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The second condition did not need to happen in the middle of a raging battle at Hogwarts. It happened to because this was the location Harry travelled to after his activities finally gave the game away to Voldemort. This was all very contingent on things completely outside ALbus' knowledge or control. Quote:
So I would agree that there was no chance to find another way. Not because of the timing, but because if Albus could not find a solution you like better in in the 15 years he had, Harry was not going to any time soon. Personally, I believe the magical laws of the Potterverse were such that there WAS no other solution to find. ![]()
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This may be the best place for this question:
Is the Deathly Hallows symbol a hate symbol akin to the swastika? In DH we see Krum almost punch Xenophilius for wearing the symbol because Krum associated it with Grindelwald's reign of terror. While Xenophilius was wearing it with its original intention/use in mind, was he wrong to do so given its general association with genocide? Would it be akin to someone (in western culture) wearing the swastika say, as a fertility symbol, and others taking offense to it as a symbol of Nazism? If so, is it morally wrong for Xenophilius/the Muggle analog to wear such a symbol? On top of all that, what are your thoughts on the symbol being used as a general symbol of HP by the fandom? Is it insensitive, a take back of a hateful symbol to be positive/owned (similar to some derogatory words being 'taken back' and used in a nonchalant/positive way by the once-oppressed), or irrelevant because fans only consider the Deathly Hallows part of the symbol (and not the Grindelwald part)? Thoughts?
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You probably know that the symbol chosen by the Nazi movement, the swastika, is centuries old in many cultures and represents many meanings -- the sun, acceptance, returning to the earth, protection from evil, etc. But considering the fact that in recent history the symbol came to represent those who wrought evil and death on vast numbers of people, at least in the Western world the symbol has no redemption as the first memory it seems to evoke on seeing it is the Nazi atrocities.
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