Ironic Justice

Hagrid aussie_lol at yahoo.com.au
Sat Jul 28 16:22:47 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 173470

JKR used great irony with each chosen character. 

Umbridge, so strongly focused on Pure-Blood families ... yet had to 
invent a "family heirloom" pretending the locket with the "S" was for 
Selwyn descendants. For all we know, her toad-like face comes from 
being part-Hag.

Dumbledore trusted Snape with things never told to any other Order 
member, yet never entrusted with the information given to Harry 
(Hallows and Horcruxes).

Neville's bogart was Snape. Yet it was Neville who killed Snape's 
assassin, Nagini. (No-one would approach Voldemort, yet Neville 
charged at him. 10000 points to Gryffindor thanks to Neville.)

Trelawney's ability as a seer shone. First, Moody would have been the 
first of the 13 to rise from the planning table to escort Harry from 
Privot Drive. (4th year Christmas dinner prediction for a 13 seat 
table) 
Then, she saw something in her crystal balls ... she saw TARGETS !

The vehicle the trio used to escape Gringotts would make Hagrid 
envious.

Enlisting the aid of House Elves, Goblins, Centaurs, Thestrells, 
Hippogriffs, Mandrakes, plus one and a half giants. All the allies 
Umbridge would loathe.

The role of Dumbledore will be argued extensively in other posts. But 
then for Harry to name his son after the 2 men who hide his most 
important life long secrets (Albus and Severus) instead of Fred, 
Dobby, Alister, Sirius, etc was a sign of Harry's ability to forgive 
more than credit to those past headmasters.

And the famous Chapter 13. In other books it was the one that held the 
secret that had to be unravelled. In Deathly Hallow, it was the Anti-
Muggleborn laws. A tribute to Amnesty International's intolerance for 
bigotry and prejudice.
Hope you enjoyed the read,
aussie





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