Let's go back to 1997 when Harry Potter was first published. The first book, Philosopher's Stone, is a great introduction to the world of Harry Potter yet it has so many questions in it that some can only be answered in the seventh book. One of the questions is one that has stuck with me until the end of the series: "Who the heck sent the Invisibility Cloak to Harry and where did he get it?" You know what? turns out Dumbledore was behind it all along. What can that mean for us though? That Dumbledore was nice enough to send Harry something his father owned? No, absolutely not. Dumbledore sending this cloak to Harry simply says that he KNEW about the Deathly Hallows all along. That he knew about the Horcruxes from the beginning of the whole book. He knew Voldemort could come back and he still did not do anything to save anyone from it. He waited until he died and became a talking portrait on the wall of the Headmaster's Office to tell Harry the simple truth. It's not like Harry is untrustworthy, he is not going to simply join Voldemort and tell him Dumbledore's secrets! Dumbledore keeping all these secrets from Harry, is what is actually stopping Harry from being who he needs to be long ago! Some people say that Harry needed to learn it all himself and that Dumbledore was not the chosen one. Who can say that? Everybody who has a little sense in them knows that, deep down inside, Dumbledore has the strength to slaughter Voldemort with the flick of his wand! Who cares about what is written on a doggone piece of parchment paper, that is kept in lock with thousands of others. And what could we say about Dumbledore's knowing that the Triwizard Cup was a Portkey and it would take Harry directly to Voldemort. Why Dumbledore? Why would you send a kid to his death? Why are you so incapable of telling Harry the truth for once that he could finally stop moaning and stand up and fight the lizard-faced man. I simply pity the man who cried after reading the last chapters of the sixth book. If Dumbledore was smart enough his soul would have come back; he died in Hogwarts land did he not? So he is dead - good riddance, maybe Harry can now see the truth and go on killing "You-Know-Who."
06 December, 2010
"The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore" - The Real Ones.
Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter are similar in countless ways. They have the same themes, same battle against the evil forces ruling the world, and even the same clueless hero who does not know what he is doing. These facts aside, there is also the wizard with the white beard which (aside from the fact that they are really old) represents wisdom and knowledge. Both these wizards, throughout plots of their own stories, make assumptions or predictions about what will happen later on in the book. Gandalf says Gollum will play a bigger role before everything is over, and so he does. Now, that I don't have problem with. What I am furious about is something disparate.
Let's go back to 1997 when Harry Potter was first published. The first book, Philosopher's Stone, is a great introduction to the world of Harry Potter yet it has so many questions in it that some can only be answered in the seventh book. One of the questions is one that has stuck with me until the end of the series: "Who the heck sent the Invisibility Cloak to Harry and where did he get it?" You know what? turns out Dumbledore was behind it all along. What can that mean for us though? That Dumbledore was nice enough to send Harry something his father owned? No, absolutely not. Dumbledore sending this cloak to Harry simply says that he KNEW about the Deathly Hallows all along. That he knew about the Horcruxes from the beginning of the whole book. He knew Voldemort could come back and he still did not do anything to save anyone from it. He waited until he died and became a talking portrait on the wall of the Headmaster's Office to tell Harry the simple truth. It's not like Harry is untrustworthy, he is not going to simply join Voldemort and tell him Dumbledore's secrets! Dumbledore keeping all these secrets from Harry, is what is actually stopping Harry from being who he needs to be long ago! Some people say that Harry needed to learn it all himself and that Dumbledore was not the chosen one. Who can say that? Everybody who has a little sense in them knows that, deep down inside, Dumbledore has the strength to slaughter Voldemort with the flick of his wand! Who cares about what is written on a doggone piece of parchment paper, that is kept in lock with thousands of others. And what could we say about Dumbledore's knowing that the Triwizard Cup was a Portkey and it would take Harry directly to Voldemort. Why Dumbledore? Why would you send a kid to his death? Why are you so incapable of telling Harry the truth for once that he could finally stop moaning and stand up and fight the lizard-faced man. I simply pity the man who cried after reading the last chapters of the sixth book. If Dumbledore was smart enough his soul would have come back; he died in Hogwarts land did he not? So he is dead - good riddance, maybe Harry can now see the truth and go on killing "You-Know-Who."
Let's go back to 1997 when Harry Potter was first published. The first book, Philosopher's Stone, is a great introduction to the world of Harry Potter yet it has so many questions in it that some can only be answered in the seventh book. One of the questions is one that has stuck with me until the end of the series: "Who the heck sent the Invisibility Cloak to Harry and where did he get it?" You know what? turns out Dumbledore was behind it all along. What can that mean for us though? That Dumbledore was nice enough to send Harry something his father owned? No, absolutely not. Dumbledore sending this cloak to Harry simply says that he KNEW about the Deathly Hallows all along. That he knew about the Horcruxes from the beginning of the whole book. He knew Voldemort could come back and he still did not do anything to save anyone from it. He waited until he died and became a talking portrait on the wall of the Headmaster's Office to tell Harry the simple truth. It's not like Harry is untrustworthy, he is not going to simply join Voldemort and tell him Dumbledore's secrets! Dumbledore keeping all these secrets from Harry, is what is actually stopping Harry from being who he needs to be long ago! Some people say that Harry needed to learn it all himself and that Dumbledore was not the chosen one. Who can say that? Everybody who has a little sense in them knows that, deep down inside, Dumbledore has the strength to slaughter Voldemort with the flick of his wand! Who cares about what is written on a doggone piece of parchment paper, that is kept in lock with thousands of others. And what could we say about Dumbledore's knowing that the Triwizard Cup was a Portkey and it would take Harry directly to Voldemort. Why Dumbledore? Why would you send a kid to his death? Why are you so incapable of telling Harry the truth for once that he could finally stop moaning and stand up and fight the lizard-faced man. I simply pity the man who cried after reading the last chapters of the sixth book. If Dumbledore was smart enough his soul would have come back; he died in Hogwarts land did he not? So he is dead - good riddance, maybe Harry can now see the truth and go on killing "You-Know-Who."
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