Camping and Despair - loving the trio

[Susan]

No: HPFGUIDX 173744

"dan" wrote:
> Rowling finally gave us the ecstatic, but made us travel through
> despair to get there. I had been hoping for a downward arc, I felt
> the series required it, and I had not yet come to love the trio
> truly. It was in their weakest moments, when nothing was left to
> them but what they could not give up, having given up everything
> else, that I finally came to not only identify with Ron, Hermione
> and Harry, but to love them.
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> Then, with the silver doe and the sword and the horcrux of
> hopelessness finally destroyed, the story begins its slow upward
> journey, now in the deepest authentic sense, toward light.

Stel:

Wow dan, what a helpful reframe! I found the camping trip dragged a
little, but there were many Moments in there that I loved, and you are
so right, they're all moments where the characters of HRH deepen and
their true, best selves begin to shine.  Thanks for articulating that
so eloquently. I especially love the phrase "the horcrux of hopelessness."

BTW, Hi everyone. I'm new to this list and very pleased to have found
it. I've been yearning for some intelligent, adult discussion about
this book and stumbled across HPfGU a couple days ago (thanks Google!)
This is my first post.