Re: What’s the point of the Deathly Hallows? Not the book, but the Hallows?

[Ashley]

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> Question?  What's point of the Deathly Hallows? Truly? The point of a 
> whole subplot thrust upon us in the final book when we have so much 
> to deal with already?
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Lyn here:
I look at the whole purpose of the DH a bit differently. I still see JKR writing an extended 
morality play and one of the more important "morality" questions will be what kind of 
person will Harry become if he does defeat Voldy. That Harry's chooses to complete his Hx 
mission rather than remain absorbed in the DH quest, goes a long way toward making 
clear that he won't become "the new boss" only a little changed from "the old boss." The 
epilog reinforces this understanding, but the DH objects manifest it, never more clearly 
than in Harry's decision about keeping his old wand and wanting to remain the person he 
innately is, rather than the extraordinarily powerful wizard that his renewed celebrity and 
the posession of these external objects would allow him to become.

The DH ring, also is a major, and again manifest, component in revealing that Harry has 
finally come to a more healthy resolution of his obsession with the deaths of those he 
loves and who loved him. How symbolic that he leaves it [them] on [in] the ground.  What 
first became manifest in the Mirror of Erised becomes manifestly released by his letting go 
of the DH ring.

I think one could even make the argument that the invisibility cloak plays a useful 
symbolic role here as well. Harry keeping this one item, to which he is the natural heir, 
shows him not to reject what he innately and rightfully is, but only not to reach for powers 
that are not inherent to/in him.

All a little deep for me, but that's my take.

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>  as Harry is the true Master of 
> the Elder Wand, the wand wont work properly for Voldy (as 
> demonstrated later when he uses the Cruciartus to abuse the 
> Harry's `body' and Harry feels no pain) and so Voldy couldn't cast a 
> true working AK.


I again read this a little differently. I do believe the Harry very much felt pain from the 
Cruciatus curses, but was able to master that pain. One, Harry has always been shown to 
be somewhat resistant to that curse, even when coming from Voldy. Two, I believe that it 
illustrates that HP could indeed master himself when he understood it was in the best 
interests of others, in stark contrast to his inability to master himself with regards to 
Occulemancy. Three, I belive that it was meant to have a greater symbolic meaning with 
regards to his growing mastery of other forms of [emotional] pain in his past (and 
potentially future) life. Again, I think it was means to show him maturing as an adult.


With regards to the AK, I would suggest that Voldy already had perfomed numerous AK's 
with that wand. Voldy was able to perform exceedingly powerfully with that wand, as was 
evidenced by the near final scene where he was able to duel with three very accomplished 
and powerful wizards at the same time, and then blow them all over in his wrath. To the 
extent many of his curses were disrupted, often their are other explanations that can be 
found in Harry's actions and intended sacrifice.

I tend not to look for Harry's success in terms so much of Voldy's weakness, nor in what I 
consider to be contrived explanations of the actions/functions of the Elder Wand, but in 
the strength of a HP maturely working for the good of others.

Of course this may all be an overly sentimental perspective on my part.

Lyn