Deathly Hallows uberwank: Chapter 35, King's Cross

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"By the way, Harry, now that I'm utterly dead, it seems a good time to tell you that I was quite the arse-bandit in my youth. Do stop feeling compassion for that wretched flayed child under your seat." - air_and_angels, here
So there's this line in The Princess Bride about how death cannot

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Regarding Dumbledore coming out in the book: I actually like you're idea of where it could have been placed, but I think the problem with that would be that it would distract readers from what Dumbledore is talking about.

What I mean is, if right after Dumbledore's death wasn't the right time for Tonks to throw herself at Lupin (and it wasn't; regardless of my own shipping preferences, it really, really wasn't), then right after Harry himself has been near enough killed might not be the right time for Dumbledore to introduce such a potentially weighty topic, especially if he's not sure how Harry's gonna take it.

But according to Jo, it's not a weighty topic in the wizarding world. However, I have totally dismissed this information because, besides your point about wanting more purebloods, if homosexuality is okay even by pureblood standards, then there's no excuse for Sirius having pictures of Muggle girls all over his room!

I knew that the baby thing was Voldemort, but I still don't really get what it was doing there. Harry had the chance to stay or leave, so I understand why he's there, but what choice has a pieece Voldemort's soul got? What happens to it when Harry leaves? Or was it just there to illustrate a point to Harry? Because I was under the impression that King's Cross wasn't really a real place, just something conjured up for Harry... Yeah, beacuse Dumbledore said something like, "Is that what it looks like to you?" It was a place Harry subconsciously associated with big decisions or going into a new world or something. So what, from a psuchological standpoint, was the point in having the Voldemort!baby there? Maybe I'm looking at this the wrong way. Because Harry didn't just imagine Dumbledore's explanation - that really happened. So there is a base of reality. But what happened to all the other bits of Voldemort's soul that got destroyed? Why weren't they there? Or rather, why did Harry and this bit of soul get sent to the same place? Because they were killed at the same time? Because they were somehow linked?

I don't really know anything about Foucault, but if I'm understanding you correctly, I believe that when Dumbledore said it was real, he was not referring to the fact that it was real because Harry experienced it. Because there's no sodding way Harry's smart enough to create an explanation for all that. Again, I could be completely misinterpreting what you said, so feel free to ignore that!

I can't help thinking you'd have to be pretty special to know so much about the elder wand and yet never have heard about the hallows.

Eh, I think the legend of the Hallows is something that's not really told much. The Tale of the Three Brothers is, of course, but even Xeno Lovegood said that most people don't know anything about the meaning behind it, didn't he? I mean, even Hermione hadn't heard of them. The Elder Wand had it's own seperate legend because it had been passed on throughout the centuries. And wizards don't have the Internet, so he can't just Google the phrase.

I know you said you weren't completely pleased with how you wrote this chapter, but I like the stuff where you actually get into discussions! It's still funny, but it also provokes a lot of thought.

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it would distract readers from what Dumbledore is talking about

Yeah, I agree - it would certainly complicate matters. (Then again, he does go on about how Grindelwald's ideas "inflamed" him and therefore affected his judgement, and it wouldn't have been a great leap. I dunno - I actually don't feel too strongly either way, it's more thinking about how things could have been.)

I'm with you on the Voldebaby thing - it just doesn't add up. I hadn't thought of the other pieces of soul - perhaps they go to the same place as the souls of people who receive the dementor's kiss? Hmm.

I take your point on the elder wand legend - and now I think of it, I believe Dumbledore says something about how Voldemort wouldn't be interested in a children's story because he wouldn't consider it important. So I guess I'll let that one go. I suppose the problem is, there's a prt of me that feels I shouldn't need to ask that sort of question (although doing so is fun!).

And wizards don't have the Internet, so he can't just Google the phrase.

Ha! Well, maybe they should have the internet. :P

it also provokes a lot of thought

Thank you. That is such a massive compliment. ♥

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Then again, he does go on about how Grindelwald's ideas "inflamed" him

Just butting in for a quick snigger... :D

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it sounds like grindelwald gave him an STD, sort of. :/