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Merope Gaunt

Hog’s Head PubCast #28: Evil and Choice

by Travis Prinzi on June 21, 2007

hogshead.jpgMerope Gaunt and the Paradox of Evil and Choice; Why did Voldemort give Lily a choice?; Stephen Fry vs. Jim Dale

One thing I forgot to mention in the Fry vs. Dale discussion: After hearing Dale first and then listening to Fry, Fry really had to grow on me. Didn’t like him at first. After listening for a book or two, though, Fry was the clear winner for me.

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Merope Gaunt and the Paradox of Evil and Choice

by Travis Prinzi on June 19, 2007

Note: This material will appear in an upcoming PubCast (along with further commentary and other related subjects) either midweek or this weekend.

Rowling has given us a paradox concerning evil in the Harry Potter series. At face value, the lesson is very simple, and it has been stated by Dumbledore in two ways:

“It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” (CS18)

“You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow up to be!” (GF36)

But we have a problem with Merope Gaunt, and therefore a problem with Voldemort by association. Read carefully this dialogue between Harry and Dumbledore: [click to continue…]

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