The Deathly Hallows: Morality of Mythical Objects

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 177408

> zgirnius:
> I think that Death did not deliberately fail to deliver a working 
> device with the Stone. Rather, what the brother asked for is 
> *impossible*. The dead who are not ghosts have moved on to 
> their 'next great adventure' and cannot truly be called back, 
> certainly not to live life again. The Stone brought a shade of the 
> brother's fiancee back, but she was not happy, and could not make 
him 
> happy, but this was his fault for requesting the impossible.
> 
> Harry's use was different (as explained in "The Forest Again"). He 
> did not call his dead back to drag them around for him for the 
> indefinite future, he called them back for just a moment, as he 
> prepared to join them, which is why it 'worked' well enough for 
him.


Alla:

I agree, and moreover whatever was written on the Snitch or stone ( 
I open at the close? - friend has my book now, cannot double check), 
it was not written by Dumbledore, it was already there, yes?

So I think it indicates exactly what you said - this will work 
properly only in situation like Harry had, when he is about to join 
his dead loved ones.

 
> zgirnius:
<SNIP>
 Since death 
> was inappropriately targeting him (rather than allowing his fate 
to 
> play out as it should) he requested an artifact that would prevent 
> Death's further interference. Yet when his time truly came, he did 
> not try to dodge death. He was not cheating death, he was merely 
> forcing him to play fair.
>


Alla:

Zara, you are brilliant :) That is exactly how I saw third brother's 
behavior as well - forcing death to play fair and accepting it when 
his time comes.

The only thing that to me feels like sort of not flowing per 
acceptance of the death is that third brother knew himself when his 
time comes, sort of got to decide, you know? Totally nice wish 
fulfillment, if you ask me, but goes a little bit against acceptance 
of the death with head high, sort of.

I mean, I would be more pleased if say Death would give up pursuing 
younger brother and tell him loudly that yes, you win and I would 
come for you when your time comes, you know?

Heee, but that is my variation and say in many many years she comes  
and searches for him and he comes and takes over cloak or something.

So Invisibility cloak really does not bother me for the reasons that 
you described, but the fact that younger brother got to decide 
himself, not really bothers, but feels wierd, not very courageous, I 
do not know.

I loved Deathly Hallows story, it reminded me all over again how 
much of Potterverse IS rooted in fairy tales.

IMO of course.