Another thing I don't understand is why Dumbledore wasn't sure about Harry's bravery and the pureness of his heart. If Harry was not brave, courageous or any of the things that he was supposed to be, why would the prophecy even mention him?
Another thing I don't understand is why Dumbledore wasn't sure about Harry's bravery and the pureness of his heart. If Harry was not brave, courageous or any of the things that he was supposed to be, why would the prophecy even mention him?
Originally posted by: Akash005
Also, about "the prophecy".. hmm..honestly to me, Dumbledore doesn't sound like someone who would just blindly follow/ trust a prophecy either..for him logic, reasoning , suspicions and secrecy was far above than any prophecy..Now that I have come to think of it, m not even sure what the prophecy meant ( a testimony to my poor understanding since prophecy kept popping up every now n then through out the series..😆).. but every time the prophecy was mentioned it sounded a bit different than the previously mentioned prophecy..I m obviously wrong but that's how it sounded to me..I also feel that among the harry potter readers only a few have been successfully able to gauge the real meaning of the prophecy.. n that's saying something bcoz each n every minute aspect of the prophecy was explained in the 5th book..I still feel there is more to it..hmm..may b I should start another thread to know people's various interpretations of the prophecy.. as of now , it is as simple as "neither can live while the other survives".. as in only one among Harry or Voldemort was going to survive ( one was going to die for sure n the other was going to live for sure).. but I think there's more to it than just that..
Originally posted by: Akash005
Also, about "the prophecy".. hmm..honestly to me, Dumbledore doesn't sound like someone who would just blindly follow/ trust a prophecy either..for him logic, reasoning , suspicions and secrecy was far above than any prophecy..
Now that I have come to think of it, m not even sure what the prophecy meant ( a testimony to my poor understanding since prophecy kept popping up every now n then through out the series..😆).. but every time the prophecy was mentioned it sounded a bit different than the previously mentioned prophecy..I m obviously wrong but that's how it sounded to me..I also feel that among the harry potter readers only a few have been successfully able to gauge the real meaning of the prophecy.. n that's saying something bcoz each n every minute aspect of the prophecy was explained in the 5th book..I still feel there is more to it..hmm..may b I should start another thread to know people's various interpretations of the prophecy.. as of now , it is as simple as "neither can live while the other survives".. as in only one among Harry or Voldemort was going to survive ( one was going to die for sure n the other was going to live for sure).. but I think there's more to it than just that..I guess Dumbledore trusted the prophecy because it came from a true seer...And the prophecy was mainly created by J.K.R to put emphasis on the 'neither can live while the other survives' part to show the readers that Harry has to kill Voldemort and that he can't possibly be sent back to the other side... (I think)
Originally posted by: bookworm-ALS--
So, in other words, Dumbledore did not set store by the prophecy. It could have gone either way, anyway.
But Voldemort's actions made the prophecy come true.
I guess Dumbledore trusted the prophecy because it came from a true seer...And the prophecy was mainly created by J.K.R to put emphasis on the 'neither can live while the other survives' part to show the readers that Harry has to kill Voldemort and that he can't possibly be sent back to the other side... (I think)
well... JKR has based the foundation of HP theme on Buddhist principles of courage, compassion and wisdom.
The equation between Dumbledore and Harry is that of a mentor and disciple...somewhat similar to Govind and Parth...with two exceptions: unlike Parth, Harry was not 100% devoted to Dumbledore, and Dumbledore unlike Govind wasn't the Almighty himself.
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