death).

Chuck Han