That ugly baby thing.

[Annette]

No: HPFGUIDX 173583

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sandra Collins" 
<sandra87b at ...> wrote:
>
> Having put down the book after reading the King's Cross chapter 
> again, I still don't get the whole ugly baby thing. From what I've 
> read of the many many many enjoyable, varied and informative 
> posts regarding a wide raft of subjects to do with the book, is 
> how Voldermort was meant to be an ugly baby under a bench. I 
> don't understand the symbolism or maybe the reality? Could 
> anyone enlighten me as to what it all meant because it's all been 
> lost on me. I go along with Geoff's line (always good to read your 
> views, Mr Bannister!) on it being a brief near-death experience for 
> Harry, that's how I read it in the first place, but the baby made 
it 
> unpleasant reading and I still don't get it.
> Maybe I 'll leave the decaff alone today, if  that's going to help.
> 
> Sandra x.
>
 
yes that scene disturbed me too Sandra. I don't get what the ugly 
baby was all about either. Like you and Geoff I subscribe to the near-
death experience theory, a moment in earth-bound time and space but 
one in which Harry 'sees the light'. My take on the 'creature' was 
that it was symbolic of evil, DD said that it was beyond help. 
Despite that the 'creature' was pleading and seemed remorseful, it 
was whining and totally disturbed. Maybe it wasn't vocalising it 
well, but it made me feel very uncomfortable that it was being 
ignored. I don't know what it is, good or bad? Voldemorts soul? the 
Harry horcrux? it just leaves a bad taste.
 
Besides if I don't know how to understand this, how will I explain it 
to my grandson? Children are much more literal and need the facts.

cariad.