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Blind Voldemort Foils
One of the most beloved books of all time, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows written by J.K. Rowling displays love in a tragically appealing style. A story that encompasses the virtues of love and passion with an adventure untold of, the connection between the characters and family members is what wins the battle for Harry in the end. At one point, Voldemort ironically asks, “Is it love again?” as Harry repeatedly brought up that love was what was going to destroy Voldemort (739). Voldemort goes on to say that “Dumbledore’s favorite solution, love, which he claimed conquered death though love did not stop him falling from the tower and breaking like an old waxwork” on which Rowling uses as the foil to show how blind Voldemort is (739). The
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