One of my favorite scenes in Deathly Hallows (and there are many) is the scene when Ron finally returns to Harry and Hermione. I especially love the moment when he sheepishly says that Dumbledore must have known that he would run out on them, hence the gift of the deluminator. And Harry says, so readily and so graciously (showing a growing wisdom) that no, Dumbledore must have known that Ron would always want to find a way back. What a beautiful insight into Dumbledore and into Ron, and what a wonderful way of looking at his friend and finding the best in him to love.
The deluminator itself is fascinating, perhaps even moreso because we're led to believe Dumbledore invented it. And of course, it's one of the very first magical objects we ever see in the Harry Potter books.
I'm not the poet Erin is, but I put pen to paper to try to get behind some of Ron's thoughts about this very unusual gift left to him in Dumbledore's will.
When Dumbledore gave me this gift,
I had no idea of the rift
that would come between Harry and me.
Though I thought that the present was cool,
I’m dense as a general rule --
and the point wasn’t easy to see.
For putting out lights it was great,
but I still thought there must be a mistake,
for what else was this gift really good for?
No doubt we might go undercover
in dark so we’d not be discovered.
Was that all? I still wasn’t sure.
Of course what I didn’t know
was that darkness inside me would grow
as we toiled so long on our quest,
and that one day I’d balk,
cut ties and just walk
away from the friends I loved best.
How amazing to learn
as I longed to return
that the gift was so wise from the start.
Though it seemed to make night
what it did was move light
to illuminate inside my heart.
That’s how I returned
to the friends I had spurned,
the friends I will always hold dear.
The light led me on
and the way that it shone
made the pathway ahead of me clear.
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What a beautiful exploration of such a touching aspect of the book. I especially love
How amazing to learn / as I longed to return / that the gift was so wise from the start. / Though it seemed to make night / what it did was move light / to illuminate inside my heart. You really nail Ron's struggles here.
I was pretty curious as to how the deluminator was going to come into play; though I didn't know about the Hallows, I figured there would be some sort of important message to be found in the tales of Beedle the Bard, and I thought the Snitch must tie into the horcruxes somehow, while the sword obviously would come in very handy... It was such a thrill to see Ron again at just the perfect moment, and to realize how perfect Dumbledore's gift really was...
Thanks, Erin! Your poetry is inspiring me to write some too. I've been working on a really long Snape poem, but it's all off meter and rhyme wise. I'm beginning to think it would be better off in free verse with some refrains worked in -- but I keep trying the rhyme because I have one rhyming stanza (currently the last one) that I really like a lot.
Interesting how both the snitch and the deluminator were early (very early) images in PS. I love that it was the snitch Harry caught in his first game that held the resurrection stone. I've got a lot more I'd like to reflect on about that and about Dumbledore in general...but D. needs the computer and I need to skedaddle. More soon!
You're right, those were among the first magical objects we were introduced to. Heck, the deluminator was *the* first; never thought it would play such an important role in the end!
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