That was part of it, but not all of it. The main thing that got me was the existence of a next phase in which people are reunited with the ones they love. It seems to me that JKR has such a religious message in that sense, which is why it is ironic that she has gotten so much criticism from religious people. As you know, I am a religious person, so I read with that POV. Death and the afterlife are HUGE themes in the book. There's a room in the Ministry, which I presume is the room beyond the veil, which Voldemort cannot get to, but Harry will because he is filled with love. That is why Voldemort fears death, thinks there is nothing worse than it, and has a whole group of "Death Eaters" ie death defiers. Dumbledore, on the other hand, is prepared for "the next great adventure."
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Date: 2005-07-17 06:16 pm (UTC)That was part of it, but not all of it. The main thing that got me was the existence of a next phase in which people are reunited with the ones they love. It seems to me that JKR has such a religious message in that sense, which is why it is ironic that she has gotten so much criticism from religious people. As you know, I am a religious person, so I read with that POV. Death and the afterlife are HUGE themes in the book. There's a room in the Ministry, which I presume is the room beyond the veil, which Voldemort cannot get to, but Harry will because he is filled with love. That is why Voldemort fears death, thinks there is nothing worse than it, and has a whole group of "Death Eaters" ie death defiers. Dumbledore, on the other hand, is prepared for "the next great adventure."