The Deathly Hallows: Morality of Mythical Objects

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 177413

> Jen: It was written in Dumbledore's writing, Harry recognized it 
when 
> he received it from Scrimgeour.  I think that was DD trying to 
save 
> Harry from his own mistakes, knowing he would be tempted by the 
> Resurrection Stone most out of all because of what Harry saw in 
the 
> Mirror.  So it was a safeguard to keep Harry from using the Stone 
at 
> the wrong time for the wrong reason.


Alla:

Oh, OOOPS. So it was DD's writing. Thanks dearest :)  Hmmm, do you 
think Dumbledore then knew for sure that at the extreme need Stone 
will work OR he was not sure and just wanted to be sure than when 
Harry tries to use it, it will be in the time of extreme need?

Do you know what I am trying to ask? Do you think there is a 
limitations on when Resurrection stone will work and whether 
Dumbledore knew that?

I mean, supposedly when he tried to put it on in HBP horcrux curse 
hurt him, but if there was no horcrux curse on the ring, do you 
think Stone would have worked for Dumbledore or his loved ones 
already moved on and he would have been at the most in the position 
of the second brother indeed?

 
> Alla: 
> > 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?
> 
> Jen:  I guess that was his reward for being more clever than the 
> other two. ;)  Actually, it fits in well with what Harry has to do 
> because the third brother chooses death when he has the choice to 
> live forever and hide from death.  So he's actually being called 
the 
> bravest one in that respect, to choose death when he didn't have 
to 
> die.

Alla:

Oh YES of course, it IS his reward and per fairy tale traditions I 
have no problem with it, I am just not sure if I can call his 
behaviour courageous necessarily, you know?

I mean, it is courageous in a sense that he decided not to live 
forever and met Death when he felt his time is right, but I just do 
not see any analogies, any possible RL analogy with human being 
deciding for himself how long he can live, if that makes sense.

I mean, maybe that is the point that I should not be looking for RL 
analogies and completely accept that Potterverse is first and 
foremost firmly rooted in fibble and allegories of fairy tales.

And I DO accept it for the most part, I felt that fairy tale reading 
at the end did turn out FOR ME to be the most beneficial, in a sense 
of enjoying the story tremendously.

But at the same time I always thought that in some aspects 
Potterverse reflects our life ( emotions, etc).

So, when third brother accepts death, it resonates with me, but when 
he decides on his own how long he can live, it reads like .... wish 
fullfilment in fairy tale?

Hee, I talked myself in the corner. I think it is a pretty good 
thing, you know.

Emotionally satisfying and all that.

JMO,

Alla