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Hm, I don't know. Legolas Send a noteboard - 07/04/2010 11:08:12 AM
Given Rowling's fairly overt Christian influences, I feel like Voldemort being utterly irredeemable would be at odds with the overarching philosophy of Harry Potter. Or to put it another way, Voldemort was only irredeemable because he couldn't love; since change was impossible from within, he couldn't be forgiven.

It's a bit of a moot point because obviously it never would've happened - rather anticlimactic ending to the story that way - but that whole Horcrux deal does have a Moral Event Horizon-feel to it. But whether that is by making him irredeemable, or by illustrating how flawed he is, incapable of love and never going to redeem himself, that's debatable I guess.
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Harry Potter (the entire series) Jeordam - 06/04/2010 11:00:07 PM 1893 Views
Re: Harry Potter (the entire series) QueenOfAndor - 06/04/2010 11:29:49 PM 1173 Views
Really? Jeordam - 07/04/2010 05:41:46 PM 1225 Views
I honestly think it's a combination of the two beetnemesis - 07/04/2010 05:55:18 PM 1101 Views
I'll give you that.... Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:11:27 PM 1134 Views
It does seem logical that the series gets more teenager-oriented as Harry grows older. Legolas - 07/04/2010 06:47:57 PM 1123 Views
Yeah, I believe she's explicitly said she did that on purpose beetnemesis - 10/04/2010 08:24:47 PM 1043 Views
Um...you forgot a book. aria - 06/04/2010 11:37:27 PM 1164 Views
My bad...much thanks for reminding me. Jeordam - 07/04/2010 05:43:53 PM 1114 Views
Re: Harry Potter (the entire series) DomA - 07/04/2010 12:26:22 AM 1444 Views
I get where you're coming from Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:19:13 PM 1233 Views
That's kind of the point though... fionwe1987 - 07/04/2010 08:44:26 PM 1162 Views
This is how I see it too DomA - 08/04/2010 12:43:03 AM 1285 Views
just a comment about your rich=bad LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 02:05:32 AM 1246 Views
Re: just a comment about your rich=bad DomA - 08/04/2010 05:58:13 PM 1240 Views
it was a bit black and white... LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 08:48:05 PM 1054 Views
I agree with many of your points. Legolas - 07/04/2010 12:44:31 AM 1342 Views
I have to dispute the concept of going "too far." Ghavrel - 07/04/2010 06:32:47 AM 1105 Views
Hm, I don't know. Legolas - 07/04/2010 11:08:12 AM 1162 Views
This is a lot like the argument I'm having with Joel on the CMB concerning original sin. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:21:39 AM 1078 Views
Where is this debate? I'd like to read it. Jeordam - 08/04/2010 05:18:38 PM 1746 Views
I should have put "debate" in quotes. It's about four sentences long. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 10:32:43 PM 1060 Views
I agree entirely about Snape *NM* Camilla - 07/04/2010 11:50:00 AM 535 Views
More conversation on Snape. Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:01:37 PM 1389 Views
His death wasn't very spectacular, but he did play an essential role... Legolas - 07/04/2010 06:45:58 PM 1267 Views
Brief comments on Magic, Dumbledore, and The Epilogue. Aemon - 07/04/2010 07:13:55 AM 1444 Views
Re: Brief comments on Magic, Dumbledore, and The Epilogue. Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:09:20 PM 1280 Views
The movies are even worse about this. beetnemesis - 07/04/2010 06:15:35 PM 1163 Views
Hmmm.... Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:21:40 PM 1137 Views
Oh, that's definitely why they did it beetnemesis - 09/04/2010 06:44:50 AM 1472 Views
how many high school relationships... LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 02:13:48 AM 1129 Views
Death doesn't actually happen in slow-motion fit for the cinema screen. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:24:31 AM 1115 Views
Re: Death doesn't actually happen in slow-motion fit for the cinema screen. Camilla - 08/04/2010 03:27:09 PM 1141 Views
Re: Brief comments on Magic, Dumbledore, and The Epilogue. Camilla - 08/04/2010 03:25:38 PM 1249 Views
Harry Potter and Star Wars have two radically different approaches to this beetnemesis - 07/04/2010 06:13:25 PM 1358 Views
When my son asked for his own set of Harry Potter books, Beqi - 07/04/2010 10:26:37 PM 1189 Views
This is assuming of course... Jeordam - 07/04/2010 11:00:15 PM 1237 Views
yes, that's where parenting gets "complicated" LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 02:16:06 AM 1144 Views
You are taking this a bit extreme I feel. Beqi - 08/04/2010 08:51:34 AM 1086 Views
I agree. *NM* RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/04/2010 06:11:06 PM 488 Views
Re: This is assuming of course... Camilla - 08/04/2010 03:30:33 PM 1296 Views
I am the same way with a few books. Beqi - 08/04/2010 08:05:04 PM 1127 Views
I was most irritated by the ironic names Tom - 08/04/2010 05:38:59 AM 1251 Views
Re: I was most irritated by the ironic names TaskmasterJack - 08/04/2010 10:07:40 PM 1676 Views
Sheriff Lobo wasn't a werewolf, either, and Bear wasn't a bear. Tom - 09/04/2010 12:47:48 AM 1094 Views
Exactly - it's not as obvious if you're a kid, then it seems clever and it's fun to decode. Legolas - 09/04/2010 01:04:11 AM 1205 Views
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