Living beyond death, Harry's feelings |
 Nov 7 2008, 07:50 PM
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. Harry read the words slowly, as though he would have only one chance to take in their meaning, and he read the last of them aloud. "'The last enemy that shall be destoyed is death'..." A horrible thought came to him, and with it a kind of panic. "Isn't that a Death Eater idea? Why is that there?" "It doesn't mean defeating death in the way Death Eaters mean it, Harry," said Hermione, her voice gentle. "It means... you know, living beyond death. Living after death." But they were not living, thought Harry: They were gone. The empty words could disguise that fact that his parents' moldering remains lay beneath the snow and stone, indifferent, unknowing. And tears came before he could stop them, boiling hot then instantly freezing on his face, and what was the point in wiping them off or pretending? He let them fall, his lips pressed hard together, looking down at the thick snow hiding from his eyes the place where the last of Lily and James lay, bones now, surely, or dust, not knowing or caring that their living son stood so near, his heart still beating, alive because of their sacrifice and close to wishing, at this moment, that he was sleeping under the snow with them. pgs. 328-329 Deathly Hallows, U.S. edition -What did you think of this? Did it have any meaning? -Was this quote powerful to you at all? -What do you think Hermione was trying to say? -Is there any other quotes in the book that related to this? Any quotes that were very powerful? -Anything else you would like to say? P.S.: Sorry if I put this in the wrong forum, you may move it if you wish. If there is any other topics, you can delete this one, but can you give me 24 hours notice so I can copy what I wrote? (It took me a long time to write this) This post has been edited by Dreamteam: Nov 7 2008, 08:07 PM --------------------   |
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