DH reread CH 8

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 186385

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> Alla:
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> "Did Doge really think it was that easy, that Harry could simply choose not to believe? Didn't Doge understand Harry's need to be sure, to know everything?" - p.127
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> Alla:
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> Something just does not sit well with me about this quote, psychologically speaking, if that makes sense.
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> Is it even possible to choose not to believe something? How do you choose faith? Oh I know there is a saying that people often believe only that they want to, meaning that people will only see good and ignore bad things, even if it stares them in the face.
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> But this is not exactly what Doge is saying, no? He wants Harry to force himself to ignore bad things, right? Is it even possible?
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Pippin:

In the end Harry decides he does not need to know the exact truth about what happened to Dumbledore's sister and does not want to make Dumbledore tell him. Harry recognizes that he does not have to have reasons for his trust in Dumbledore beyond knowing that Dumbledore loved him and tried to do his best.

I was  surprised by that, because Harry always wanted to know everything, and because he felt so much sympathy for Ariana.  But then I realized that though the shadows  that came from Voldemort's wand were vengeful, the spirits that Harry summoned through the R-stone were at peace. 

I think there is a very strong sense in canon that justice is for the living, and old crimes can be laid to rest. 

Pippin