Re: He who must not be named (a question)

On 20 Dec 2006 12:54:49 -0800, "Sirius Kase" <SiriusKase@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


A.G.McDowell wrote:


Hermione's reluctance to say Voldemort no doubt came from the reading
she did before Hogwarts (mentioned in PS: The Journey from Platform Nine
and Three Quarters) and from observing that the name disturbed people.

She was also a newbie in a world where some words have magical powers.
It is safest to conform to this even if later it appears to be a
superstition. And, it is also safer not to disturb people, even if it
is a superstition. Harry, on the other hand, has absolutely no
reluctance to disturbing people and a great desire to show everyone
that he isn't scared of Voldemort or his name.

And when you survive the dude's death blow against you, he's not all
that scary. And when you keep beating him, he's even less scary.

This stacks up pretty well against, at best, Harry's second hand report
that Dumbledore recommends use of the name (which he does to Harry at
the end of PS). Would Hermione have had first hand confirmation of
Dumbledore's attitude before his powerful speech at the end of GoF?

Conforming is frequently the best policy unless someone assured you
that it is better not to conform.

When in Rome, you do as the Romans do.
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