The curious incident of the Felix Felicis in the nighttime

[nrenka]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "bluesqueak" <pip at e...> wrote:

> In which case Dumbledore's death-by-Snape is not something Ron, 
> Hermione or Ginny should prevent. Somehow,the Felix potion seems to 
> be trying to stop them doing actions which would prevent it. Not 
> just once, either.

I still can't make the jump here.  There's a massive difference 
between the Felix causing actions that are lucky for 
Ron/Hermione/Ginny, and these actions *ultimately* resulting in 
something good/positive/lucky/whatever.  To argue the latter 
stretches the continuity into something like a single line of dominos 
being toppled by one being tipped over, as opposed to something with 
multiple lines of influence feeding in.

Why I can't make the jump is that this still reeks of determinism.  
Or even more, a disturbingly Panglossian approach to the entire set 
of events.  :)  I suppose that can be made to fit thematically, but I 
wouldn't bet much on it.
 
> Pip!Squeaks:
> 
> Hey, you're talking to the originator of the MAGIC DISHWASHER 
> theory here. I've been told that I extend my chains of reasoning 
> until they stretch tightrope-like across a giant chasm. 
> 
> Then I tap dance along them, twirling my umbrella {vbg}.

We'll still have to wait, I suspect, but being the devotee of Faith 
that I am, I haven't seen too much to support the sheer factual 
assertions of the DISHWASHER in the past two books.  We all might 
take a lesson in assuming that the obvious is not what's going to 
happen from the shippers, hmmm?

BANGs in plain sight rather than baroque theorization, perhaps?

-Nora ponders going to make her garden grow